Foreword to the premier issue

This article discusses the relationships among folk entertainers and audience members, theater, and popular performances. It also explores the opera reform and its impact. Entertainment in Chengdu was mainly concentrated in teahouses, where people could watch folk performances and local operas while sipping tea, and teahouses became the most important location for leisure pursuits, although they were also multifunctional. This study argues that popular entertainment was a powerful educational tool; many people, especially those who had little or no formal instruction, learned about history, literature and traditional values and virtues from local operas and storytellers. Reformist elites and government officials believed operas could provide enlightenment, enhance civilized discourse, and boost morale. The government used this forum for public entertainment to spread orthodox ideologies and influence the minds of ordinary people, while enacting regulations to control what people watched. In this article, we find that as a part of their control of entertainment, reformist elites and local government sought to reform local opera, which imposed a political agenda onto popular entertainment.     

Reconstruction of the landscape history around the remnant arch of the Klidhi Roman Bridge,Thessaloniki Plain,North Central Greece

This paper deals with the palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the area surrounding the remnant arch of the ancient bridge of Klidhi, Thessaloniki Plain, Greece. 19th century travellers and 20th century historians discussed the age of the monument and concluded that it was built during Late Roman Times (3rd Cent. AD) and supported a branch of the Via Egnatia road. However, few studies have considered the environmental context of the construction of the bridge, and until now, only two hypotheses have been presented: The bridge was built on or over a junction of the Aliakmon and Loudias Rivers, or on a coastal barrier. Within the framework of a geoarchaeological project developed in April 2008, five boreholes were drilled and the sediment cores analysed for microfauna and sedimentology. Seven ¹⁴C AMS dates provided a chronostratigraphic sequence and helped to define the geomorphological evolution of the area. Spatial interpretation of the results was possible using a Landsat TM image (False Colour Composite – FCC). Our data indicate the gradual transition of the site from a marine to a terrestrial environment during Ancient Times. Lagoonal conditions dominated during the construction of the bridge and the presence of a palaeochannel of the Aliakmon River was later revealed (transition from Byzantine and Ottoman periods), overlying sediments of a coastal barrier.     

古代“辽泽”地理范围的历史变迁

从五代以后的文献记载来看,"辽泽"即指下辽河(沈阳石佛寺以南的辽河河段)平原沼泽地区,又指西辽河平原的沼泽湿地。西辽河平原在辽朝后期沙漠化严重,沼泽湿地萎缩,到元朝末年不再有辽泽之称,明清时期辽泽专指下辽河平原沼泽地区。下辽河平原辽泽在古代不断扩展,其核心地区在今北镇与辽中之间,从远古到清末一直是面积广阔的沼泽湿地,而辽河以东的沈阳西部至辽河地段、辽阳南部至牛庄地段的沼泽地主要形成于明清时期。清朝末年,沼泽面积大大缩小,辽泽不再见之于史籍。造成辽泽历史变迁的原因除了地形、气候等自然因素以外,人为因素也起到重要作用。     

四川温江县鱼凫村遗址分析

文章通过对以鱼凫村遗址为代表的考古学文化遗存的分期研究,初步建立了成都平原从龙山时代至西周早期的文化发展序列,指出早期蜀文化是由川西地区（以成都平原为中心）的新石器时代文化发展而来的。     

转型期中国城市更新背景下旅游地视觉景观生产研究——以成都宽窄巷为例

转型期城市更新背景下的旅游地视觉景观生产是不同利益主体共同参与、博弈的结果,对于提升城市形象、带动经济发展意义显著。以成都宽窄巷为例,采用深度访谈和参与性观察,剖析了转型期中国城市更新背景下政府、开发商、商家、居民、媒体的视觉景观生产过程。研究发现,不同利益主体的视觉景观生产的目的与方式不同,进而导致旅游地视觉景观生产呈现出独特的结果。论文最后强调旅游地只有积极构建多主体参与的视觉景观权力关系,形成相互依赖、相互制衡的关系格局,才能促使社会效益最优。     

成都市西郊金沙村龙山时代遗址试掘

金沙遗址位于成都市西郊的青羊区苏坡乡金沙村五组 ,其南紧邻金沙汽车站和清江公路 ,西靠青羊大道 ,遗址南距清水河2 0 0 0米。 (图一 ) 1 999年 6月 ,成都市文物考古工作队、成都市文物考古研究所配合房地产开发基建项目 ,对该遗址进行了勘探与图一　成都市金沙遗址示意图发掘。在市郊西部首次发现了龙山时代的文化堆积 ,面积 30 0余平方米 ,仅分布于金沙遗址的西北部。本次工作共布 5× 5米探方3个 (编号 99ＣＪＱＴ0 30 5、Ｔ0 4 0 4、Ｔ0 4 0 5) ,发掘面积 75平方米 ,出土了较为丰富的文化遗物。现将此次工作主要收获简报如下。一、地层…     

江汉平原农户日常休闲变迁及其影响因素研究

基于江汉平原京山市乡村抽样调查和实地访谈数据，通过指数分析揭示农户日常休闲变化特征，运用回归分析透视影响因素。结果显示：研究期内农户日常休闲以“娱乐消遣”为主要类型，但已呈现多样化、新兴化趋势；以“自家”为主要区位，但家外化、远程化特征显现；以“自家娱乐消遣型”为主流模式，但“手机/网络”为代表的“自家学习发展型”休闲增长迅速。乡村休闲发展水平受需求因素和供给因素“双轮驱动”，农户个体休闲“惯性依赖”特征显著。研究结果能够为中国传统农区人地关系变化及乡村振兴战略实施提供科学依据。     

关中平原历史地名演变中的文化政治格局——基于批判地名学的研究

基于GIS技术，分析从夏到明清，关中平原历史地名空间格局和命名方式的演变规律。从景观表征和布尔迪厄符号权利视角，借鉴批判地名学研究理论，揭示关中平原历史地名空间格局和命名方式演变过程中的文化政治格局。研究发现：①作为关中平原历史地名空间置换的高密度区域，以西安—咸阳为核心的政治中心区，以及以潼关、陈仓（今宝鸡）为核心的军事中心区构成了政治权利空间斗争的中心；而零星分布于外围的自然景观类地名集中区则体现出其作为政治权利空间斗争边缘区的历史稳定性。②统治阶层和群众围绕宫殿陵寝、官宦氏族、人物姓氏、意愿祈福及祭祀庙宇类地名展开命名博弈，各阶层均希望借助地名这一社会文化符号表达“自我”价值和愿望。③关中平原历史地名具有鲜明的时代特征，地名的命名与变更整体上呈现出去阶层意识形态、关注民生文化的特征。