Chinese Wisdom Research Articles

Impact of heavy metal hazard perceptions on pollution control intentions: Empirical evidence from rice farmers in China

Heavy metal pollution presents significant challenges to global sustainable development. The treatment of such pollution predominantly relies on government policies, often neglecting farmers' crucial role in the remediation process. Therefore, this study investigates the driving mechanisms behind farmers' willingness to control heavy metal pollution in farmland. By analyzing survey data from 718 rice farmers in China, this study employs the Probit model to quantitatively assess the impact of farmers' perceptions of heavy metal hazards on their inclination to control pollution in farmland. Additionally, it examines the heterogeneity of these impacts between cultivated rice for domestic consumption and rice for export. The findings reveal the following: (1) Approximately 70% of farmers recognize the harmful effects of heavy metals, but only 66.2% of them express willingness to engage in pollution control measures. (2) More awareness regarding heavy metal hazards corresponds to a stronger intention to control pollution. (3) In addition to hazard perception, households with village cadres demonstrate a significantly positive influence on pollution control intention. (4) There are notable disparities in farmers' attitudes towards retained rice (for domestic consumption) and exported rice, with a greater willingness to implement pollution control measures for retained rice. As such, this study provides valuable insights for informing policy development to address the challenges associated with heavy metal pollution control's complex and limited effects. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the Chinese context as a typical developing country, offering analytical cases that promote global sustainable development while leveraging Chinese wisdom.

Historical Contribution of Socialist Political Economy with Chinese Characteristics

Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially after reform and opening up, the Communist Party of China has continuously advanced the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist political economy. Through the great practice of economic construction with Chinese characteristics, a socialist political economy with Chinese characteristics has been formed. As the latest theoretical achievement of Marxist political economy in contemporary China and the 21st-century world, Xi Jinping’s economic thought deeply reflects the Communist Party of China’s new understanding of the laws of economic development. With more pronounced subjectivity, originality, completeness, and theoretical richness, it not only provides a scientific guide for China’s high-quality economic development and the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country but also propels the socialist political economy with Chinese characteristics to a new stage, contributing Chinese wisdom to the innovative development of Marxist political economy.

Personnel power shift? Unpacking China's attempts to enter the UN civil service

AbstractThe People's Republic of China views dispatching Chinese talent to international organisations as a key global governance contribution and a means to shape these institutions from within. International posts are competitive to secure, requiring China's concerted effort to place candidates for entry‐level professional staff positions. However, less is known about how China is preparing to compete for these international civil service positions. This article examines United Nations (UN) staffing data, as well as Chinese‐language academic, policy and media reports to address this research gap and thereby understand better how China is attempting to facilitate an increase in its staffing levels within UN entities. We find China's efforts emphasise preparation of ‘patriots’ who can bring ‘Chinese wisdom’ into the UN, but that efforts to increase staff numbers are still in development. We also note that deploying patriots in the UN civil service is potentially to the detriment of securing posts: patriotism may not translate into bureaucratic skill or expertise and also attracts the attention of other states willing to counter China's staffing efforts. It remains to be seen whether staffing power shifts will be successful and, if so, the extent to which increased representation will benefit China's interests.

Popularization of plant protection UAVs and farmers’ income increases: a quasinatural experiment

ABSTRACT The long-term stability of a developing country hinges on the imperative to increase farmers’ incomes. Based on county-level data from China from 2009 to 2019, we use the implementation of a pilot policy that subsidizes plant protection unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a quasinatural experiment to examine the impact of popularizing plant protection UAVs on farmers’ incomes. The results show that the popularization of plant protection UAVs may significantly increase farmers’ incomes via mechanisms that include not only labor transfer and agricultural productivity improvements but also unique mechanisms related to green agricultural development. The marginal income-increasing effect of the popularization of plant protection UAVs is higher in counties with farmers with high incomes, in major grain-producing areas and in areas with plains. In addition, the popularization of plant protection UAVs has a significant positive spatial spillover effect on farmers’ incomes in neighboring counties. We provide not only an empirical reference for the popularization of plant protection UAVs in China but also new ideas for compensating for the shortcomings of China’s agricultural mechanization and realizing the strategy of increasing farmers’ incomes and rural revitalization. More importantly, we provide Chinese wisdom for promoting agricultural development and farmers’ incomes in other developing countries.

