汉语世界（2020年第5期）总第84期汉语世界（The World of Chinese）

2020 ISSUE 5
The Disaster Issue

We look back at how disaster response in China evolved over centuries of floods, earthquakes, and fires. We go on the road with long-haul truck drivers; visit a border town near Myanmar; translate Mongolian fiction; and more.
 
洪灾的威胁贯穿了中国历史：从大禹治水、修都江堰、黄河多次改道、98年洪灾，到今夏南方的抗洪抢险，中国人民谱写了一部抗洪“进化史”。气候变化又带来新的挑战，与此同时，地震、火灾等灾害的侵袭带来了伤痛，也积累了经验。无论如何，同自然灾害抗争是人类生存发展的永恒课题。

本期三个个主题故事分别关注长途卡车司机的苦与乐，私家侦探服务，以及老字号的发展

封面故事：自然灾害抗争史
主题故事：长途货车司机的苦与乐
主题故事：私家侦探服务的“正规化”之路
主题故事：老字号能否延续往日辉煌
镜像中国：城市缤纷地摊
水墨丹青：“笑”看人间
好书有笺：明末清初，秦淮河边名妓的爱情与人生
吃了吗：牡丹燕菜：萝卜吃出花儿来
社交汉语：相亲男女对话录


小说、艺术、语言……从国际视角欣赏中国文化，用地道英文讲述中国故事。有温情，有幽默，有新观点，有真态度……从封面到封底，精彩内容不间断！

 

COVER STORY
Disaster Warning
自然灾害抗争史
This summer saw southern China ravaged by the worst floods in decades, and experts predict such disasters will only multiply with climate change. Flood control has posed a formidable challenge to Chinese society throughout history, while more recently, earthquakes and forest fires have highlighted the need for professional rescue and victim counseling. Our cover story looks at how China deals with nature’s catastrophes—and its readiness for the next one
Feature Stories
Wheels of Fortune
长途货车司机的苦与乐
China’s 142,500-kilometer highway network is the lifeblood of its industries, but freight drivers struggle with shrinking profits, long hours, and dangers on the road. We take a ride with China’s truckers to find out more about life behind the wheel

A Private Practice
私家侦探服务的“正规化”之路
Private detectives are a legally dubious yet thriving trade born from China’s hectic economic and social changes. A leading PI discusses what it’s like to chase cheating spouses and crooked business partners—while toeing the legal and moral line

Test of Time
老字号们能否延续往日辉煌
China used to be home to thousands of centuries-old restaurants and shops, but they are disappearing fast, as consumers broaden their tastes and aged businesses struggle to innovate. How can these “time-honored brands” keep up with the times?

Kaleidoscope 镜像中国
Market Values
城市缤纷地摊
China is embracing its thousands-year-old“street stall economy,” once considered an eyesore in the city, as a symbol of post-pandemic recovery. In Guangzhou, photographer Huang Ruide joins the fun with vendors, artists, buskers, bargain-hunters, and window shoppers, who are all thronging the streets to pick up their lives after months of lockdown
Dragon’s Digest 三味书屋
Steppe Stories
草原故事两篇
The fast-disappearing grasslands of Inner Mongolia are the setting of fantastic legends, as well as the soul-searches of modern Mongolians for their identity. Two short stories by ethnic Mongolian writer Surina honor a once-nomadic culture that is becoming lost for good

Gallery 水墨丹青
Fields of Laughs
“笑”看人间
Laughter may be scarce in China’s disaster-ridden 2020, but artist Wang Qingsong, known for his staged photography sets and exaggerated themes, is more than up to the challenge with a solo exhibition that pokes fun at consumerism, technology…and himself
Time Machine 时光机
The Jazz Age
一位美国非裔作家眼中的老上海
In 1933, American poet Langston Hughes landed in Shanghai for a brief tour of Asia. In the next few weeks, he discovered a vibrant port drawing artists and intellectuals from around the globe, and rubbed welcome shoulders with members of his own “Harlem Renaissance”

Chi Le Ma 吃了吗
Blooming Banquet
牡丹燕菜：萝卜吃出花儿来
This dish from the renowned Luoyang Water Banquet looks almost too good to eat. Made with shaved turnip and a peony blossom in the center, it transports the eater straight back to the ancient capital of the Tang dynasty
On The Road 在路上
Borderlands
瑞丽：一城两国多民族的别样风情
Tucked on the edge of scenic Yunnan province, Ruili is a cultural crossroads on the China-Myanmar border. In this ethnically diverse region with a tumultuous history, profit and friendship intermix, and a unique economic landscape is shaped by a constant flux of people, cultures, jade, war, and love
Zoetrope 视听空间
A First Farewell
《第一次离别》：在离别中成长
China’s post-Covid cinema season opened with this surprising award-winner from first-time director Wang Lina—a gentle meditation on childhood set in a Uyghur community in Xinjiang, which sees its way of life disappear as its children come of age

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