This study tested a chain mediation model on whether hopelessness and nostalgia play a mediating role in psychache and suicidal ideation of firefighters.A total of 652 firefighters participated in the survey(male=94.9...This study tested a chain mediation model on whether hopelessness and nostalgia play a mediating role in psychache and suicidal ideation of firefighters.A total of 652 firefighters participated in the survey(male=94.94%;mean age=23.71 years,SD=4.18 years).The firefighters completed the Chinese Revised Psychache Scale(PAS),Beck Hopelessness Scale(BHS),Southampton Nostalgia Scale(SNS),and Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale(CSSRS).The path analysis results indicated that psychache positively predicted suicidal ideation.Hopelessness plays a significant mediating role between psychache and suicidal ideation further strengthening this relationship.In contrast,nostalgia mediates and weakened the relationship between psychache and suicidal ideation.Hopelessness and nostalgia jointly constructed a chain mediating effect between psychache and suicidal ideation,for higher suicidal ideation with higher hopelessness and lower nostalgia.The findings align with the Three-Step Theory of Suicide,which proposes that suicidal ideation results from the combination of pain and hopelessness and that connectedness is a key protective factor against escalating ideation.Therefore,interventions to reduce suicidal ideation in firefighters should aim to enhance their nostalgia,while reducing sense of hopelessness.展开更多
or 17 years,Peng Shituan served as a Chinese diplomat in Vietnam.He is also a prolific poet who shares his daily feelings and thoughts on WeChat Moments in verse form.“I write 10,000 to 20,000 words a month—I never ...or 17 years,Peng Shituan served as a Chinese diplomat in Vietnam.He is also a prolific poet who shares his daily feelings and thoughts on WeChat Moments in verse form.“I write 10,000 to 20,000 words a month—I never count the poems,”he said.This year,he published his third Chinese-Vietnamese bilingual poetry collection,A Pool of Nostalgia.The volume features 100 poems written during his stay in Vietnam between 2019 and 2024,reflecting his deep affection for life in Vietnam.展开更多
Background:Elderly people with depression require special care and attention.However,nostalgia is a complex emotional situation for a person who recalls the missing past.To improve mental health,quality of life,and at...Background:Elderly people with depression require special care and attention.However,nostalgia is a complex emotional situation for a person who recalls the missing past.To improve mental health,quality of life,and attitudes toward aging in institutional care,group nostalgia therapy can be a nursing intermediary for the elderly.This study aimed to analyze the effect of group nostalgia therapy on quality of life cognitive function in elderly patients with depression.Methods:A total of 89 participants were enrolled in this study,which was further categorized into a control(n=40)and a nostalgia therapy group(n=49).A standard questionnaire was used to compare the QoL,MMSE and GDS scores between the control and the nostalgia therapy groups.Results:Neither the nostalgia group nor the control group showed any statistical difference based on the patient characteristics,and both groups had a homogeneous distribution with p<0.05.However,in the intervention with nostalgia therapy,the therapy group showed improvements in almost all four domains of quality of life:physical health,psychological,environmental and social well-being.Moreover,the standard regression residual plot observed that both the post-test scores of MMSE and GDS showed favorable scores with respect to WHO-QoL.Conclusion:The study observed that group nostalgia therapy helps improve the quality of life and cognitive function in elderly patients with depression.The study also concludes that reducing depressive symptoms through nostalgia therapy could improve all four domains of the WHOQoL BREF.展开更多
Most cities in China have experienced dramatic changes during the systematic progress of modernization and commercialization. Rebuilding residential space into heritage preservation is popular in Chinese urban plannin...Most cities in China have experienced dramatic changes during the systematic progress of modernization and commercialization. Rebuilding residential space into heritage preservation is popular in Chinese urban planning. Yearning for modernity generates a policy of cultural protection which is transformed by the public spaces within which people carry out daily lives. However, heritage preservation in these cities is in a dilemma. On side, with the opening up, Chinese society toward modernization has been accompanied by large-scale urbanization, rapid commercialization and a booming consumerism. The Chinese capital has forced people to face the challenge of urban environment management and adaptation to a new city. The traditional streets in big cities are destroyed first and then rebuilt to turn the capital into an international metropolis. On the other side, heritage protection needs its historical roots as the authentic cultural features. To some extent, the process of urban landscaping stimulates people＇s nostalgia tie. Although it seems to be individual, it is also a link of one＇s historical memory of sentiment with the development of social construction. Hence, collective urban nostalgia that emerged through the rebuilding of heritage in urban China can promote nationalism from the governmental perspective. Further, it can also lead people face the life itself but neglect the social tensions around them. Meanwhile, rebuilding mode of Longtang also elaborates the power structure existing among state, capital, intellectuals.展开更多