Bridging ancient wisdom and modern management: Enhancing I Ching learning with ChatGPT

This study aims to investigate the integration of artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, into the learning process of the I Ching, and its impact on students' understanding and application of this ancient Chinese wisdom in modern management practices. The research adopts a quantitative approach, utilizing surveys to collect data from students. ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model, is employed as a learning tool to assist students in applying the principles of the I Ching to solve business problems. The surveys evaluate students' perceptions of ChatGPT's usefulness, ease of use, and its effectiveness in practical applications of the I Ching. Additionally, the study examines ChatGPT's responses to determine its knowledge of the I Ching. The findings affirm that ChatGPT possesses a fundamental understanding of the I Ching and can effectively apply it to solve problems presented in textbook cases. Students perceive ChatGPT as user-friendly and highly beneficial in learning how to apply the I Ching in practical scenarios. The integration of ChatGPT as a learning tool has not only enhanced accessibility to the I Ching but also elicited increased interest and engagement among students. This integration serves as a valuable bridge between ancient Chinese wisdom and modern management approaches. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, students can dynamically and interactively explore the depths of the I Ching, thereby enhancing their comprehension and application of its principles. Consequently, this integration not only facilitates the learning of the I Ching but also fosters greater interest and engagement among students in business school.

Spatiotemporal Variation Characteristics of Ecosystem Carbon Storage in Henan Province and Future Multi-Scenario Simulation Prediction

In response to a series of problems brought about by rapid economic development, such as global warming and the continuous deterioration of the ecological environment, China has taken the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of a major country and continued to contribute Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the goal of “carbon peak and carbon neutrality” at an early date. In this paper, Henan Province has been selected as the study area, and the changes in land use and carbon storage in Henan Province from 2000 to 2020 have been analyzed spatially and temporally. The PLUS model is used to predict future land use changes under different scenarios, and the InVEST model is used to estimate carbon storage under the corresponding scenarios. The results showed that (1) During 2000–2020, the farmland in Henan Province has been in a decreasing trend, grassland and construction land showed a decreasing trend and then an increasing trend, and woodland showed a decreasing trend. From 2000 to 2020, Henan’s overall carbon storage showed a downward trend each year, with storage mainly in the western and southern regions of the province, with a spatial distribution of high storage in the west and low storage in the east. (2) Under the normal development scenario (SSP2-RCP4.5) from 2030 to 2050, the area of farmland and woodland basically showed a continuous downward trend, while construction land showed an upward trend annually, and farmland and construction land showed an increasing trend under the normal development scenario (SSP2-RCP4.5) and economic priority scenario (SSP5-RCP8.5). The decreasing trend of carbon storage was the smallest under the normal development scenario (SSP2-RCP4.5) and the ecological protection scenario (SSP1-RCP2.6). The results provide a basis for decision-making regarding low-carbon and circular developments and rational and optimal land use in Henan.

The Theoretical Origin, Scientific Connotation, and Contemporary Value of the Human Health Community

As an organic component of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, the Human Health Community focuses on the long-term development of human health and is an important theoretical innovation in maintaining public health and overall health and well-being. It is the Chinese wisdom and common plan for global public health governance. This article elaborates on the theoretical origins and scientific connotations of the human health community, and based on this, discusses its contemporary value. The human health community has become an inevitable trend in the development of the times and a universal vision for all humanity.

Naoxintong capsule for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: from bench to bedside.

