Abstracts of Main Essays

Self-restorationviaMeditativeObservationandReflection：
ExplorationontheTaoistIdeologicalInheritanceandPromotionofZhouyiLifePhilosophy

ZHAN Shi-chuang

Taoism is a crucial cultural philosophy that takes“Tao” as its noumenon and aims at prolonging human life and perfecting his life. The content of Taoism is complex， among which the theme of life preservation theory is to aim at the “GuanfuXiuzhen”(Self-restoration via Meditative Observation and Reflection). The term “Guanfu” aims to observe the circulation ofQi， and the term “Xiuzhen” requires the believers to improve their own temperament and integrate their sublimate true self with the natural Tao. Since the Spring and Autumn Period，Laotzuhas put forward the psycho-physical therapy of “GuanfuXiuzhen”. After more than two thousand years of development， this Taoist life philosophy has become a practical human life preservation lifestyle and the holistic life view stands for Taoist harmony between human and nature. Then Tao is believed to comply with the natural law. Analyzed from the Chinese socio-cultural analysis perspective，the basic theory of Taoist life philosophy has developed a very close relationship withZhouyi(theBookofChange). Especially， the image number and the principle of the hexagrams ofFuinZhouyihave laid a solid foundation of the thought of “GuanfuXiuzhen” in Taoism. The symbolic explanations of “GuanfuXiuzhen” actually come from the 64 hexagrams inZhouyi. Its tenet lies in the temporal-spatial correspondence and transformation pattern hidden in the true conception ofFuhexagram. The core idea of Taoist “GuanfuXiuzhen” consists in the following philosophical life views inZhouyi， namely， the sole masculineYangwill operate in circulation without any stains or stagnation， Tao will be restored to the primitive balance via many rounds of ups and downs， and the maintenance of inner Taoist heart is determined by that Heaven heart.From this point of view， we can have a deeper understanding of the purport of “GuanfuXiuzhen” and grasp the essentials of Taoism if we understand the true hexagrams ofFu.

LaborJustice：AnalysisontheEthicalValueSupportfortheCommonProsperityof ChineseCulturalandEthicalLife

LI Bin-xiong， DU Hong-rui

The common prosperity includes not only an affluent material life， but also a rich spiritual life. The spiritual life doesn’t mean those Subjective events， but actually rooted in those outside events， namely labor. Labor is the realistic foundation of spiritual activity and the important carrier of producing ， developing and releasing spiritual life. From Marx’s perspective of labor justice， the spring up of free time is the necessary condition for the common prosperity of spiritual life， the construction of harmonious labor is the inevitable requirement of the common prosperity of spiritual life， the union of free labor is the value purport of the common prosperity of spiritual life. Marx’s ideology of labor justice provides a methodology which can be used to promote the common prosperity of spiritual life， it is guiding people to build the spiritual home in common with uniting every free man， to get rid of material slavery with sublating materialized logic， to improve spiritual realm with generating identity to labor.

RevolutionaryModernity：AnalysisonTwoAestheticDimensionsofChairmanMao’sSpeechattheYan’anLiteratureandArtForum

LI Yong-xin

Talks at the Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art which links literature and art with the New Democratic Revolution whose target is national independence， is characterized as the logic of revolutionary modernity Mao Zedong reconstructed. Based on the inherent tension between universality and particularity in the Chinese modernity， Mao Zedong pointed out that the cultural forms of the New Democratic Revolution is dedicated to the revolutionary culture in the reconstruction of Chinese modernity. Talks at the Yan’an Forum is a key component of the cultural forms of the New Democratic Revolution. In the process of promoting the nationalization of modern literature and art， it gives a revolutionary look at the reconstruction of Chinese modernity. Talks at the Yan’an Forum makes the literary and artistic creation and criticism brace for the revolution and the construction of Chinese modernity， effectively resolving the problems of “for the masses” and “how to serve the masses”. From the perspective of revolution orientation， Talks at Yan’an Forum clarifies the relationship between revolutionary work and literature and art work， and points out that the people are the main body to promote the development of revolution and the specific path for literature and art to intervene in the revolution. From the perspective of modernity， Talks at the Yan’an Forum not only clarifies the historical dimensions of the construction of Chinese modernity， but also puts forward specific plans for the construction of Chinese modernity from the perspectives of the attitude of literary and artistic workers， the construction of Marxist literary and artistic theory system and literary and artistic creation.

