scholarly journals Adaptation | A Reflection on Contemporary Chinese Architecture (In four case-studies)

2017 ◽  
Vol 0 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert Hugo Raf De Muynck
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Chinese Architecture ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

The Effect of Critical Regionalism Thoughts in Architecture on Contemporary Chinese Architecture - Localization Trend of Chinese Architecture in 21st Century

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Chang Rui Zhang ◽  
Yong Tian ◽  
Deng Jun Ren
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Chinese Architecture ◽  
Critical Regionalism ◽  
The World ◽  
Cultural Pattern ◽  
Art Philosophy ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

This thesis makes an in-depth research on the contemporary condition and future trend of the critical regionalism in Chinese architectural field. In the world multi-cultural pattern, academic circles show more and more attention to and concern about local civilization. As a participator of social practice, architect is responsible for maintaining the insistence and sustainable development of local civilization. Chinese architects are preceding with a misbelief that heritage and adoption of “modernism” does not premise on the doubt and repulsion of “universalism” civilization, just as their counterparts in advanced countries in early years. How to treat technology, art, philosophy, tradition and innovation correctly is a lasting historic subject for Chinese architect.

Forming and Performing: Conditioning the Concept of Chinese Space in the Case of National Theatre of China

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tang Keyang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Cultural Practice ◽  
National Theatre ◽  
Chinese Architecture ◽  
The City ◽  
Contemporary Chinese ◽  
Core Issues ◽  
Chinese Public

This article will examine the case of National Theatre of China, one of the most iconic buildings that have been looming in the skyline of Chinese metropolises in recent years. They are known to the Chinese public for their unprecedented, and often nicknamed, architectural types. Critics tend to deem such examples of contemporary Chinese architecture from recent waves of urban development as merely “bizarre,” taking wacky building forms as the dishonorable outcome of a corrupt conspiracy between capital and politics. Instead of making a similar judgment, this article will discuss the case of the National Theatre as a wishful cultural practice in the context of a complicated sociopolitical drama. The discussion will elaborate on three core issues emerging in the transformation of contemporary Chinese public space: (1) how the meaning of the architectural “face” changes as the urban “body” is redefined, (2) how formal and technical means enhance or weaken the psychological impact that an innovative and adventurous building might have on its patrons, and (3) how rigid urban planning is reconciled with a more dynamic and active theatric space that turns the city itself into an improvised stage.

scholarly journals In the Tortuous Shadows of Ethnic Policies: Two Case Studies of Chinese Cultural Heritage in Indonesia and Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Voss
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Vital Part ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Heritage Discourse ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

Abstract Concurrent with the inception of the nation states of Indonesia and Malaysia in the middle of the twentieth century, ethnic policies were put into practice to destroy the Chinese cultural heritage that had hitherto been regarded as a vital part of the region’s heterogeneous cultural landscapes. Chinese language, organisations, and religious practices were banned, and architecture and artefacts with Chinese symbols or insignia either looted or destroyed. To what extent have these discriminatory agendas further influenced and shaped contemporary Chinese cultural heritage discourse? To answer this question this article starts with an introduction to the anti-Chinese agenda from Independence onwards, which is followed by two case studies from the field of cultural heritage: the organisation Boen Hian Tong in Semarang on Java in Indonesia, and the NGO Penang Heritage Trust in Malaysia. The research is based on fieldwork carried out in Indonesia and Malaysia in 2014–2015.

scholarly journals Home Away From Home: The Social and Political Roles of Contemporary Chinese Associations in Zambia

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-170
Author(s):  
Hangwei Li ◽  
Xuefei Shi
Keyword(s):  
Public Goods ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Chinese Migrants ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Roles ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

