笔墨倩冶 独写性情——陈洪绶绘画艺术探微

Cheng Hongshou, agenius painter in the late Ming Dynasty, had great achievements and reputation on the traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting, whatever in respects of birds, flowers, andscape or figure. The author briefly introduces the artistic style of his painting and analyzes cause of that.     

试论陈道复晚年设色花卉画之生趣

Chen Daofu, painter of the Ming Dynasty, was reputed for his water painting of flowers while people negleet the research of his color flower paintings that were also very elegant.Upon this impression the author hereto introduces his artistic characteristies with respects to the style,the brush and the form.     

明王yu等兰陵倡和诗卷考述

“Lanling Duet Poems“was orginated from Wang and his poetic works.Wang was a native of Wujin ,Jiangsu Province,in the Ming Dynasty.He once servced as a sacrificial ceremony supervisor at the Nanjing Imperial College and Minister of Revenue of Nanjing . He was a knowledgeable official,with many famous works to his credit.The “duet Poems of Wnag and Et Al“is among the works by Wang and his friends .As little was left of his writings .this book is of great value.     

THE YUAN DYNASTY TIBETAN OFFICIAL ARCHIVES LISTED IN THE MOWCAP

In the Fifth plenary session of the MOWCAP(Asian and Pacific Region Division of UNESCO) which was held in Bangkok on May 16th,2012,the Yuan Dynasty Tibet Official Archives,was successfully listed in the Memory of World Catalog of the Asian and Pacific Region on the recommendation and votes of experts,and as proposed by the Archives Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region. This selection signifies another major step in preserving the cultural heritage of the Yuan Dynasty     

New Books

正A Collection of the History of the Ethnic Hans and Ethnic Tibetans This book was written during the Ming Dynasty by Datsang Drumpa Poljor Sampo.Chen Qingying,a famous modern Tibetologist,translated the work,a key piece of literature to gain a better understanding of Tibetan history throughout the Yuan Dynasty.     

似唐非唐——关于《簪花仕女图》成画时代及作者的考辨

Zhou fang was famous for his beauty painting.“Beauty Wearing Flowers”was the more outstanding one among his works whether in respect of the artistic manifestation or of the aesthetic value,which was a classie masterpiece among Chinese ancient paintings in the recent years different oppioions appeared on the ereating time and painter of this works the anthor made texlual rebearh on it and made relative eonclusion.     

湖南津市窖藏元代金银器

A set of buried objects was found in Jin Shi, Hunan province in the May of 1984. The identification shows that two of them are ranked the nation‘s 1st rank treasures. Analyzed by their shape and decoration, they are of Yuan dynasty and bear the features of those of Song Dynasty. The designs on them are rather complicated, such as the dragon and phoenix, coiled grass, meander pattern, linked beads, and plum blossom, which are usually found in the objects of Yuan dynasty. The refined craftsmanship and gorgeous decoration demonstrate fully the features of Yuan dynasty.     

Abstracts

Tall Buildings Face the Avenue, and Imposing Mansions Stretch along the Green Mountains： Mansions in Chang＇ an City of the Tang Dynasty and Its Symbolism
Chang＇ an City of the Tang Dynasty is always an eye-catching issue for the researchers on urhan history because of its grand scale.Pedigree was the most concern during the Wei-Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties.     

萨迦派(英文)

<正>Since its founding in the 11^th century,the Sa-skya-pa has been part of Tibetan Buddhism.In the 13^th and 14^th centuries,this sect developed into a dominant political power.Its leader was even appointed to an office in the central government that was responsible for administrating Buddhist affairs in all of China.Historically,this leader played a role in Tibet’s surrender to Mongolia during the Yuan Dynasty in the middle of the 13^th century.     

NEW BOOKS

A Study of the Political Landscape of Tibet During the Republic of China Considering the Tibetan political landscape in the early stages of the Qing Dynasty in conjunction with an analysis of the structure of the local Tibetan government(oligarchy,the two reincarnation systems:the Dalai system and Panchen system,both the secular and the clerical groups,the Dalai and his regent),Dr.Li Zhinong expounds his views on the relationship between local government and the central government.He comments that under ...     

Jade Articles Collected in Tibetan Museum

Since the Yuan Dynasty, Tibet has been formally part of the territory of China. By keeping abreast with developments in the hinterland, Tibet has maintained close relations with other provinces in China and kept up to date. Mutual interactions were frequent i.e. Tibetans presented tributes to the central government and vice versa, the central governments bestowed largess on Tibetans. The largess included Buddhist statues, porcelains, silks, satins, and fabulous jade ornaments. In book entitled "Memoir of Qing Taizhong", it was recorded that Emperor Shunzhi had once given the Fifth Dalai Lama an agate cup, two crystal cups, six jade cups, and one jade kettle.     