As the National Conference on New Urbanization proposed, "(new urbanization) should enable residents to see mountains and waters, and remember nostalgia". Nostalgia is a kind of memories and yearning deep in...As the National Conference on New Urbanization proposed, "(new urbanization) should enable residents to see mountains and waters, and remember nostalgia". Nostalgia is a kind of memories and yearning deep in the heart for one's homeland or the place once lived in, it is the softest emotion and also a spiritual need. To keep nostalgia in new urbanization is to preserve history, culture, memories, and humanistic spirits of the homeland, and also to maintain local cultural genes and carry forward rural civilization. The foundation of remembering the nostalgia is to intensify culture protection. And by means of protecting cultural heritage and style of the traditional settlement practically, preserving cultural gene, inheriting cultural memory, creating cultural brand and characteristic landscape etc., the nostalgia can meet the spiritual demands of the residents, such as homesickness, life emotion, historical emotion and cultural emotion in the process of new urbanization. The key of remembering nostalgia is to promote the construction of small characteristic towns. Relying on on-site urbanization, the signifi cant ways of achieving new urbanization are star-studded layout of small towns and the construction of small characteristic tourism town. The construction of Hunan-style Tourism Town is a positive attempt and exploration of remembering nostalgia, and it contributes to the construction of a beautiful and poetic homeland for the human-centered new urbanization.展开更多
Combined with the nostalgia generated in the urbanization and rapidly developing rural tourism in China,this paper firstly analyzed main reasons for generation of nostalgia,summarized prevailing problems in the develo...Combined with the nostalgia generated in the urbanization and rapidly developing rural tourism in China,this paper firstly analyzed main reasons for generation of nostalgia,summarized prevailing problems in the development of rural tourism,and finally discussed how to retain the nostalgia in rural tourism.展开更多
During the rapid growth of urbanization,the nostalgic culture has been further activated,propelling the progress of the "urbanization of man" that puts people first.The increasing prevalence of nostalgic cul...During the rapid growth of urbanization,the nostalgic culture has been further activated,propelling the progress of the "urbanization of man" that puts people first.The increasing prevalence of nostalgic culture is not accidental,but rather a reflection of the spiritual loss and dejection of modern people caused by the high level of material civilization.This inspires calls for return to "man" and focus on ordinary people,which to a large extent is in line with the aim of folk culture.Therefore,to strengthen the protection of folk culture,take the initiative to add into it a human dimension and take good care of the living world of modern people is an important approach to well placed "nostalgia" and the advancement of a healthy,rapid growth of a newtype of urbanization.展开更多
Telling stories of China well and rural revitalization strategies are both important words in current Chinese nationalpolicies.As an important position for agricultural propaganda,broadcast media should play the socia...Telling stories of China well and rural revitalization strategies are both important words in current Chinese nationalpolicies.As an important position for agricultural propaganda,broadcast media should play the social function ofmedia to help the new pattern of rural development where man and nature coexist harmoniously construct.Thispaper mainly focuses on the“Voice of China Countryside”social education&service program“Nostalgia”(《乡土乡情》)as the research object,based on the theory of narratology,analyzes the narrative voice of“Nostalgia”,thinks about how to tell Chinese country stories well by the agricultural social education&service broadcastprogram in the new era,and passes the voice of the Chinese countryside in the new era.展开更多
In recent years,traditional villages have emerged as popular tourist destinations due to their distinctive resource value.Typically situated in remote and less developed areas,traditional villages boast primitive natu...In recent years,traditional villages have emerged as popular tourist destinations due to their distinctive resource value.Typically situated in remote and less developed areas,traditional villages boast primitive natural surroundings and rich historical and cultural heritage.These characteristics offer urban dwellers a temporary escape from the complexities of modern life,allowing them to experience physical and mental rejuvenation,mental relaxation,and overall happiness during their visit.By conducting a review of the existing literature concerning tourists’happiness in traditional villages,this study establishes a framework to understand tourists’happiness in traditional village tourism.Using the Qiangang ancient village in Conghua District,Guangzhou as a case study,the research examines the current state of rural characteristics,the establishment of cultural brands,and the promotion of the active utilization of ancient villages within the context of integrating culture,sports,tourism,and agriculture.Based on this analysis,the author proposes strategies to enhance tourists’happiness,including the preservation and development of rural characteristics,the promotion and preservation of local cultural attributes,and the collaborative advancement of culture,sports,tourism,and agriculture to engage key stakeholders actively.展开更多
