Resources mitigating the impediment of discrimination to the acculturation success of students migrated to Hong Kong

While discrimination against immigrants and resources for them likely influence immigrants’ acculturation success, how various resources moderate the influence of discrimination has not been clear. Achievement and social integration are indicators of acculturation success. From structural-functionalist theory, resources that mitigate the adverse influence of discrimination are likely to be those functional to the host society or its social integration. Earlier social integration with the host society thus may be a crucial determinant of acculturation success, partly by mitigating the adverse impact of discrimination. Conversely, resources such as welfare reception, affiliation with an organization in the home place, and fluency in the language of host society may aggravate the detriment of discrimination. These expectations are sustainable with a study of secondary school students who migrated from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong. Among the 1243 students, 416 had come to Hong Kong within 2 years. The supportive findings indicate that acculturation success in the face of discrimination would require early social integration into the host society and disconnection from the home place. Importantly, while fluency in the host language appeared to be conducive to acculturation success, it aggravated the adverse effect of discrimination on the success. Hence, communication in a discriminative context would be dysfunctional to the operation of host society.     

Innovation Brings New Life to Time-honored Brand

Qianmen Street was the most vibrant shopping and entertainment district in old times Beijing. Today, many time-honored brands still run business here, among which Wuyutai, a century-old tea brand, is an exemplar company. Its innovative store ＂Oriental Yutai＂, located at the west end of Qianmen Street, attracts hundreds of customers and tourists every day.     

"方"义新解

<论语·先进>"可使有勇,且知方也"中"方"字的训释古今分歧很大,其意义类别主要有道义、礼法、谋略等,具体训释在十种以上.从<论语>关于"义"的内涵体系、子路在<论语>中表现出的对"义"的认识和行为、文章语境、"方"的词义发展四个方面看,"方"应解为"侠义".     

富饶泰山

泰山，自古森森植被便非常茂盛，而当代泰山的森林覆盖率达81.5%，植被覆盖率90%以上。森林植被的繁茂，给泰山带来了丰富的物种和多样的生态系统。专业调查显示，泰山共的动植物2926种，包括森林、灌丛、灌草丛、草甸、湿地等生态系统，是我国暖温带物种资源最丰富的地区之一。