Inter-port transshipment between Shanghai and Hankou in foreign trade: 1864–1930

Shanghai and Hankou are located at separate ends of the most prosperous watercourse of Yangtze River. The transshipment in foreign trade between the two ports shows the limitation of Hankou as an inland port. Though the port grew due to independent direct imports and exports, Hankou was never completely independent from Shanghai. In contrast, Shanghai is of great importance to the inland ports of Yangtze River which is different to its effect on the ports of coastal areas of Northern China. Also, the region along Yangtze River is very important to Shanghai as its hinterland. The trading and transshipment between Shanghai and Hankou is critical to the whole region of Yangtze River and the development of Chinese economy. Related topics worth studying are commerce, finance, population mobility and urbanization, etc.     

Ancient DNA provides new insights into the origin of the Chinese domestic horse

Domestic horses played a pivotal role in ancient China, but their exact origin remains controversial. To investigate the origin of Chinese domestic horses, we analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from 35 horse remains, aged between 4000 and 2000 years, excavated from nine archaeological sites in northern China. The Chinese ancient horses exhibited high matrilineal diversity, falling into all the seven haplogroups (A–G) observed in modern horses. These results suggest that several maternal lines were introduced into the gene pool of Chinese horses in the past. Haplogroups A and F were more prevalent in ancient horses than the other haplogroups. Interestingly, only haplogroups A and F were present in the samples older than 4000 years, while the more recent horses (between 2000 and 3000 years BP) fell into all seven haplogroups. Comparison with DNA data of present-day horses suggests that haplogroup F is like to be an ancient haplogroup of East Asian origin. These analyses also suggest that the origin of Chinese domestic horses is complex, and external mtDNA input occurred after initial domestication. Our results indicate that the Chinese ancient horses are more related to the modern Mongolian horses. Lastly, our results cannot support the previous hypothesis that early Chinese domestic horses were derived from the Przewalski horse.     

读云梦睡虎地M77汉简《葬律》

湖北云梦睡虎地M77出土的<葬律>是新发现的西汉早期律章,已公布的五枚竹简编次相连,内容是对彻侯丧葬礼仪的规定.现根据发掘简报提供的图版对竹简释文,就其中部分字、词作扼要解释,并对<葬律>的渊源、制定等问题作初步探讨.     

青海经济转折点理论与实践探析

改革开放30年来,全省经济社会发展取得很大成就,经济实力得到显著增强。当前,青海是否处在加速发展、加速起飞的转折点以及产业转型升级的关键时期？省内各有不同见解。本文对青海经济发展阶段进行综合分析和判断的基础上指出,目前青海经济正处于加速发展的重要时期,但还没有实现经济的加速起飞,并提出了促进青海经济加速发展和产业转型升级的战略选择。     

Beijing Doctors＇ Gospel to the Children of the Plateau Who Are Suffering from Congenital Heart Diseases

Kunsang Yangzom burst into tears. If the Beijing medical team, aiming to complete a medical survey and treatment, did not drive 220-odd kilometers from Lhasa to Nakartse County in Lhoka Prefecture, the l 1-year-old little girl would never have known she had a congenital heart disease. If she had missed this opportunity to get treatment, in the coming some days her life would be at risk due to heart failure which might be caused by pulmonary hypertension and endocarditis.     

汉民族丧葬仪式中对“运”平衡观念的处理——对川中地区丧葬仪式中“找中线”环节的分析

对出生与死亡仪式的解析一直是人类学研究的经典话题。在汉族丧葬仪式的一整套程序中,“下葬”是最为受重视的一个环节,其中找准中心位置尤为关键。本文通过对川中地区的丧葬仪式的透视,分析了在这一仪式环节中民间是如何通过“找中线”这一手段来平衡处理祖先与其子孙,及各继嗣群分支之间的关系的,并对形成这一习俗背后的深层原因—汉族民间宗教的宇宙观的影响作了简要分析。     

因父之名 数码更新备忘录

6月除了儿童节,还有父亲节。如果你已身为人父,恭喜你多了个身份的同时也多了个节日。我们推荐几款够Man的装备,以父亲节的名义,送给自己！     

广元石窟彩绘初探

本文从广元石窟中纪年妆彩的题记内容,分析了自晚唐以后各时期广元石窟妆彩的内容与技法。进一步对广元石窟晚唐停顿开凿的历史原因和条件进行探讨,又从妆彩施主的社会地位分析了五代元代两次重要妆彩的背景与利州（广元）的独特历史地理位置密切相关。     

浅析马家窑文化彩陶几何纹纹饰

马家窑文化不同类型时期彩陶几何纹纹饰呈现出不同的特点和演变、发展脉络,本文主要探讨了几何纹纹饰风格的发展趋向和规律,分析了其产生的社会、技术因素,以期对我国史前先民的审美标准与价值取向有所了解。     

仰韶文化半坡类型早期彩陶鱼纹纹饰新释

半坡类型是仰韶文化的早期类型,鱼纹纹饰则是半坡类型彩陶最具特色和代表性的纹饰,在半坡类型文化早期多为单体鱼纹。对于半坡类型彩陶鱼纹纹饰的研究,学术界提出了很多不同观点,本文在各家观点的基础上,对之作出一种全新的解释,认为半坡类型彩陶鱼纹纹饰体现了半坡居民对鱼在水中游的这一自然现象的渴望、向往以及对水底世界的好奇。