This study explores the Chinese cultural values that prevail in the contemporary Chinese
society and their tourism implications. Focus group discussions with residents in Beijing and …

Using the October 2008 slapping incident of historian Yan Chongnian 阎崇年 as a case
study, this article attempts to contextualize and critically examine the articulation of Han …

China's rapid economic growth, modernization and globalization have led to astounding
social changes. Contemporary China provides a fascinating portrayal of society and social …

Among China's restive religious and social groups, Protestants have arguably created the
most sustained structural challenges to the Chinese Communist Party's ordering of society …

Focussing on music traditions, these essays explore the policy, ideology and practice of
preservation and promotion of East Asian intangible cultural heritage. For the first time …

Increasingly, residents in world heritage sites (WHS) are facing dilemmas by choosing
between the short-term self-interests and long-term collective benefits associated with …

China has long resisted the naturalization of athletes, decrying foreign mercenaries and
emphasizing self-sufficiency. Yet amid rising popular nationalism and hardening attitudes in …

This book examines music entertainment programmes on China Central Television, China's
only national level television network, as well as on nationally-available provincial channels …

Most current research on the evolution of China's propaganda discourse only touches upon
recent variations of official propaganda rhetoric grounded in popular media. Here, the …

The “rise of China” has become a ubiquitous and often menacing term in global politics.
China's Quest for Global Order: From Peaceful Rise to Harmonious World, by Rosita Dellios …