MING DYNASTY RULE OVER TIBET

In 1368, when Zhu Yuanzhang brought down the Yuan Dynasty and founded the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), he sized up the situation and worked out a policy for ruling Tibet.Unlike the Yuan Dynasty, which supported the Sagya Sect exclusively, the Ming court decided to give as many official titles to lamas with various Tibetan Buddhist sects as possible; both monk and lay people were given official titles.For this purpose, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent officials carrying imperial…     

THE TRAILS AND HARDSHIP OF CHOKHOR GYALTSEN

<正>Spring was in the air as our vehicle dashed along the rough mountain road that ran beside the Kathok River. The reporters inside soon found they were approaching Xuzhong Village of Xuzhong Town in Markham County. Chokhor Gyaltsen emerged from his family home.He was an elderly but energetic and slim man of 71.Though his face reflected his experience of all the changes in his world,his gaze was clear and penetrating.     

简论明早期瓷器及相关问题

The author analysed the modelling, character and influence of porcelain of Jingdezhen official kilns from Hongwu, Yongle, Xuande Zhengtong, Jingtai and Tianshun period in early Ming Dynasty( 1368-1457)of Chinese history dependent on rich data in this article. Author indicated that the rulers of that time negated Yuan Dynasty by the Menggu Nationality meanwhile resumed the Confucian Culture of Song Dynasty and aesthetic standards of the Han Nationalyity and these ones were reflected obviously at porcelain of the official kilns.     

ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIFIED STATE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

The annalist Manetho, a native Egyptian scholar-priest who lived in the 3^rd century BC during the reign of Ptolemy II （285-246 BC）, wrote a history of Egypt in Greek and divided the history of ancient Egypt into 30 （or 31） dynasties. He began with the unification of Egypt, making a Thinite king of Upper Egypt, whom he knows as Menes, the founder of the First Dynasty （ca.3100-2890 BC）. Menes is said to have built his capital at the junction of Upper and Lower Egypt, in a strategical key position. The new capital was called the ＂White Wall＂, it became later known as Memphis. There a great temple was built, dedicated to the god Ptah, who remained the patron deity of the city throughout its long history. Up to now no monuments of the First Dynasty have been found that would bear the name of Menes. Therefore, modem archaeologists hold that Menes should be identified with Narmer, the king whose relics have been unearthed at Hierakonpolis. Some scholars even doubt that Menes was a true historical figure, after all.     

翁同龢的文物收藏

In Chinese Modem history, Weng Tonghe is a man of importance. People often talk about his life, his experience of being the imperial teacher twice, and his artistic achievement. Moreover, he was an important connoisseur at that time, who not only appreciated and collected many precious antiquesin his lifetime, but also made further research on the antiques. He played an important role in the Chinese connoisseur and appreciation history.     

Lady Avengers in Jin He＇s （1818-1885） Narrative Verse of Female Knight-Errantry

Jin He 金和 (1818–1885), a pioneering poet of mid-nineteenth century China, wrote in a colloquial style strongly influenced by the ballad tradition. Jin’s style was prose-like and broke all the structural limitations of earlier poetry in order to create formal innovations, while at the same time experimenting with new subject matter. Liang Qichao 梁啟超 (1873–1929) and Hu Shi 胡適 (1891–1962) considered Jin He and Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲 (1848–1905) to be the major poets of the nineteenth century. Jin had a major impact both on other late nineteenth-century poets and on the “Poetic Revolution” that led to the rise of modern Chinese literature. However, his verse has been largely ignored ever since. Among the most striking contributions Jin made to the literary transition in the nineteenth century was his innovation in presenting the female knight-errant 女俠 (nüxia). This invented image of the female knight-errant reflected a new tradition of women’s voices in the literary works of his time, and had a great impact on the representation of swordswomen in modern literature. This paper examines how the image of nüxia in Jin’s writing is distinct from those found in past poetry, how the female knight-errant in Jin’s works inverts conventional gender norms, and how Jin’s female knight-errant image is both connected with and distinct from those in other literary forms.     

New Books

正Study on Tibetan Local Chronicles in the Period of the Qing Dynasty Zhao Xinyu,the author of this five-chapter book,was previously the president of the Southwest University for Nationalities.From a chorographical and philological perspective,readers are offered an overall and systematic study on the dates and sources derived from wellknown Tibetan local chronicles from the Qing Dynasty as well as the relationship among those     

清末手札八则初探

There are eight pieces of letters preserved by YuHang Museum wtilten by several hlgh-status officials of the ]ale Qing Dynasty to Yan Zheng Ji and his son, which touch upon domestic and natiortal affairs. Details of the battles with Taiping Army are virtually recorded, which reflects the truth how the government put down people's revolution at the end of the Qing D.vrtasty, In addition to the historic value, the letters are also of great value, on the art of the Chinese handwriting,