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This volume contains high quality articles, originally published in Chinese in the Chinese Journal Jiuzhou Xuelin [Chinese Cultural Quarterly] and new articles written on special invitation by established scholars in the field. The theme of the volume is 'New Perspectives on Research of Chinese Culture', introducing the latest trends and new developments in the research into Chinese history, humanities, music and geography. The articles are written by well-known scholars in the field who examine Chinese culture from various new perspectives adopting different research methods.
List of contents
Pavlovian Theory and the Scientification of Acupuncture in 1950s China; FAN Ka Wai.- History, Ideology and Ideological History-a Case Study of Chinese Chan Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty; GE Zhaoguang.- On the Importance of Looking at the Oral Dimensions of Early Chinese Culture; Barend ter HAAR.- Exploration of Matteo Ricci's World Map; HUANG Shijian.- Music, Sound, and Site: A Case Study from Southern Song China (1127-1275); Joseph LAM.- A Site Cachment Analysis into Hong Kong's Neolithic Subsistence; LI Guo.- Images of the Afterworld-a Comparative Study; POO Mu-chou.- Investigating the Meaning of Dhamma 'Fa'-with Chinese Samyuktagama as the Subject; WUT Tai Shing.- A Restart of Chinese Humanities Study; YU Yingshih.- Nature and Landscape in the Chinese Tradition; ZHANG Longxi.
About the author
Dr. Ka Wai Fan began work at the Chinese Civilisation Centre, City University of Hong Kong in 1998 and now is an assistant Professor. Prior to joining the City University of Hong Kong, he was an assistant professor in the Institute of History at National Tsinghua University, Taiwan. Dr. Fan earned his PhD (1997) in history from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has published extensively (articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and reviews). He has published books one in English and in Chinese, and numerous articles appeared in international journals.
Summary
This volume contains high quality articles, originally published in Chinese in the Chinese Journal Jiuzhou Xuelin [Chinese Cultural Quarterly] and new articles written on special invitation by established scholars in the field. The theme of the volume is 'New Perspectives on Research of Chinese Culture', introducing the latest trends and new developments in the research into Chinese history, humanities, music and geography. The articles are written by well-known scholars in the field who examine Chinese culture from various new perspectives adopting different research methods.
