Download or read book Creating the Zhuang written by Katherine Palmer Kaup and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often dismissed by scholars as being no different than the Han majority of China, the Zhuang of Guangxi were recognized by Chinese rulers for the first time when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) offered them their own "autonomous" region. Kaup (political science, Furman U.) analyzes the decision to recognize (and effectively create) the Zhuang identity by the CCP as an effort to shape regional and ethnic loyalties towards integration with the centralized state. Discussing how Zhuang grassroots movements came into being as the CCP withdrew support for special treatment, she finds that calls for integration from the Zhuang has increased. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book The Making of the Chinese State written by Leo K. Shin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, Leo Shin traces the roots of China's modern ethnic configurations to the Ming Dynasty.

Download or read book Hanvueng The Goose King and the Ancestral King written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is an annotated edition of a ritual manuscript, written in the traditional Zhuang character script. The Hanvueng epic is a narrative in verse about murderous enmity between two royal step-brothers, recited when there is fraternal feuding, death by violence, outbreaks of smallpox, or other such disasters. The theme of enmity is an important one that resonates deeply in the Tai societies on the periphery of the Chinese empire. The narrative touches on many other aspects of life in the valley-kingdoms in the highlands of Guangxi: marriage and inheritance, match-making, slavery and social stratification, agriculture, hunting, fishing, raiding, livestock raising dye-making, wild animals and plants, and the use of ritual to put things to rights.

Download or read book Tigers Rice Silk and Silt written by Robert Marks and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-28 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging conventional Western wisdom, Marks examines the relationship between economic and environmental changes in the imperial Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (a region historically known as Lingnan, 'South of the Mountains') from 1400 to 1850.

Download or read book Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea written by Fan Chengda and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fan Chengda (1126-1193) was a high-ranking Chinese government official in Guangxi, an experienced traveler, a keen observer, and a gifted writer. His observations on a wide range of subjects are always interesting and revealing, and constitute an important contribution to the literature on Song dynasty China’s frontier peoples. Originally written in direct, unadorned, and allusion-free classical Chinese prose, the complete and annotated English translation of Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea (Guihai yuheng zhi) captures its charm and significance.

Download or read book China s Guilin Guangxi and Beyond written by Simon Foster and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enchanting hideaway is set around the attractively revamped city of Guilin, in the heart of rural Guangxi Province. Yangshuo, a little to the south, makes for a low-key introduction to the area, and offers a picture-postcard view of what is, to many, the essence of this vast country in which 60% of the population still live on the land. Water buffaloes toil in paddies amidst towering limestone outcrops and the landscape seems to come fresh from a scroll painting. A number of China's ethnic groups can be found in Guangxi, as indicated by its long-winded official moniker, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, reflecting the fact that the most prevalent minority are the Zhuang people. The hills around Longji, north of Guilin, are the place to witness hilltribe lifestyles unchanged for centuries, the impossibly steep rice terraces making for an awe-inspiring backdrop to the simple wooden villages and their impressive traditional architecture. This guide is based on our full China Adventure Guide, which is 640 pages. It's designed to enable you to gain the most from China during your trip. All the major sights in the destinations covered are described, but so are little dumpling houses, lively markets, walks through narrow old streets, places to study tai chi. The focus is on adventure in every sense of the word--from kayaking and balloon trips to learning the ancient art of calligraphy or fengshui. There are new experiences waiting at every turn, all of which help you get closer to understanding what China is today and how it got here. For each region, activities range from Dragon Boat racing, Chinese cooking and language lessons, as well as the more usual golfing, hiking, boat and bike rides. All the accommodation and eating choices are detailed as well, followed by nightlife. Names for all places, attractions, hotels, and restaurants are shown in Chinese characters as well as in English. That way users can communicate well with taxi drivers and ask directions by showing the book page, which will have a picture of the attraction as well. The Yangzi is China's greatest river and the Three Gorges are one of its most stunning stretches, steeped in myth and legend, and, until recently, notoriously dangerous and difficult to navigate. A cruise along the Yangzi is one of the country's premier attractions. The Three Gorges are best (and most easily) appreciated heading downstream and thus are dealt with in this order, starting with Chongqing, then the cruise along the Yangzi, and finally Yichang, where you can take a plane or train to your next destination. We travel to grow OCo our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise OCo sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. But we also lead you to new discoveries, turning corners never before turned, helping you learn about the world in a new way OCo Adventure Guides make that possible. Having traveled extensively through China over many years, I can see the book's intimacy, not only with the locations, but also with the locals in each place. The author reveals the secrets that he's learned from his long association with China. (Jason Williams, Managing Director, Grasshopper Adventures). A thorough guide not only to traveling in China but also to the country's history and culture, this should satisfy the novice and seasoned traveler alike. Each city and region is covered from all angles, including activities for those traveling with children. An informative read for those unfamiliar with the country and an excellent way to brush up for the more experienced traveler, this is an excellent guide for planning a China vacation. (Publishers Weekly)"

