Basic Conditions for Victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression

The War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was a war by the Chinese people to resist the Japanese imperialist attempts to destroy China, to preserve the integrity of China's independence and sovereignty and to fight for the survival of the Chinese nation, and was thus a completely just war. But, as Chinese and world history has proved, a just     

导言(英文)

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) ruled China for 22 years and influenced the development of Chinese history in the 20th century. It is only natural for historians to attach much importance and attention to the study of its history. Study of this field has a long history, but it is only recently that it has unfolded on the Chinese mainland in ever more dimensions and with ever more findings, as a result of the declassification of domestic and overseas archives, changes in researchers’ id…     

名家评论

正With a sober mind and keen feelings of arts, He Yongsheng has devoted himself to creating his own art language with continued endeavors and exploration, grasping the local characteristics of the Chinese paintings and complying with the aesthetic psychology of the Chinese nationalities.——Li Xiang(Vice Chairman of Chinese Artists Association, member of the national committee of CPPCC)     

Lu Zhixue: Noted Traditional Chinese Painter

A six-day exhibit of Lu Zhixue's paintings with over 60 works was held at China National Museum of Fine Arts from November 21, 2003, jointly sponsored by the China National Association of Artists and Shenyang Literature League. Lu Zhixue takes full advantage of Chinese ink and color in his paintings to express his enthusiasm for many subjects. With his unique     

SPECIAL ISSUE： DIALOGUE,INTERACTION AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PHILOSOPHY IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA- SPECIALIST FORUM ON CHINESE,WESTERN AND MARXIST PHILOSOPHIES：Introduction

In 2003, the first specialist forum on Chinese, Western and Marxist philosophies was held in Guilin, Guangxi, under the joint auspices of the Social Sciences in China Press, Soochow University and Guangxi Normal University. The theme of the forum was ＂The Clash of Civilizations and Dialogue among Philosophies in the Context of Globalization.＂ Issues that received a relatively greater share of attention from the philosophical community at the time included the legitimacy of Chinese philosophy, the Chinese translation of core concepts in Western philosophy, and the contemporariness of Marxist ohilosophy.     

On the Eastward Movement of the Historiography of Ranke and Its Repercussions in China

The historiography of Ranke representedby the leading German historian Leopold vonRanke not only greatly benefited Westernhistoriography, but also had a great influenceover modern Chinese historiography in thefirst half of the 20th century. Chinese histori-cal circles came into contact with and ac-cepted Ranke’s historiography via Japan, theU.S. and Europe. In the course of thisprocess, the Japanese historians Ukita andShiratori Kurakichi had the greatest impact.He Bingsong, a Chinese …     

The Development of Jurisprudence in the New Era

There has been a renaissance in Chinese jurisprudence under thedirection of Deng Xiaoping theory since the discussions on the criteria fortruth, and the determination by the Third Plenary Session of theEleventh Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that freedom ofthought and the search for truth should be guiding principles. In a livelyacademic environment, previously forbidden areas have been opened upfor theoretical study, and theoretical confusions clarified. For example,the equality…     

Abstracts

Chinese Culture and Cultural China Zou Guangwen Abstract： Cultural construction has become a national strategy in contemporary China. It is exactly at the right time to propose the blueprint of ＂cultural China＂ under this context. The goal of building a cultural China should be ＂down to earth＂; namely, the premise is the conscious identity of Chinese traditional culture. On this basis, efforts need to be made in building a cultural China, such as arousing Chinese spirit, stimulating the creativity of national culture, cohering social morality and building national belief. Key words： culture; Chinese culture; cultural China; neutral wisdom     

Lu Xun’s Ideological “Heresies”and the Tradition of Yue Culture

Before his death Lu Xun was sub-jected to every kind of taunt, abuse, cursesand attack, and even after his death he couldnot rest in peace: unintentional misunderstand-ings and deliberate distortions have followedone another without end. Lu Xun’s failureto be understood by others is rooted in hisideological “heresies.” These heresies arerelated to the progressiveness, rebelliousspirit and tenacity of the Yue culture, a localculture of the Chinese nation, and are morecorrelated spiritually…     

My Love for Liaoning——Maple Leaf Cup Chinese Speaking Contest

"Over the past five years, Liaoning, you have indeed given me a lot. You have brought me profound love from teachers and schoolmates. You make me see trust from patients, and help me understand the lofty duty of the doctors. My first appreciation of the heavy snow is also one of your mysterious gifts." This is what Bbandama, a student from Zambia who studies Chinese medicine in the university, said during the Chinese speaking contest on June 11. His fluent Chinese was warmly responded.     

