On the Second Booming Period in Chinese Translation History

From the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty,it came to the second booming period for the translation.During this period,the translations were mainly concerned with the western science and technology.And the strategies adopted by both the Jesuits and Chinese scholar-bureaucrat translators were different from those of the Buddhist sutra translations.The paper discusses the strategies in the translation of western science and technology and significance of translating activities during this period.     

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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     

清代珐琅彩瓷器赏鉴

The porcelain in cloisoon enamel is a precious kind produced in the three reigns of Kangxi, Yongzhen, and Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. Its technological process is very complicated. The production and development of it plays an important role in the Chinese porcelain history, which enriches the decoration ways and categories of over-glaze porcelain family.     

谈集锦墨——御制棉花图诗墨

Jijin inks is a famous product in Hui ink family of Qing Dynasty. The imperial ink stick with farming and weaving design is the gem of Jijin inks for its perfect unity of poem, calligraphy and painting. The ink is skillfully made by the famous handicraftsman and selective in materials.     

清代乾隆朝雕漆

The works of carved lacquerware of Qianlong's reign of the Qing Dynasty have very high value of art. This paper introduces some worksof carved lacquerware of Qianlong's reign collected in the Palace Museum. They afford us object materials for understanding and researchingthe style of carved lacquerware of this period.     

时钟之美

The manufacture of the mechanical clocks began from the 13th Century in Europe and spread into China in the late Ming Dynasty.During the Kangxi Reign of the Qing Dynasty, the industry of making mechanical clocks became popular and formed three manufacturing centers: Beijing for the royal use, Guang zhou and Nanjing.     

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Tibet during the Qing Dynasty and Bnlukpa The author,Dr.Thalho from the Ethnology and Anthropology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,wrote this book based on his wide-ranging and extensive study of historic literature in Chinese,Tibetan,Manchu and English.He sought to systematically analyze the complicated and uneasy relationship between Tibet during the Qing Dynasty and Bulukpa(today’s Bhutan).He offers a profound analysis of how the tributary system     

An Encounter between the Qing Dynasty and Khoqand in 1759-1760： Central Asia in the Mid-Eighteenth Century

This paper examines negotiations involving the exchange of envoys between the Qing dynasty and Khoqand in 1759-60. The Qing made contact with Khoqand in order to bring rapid stabilization to the newly acquired western territories. Khoqand, on the other hand, established a relationship with the Qing in order to expand their authority over the Kirghiz, and to advance toward Bukhara. Irdana tried to take advantage of Qing authority for the purpose of expanding his territories, but at the same time, he appealed to the other Central Asian Muslims to engage with him in a ＂holy war＂ against the Qing. It is true that each power in Central Asia shared a sense of crisis in reaction to the Qing＇s sudden expansion to the west. However, we also need to examine the competition for hegemony among the powers under the pretext of opposition to the Qing＇s advance.     

熠熠生辉——金与金的艺术

Gold was the most valuable metal in the ancient times and also the combination of the most magnificent materials and of the most complicated techniques. A history of the gold and silver wares reflects the development of the ancient handicraft, culture and aesthetics. The history of the Chinese ancient gold and silver handicraft is colorful and each period has its own distinguished character. The simplicity of Shang and Zhou. the vividness of the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States. the boldness of the Han. the foreign style of Wei Jing and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the vigor of Dang, the elegance of Song and Yuan and the delicacy of Ming and Qing, all makes the audience clap their hands in admiration.     

Porcelain of The Ming and Qing Dynasties

June 28,2003, saw theopening of the Exhibition ofMing and Qing Dynasty Chi-naware in the Tibet Museum. A total of 103 pieces were on display, an overwhelming majority produced by the Jingdezhen Official Kiln of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) and the remainder by the Zhejiang Longquan Official Kiln.The Tibet Museum is the first modern museum of the Tibet Autonomous Region, with a rich collection of cultural relics, including some 2,000 pieces of porcelain produced     

Senior Officials in Tibet Appointed by the Government of the Republic of China： Case Study of Lu Hsing-Chi and Others

After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown by the Revolution of I9II, the newly established government of the Republic of China （ROC） was confronted with a dilemma：the warlords were fighting each other and the foreign imperialists were waiting for opportunities to expand their interests in China. Even so, the new Republic government set out a series of political system reforms. As the most important part of political system, the official system directly reflected the reforms.     