Naoxintong Capsule (NXT), a renowned traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulation, has been broadly applied in China for more than 30years. Over decades, accumulating evidences have proven satisfactory efficacy and safety of NXT in treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD). Studies have been conducted unceasingly, while this growing latest knowledge of NXT has not yet been interpreted properly and summarized comprehensively. Hence, we systematically review the advancements in NXT research, from its chemical constituents, quality control, pharmacokinetics, to its profound pharmacological activities as well as its clinical applications in CCVD. Moreover, we further propose specific challenges for its future perspectives: 1) to precisely clarify bioactivities of single compound in complicated mixtures; 2) to evaluate the pharmacokinetic behaviors of NXT feature components in clinical studies, especially drug-drug interactions in CCVD patients; 3) to explore and validate its multi-target mechanisms by integrating multi-omics technologies; 4) to re-evaluate the safety and efficacy of NXT by carrying out large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials. In brief, this review aims to straighten out a paradigm for TCM modernization, which help to contribute NXT as a piece of Chinese Wisdom into the advanced intervention strategy for CCVD therapy.

How to Obtain Hexagrams with Yijing Divination – An Application of Ancient Chinese Wisdom Analysis

This article provides an analysis of a fundamental issue in Yijing studies （易学), that is, how to obtain a gua (卦, or hexagram) from Yijing divination. It modifies existing interpretations of the Dayan Divination method (大衍筮法) and proposes a new algorithm, thereby discovers the probability distribution of all gua in Yijing (易卦).The sixty-four hexagrams (重卦, 或六爻卦) of Yijing have appeared during the Shang Dynasty (ca BCE 1600-1046) and became prevalent during the Zhou Dynasty (ca BCE 1045-256), forming the foundation of Yijing. The images of gua (卦象, 64 hexagrams with six lines (爻) each and 8 trigrams (单卦) with three lines) constitute a systematic whole. Any interpretation of Yijing needs to be based on the full set of gua images. Yijing is well known as the foremost origin of all the Chinese classics, and the “divine intent” revealed by the Yijing gua is the source from which various concepts as well as their interpretations of Chinese civilization are drawn. As Yijing being a divination book, the “divine revelation” embodied in the gua serves as the authentic source in Chinese tradition to seek guidance for all kinds of risk decision-making. Regardless of applications of wide variety, the wisdom of Fuxi (伏羲, ca BCE 4600-?), the archaic sage of Chinese civilization and the root source of Yijing, has been congealed and conveyed through Yijing gua.How to acquire a gua related to “my issue,” viz., how to get know the divine intent from Heaven guiding the matters of my concern is the key question to all Yijing users. The answer involves three stages: requesting in earnest; throwing divination to obtain the gua; interpreting the underlying meaning of gua. Of them, the legitimacy of the request depends on sincerity of the prayer; the interpretation of mystic revelation of the acquired gua benefits from collective experience and intelligence. The divination throw, the stage in the middle, however, relies on the Dayan Divination method, which is the only authentic way to obtain a gua in Yijing.The Dayan Divination method is essentially a random number generator. The four numbers entailed from the divination process represent the four primary symbols (四象): 6 (六) represents the Great Yin (⚏, 老阴), 7 (七) represents the Lesser Yang (⚎, 少阳), 8 (八) represents the Lesser Yin (⚍, 少阴), and 9 (九) represents the Great Yang (⚌, 老阳). The probabilities to obtain the random number 6, 7, 8, 9 are 1/16, 5/16, 7/16, and 3/16, respectively. (This probability distribution is way different from the simplified method used in the public commoners known as the “coin flipping method.”)With the Dayan Divination, the probability distribution of the entire system of gua in Yijing can be inferred, which is of significant importance for examining and calculating the connections and evolutions among gua. (See Appendix II)In Appendix I, the author provides a thorough analysis of Shao Yong’s “doubling method” and its close association with Leibniz’s binary algorithm. With the new perspective created by the binary coding, he is therefore convinced that the Shao Yong-Leibniz sequence is indeed a substantial advancement in the overall ordering of gua in Yijing, and subsequently proposes an innovative approach enabling, extending and deepening Yijing studies.

