汉语世界（2015年第4期）总第53期汉语世界（The World of Chinese）

英文介绍：

For many a corrupt official and outdated policy Judgment Day has come; we look at three ways China’s beleaguered court system is changing for the better, from reeducation through labor to paying judges properly. From the courts to the fields, we also look at how the differences inherent in cultivation—the grizzled independence of wheat and the wise solidarity of rice—has affected Chinese culture from north to south. However, that land once tilled by farm hands now plays host to outlet malls, so we take a look at how people change and adapt to the life relocated as the countryside makes way for modernity. Beneath even the soil itself lies one of China’s greatest treasures: a wealth of hominid remains; the bones in China’s earth tell the story of mankind—from the lost bones of the Peking Man to the “dragon bones” of the Lantian Women. Besides all that, we bring you the best in fiction, travel, art, film, interviews, language, and storytelling we hope you’ve come to expect from us here at TWOC.


中文介绍：

封面故事：或家常里短、或犯罪实录，法制新闻恐怕是广大人民群众最喜闻乐见的一种资讯形式了。但本期封面故事要从严肃的角度来关注中国的法制进程。从1999年“依法治国”被写入宪法以来，司法改革频频引发热议。尤其是最近的废除劳教，司法“去地方化”和给基层法官赋权涨薪。这些积极的改革举措不仅改变了司法系统的运作方式，更影响了许多普通人的生活，不论他们是法官还是公民。

主题故事：五湖四海的中国人聚在一起闲聊，少不了关于南北差异的话题。调侃归调侃，谁知有人居然较起了真儿。美国学者Thomas Talhelm是第一个拿科学的方法来研究这种差异的人。他说，这都是种小麦和种水稻种出来的。关于这个问题，你怎么看？

当十六个村庄搬迁进一个城郊小镇，在无数相同的公寓楼里，村民们千方百计地维系着旧日的生活规则。镇上的支柱产业是国际名牌工厂店，每周末有无数购物者从城市里涌入。在现代和传统的冲击下，小镇构成了当代中国城市化的一个缩影。

除此之外，本期《汉语世界》还会带你游山西陶寺，看四千年前的古观象台与尧帝的都城；夏日炎炎，读一读青年作家苏更生短篇小说《凶宅》，保你降温解暑；语言专栏教你如何避免租房陷阱；生存主义爱好者这个独特的群体，到底反映了青少年的危机幻想，还是新兴中产阶级的生活态度？影像专栏中更记录了遥远侗乡的华美与淳朴。采访、小说、书评、影评、艺术、语言……从国际的视角欣赏中国文化。幽默与真知灼见齐飞的纯正英文阅读体验，从封面到封底，想停都停不下来的赶脚！


 

目录
Judgment Day
中国司法系统的“三省吾身”
There is much worry about on the front lines of rule of law, and we take a look at three ways judicial reforms are working to fix age-old worries in China’s court system—from judicial brain drain and jurisdiction to the abolition of reeducation through labor
Sino-Sapiens
那些曾徜徉于中华大地的古人类
Hidden throughout China are incredible specimens, the great ancestors of the Homo sapiens. From the Peking man through to the Tianyuan man, the story of man’s progress has been found time and time again in China’s soil.
Rice vs. Wheat
小麦与水稻：中国南北差异的根源？
Can the differences inherent in methods of cultivation shape culture? David Dawson looks at how the structure of societies, ancient and modern, are shaped by the independence of wheat and the societal harmony of rice.
The Life Relocated
当村庄被工厂店和罗马式建筑取代之后
Outside monuments to consumerism, rural communities try to stave off the march of modernity. Their villages are now high rises and their fields are now lobbies, but they maintain a uniqueness of spirit and culture.
Gallery
Against the Grain
木刻版《清明上河图》
Get lost in the unbelievably intricate wooden universe carved out by master craftsman Zheng Chunhui who turned an ancient painting into a three-dimensional marvel
Dragon’s Digest
Haunted Rooms
《凶宅》
Author and ex-journalist Su Gengsheng weaves a tale of unsettling horror amid the banal frustrations of everyday life as a struggling journalist covering the suicide beat
Kaleidoscope
Songs of the South
侗寨的大歌
The Dong people from Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces are a credit to the warm, simple traditions of the southern ethnic minorities—maintaining architectural wonders and music from a bygone age
On the Road
Sunrise before Time
太阳照常升起，和尧的时代一样
Are the 4,000-year-old monoliths at Taosi China’s answer to Stonehenge? Join a sunrise trip to the now-buried remains of what was perhaps the capital of a grand empire millennia ago among the fields of a Shanxi village.

Bookmark
Shen Fu’s Floating Life
《浮生六记》
Perhaps the most enigmatic and brilliantly crafted novels of late 19th century Chinese literature, Six Records of a Floating Life is a revealing study into the minutiae and beauty of the drama of the late Qing Dynasty that still holds true today
Time Machine
Ancient China’s Cambodia
在柬埔寨旅游的元朝人
Zhou Daguan, who traveled to Cambodia over 700 years ago, was like many young explorers of his time–bold, eloquent, judgmental, and a bit of a pervert. Accompany him on his trip and laugh along with his forays into toilet humor.
Social Chinese
Home Truths
与租房中介周旋的必备汉语
There is nothing kind or pleasant about renting in China—a callous, hateful chore in an industry of malignant cheats and monstrous profiteers. Hopefully, this little guide will help you navigate the hellscape of renting in the Middle Kingdom.
Zoetrope
Lost and Love
《失孤》
Child kidnapping literally tears families apart; such drama is surely the stuff of inspiration for any seriously-minded director. Fourth-wave director Peng Sanyuan along with Hong Kong dreamboat Andy Lau take on this grim task in Lost and Love together with a dash of humor, albeit with mixed results.