西藏与布鲁克巴的宗藩关系巩固（英文）

正Pho-lha-nas quelled the civil strife in Bhutan in 1730,and in 1734,and both sides of the conflict respectively dispatched envoys to Beijing to ask the Qing Court to confer honorif ic titles,which resulted in the f inal establishment of the Suzerain-vassal relationship between Tibet and Bhutan in the Qing Dynasty.However,the establishment     

清乾隆朝第二次廓尔喀侵藏战争(1791－1792)史上的几个问题(英文)

<正>From 1791 to 1792 (the 56th to 57th year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign) during the Qing Dynasty, the Gurkhas invaded Tibet for the second time. The first invasion had been in 1788-1789. This time the Qing court sent troops to Tibet and repelled the invaders going     

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Qing Dynasty Archives On the Dalai lamasThe Dalai Lama was one of the two leaders of the Gelug (Yellow) Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It won the honorific title of the Dalai lama in 1653 from Qing Emperor Shunzhi, and the Living Buddha had since been following the reincarnation system under the supervision of the Central Government. His soul boy was not legal until he won the confirmation of the Central Government. Whenever there is the need not to go through the set system, Central Government permission is a must.The Dalai Lama also did his best to seek authorization of the Central Government which would therefore issue him certificate of authority and seal of power.All these were recorded in archives, part of which are contained in the book. Its major chapters contain 154 pieces of archives related with certification of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Erdeni under the reign of Qing Emperor Shunzhi, the demise of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Erdeni, efforts made to look for their soul boys, selection of th     

Smith,Richard J.The Qing Dynasty and Traditional Chinese Culture

This book is the third enlarged and revised edition of China "s Cultural Heritage:The Qing Dynasty,1644-1912,published in 1983 and in 1994 (both with Westview Press).     

Brief History of Tibet's Curled-up Dragon Stamps,London Edition,wilh Affixed Revenue

In order to unify the nationwide postage,in 1909(the first year of Emperor Xuantong's reign) the QingDynasty sent Deng Weibing,a postal patrol official,to Tibet from Beijing to make preparations for thelaunch of Tibetan postage.In 1910(the second year ofEmperor Xuantong's reign),the Qing Dynasty set upa postal head office in Lhasa,and post offices inGyantse,Pha-ri,Shigatse,Ya-dong and Chab-mdo.Inthe following year,the postal administrative bureauwas formally established with Deng Weibing as headof the bureau and in charge of eight branch bureausand one office.To meet the postal needs of Tibet,on     

Brief History of Tibet＇s Cutled-up Dragon Stamps, London Edition, with Affixed Revenue

In order to unify the nationwide postage,in 1909(the first year of Emperor Xuantong‘s reign) the Qing Dynasty sent Deng Weibing, a postal patrol official, to Tibet from Beijing to make preparations for the launch of Tibetan postage. In igio(the second year of Emperor Xuantong‘s reign), the Qing Dynasty set up a postal head office in Lhasa,     

The Consolidation of the Suzerain-vassal Relationship between Tibet and Bhutan

Pho-lha-nas quelled the civil strife in Bhutan in 1730,and in 1734,and both sides of the conflict respectively dispatched envoys to Beijing to ask the Qing Court to confer honorific titles,which resulted in the final establishment of the Suzerain-vassal relationship between Tibet and Bhutan in the Qing Dynasty.However,the establishment of the political subordination relations did not necessarily eliminate the estrangement caused by the confrontations between Tibet and Bhutan in the past over 100 years.     

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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 ...