Cultural Heritage Administration

This report on the development and problems of the marine intangible cultural heritage in Shanghai. The ICH culture has become more and more popular in recent years, so the sector has grown steadily. As a coastal city, Shanghai is at an advantageous geographical and economic location to develop marine ICH venues. However, the industry has a series of problems such as insufficient funds, lack of manpower and immaturity of the business model of the venues. This paper will analyze the current situation of the venues for marine intangible cultural heritage in Shanghai, point out the problems existing in the venues, and put forward countermeasures for reference to solve the problems and guide future development.

Maku County, located in the northwestern corner of Iran, has historically been a critical crossroads between major empires, including Persian, Armenian, and Turkish powers. Despite its strategic significance, the region’s challenging geography, characterized by rugged mountains and difficult terrain, has contributed to its marginalization in both Eastern and Western scholarly research. This article introduces a new study of the archaeological site of Dambat, previously known in the literature as Kharabe Zar (Dombad), which occupies a vast area on the southeastern slopes of Lesser Ararat, near the Iran-Turkey border. The site features extensive stone architecture, including defensive walls, storage wells, and underground shelters, suggesting a community engaged in pastoralism. Initial findings point to a society that combined agricultural and defensive strategies, though further archaeological excavations are essential to more fully uncover the settlement’s historical and cultural significance, and to address its role within the broader context of regional trade and interaction.

Bình Dương không chỉ là vùng đất giàu truyền thống lịch sử, văn hóa với hệ thống di tích, làng nghề, lễ hội dân gian đặc sắc. Bình Dương còn sở hữu vị trí địa lý thuận lợi khi nằm trong lưu vực hệ thống sông Đồng Nai – một trong những hệ thống sông lớn của khu vực phía Nam, cùng với các hệ thống sông lớn khác như sông Sài Gòn, sông Bé và các phụ lưu. Cảnh quan ven sông phong phú với các miệt vườn xanh tốt, cù lao, bãi bồi và khí hậu trong lành là điều kiện thuận lợi để phát triển các loại hình du lịch đường sông như: du lịch sinh thái miệt vườn, du lịch nghỉ dưỡng ven sông, du lịch trải nghiệm sông nước. Tuy nhiên, việc khai thác du lịch đường sông tại Bình Dương hiện nay còn mang tính tự phát, thiếu quy hoạch tổng thể và chưa phát huy hết tiềm năng lợi thế. Việc phân tích tiềm năng và định hướng phát triển du lịch đường sông trên địa bàn tỉnh Bình Dương trở thành sản phẩm du lịch đặc thù, không chỉ tạo nên điểm nhấn cho du lịch địa phương, mà còn đóng vai trò cầu nối liên kết với các tỉnh lân cận.

The location of the production sites of brown-clay amphorae is the subject of lively scientific discussion. So far, it has not been possible to determine with certainty where such amphorae were produced. This paper publishes a kiln for the production of brown-clay amphorae discovered by the Polish-Georgian expedition in Gonio (ancient Apsaros). The kiln was used in the Byzantine period, but at the current stage of research it is not possible to provide a more detailed chronology of the workshop activity.

A partir do século XV a arte da pesca revelou-se como atividade económica de eleição do povo de Sesimbra, sendo a principal fonte de riqueza. Para a comercialização do pescado necessitava do sal, um elemento fundamental para a sua conservação. A análise das cerâmicas vidradas dos séculos XV e XVI do Castelo, evidência o consumo absoluto de cerâmica procedente de Sevilha. Verifica-se a ausência de produções cerâmicas lisboetas, consequência provável da proibição da compra do sal aos pescadores de Sesimbra no estuário do Tejo. O presente artigo demonstra a estratégia de independência económica dos pescadores de Sesimbra, frente às adversidades impostas na compra do sal, pelas ordenanças instituídas pela Ordem Militar de Santiago.

In the process of transferring source language elements to the target ones, the translator faces many challenges, one of which is the pragmatic aspect of the text. Some translators take only the vocabularies and grammatical structure of the texts into account, and neglect this hidden aspect of meaning. This is also the case in audiovisual translation. In fact, sometimes disregarding the hidden aspects of meaning in audiovisual translation leads to misunderstanding film's content and also losing its pleasure. Therefore, the current study aims to prioritize the most challenging pragmatic principles in Persian dubbing. To this end, four American films (Notting hill, The bucket list, The ultimate gift and Still Alice) were chosen, all of which had been dubbed into Persian. First, the most challenging pragmatic principles in Persian dubbing are identified. Then, the present study examines the frequencies and types of mismatches between the original and dubbed films in terms of these pragmatic principles. The kinds and frequencies of translation strategies which the translators applied to deal with these principles will be illustrated too. Finally, it sets a hierarchy in the most challenging pragmatic principles in Persian dubbing. It is concluded that there are mismatches between the original and dubbed versions in terms of these pragmatic principles, and the most challenging of them are implicatures, presuppositions and speech acts, respectively.

Ru porcelain was named after the city of Ru in Henan Province, the first of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty. Ru porcelain culture and its craft is an important part of the prosperous development of cultural industries, Ru porcelain culture and its craft is one of the important carriers of cultural confidence, in addition to the current Chinese encouragement of national cultural confidence, encourage the development of hometown characteristics of cultural heritage, so the innovative heritage of Chinese traditional culture can not be separated from the innovative development of Ru porcelain culture, craft and other aspects. This paper takes Henan Guanru Company as an example and uses the method of qualitative analysis to empirically analyze the problems encountered in its innovative development and the corresponding solution measures. In assisting it to promote its business on the Internet platform, a series of problems were identified. In response to the problems, the following suggestions are made: strengthen the international branding of Ru porcelain; strengthen the promotion of new media marketing techniques; and innovate thinking to create creative non-heritage cultural products across borders. Such as promoting the prosperity of local cultural industries and high-quality economic and social development in Henan is the problem to be considered and solved in this paper.  

Abstract Invasive drywood termites are one of the most challenging species to detect in the early invasion process as they can infest a small piece of wood and be transported by human activity. Cryptotermes domesticus (Haviland, 1898) is native to south Asia and Australia and has been introduced into many other Asian countries and pacific islands, where they cause damage to furniture and wooden structures. Recently, an established colony of C. domesticus has been found in the Seoul metropolitan area, Republic of Korea, where drywood termites were not thought to be able to establish due to low winter temperatures. The discovery of C. domesticus was initiated from a post on an internet forum in which an anonymous homeowner collected alates in an apartment and asked for pest identification. This information was readily delivered to professional entomologists, and a task force was formed for inspection. During the thorough inspection, an infested sliding door frame was identified and a colony of C. domesticus was found. Instead of fumigation and localized pesticide treatment, the door and frame were removed and replaced, which was the most cost-effective control measure as the colony was only found there. Since the potential spread of C. domesticus is uncertain, the task force collaborated with the media, including newspapers and broadcasting news, to disseminate information to help recognize any additional unreported infestations. This study provides insights on how to cooperate with the media and citizens when a new invasive species is found.