Radio sound is a key signal sound in Toni Morrison’s 2003 novel Love.The intertwining of memories and radio music constitutes an intriguing window on how radio sound serves as a vehicle for exploring the cultural and...Radio sound is a key signal sound in Toni Morrison’s 2003 novel Love.The intertwining of memories and radio music constitutes an intriguing window on how radio sound serves as a vehicle for exploring the cultural and historical implications of African American women’s listening experiences with home radio,as is presented by Toni Morrison in her first new millennium novel Love.Far from a simple sonic link with the larger external world,radio sound in is a primary means for individual nostalgia,collective memory,and expression of auditory aesthetics.It is a mechanical sound which conveys a particular“black restorative nostalgia.”展开更多
The thesis bases on James Joyce’s short story collection the Dubliners as the main text,supplemented by other works,and from a poetic perspective,focuses on the relationship between Joyce’s exile life and his nostal...The thesis bases on James Joyce’s short story collection the Dubliners as the main text,supplemented by other works,and from a poetic perspective,focuses on the relationship between Joyce’s exile life and his nostalgia.Nostalgia is widespread,but its mental activity is not simple.Joyce wanders overseas,but his nostalgia is not directly expressed,and even shows his disgust with Ireland.The poetic interpretation of this contradictory phenomenon can help us understand Joyce’s personal ideas,literary thoughts,and feelings of home and country.And then,it may help us understand why exiled writers often have complex and contradictory feelings about their homeland.展开更多
While"running"in his family, as indicated by the title of this memoir, he gets to know about his relatives and their life styles at that time. And the most important thing for him is the desire to know and u...While"running"in his family, as indicated by the title of this memoir, he gets to know about his relatives and their life styles at that time. And the most important thing for him is the desire to know and understand his father better, as well as learn more about the relationship between his father and his mother. Following this desire the narrator travels back to Sri Lanka in an attempt to retrace the stories of his family, an act which is imbued with feelings of nostalgia. In order to satisfy his yearning for his long lost homeland and his family, the narrator presents a romantic image of the Ondaatje family.展开更多
Nostalgia is more than a sentiment;it's also a thriving business.From the resurgence of childhood snack brands to commercial zones designed with vintage aesthetics and old shows on repeat,every corner of culture i...Nostalgia is more than a sentiment;it's also a thriving business.From the resurgence of childhood snack brands to commercial zones designed with vintage aesthetics and old shows on repeat,every corner of culture is being repackaged and sold to satisfy the longing hearts for the past,with Millennials and Gen Z as the primary target audience.展开更多
In this article, I examine several narratives that express nostalgia through the food of Nanjing, especially those representing the famous halal （qingzhen 清真） restaurant Ma Xiangxing 马祥兴 in order to investigate...In this article, I examine several narratives that express nostalgia through the food of Nanjing, especially those representing the famous halal （qingzhen 清真） restaurant Ma Xiangxing 马祥兴 in order to investigate how narrative time can be manipulated in order to variously position and frame history. After outlining the context of prevalent cultural nostalgia in contemporary China, I begin with a publicity narrative generated by Ma Xiangxing. I then move on to literary representations by authors such as Wu Jingzi 吴敬梓, Huang Shang 黄裳, and Ye Zhaoyan 叶兆言. Finally, I look at ＂Nanjing 1912,＂ a high-end shopping and entertainment district that attempts to invoke the Republican era in order to attract consumers. As food nostalgia evolved from a rebellion against modernity to a marketing strategy in China, it has generated narratives that embody a mix of restorative and reflective nostalgia. A linear narration of history and tradition coexists with a circular narration that challenges its accuracy; thus, not only does originality eventually become a meaningless concept, but simulation also precedes and creates reality in the general commercialization of nostalgia in post-reform展开更多
Building explicit links between historical memory and place attachment, this paper investigates the intertwined relationship between globalization, urban revitalization, and neighborhood gentrification in post-reform ...Building explicit links between historical memory and place attachment, this paper investigates the intertwined relationship between globalization, urban revitalization, and neighborhood gentrification in post-reform Shanghai. Based on field research conducted intermittently between 1999 and 2007, it probes the local grounding of the ongoing place-making processes in terms of the ＂lower/higher quarter＂ dichotomy reminiscent of Shanghai＇s semi--colonial past and the apparent contradictions in the politics of planning. By way of mapping ＂Shanghai nostalgia＂ in time and space, attempts are made to locate the cultural symbols in actual sites so that upper quarters and lower quarters as imagined communities come to be attached to imagined places. From the intimate perspectives provided by ethnographic fieldwork, the author explores the significance of locality power embedded in the dichotomy-the ways in which it is exploited, the memories to which it is linked, and more importantly, the explanations it provides for present-day reconfigurations of social space and redistributions of cultural resource in China＇s most cosmopolitan city.展开更多