Concrete Advices For Longevity From Wholistic Medication in The Light of Modern Molecular Chemistry–Physiology–Nutrition

We adopt the spirit of the traditional Chinese medication (including Chinese cuisine) to the effect that the human body is to be viewed as a whole as it is. By invoking a few universally established principles in biochemistry-physiology-nutrition, i.e., using modern medical principles as a touchstone, we revive the ancient Chinese wisdom of the Wu xin principle (five elements) and Five-storied pagoda principle and we deduce a plausible conclusion that the effect of fire is to be weakened by water: Xiangke of fire (oxygen) and water (antioxidant). Then we go on to show that affinity of water and soil, metal and tree explains the nutrition of the human body by vegetable, metal ions, and fruits. Five-storied pagoda principle tell that water is squeezed by soil and fire, which explains the affinity and conflict of these elements. Wind is to be interpreted to mean oil and cosmos to mean the mind.

RESEARCH ON COOPERATION STRATEGY BASED ON SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING DATA SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION BETWEEN CHINA AND ASEAN

Abstract. Remote sensing (RS) and earth observing technology are flourished with the development of a series of high-resolution earthobservation satellites. As the improvement of China’s earth observation data acquisition capability, one critical issue is put on the agenda that is what kind of models and techniques can promote the future data processing into a new level in terms of service model, massive data processing, development methods, business models, resource sharing, and system sustainability (1). In order to embed domestic satellite advantages into global world and provide increasingly more Chinese wisdom and solution to support the ASEAN regional development, China highlights the propositions on ASEAN-China remote sensing cooperation. On November 1, 2022, the ASEAN-China Satellite Remote Sensing Application Centre (hereinafter referred to as the ACSAC) was officially inaugurated in Beijing. The ACSAC will mainly focus on the establishment of a system and mechanism for a series of substantive operation, promoting the comprehensive sharing of China's land and ocean satellite data, comprehensively rich the international application scenarios of Chinese satellites, promoting applications in multiple fields and carrying out satellite remote sensing application promotion and typical demonstration, continuing to carry out technical exchanges and training with mutual demands and development. At present, ACSAC has stepped into the substantive construction stage. It will give full play to the advantages of China's natural resources land and ocean satellite remote sensing resources, to form a multi-scale, full coverage data resource support, jointly carry out the construction of the ASEAN-China satellite remote sensing data network platform based on the cloud environment, and to jointly build an integrated service open portal for land and ocean satellite data products to ASEAN region. Focusing on the core construction content of ACSAC, this paper systematically collects, summarizes and analyse the data and application needs of satellite remote sensing in ASEAN countries, finds out the current needs to meet the gap, and puts forward some thoughts and ideas on cooperation mechanism, data sharing, customized products and application demonstration of advanced products, aiming to lay a solid foundation for the substantial construction of ACSAC.

A study on the impact of the carbon emissions trading policy on the mining industry based on Porter hypothesis

In order to take Chinese actions and contribute Chinese wisdom to the fight against global climate change, China launched the carbon emissions trading policy (CETP) in 2011, thereby accumulating advanced experience in utilizing market mechanisms to reduce CO2 emissions and help reduce pollution. Mining is an irreplaceable pillar industry of the national economy. In the context of China's economic development shifting from high-speed growth to high-quality development, there is an urgent need to promote green and low-carbon development in the mining industry. The mining industry consumes a lot of energy and generates a lot of carbon emissions during extraction and processing. The CETP, which is one of the important regulatory tools for reducing carbon, will certainly have a huge impact on the green, low-carbon development of the mining industry. We use relevant data from 31 provinces and regions in China from 2006 to 2019, takes the CETP introduced in 2011 in seven provinces and cities as a quasi-natural experiment, and applies the difference-in-difference model (DID) to explore the Porter effect of the CETP on the mining industry. The robustness of the predictions is measured using the placebo test, the test of the alternative variable, and the test of the exclusion of the relevant policies in the same period. The results show that the CETP significantly reduced the business performance of the mining industry and did not increase the green total factor productivity (GTFP) of the mining industry but increased the level of science and technology innovation (STI) in the pilot provinces. That is, the impact of the CETP on the mining industry is consistent with the weak Porter hypothesis. The study results show that improving the CETP will significantly promote the realization of China's mining industry's green, low-carbon, and high-quality development. The state should support and subsidize mining enterprises that meet environmental regulation standards and increase their motivation to protect the environment. The government should increase environmental enforcement to ensure the effective implementation of the CETP. Mining enterprises should promote scientific and technological innovation and enhance their technological innovation capacity.

