The Remaking of the Chinese Character and Identity in the 21st Century
Subtitle: The Chinese Face Practices (Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium)
Publisher: Ablex Publishing
Published: September 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781567505542
Subjects: Communication Studies; Cultural studies; Discourse analysis; National characteristics, Chin; Dignity; Language Arts & Disciplines; Archaeology / Anthropology; Language; Sociology; China; National characteristics, Chinese; Anthropology - Cultural; Communication; Ethnic Studies - General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication; Self-respect
First sentence: In The World Daily of November 29, 1997, Xinhua News Agency reported the following piece of news, entitled "Beijing University plans to renovate its menmian (gate-face) to celebrate its centennial anniversary," from Beijing: The most distinguished university in China, Peking University, has invested 50,000 Chinese dollars for a renovation of its symbol, the Western Gate, formerly named the Alumni Gate, in order to celebrate its upcoming Centennial Anniversary next year.