文摘This study tested a chain mediation model on whether hopelessness and nostalgia play a mediating role in psychache and suicidal ideation of firefighters.A total of 652 firefighters participated in the survey(male=94.94%;mean age=23.71 years,SD=4.18 years).The firefighters completed the Chinese Revised Psychache Scale(PAS),Beck Hopelessness Scale(BHS),Southampton Nostalgia Scale(SNS),and Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale(CSSRS).The path analysis results indicated that psychache positively predicted suicidal ideation.Hopelessness plays a significant mediating role between psychache and suicidal ideation further strengthening this relationship.In contrast,nostalgia mediates and weakened the relationship between psychache and suicidal ideation.Hopelessness and nostalgia jointly constructed a chain mediating effect between psychache and suicidal ideation,for higher suicidal ideation with higher hopelessness and lower nostalgia.The findings align with the Three-Step Theory of Suicide,which proposes that suicidal ideation results from the combination of pain and hopelessness and that connectedness is a key protective factor against escalating ideation.Therefore,interventions to reduce suicidal ideation in firefighters should aim to enhance their nostalgia,while reducing sense of hopelessness.
文摘or 17 years,Peng Shituan served as a Chinese diplomat in Vietnam.He is also a prolific poet who shares his daily feelings and thoughts on WeChat Moments in verse form.“I write 10,000 to 20,000 words a month—I never count the poems,”he said.This year,he published his third Chinese-Vietnamese bilingual poetry collection,A Pool of Nostalgia.The volume features 100 poems written during his stay in Vietnam between 2019 and 2024,reflecting his deep affection for life in Vietnam.
基金funded by Longyan Science and Technology Innovation Joint Fund Health Project(2021LYF17053).
文摘Background:Elderly people with depression require special care and attention.However,nostalgia is a complex emotional situation for a person who recalls the missing past.To improve mental health,quality of life,and attitudes toward aging in institutional care,group nostalgia therapy can be a nursing intermediary for the elderly.This study aimed to analyze the effect of group nostalgia therapy on quality of life cognitive function in elderly patients with depression.Methods:A total of 89 participants were enrolled in this study,which was further categorized into a control(n=40)and a nostalgia therapy group(n=49).A standard questionnaire was used to compare the QoL,MMSE and GDS scores between the control and the nostalgia therapy groups.Results:Neither the nostalgia group nor the control group showed any statistical difference based on the patient characteristics,and both groups had a homogeneous distribution with p<0.05.However,in the intervention with nostalgia therapy,the therapy group showed improvements in almost all four domains of quality of life:physical health,psychological,environmental and social well-being.Moreover,the standard regression residual plot observed that both the post-test scores of MMSE and GDS showed favorable scores with respect to WHO-QoL.Conclusion:The study observed that group nostalgia therapy helps improve the quality of life and cognitive function in elderly patients with depression.The study also concludes that reducing depressive symptoms through nostalgia therapy could improve all four domains of the WHOQoL BREF.
文摘Most cities in China have experienced dramatic changes during the systematic progress of modernization and commercialization. Rebuilding residential space into heritage preservation is popular in Chinese urban planning. Yearning for modernity generates a policy of cultural protection which is transformed by the public spaces within which people carry out daily lives. However, heritage preservation in these cities is in a dilemma. On side, with the opening up, Chinese society toward modernization has been accompanied by large-scale urbanization, rapid commercialization and a booming consumerism. The Chinese capital has forced people to face the challenge of urban environment management and adaptation to a new city. The traditional streets in big cities are destroyed first and then rebuilt to turn the capital into an international metropolis. On the other side, heritage protection needs its historical roots as the authentic cultural features. To some extent, the process of urban landscaping stimulates people＇s nostalgia tie. Although it seems to be individual, it is also a link of one＇s historical memory of sentiment with the development of social construction. Hence, collective urban nostalgia that emerged through the rebuilding of heritage in urban China can promote nationalism from the governmental perspective. Further, it can also lead people face the life itself but neglect the social tensions around them. Meanwhile, rebuilding mode of Longtang also elaborates the power structure existing among state, capital, intellectuals.
