Collection of Essays on Opera, Folklore, and Hu Culture

Author: Zhu Wanshu / Bian Li (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This series adheres to the principle of academic excellence above all. It is open to works and collections of essays on micro-studies without limitation. According to procedure, authors first submit manuscripts, which are then reviewed by experts invited by the center. If they meet the academic standards for publication, they are included in the series and published, with the publishing costs covered by the center. This is an important initiative to address the challenges of academic publishing, particularly in advancing micro-studies. The naming of the Anhui University Center for Micro-Studies Academic Series was determined in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education for the construction of key research bases in humanities and social sciences. The Management Measures for Key Research Bases in Higher Education Institutions of Humanities and Social Sciences explicitly stipulates that personnel at such bases are mobile, operating under a dynamic mechanism of "bringing projects into the institution and leaving upon completion of the projects." Therefore, the institutional affiliation of the authors in this series may not necessarily be with the center, but as long as they are appointed as full-time or part-time researchers by the center, their research works can be included in this series.
From February 7 to 12, 2003, when the country was still immersed in the festive atmosphere of the Year of the Goat (Lunar New Year), the International Academic Conference on Opera, Folklore, and Micro-Culture was held in two locations in Chizhou and Dianshan County, Anhui Province. Centered around the conference theme, most participants submitted papers, totaling 59, which could be categorized into four parts: 1) Opera Culture and Anhui; 2) Chizhou Nuo Culture; 3) Folk Culture in Anhui and Southern Anhui; 4) Opera, Folklore, and Nuo Culture from the Perspective of Chinese Culture. Some papers focused on textual research, while others emphasized field investigations, all containing rich information and insightful perspectives. They represent new expansions in micro-culture and constitute the most significant academic achievements of the conference. From the submitted papers, we selected 43 for this collection.
The publication of this anthology will provide valuable information and inspiration for scholars engaged in the study of micro-culture, opera, folklore, and related fields.