CritiqueofDiachronicAnalysisApproachandTraditionofPre-qinStateInstitutionalCulture intheChineseHistoryResearch

FENG Tian-yu

Institution is a rule constructed by human beings to restrain one’s own behavior. It is the collection of habits， regulations and commandments formed in the process of material and spiritual production， and it plays a structural role in the process of history. China has a long tradition of interpreting institutional cultures. Ancient historical works， represented byShangshu(BookofDocuments)，Shiji(HistoricalRecords) andHanshu(BookoftheHanDynasty) were keen on the description of institutional cultures. “DianZhiStyle”， represented by “TONG” and “DIAN”， has become an important historical style that has been handed down from generation to generation. Chinese historians are keen on the interpretation of the state system as a cultural phenomenon， which has become a profound tradition of historiography.HistoricalRecords，BookoftheHanDynasty，ThreeLinksandtheThreeEtiquettesare the key structures， which have been elaborated by modern historians. The system of ancient China focuses on “Zhou system” and “Qin system”. “Etiquette” is the ancestor of the system， and “ThreeEtiquettes” is a description of the Zhou system and its theoretical form， a systematic record and creative interpretation of the rites， which is actually a mixture of the Zhou system and the later Zhou system.TheSpringandAutumnFlourishingDews，ShiquDiscussion， andBaiHuTongYibecome the representative works in the elaboration and reform of the Zhou system in the transition betweenZhouandQindynasties.

AnalysisonConsumptionDevelopmentoftheShaanxi-Gansu-NingxiaBorderRegion duringtheWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggression

——BasedontheEvolutionofRegionalConsumptionStructure

QU Shang， HAN Jiong-hua

During the Anti-Japanese War， the consumption development of Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region was faced with many unfavorable internal and external factors. In the process of developing consumption in border regions， the Communist Party of China has continuously deepened its understanding of the relationship between production and consumption， and has taken a series of measures to increase production and consumption by widely carrying out the campaign of self-sufficiency in production， developing public and private economies， and consumer cooperatives， which to some extent has improved the consumption structure and raised the consumption level. The consumption development of border region has realized the transformation from blind self-directed development to conscious and orderly development， from development dependent on the outside to independent and active development， and the interaction between the Party， government， army and people in the development of consumption has also been enhanced. This laid a solid material foundation and mass foundation for the final victory of the Anti-Japanese War， and also accumulated valuable experience for the CPC to lead the consumption work.

TowardsanAnalyticFrameworkforMetaphoricalDiscourse：ACASPerspective

LIAO Mei-zhen

Based upon the Complex Adaptive System theory， this paper aims to provide a framework for analysis of metaphorical discourse in terms of micro and macro systems. Analysis of the micro metaphorical system focuses on the interactive mapping of the tenor and the vehicle in terms of their explicit or implicit textual presence and their resulting or emergent textual patterns in the development of the discourse while examination of the macro metaphorical system aims to reveal how the interaction between or among micro metaphors in terms of their repetition or variation may affect the textual construction and organization or the resulting textual patterns. Authentic， and representative examples of metaphorical discourse are also used to illustrate the application and operation of the framework. The framework aims to help capture， reveal and examine the dynamic， interactive， complex， holistic and emergent nature of(metaphorical) discourse from a unique perspective of CAS.

TranscendingTechnologicalism：AnalysisonAdvertisingValueintheCategoryofValuePhilosophy

LI Ming

In the category of value philosophy， advertising value contains both subject and object dimensions. As the objective basis of advertising value， transmission pattern and information forms reflect the constraint boundary in specific technical conditions. On the other hand， advertising value is objectively seen in the subjective. Whether and to what extent advertising has value depends on the value assessment and value selection of the subject with specific needs under the specific historical background. The instrumental value of advertising to advertisers and the social value to consumers are the two different sources of advertising value. Value is higher than technology and includes technology. The advertising value in the category of value philosophy does not attribute the historical evolution of advertising form to the single perspective of technicalism， but more to construct the core logic of advertising evolution from the perspective of subject-object interaction of “technical possibility-subject need”. The value increment in the object dimension and the shift of instrumental value and social value in the subject dimension constitute the inherent context. In the perspective of advertising value， the future development of advertising form is manifested as the dialectical unity of comprehensive theory and key theory， pluralistic coexistence and frontier breakthrough.