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The Power of Reading – A Recommendation from Xie Chao: The Logic of Political Development in Contemporary China

“The Power of Reading· Always Be Together” thematic activity, jointly organized by Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations, Shanghai Century Publishing Group and Wenhui Newspaper, invited experts, scholars and readers to share their thoughts and understandings developed in their reading amidst fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, so as to practically inspire love for reading in all people, manifest the power of reading, and bring confidence and hope to the period overshadowed by the pandemic. Xie Chao Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations, President of Shanghai Scientific Socialism Society, Secretary of the CPC Committee of Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance Karl Marx observed that “the extent to wh...
2022-04-22
The Power of Reading – A Recommendation from Quan Heng: Into the Next Round of Chasing: From Quantity Expansion to Quality Upgrade

“The Power of Reading· Always Be Together” thematic activity, jointly organized by Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations, Shanghai Century Publishing Group and Wenhui Newspaper, invited experts, scholars and readers to share their thoughts and understandings developed in their reading amidst fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, so as to practically inspire love for reading in all people, manifest the power of reading, and bring confidence and hope to the period overshadowed by the pandemic. Quan Heng Vice Chairman of Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations, and Secretary of the CPC Party Committee of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences While occupied by pandemic prevention and control, I’ve been thinking over how to overcome the chall...
2022-04-07
Wang Weisong: From “Granny Physics” to Science Popularization Advocate

Recently Wu Yuren, Professor of Physics at Tongji University, has become known as “Granny Physics” since her interesting short videos popularizing physics have gone viral on the internet. Prof. Wu said, “As a country would not grow without the overall improvement of its people, it is desirable to push for more and deeper learning and instructive popular science.” In the past, Children’s Palaces and Teenagers’ Science and Technology Stations used to be the major theatres for science popularization among youth, while numerous bestsellers, newspapers and magazines served as the main vehicles of popular science. Both those facilities and publications were able to arouse children’s intellectual curiosity about the world, about the unknown. Now we have G...
2022-03-31
Lecture on Jiangnan Culture: The dialects in Jiangnan contribute to the origins of Shanghai people

The 7th Session of Lecture on Jiangnan Culture (Season 2), “The Dialects in Jiangnan” jointly organized by the Shanghai Federation of Social Sciences and the Shanghai Museum, was held at the Shanghai Museum. Tao Huan, Director of Chinese Language Society and Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Fudan University; and Qian Cheng, Shanghai Municipal People's Congressman, Director of Chinese Ballad Singers Association and Deputy Director-General of Shanghai Farce Troupe, delivered speeches of Wu Dialect and Jiangnan Culture and Vivid Dialects respectively . Tao Huan discussed the origins and transformation of the Shanghai dialect in connection with 1) the location of the ancient Wu and Yue states, 2) the language and folk songs prevailing in the Wu s...
2022-03-17
Tasting Shanghai While Sipping Coffee

On the evening of October 9, the fifth session of Jiangnan Culture Lecture (the second season) co-hosted by the Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations and the Shanghai Museum was held at the Shanghai Museum. Focusing on the theme of “Coffee Culture and Shanghai Images,” Professor Xu Jian, Deputy Dean of the Institute for Chinese Urban Governance of Shanghai Jiaotong University, and the famous author Chen Danyan (also a director of the Shanghai Writers’ Association), delivered speeches respectively titled “Coffee Culture and Shanghai Municipal Spirit” and “The Shanghai Trilogy and Shanghai in the Eyes of Chen Danyan.” Prof. Xu Jian pointed out that the number of coffee stores in Shanghai ranked first, far ahead of comparable cities wo...
2021-12-28

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The Power of Reading – A Recommendation from Xie Chao: The Logic of Political Development in Contemporary China

The Power of Reading – A Recommendation from Quan Heng: Into the Next Round of Chasing: From Quantity Expansion to Quality Upgrade

Wang Weisong: From “Granny Physics” to Science Popularization Advocate

Lecture on Jiangnan Culture: The dialects in Jiangnan contribute to the origins of Shanghai people

Tasting Shanghai While Sipping Coffee