来自中国的明信片(大运河纪行英文版)(精)

中国大运河是中国古代南北交通的大动脉，是 一处超大规模的线性文化遗产，她促进了古代经济 文化发展和社会进步，对于中华民族的发展具有不 可替代的重要作用，而运河文化也是中华文化的重 要组成部分。另一方面，外国读者，甚至中国读者 ，对于大运河的重要性却不甚了了。《来自中国的 明信片(大运河纪行英文版)(精)》通过对杭州、湖 州、嘉兴、绍兴和宁波等五个城市的大运河（以及 其沿岸特色城镇）的考察，作者大卫·皮卡斯将向 读者讲述讲述大运河的历史文化变迁、介绍这些地 方的历史、文化、艺术、人情风俗，并试图将整个 叙事置于中国政治、经济以及文化和历史的大背景 之下，与此同时，作者也会着重讲述自己沿途的见 闻，并借此想读者展示浙江省以及整个中国在现当 代的快速变化和发展。

Prologue Part One Exploring China: Past and Present 1. Chinas Grand Canal: A Very Short Introduction 2. The Grand Canal Veterans 3. The Journey to the People's Republic of China 4. Xixi Lu: A Walk through Hangzhou Part Two Postcards from the Grand Canal 5. Luoyang and the "Start" of the Grand Canal 6. Wuxi and the Aesthetics of the Grand Canal 7. Suzhou and the Endurance of Culture 8. Yangzhou and Wuzhen: A Mix of Tradition and Modernization 9. Lu Xun, Driverless Cars, and Transport on the Grand Canal 10. Tea and Globalization (One) 11. Tea and Globalization (Two) Part Three The Globalizers along the Grand Canal 12. Lu Zhigang: Entrepreneur, Scientist and the Restorer of the Grand Canal 13. Joanne Du: STEM Educator and Innovator 14. Yu Wanlun: Crafter and Umbrellas Maker 15. Xu Qi: An Innovator in Maps 16. Elena Gladkaya: A Russian Who Globalizes China 17. Barking Dear and Pine Bakery: "I Gotta Be Me" 18. Lin Fan: Community Organizer 19. Sun Minyan: Photographer of the Grand Canal Part Four Literature, China, and Globalization 20. Understanding Ba Jin, Understanding the (Symbolic) Grand Canal 21. Ch'oe Pu the Korean: "My Journey along the Grand Canal in 1488" 22. Conclusion Bibliography Index