China's RepublicCambridge University Press, 8 февр. 2007 г. Twenty-first century China is emerging from decades of war and revolution into a new era. Yet the past still haunts the present. The ideals of the Chinese Republic, which was founded almost a century ago after 2000 years of imperial rule, still resonate as modern China edges towards openness and democracy. Diana Lary traces the history of the Republic from its beginnings in 1912, through the Nanjing decade, the warlord era, and the civil war with the Peoples' Liberation Army which ended in defeat in 1949. Thereafter, in an unusual excursion from traditional histories of the period, she considers how the Republic survived on in Taiwan, comparing its ongoing prosperity with the economic and social decline of the Communist mainland in the Mao years. This introductory textbook for students and general readers is enhanced with biographies of key protagonists, Chinese proverbs, love stories, poetry and a feast of illustrations. |
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Стр. 77 - For forty years I have devoted myself to the cause, of the people's revolution with but one end in view, the elevation of China to a position of freedom and equality among the nations. My experiences during these forty years have firmly convinced me that to attain this goal we must bring about a thorough awakening of our own people and ally ourselves in a...
Стр. 146 - Armistice be celebrated at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month?
Стр. 26 - Confucianism] are disregarded. The anger of Heaven and Earth has been aroused and the timely rain has consequently been withheld from us. But Heaven is now sending down eight millions of spiritual soldiers to extirpate these foreign religions, and when this has been done there will be a timely rain.9 Boxer notices were often written in doggerel, which made them easier to circulate orally.
Стр. 26 - On account of the Protestant and Catholic religions the Buddhist gods are oppressed, and our sages thrust into the background. The Law of Buddha is no longer respected, and the Five Relationships are disregarded.
Стр. 49 - When we had drunk the nuptial cup and eaten sons-and-grandsons cakes and entered the dark red room I felt stifled. The bride sat on the bed, her head bent down. I looked around me and saw that everything was red: red bed-curtains, red pillows, a red dress, a red skirt, red flowers and a red face ... it all looked like a melted red candle. I did not know whether to stand or sit, decided that I preferred the Mind Nurture Palace [where a Western-style reception was taking place] and went back there.
Стр. 109 - SHOT? oC«/ ike mosquitoes in the autumn moonlight, carrying their sharp stings to everyone they encountered, the news spread abroad. And the spreading news carried with it a malaise like the malaria that came from mosquito bites. A certain market town, a certain village, had been captured by the irregulars; in such and such a place the farmers had organized a "Self Defence Corps" or a protective "Red Rifle Society,
Стр. 33 - The Provincial Club The prime characteristic of the provincial club is that its membership consists entirely of officials and merchants foreign to the province in which it is situated, and to which they have been called by their official duties or by their business. It must be noted that the Imperial officials in China never exercise their functions in their native province, and are always alien to the people under their jurisdiction; and that Chinese merchants reach out their trade tentacles in...
Стр. 77 - For forty years, I have devoted myself to the cause of the national revolution, the objective of which is to restore to China its liberty and a rank equal [to that of the other nations]. The experience of those forty years has convinced me that if we wish to attain that objective, we must rouse the popular masses and unite with the peoples of the world that treat us on an equal footing, so as to pursue the common fight.