This article examines the social and political roles of contemporary Chinese associations in Africa with case studies from Zambia. These associations help Chinese migrants better integrate and promote China’s image in Zambian society. More importantly, they proactively engage in bilateral political relations, working with the embassy and state apparatus, defending China’s overseas interests, and providing public goods to the Chinese community. We argue that, because of the associations, Chinese migrants in Zambia are politicised beyond the fact of their living in economic enclaves. Contemporary Chinese associations should thus be recognised as a significant actor and an indispensable intermediary in the rapid evolution of China–Africa relations.

scholarly journals Shennan Road and the Modernization of Shenzhen Architecture

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cong Sun ◽  
Charlie Q. L. Xue ◽  
Lujia Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Transfer Path ◽  
Chinese Architecture ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Growth History ◽  
History Of ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Reform And Opening Up ◽  
The City ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

Shenzhensetsanexampleforrapiddevelopmentofurbanplanningandconstruction.It was the starting point of the most massive city-construction movement in contemporary China. In less than 40 years, many representative urban space and buildings on the mainmast-west highway—-ShennanRoad,have witnessed the for mation of the banded multi-center structural layout and the miraculous expansion of the city. Many of those iconic buildings are designed by Hong Kong or foreign architects. With the continuous development of the length and width of Shennan road, its broad and prosperous image is not only a symbol of the fruits of reform and opening up in Shenzhen or even China, but also contains the growth history of Shenzhen’s architectural modernization. This paper reviews and summarizes the changes of the urban fabric and the design trend of representative buildings along with the Shennan Road in different periods by the historical research methods. Combined with the transfer path of the city center, this study analyzes what kind of unique role the street and buildings act as in the developmentofurbanstructureinShenzhen,and expound what other urban functions and symbolic meaning they have. In the context of globalization, this article discusses how do the buildings designed by foreign architects change our city,thedrivenfactors behind the phenomenon of the design trend change. This research can make a supplement to the history and theory of the modernization of contemporary Chinese architecture.

Making memories: Chinese foodscapes, medicinal foods, and generational eating

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 820-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy N Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Contemporary China ◽  
The Past ◽  
Medicinal Foods ◽  
Memory Time ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

The availability and abundance of foods in 21st century China have dramatically expanded over the past three decades. Despite the proximity of memories of food insecurity—the intergenerational preparation and sharing of meals continue to mark social identity and belonging. This article explores how contemporary Chinese foodways and medicinal recipes connect with past times as well as convey cultural memory. Two case studies will animate this analysis. The first part of the article will examine the Cuisine Museum in Hangzhou where past coexists with present and future as attendees view displays of specific dishes and grand tables followed by consuming sumptuous meals recreated at the adjoining restaurant. The second half will explore the realms of medicinal foods and recipes that reflect longstanding notions of health that are being promoted in contemporary China. Altogether, these arenas suggest that foodscapes, particularly medicinal foods, offer key assemblages of food memory, time, and wellbeing.

Governance and Dissidence in Online Culture in China: The Case of Anti-CNN and Online Gaming

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 70-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Web Community ◽  
Chinese Case ◽  
Contemporary Chinese ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
Party State

The article explores two different articulations of the attitudes of young Chinese netizens towards the state: the neo-nationalist web community, ‘Anti-CNN.com’/‘April Youth’, and the online ‘machinema’ film, ‘Online Gaming Addicts’ War’. Both of these online practices are associated with the post-’80 s generation, which I argue is a key constituency in contemporary Chinese internet discourse. Through these case studies, the article explores the viability of recent attempts to apply Foucauldian theories of governmentality to the case of China. It identifies a determining factor here in the recurring tendency of the Party-state, whilst generally attempting to embrace more sophisticated forms of governance, to default towards crude techniques and technologies of prohibition in its regulatory stance towards the internet. Whilst this stance is likely to be unsustainable in view of the dynamics of global media culture, the article argues that this does not undermine claims over the existence of a distinctive Chinese form of governmentality. Rather, the Chinese case should strengthen doubts over the view of some that governmentality is incompatible with the state’s deployment of violence.

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