Letter to the Readers

Dear readers,In the new round of reform and open-doorpolicy, culture along withpofitics, economy, society and environment, constitute five key ingredientsfor China＇s national construction. The last 30 years have witnessed how the first round of open-doorpohcy enableda wider learning from the world, resulting in the present-day better-off of Chinese people. One has therefore reason to believe that a wider and further exchange of ideas,     

Letter Paper Design of China

Letter paper design in woodblock print is a unique art of ancient China. It evolved into a distinct and elegant art form during the Ming and Qing dynasties when many famous artists and writers ordered letter paper specially designed for themselves. Some was even decorated with special water prints and secret marks. In ancient China, letter paper was not simply used for the purpose of writing but imbued with cultural richness.     

From the Sacral to the Moral

ABSTRACT

This article examines sleeping practices and their spiritual meanings in English society. Sleep is one of the most fundamental experiences of everyday life, and this article examines how its temporal and spatial dimensions were shaped by a wide range of confessional groups according to theologies of salvation and resurrection from 1660 to 1700. The practices, rituals and objects that surrounded and sanctified the bedside highlight distinctive forms of sleep-piety that were supported by shifts in the provision and use of domestic space, by the pastoral objectives of Church divines and dissenting ministers, and by a flourishing genre of published spiritual guides that promoted private household devotions. This comparative study of sleeping practices nuances existing historical narratives about the fragmented religious landscape of these years. Most importantly, however, it offers a justification of the centrality of pious sleeping routines to the everyday experience of devotional practice by tracing the ways in which religious beliefs were embodied through subjective physical performances of sleep.     

林則徐致楊以增的信

林則徐和楊以增是清道光後期著名的封疆大吏,林則徐以抗英的"反鴉片戰争"而獲民族英雄的美譽,楊以增則以搜求、保存古籍,創建海源閣而成為晚清四大藏書家之一.