Download or read book Focus on Guangxi written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Region and Nation written by Diana Lary and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the tensions between region and nation in Republican China. Diana Lary gives a detailed examination of Kwangsi province in south-west China, the home base of a major warlord clique that was important both for its interesting internal politics and for its national influence in the late 1920s and the 1930s. She reconstructs with imagination and thoroughness the intricate political and military history of the nation, but without losing sight of the overall regional character of the Kwangsi government and its policies. She shows how the regional leaders responded to central breakdown, what sense they had of the nation even in its weakened condition. China is usually studied as a monolithic entity; Diana Lary demonstrates that such a simple view must fail, that China also consists of a large number of distinct regions with special patterns of relationship to the centre.

Download or read book Mapping the Old Zhuang Character Script written by David Holm and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional Zhuang script is a character script based on Chinese, adapted for the purpose of writing the Tai languages of southern China and northern Vietnam. Mapping the Old Zhuang Character Script by David Holm, presents for the first time a systematic overview of such a script, based on a survey of traditional texts in 45 locations among the Zhuang and related peoples in Guangxi, Guizhou, eastern Yunnan, and northern Vietnam. Complete with 133 maps, it looks at patterns of geographic variation in relation to dialect, the domains of former native chieftaincies, the activities of ritual masters and Taoist priests, large-scale migrations, and the transplantation of garrisons of native troops. Internal evidence indicates the script has a history going back well before the Tang.

Download or read book The Brigands Song Serving in the Army of A Native Chieftain written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brigands’ Song is a unique testimony to the experiences of ordinary men – and women – during wartime in pre-modern China.

Download or read book The Marketing of Traditional Medicines in China written by Liping Du and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an account of the marketing system for traditional medicines in China, based on a case study centered on Guangxi, one of China's major producers of traditional medicines, and covering from late 19th century to the 1990s.

Download or read book Social Connections in China written by Thomas Gold and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume assesses the evolving role of guanxi (social networks) in China's transforming society.

Download or read book A Native Chieftaincy in Southwest China written by Jennifer Took and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a Zhuang native chieftaincy enfranchised under the Chinese tusi system, and its relationship with the Chinese imperial state. It sheds critical light on the social and political organization of the strategic Chinese-Vietnamese border area over 600 years.

Download or read book Southwest China Off the Beaten Track written by K. Mark Stevens and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1988 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book River Sand Mining An Ethnography of Resource Conflict in China written by Qian Zhu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who cares about the environment cannot ignore the overmining of river-sand. This book explores how river sand in Zhuang villages in China has been overexploited with disastrous environmental (or social and environmental) consequences, despite official state ownership of the sand, national and local laws regulating mining, and peasant resistance.

Download or read book South West China written by Bradley Mayhew and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globetrotters exploring the south eastern provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi will benefit from the detailed information contained in this guide. Supported with 82 maps and 28 colour pages of photographs. Coverage includes places of interest such as ancient landmarks, and a review of the Buddhist culture. Up-to-date information on transportation options is included as well as a wide-ranging menu of local delicacies to sample. For the linguistic enthusiast, there is an indispensable Mandarin language section with Chinese script throughout.

Download or read book The Kwangsi Way in Kuomintang China 1931 1939 written by Eugene William Levich and published by East Gate Book. This book was released on 1993 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers a detailed study of Kwangsi, the "model province" of Nationalist China, as it prepared for war with Japan in the 1930s. The author examines the theoretical and pragmatic origins of the Kwangsi Clique's ideology and describes the action taken by its citizen army against Japanese in the second Sino-Japanese War, incorporating an account of the reform programme instituted in Kwangsi during the preceding years.