The Chinese Characteristics of the Constitutional Review System: Looking Back, Examining and Forward-looking

Constitutional censorship as establishing the constitutional authority, supervise the constitution of the important system, in China has actually after decades of experience and development of evolution, and in the mechanism design, practical operation embodies the strong Chinese characteristics, for the world's constitutional censorship provides the Chinese wisdom and China. Taking time as the clue, this paper introduces the origin and current situation of China's constitutional review system, and tries to provide the improvement and development ideas of the constitutionality review system in China.

The Intrinsic Logical Connection Between Marx's Theory of Social Interaction and The Common Destiny of Mankind

The idea of the community of human destiny is the Chinese wisdom of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the peaceful development of the world in the 21st century. Based on the social interaction theory of Marx, the idea focuses on the development of globalization and the future destiny of mankind, and actively advocates the concept of common destiny and win-win cooperation, thus providing a scientific Chinese proposal for world development. At the same time, the idea of community of human destiny, as a new model of Marx's social interaction theory in the new era, is bound to face all kinds of challenges, and only by constantly sorting out the historical logic, tracing back the theoretical logic, and enhancing the theoretical self-confidence by clarifying the practical logic, can we turn the challenge into an opportunity, and the adversity into a good situation. Therefore, it is of far-reaching value and historical significance to restore the internal logical relationship between the two based on the social interaction theory.

The Construction of Cultural Translation Research System under Big Data Technology

Abstract In the context of big data development, one of the reasons for the ineffectiveness of Chinese cultural translation research is the lack of attention to the “system construction”, this paper focuses on the construction of the cultural translation research system under the big data technology, based on the MOOC recommendation system using the recommendation engine group for the hybrid recommendation, the recommendation engine group integrated the use of the mainstream collaborative filtering algorithm based on foreign translation literature in the recommendation algorithm. Through the experimental analysis, the model performance reaches the maximum when the number of cultural literature is 7, and the F_1 of the traditional method is improved by about 2.6%. Compared with the original recommendation algorithm, the improved recommendation algorithm of the MOOC implicit scoring model can get more accurate recommendation results to promote the construction of a Chinese cultural foreign translation discourse system. It is expected to promote the construction of Chinese cultural foreign translation discourse system, show the vitality, staying power, and influence of China’s excellent culture to the world, enhance the international discourse power and cultural soft power of Chinese culture in the new era, and contribute Chinese wisdom to global cultural exchange and governance.

Huangjing—From medicine to healthy food and diet

AbstractDiet‐related chronic diseases are becoming more common where many consumers and nutritionists are seeking food and lifestyle interventions to improve health and standard of living. To supplement regular dietary intake, scientists are seeking to develop new crops that are productive and nutritious, which can improve health outcomes. This review focused on the history of Huangjing as a medicine, healthy food as part of a diverse diet and as an input into pharmacology uses. The sustainable production of Huangjing and the development of health‐promoting Huangjing products are reviewed through consulting the “Chinese Pharmacopoeia” along with other herbal textual research and modern research publications. Hence, the potential development of Huangjing as a regular part of a healthy diet is discussed. Huangjing has been used as medicine and food in China for over 2000 years. While it contains no starch, it is rich in fructan, saponins, and flavonoids, which have been reported to prevent and treat chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. As part of a healthy diet, Huangjing has been developed into innovative products used in meals, snacks, drinks, health foods, and drugs. Furthermore, Huangjing is a perennial plant, is suitable for cultivation in forests, and does not occupy fertile farmland. It is proposed to use the achievements of genomics and targeted precision breeding to make in‐forest cultivation of Huangjing more productive, comprehensively nutritious, and environmentally friendly and obtain high‐quality food from forests and mountains, providing Chinese wisdom for the global food and nutrition security issue.

