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This book was written for the missing generations of 1960 and 1970, during which a lot of young people had been deprived of their right of education, employment, freedom of residence, and not to mention free speech, even lovemaking. In the last phase of Cultural Revolution, in order to clean up the mess of political struggle, Mao Zedong sent the vast majority of students to the farmland to accept so-called reeducation from poor peasants. The young people in Guangdong province, especially in Guangzhou City, were luckier than in other provinces because they were close to Hong Kong and had chances to risk their lives to escape. The lucky ones had chances to climb up Mount Wutong and walk down t...
Yongding County in southeast China is famous for its large, multistory communal vernacular buildings known as tulou, translated "rammed earth building." These structures were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. Living in Heritage introduces readers outside of China to this classic example of local Chinese architecture in the context of contemporary heritage preservation and tourism. Focusing on the Yongding Hakka Tulou Folk Culture Village, which is part of Hongkeng Village, author Lijun Zhang examines the on-the-ground processes and effects of heritage-making, UNESCO-inspired tourism, and how locals negotiate the dramatic transformation of their daily, social, and economic live...
Falling in love, with all its accompanying problems, was a subject of obsessive interest among writers and readers in the Ming Dynasty, when society held strictly to arranged marriages. The stories in this engaging collection all deal with this theme in very different ways, sometimes comically, sometimes tragically. They portray young people choosing their own lovers, resorting to ingenious stratagems and risky escapades in defiance of contemporary mores. Chosen to represent the best works from the great age of the vernacular story, they offer an admirable introduction to the world of Chinese fiction in this era. All of the stories in Falling in Love have been translated especially for this volume, and most appear here in translation for the first time. They are taken from two works, Constant Words to Awaken the World (Xing shi heng yan) and a related collection, The Rocks Nod Their Heads (Shi dian tou), both published in the early seventeenth century.
Singers generating cultural identity from K-Pop to Beverly Sills Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act that produces meaning. Contributors explore a wide range of issues by examining artists like Romani icon Esma Redžepova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and pop superstar Teresa Teng. Topics include gendered performances and the negotiation of race and class identities; the class-related contradictions exposed by the divide between highbrow and pop culture; links between narratives of overcoming struggle and the distinctio...
What can you do with a folklore degree? Over six dozen folklorists, writing from their own experiences, show us. What Folklorists Do examines a wide range of professionals—both within and outside the academy, at the beginning of their careers or holding senior management positions—to demonstrate the many ways that folklore studies can shape and support the activities of those trained in it. As one of the oldest academic professions in the United States and grounded in ethnographic fieldwork, folklore has always been concerned with public service and engagement beyond the academy. Consequently, as this book demonstrates, the career applications of a training in folklore are many—advocat...
Joey picked up a random man at the matchmaking center and got married. He paid back the mortgage with a bitter laugh, ate at the roadside stalls, and sold on the ground. One day. colleague A was shocked: Your diamond ring is worth at least two million! Colleagues B is crazy: Your dress is set to be super trenches! Countless renowned golden women wailed: CEO Lu gave up the throne to accompany a Cinderella to experience the lives of commoners. What kind of weird hobbies are these? After knowing the truth, Qiao Yi was furious: Lu Jingyun, I want to divorce you! The man hugged her and coaxed in a low voice, Darling, don't make a fuss. Anger can affect the baby in your belly.
She was betrayed by her ex-boyfriend a year ago. She was caught red-handed by him again after a year, and begged for mercy in a tearful voice. Ming Xuan looked at her. "This is only the beginning, my darling!"
He accidentally fell from the Mirror of Samsara into a completely unfamiliar world's Literari Star, Old Lord Taishang. What was this?
Mo Jinlu was a well-known name in River City. He had great influence over the official merchant Hei San. Everyone said that when he stomped his feet, the entire River City would tremble. Rumor has it that he is ruthless, bloodthirsty, insidious, and extraordinarily handsome, with an elegant demeanor. But he was going to sue such a person! Ye Zichen suddenly felt like he didn't want to live anymore as he faced the man in front of him, who had brought dozens of bodyguards to ask her to take responsibility ... She actually said it was her first time. Wasn't this her first time? He gritted his teeth. "What a f * cking dog!" Mo Jinlu narrowed his extremely beautiful phoenix eyes and asked calmly, "What did you say?" The bodyguards around him silently wiped away their sweat ...
Wang Yunjie accidentally knew the director's secrets while he was revengeed by the director. However, he got blessed by misfortune and got a magic bracelet unexpectedly. This bracelet helped him to be the best doctor and any incurable diseases could be easily cured by him. His status rose so rapidly that those who used to underestimate him now had to start humble. His life was totally changed.☆About the Author☆Xiao Ya, an online novelist. She is good at writing urban novels especially about doctor. Her work Romantic Medical Saint in the City is developed in the profession of doctors, with her fluent writing telling the story of an intern doctor changing his life.