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An exploration into the possibilities of intercultural theatrical adaptation of Racine's Andromaque
Taking Jean Racine's Andromaque as the research object, this paper explores its adaptive possibilities within the contextual framework of traditional Chinese opera based on intercultural theatre theories. To begin with, this study excavates the universal themes embedded in Andromaque, a work adapted from ancient Greek tales, and demonstrates the textual foundation supporting its intercultural adaptation. Centering upon indigenization and nationalization as the core adaptive mode, it further elaborates concrete adaptation blueprints tailored for Peking Opera and Sichuan Opera respectively. Finally, this paper dissects three pivotal hurdles emerging throughout the adaptation process, namely cultural filtering, poetic linguistic transformation and reception by contemporary audiences, before proposing targeted balancing strategies. This research argues that through creative textual transposition framed by the aesthetic principles of traditional Chinese opera, the human predicaments and dramatic momentum contained in Andromaque can acquire brand-new expressive forms, thereby enabling effective intercultural theatrical practice.
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A brief analysis of the philosophy of qingjing wuwei in the Tao Te Ching: Self-cultivation and state governance
Tranquility and non-interference constitute the proper way of conduct. The principle of qingjing wuwei (tranquility and non-action) serves as a guide for self-cultivation by encouraging individuals and rulers alike to attain inner emptiness and preserve serenity. It also provides a philosophy of governance, advocating non-coercion, love of tranquility, freedom from unnecessary intervention, and moderation of desires in order to transform, rectify, enrich, and simplify the lives of the people, thereby achieving effective state administration. Furthermore, qingjing wuwei offers a path toward universal harmony, fostering peaceful relations among individuals and among states and ultimately contributing to lasting peace under Heaven. The essence of this philosophy lies in maintaining a tranquil mind while practicing governance through non-interference, so that great affairs may be accomplished without artificial action and yet nothing remains unmanaged. A thorough examination of the concept of qingjing wuwei in the Tao Te Ching, together with a dialectical reflection on its implications, allows its philosophical insights to be applied flexibly to personal cultivation, political stability, and the preservation of social harmony. Consequently, this doctrine has provided significant intellectual inspiration and exerted a profound influence on later theories and practices of self-cultivation and state governance.
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Research on current status and dilemmas of revitalization and utilization of China's large archaeological sites from the perspective of environmental design
As a crucial physical carrier of Chinese civilization, large archaeological sites are squeezed jointly by urbanization and heritage conservation policies. From the perspective of environmental design, this paper systematically sorts out three theoretical paradigms for the revitalization of large archaeological sites, namely value continuity and living heritage conservation, spatial justice and social symbiosis, as well as genius loci and the production of space. Three core intervention approaches are summarized correspondingly: landscape integration, urban-rural symbiosis coupled with settlement infilling, and digital transcription empowered by digital technologies. Relevant research demonstrates that despite fruitful achievements achieved in current revitalization practices, the preservation work is trapped in practical predicaments including constrained evaluation system, ambiguous design boundaries, homogenized cultural narratives, superficial spatial transcription, bonsai-style development lacking daily living functions, imbalanced benefit allocation and restrictive administrative management mechanisms. To realize win-win outcomes of sustainable cultural heritage revitalization and high-quality urban-rural development, future efforts shall strengthen holistic and systematic thinking, integrate large-site conservation into territorial spatial planning, expand immersive virtual-real interactive experience via digital technologies, and institutionally establish a humanism-centered community co-construction mechanism.
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Why platform-mediated communication tends to become imbalanced: a two-wing, three-layer mechanism framework of communicative structure
Datafied platforms increasingly reconfigure communicative conditions through interface design, infrastructural control, and algorithmic modeling. This article argues that platform-mediated communication tends toward a structural imbalance between a material-institutional wing and a symbolic-rational wing. We develop a two-wing, three-layer mechanism framework (interface/infrastructure/model) mapped across entry, reach, and evaluation to show how communicative practices are captured, visibility is allocated, and outcomes are sedimented into reusable thresholds. Anchored generatively in Marx and normatively in Habermas, the framework specifies scope conditions and minimal institutional levers for rebalancing and enables comparative, empirically oriented critique.
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