An E-C Translation Study under the Theory of Eco-translatology: Children and Nature in The Secret Garden

Approaching the second decade of the 21 century, the theoretical translation field of China is gracing with a new theory that might open up a new paradigm for the discipline. Inspired by ancient Chinese wisdom on the harmonious relationships between man and environment, the theory of eco-translatology was published by Gengshen Hu. Eco-translatology is an interdisciplinary subject that involves the subject of translation and the ideas used in ecology. In most translated (English to Chinese) childrens literature, translators select different words under their translational environment and their own understanding of cross-cultural adaptation. Therefore, the ideal version of translation would achieve the harmonious relationships between linguistic, communicative, cross-cultural transition, and other translation-related factors, it would also achieve the harmonious relationships between authors original attempt, translators selection of words, and readers experience. This paper will make a specific analysis of the different E-C translated texts of the famous childrens literature The Secret Garden to explore translators different interpretations of authors unique ideas and translators selection for words under the theory of eco-translatology at that time period and social background. Finally, the author concludes how eco-translatology theory could be beneficial in serving practical use in translation.

Research on the effect of China's pension insurance system on the resumption of work and production in the event of the new crown epidemic

This paper analyzes the relevant combinations of promoting the economy during the epidemic from a configuration perspective, provides reference suggestions for the occurrence of future public events, and provides Chinese wisdom for other countries. Taking 9 policies for resuming work and production as conditional variables, a clear set and qualitative comparison of 3185 policies for resuming work and production in 31 provinces and cities in China (csQCA) was carried out, and the best policy combination suitable for resuming work and production policy tools during the epidemic was compared. The results show that no single policy is sufficient to make the economy recover significantly, and the combination of policy variables has a clear effect on the recovery of the economy.

An Alternative Approach to the Translation of Poems in Political Texts: Take Xi Jinping: The Governance of China as an example

Chinese poetry translation is currently dominated by the rhymed translations of poetry represented by Xu Yuanchong and the unrhymed translations of poetry represented by Weng Xianliang. Both of these poetry translation methods have provided us with valuable practical experience. However, volumes 1 to 3 of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, as authoritative interpretations of Chinese wisdom, Chinese plans, and Chinese theories, contain a large number of ancient Chinese poems. However, in the English version of the three volumes, the English translations of the relevant verses do not copy the existing translations, of famous translators, but instead, use the paraphrasing method to render these verses. By collecting representative verses on different topics and comparing the similarities and differences between translators’ translations of the same poems in the three volumes, the author summarizes the different paths of poetry translation, explores the feasibility and merits of the paraphrasing method as the main path of translating poetry in political texts, and provides a practical basis for promoting the paraphrasing method of poetry translation.

Критика русской мыслью западной модернизации и ее современное звучание

During the process of globalization, western countries represented by the United States and the United Kingdom have been advocating the so-called “universal” development mode. In response to western modernization, there has always been a “counter-enlightenment” trend in Russia’s cultural tradition. The fight between Slavophils and Western faction is not only a choice between two development paths, but also a confrontation between two civilizations. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the failure of shock therapy, traditional Russian thought has received renewed attention in contemporary times facing the current devel­opment status of Russia. Attempts have been made to construct a civilization with Russian national characteristics, so as to surpass the development of West­ern capital modernity. The works of Vladimir S. Soloviev, Nikolai A. Berdyaev, Nikolai Ya. Danilevsky formulate both the discrepancies between the founda­tions of Russian culture and the models of Westernization introduced from out­side, as well as the general principles of preserving cultural diversity in the world; many of their ideas find support and continuation in the works of modern Rus­sian philosophers, including Andrey V. Smirnov. There are some commonalities between the “Russian reflection” on Western modernization and the “Chinese wisdom” that China is now building.