The Partition of the West: International Conditions and the Chinese Mind During the May Fourth Movement

The West" originally referred to the whole or part of a regionalcultural entity. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the1920s most Chinese scholars saw it as a whole, every "ism" from the Westwas seen as an integral part of this whole, and a specific new and goodwhole at that. 1 It was not until World War I when the Western nationsfought one another that something went wrong with the beautiful blueprint the Chinese had found: the West was dividing, going bankrupt, andwas no…     

Cultural Advancement and the Primary Stage of Socialism

China is and will remain for a long time to come in the primary stageof socialism. This is a scientific conclusion drawn by the CommunistParty of China (CPC) based on China's present economic and socialdevelopment, and after summing up historical experiences and lessons.This conclusion is a true reflection of the basic Chinese conditions andserves as an objective basis and starting point for the determination of theobjectives in the socialist modernization drive, and the formulation ofvario…     

SPECIAL ISSUE： GLOBALIZATION AND CONTEMPORARY CHINESE CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION：Introduction： building contemporary Chinese culture in the context of globalization

Building contemporary Chinese culture is a very important research topic in the context of globalization. It involves almost the entire domain of philosophy, the humanities and the social sciences, coveting every aspect of life in Chinese society. The three aspects below are the most important for this task.     

Journals Published by Social Sciences in China Press

Social Sciences in China 《中国社会科学》 A bimonthly of 208 pagesSocial Sciences in China (Chinese edition), a bimonthly starting from January 1980 and focusing in the latest and the most important developments in various areas of social science and humanities, is administrated and sponsored by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Known for its persistent pursuit after academic rigor and innovation, and the unity of theory with practice, the journal, drawing much attention from the intelle…     

A Study on Institutional Change and the Innovation Path of the Securities Market in China

The driving force of institutional changes in the Chinese securities market and in- novative patternsThe emergence and development of the securities market in China has not followed the Western path of natural growth. Because the government plays a dominant role — providing the program for institutional changes and concretely implementing and controlling the organizational and institutional process of securities financing — the Chi- nese securities market has chosen a short- cut model of su…     

A Theoretical Perspective on the Critique of Everyday Life in China

In the last ten years and more I have established a preliminary critical theory of everyday life in the Chinese context against the theoretical background of theories on the realm of 20th century Western life. This is a     

Liaohe Cultural Industrial Area

On May 18, 2004, the China Association for Fine Artists and the Ministry of Culture officially named the Liaohe Cultural Industrial Area "Cultural (Fine Art) Industrial Demonstration Base." Thus, the Industrial Area became one of the two such bases in the country. The other is located in Xukou of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.     

The Conflict between and Inter-mingling of Christianity and Chi-nese Culture

From their ignorance and contempt forbasic human rights and freedom of belief thediehard conservative officialdom of the Mingand Qing dynasties adopted a caustic atti-tude toward Catholic and Protestant churchesfrom the West. Undertaking long journeys,the missionaries went to China to preach thegospel. This in itself constitutes a proclama-tion to Chinese men of letters that freedomof belief itself is a cardinal hallmark in theconcept of human rights. The generousnessand benevolence shown b…     

The State and Farmers: Definition of Roles and Functions in the Supply of Public Goods

One of the major contradictions con- fronting Chinese rural areas today is the con- stant increase in farmers' individual needs and the equally rapid growth in their public needs on the one hand, and on the other the double shortage of private and public goods. As a low-income group, individual farmers bear too much of the burden of supplying public goods and have to put their limited funds into the production of public goods. As a result, not only have they not solved the problem of shortage of public goods,