基金Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(4127116741171122)+2 种基金Innovation group project of Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation(12JJ7003)Key Discipline of Hunan Provincial Humanities and GeographyResearch Base of Hunan Provincial Human Settlement Science
文摘As the National Conference on New Urbanization proposed, "(new urbanization) should enable residents to see mountains and waters, and remember nostalgia". Nostalgia is a kind of memories and yearning deep in the heart for one's homeland or the place once lived in, it is the softest emotion and also a spiritual need. To keep nostalgia in new urbanization is to preserve history, culture, memories, and humanistic spirits of the homeland, and also to maintain local cultural genes and carry forward rural civilization. The foundation of remembering the nostalgia is to intensify culture protection. And by means of protecting cultural heritage and style of the traditional settlement practically, preserving cultural gene, inheriting cultural memory, creating cultural brand and characteristic landscape etc., the nostalgia can meet the spiritual demands of the residents, such as homesickness, life emotion, historical emotion and cultural emotion in the process of new urbanization. The key of remembering nostalgia is to promote the construction of small characteristic towns. Relying on on-site urbanization, the signifi cant ways of achieving new urbanization are star-studded layout of small towns and the construction of small characteristic tourism town. The construction of Hunan-style Tourism Town is a positive attempt and exploration of remembering nostalgia, and it contributes to the construction of a beautiful and poetic homeland for the human-centered new urbanization.
基金Supported by Student’s Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of University of Science and Technology Liaoning(DC2016188)
文摘Combined with the nostalgia generated in the urbanization and rapidly developing rural tourism in China,this paper firstly analyzed main reasons for generation of nostalgia,summarized prevailing problems in the development of rural tourism,and finally discussed how to retain the nostalgia in rural tourism.
基金a staged research result of the"Research on the Cultivation and Development of Cultural Brands in Jiangxi Province"(JC1404)-a research project launched across Jiangxi universities on humanities and social sciencesthe"Research on the Protection and Development of Folk Culture through the Creative Industries"a doctoral start-up fund of Jiangxi Normal University
文摘During the rapid growth of urbanization,the nostalgic culture has been further activated,propelling the progress of the "urbanization of man" that puts people first.The increasing prevalence of nostalgic culture is not accidental,but rather a reflection of the spiritual loss and dejection of modern people caused by the high level of material civilization.This inspires calls for return to "man" and focus on ordinary people,which to a large extent is in line with the aim of folk culture.Therefore,to strengthen the protection of folk culture,take the initiative to add into it a human dimension and take good care of the living world of modern people is an important approach to well placed "nostalgia" and the advancement of a healthy,rapid growth of a newtype of urbanization.
文摘Telling stories of China well and rural revitalization strategies are both important words in current Chinese nationalpolicies.As an important position for agricultural propaganda,broadcast media should play the social function ofmedia to help the new pattern of rural development where man and nature coexist harmoniously construct.Thispaper mainly focuses on the“Voice of China Countryside”social education&service program“Nostalgia”(《乡土乡情》)as the research object,based on the theory of narratology,analyzes the narrative voice of“Nostalgia”,thinks about how to tell Chinese country stories well by the agricultural social education&service broadcastprogram in the new era,and passes the voice of the Chinese countryside in the new era.
基金the 14th Five Year Plan Project for the Development of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Guangzhou(2023GZGJ83)Guangdong Ploytechnic of Industry and Commerce Project(2023-SKJ-20).
文摘In recent years,traditional villages have emerged as popular tourist destinations due to their distinctive resource value.Typically situated in remote and less developed areas,traditional villages boast primitive natural surroundings and rich historical and cultural heritage.These characteristics offer urban dwellers a temporary escape from the complexities of modern life,allowing them to experience physical and mental rejuvenation,mental relaxation,and overall happiness during their visit.By conducting a review of the existing literature concerning tourists’happiness in traditional villages,this study establishes a framework to understand tourists’happiness in traditional village tourism.Using the Qiangang ancient village in Conghua District,Guangzhou as a case study,the research examines the current state of rural characteristics,the establishment of cultural brands,and the promotion of the active utilization of ancient villages within the context of integrating culture,sports,tourism,and agriculture.Based on this analysis,the author proposes strategies to enhance tourists’happiness,including the preservation and development of rural characteristics,the promotion and preservation of local cultural attributes,and the collaborative advancement of culture,sports,tourism,and agriculture to engage key stakeholders actively.
文摘Radio sound is a key signal sound in Toni Morrison’s 2003 novel Love.The intertwining of memories and radio music constitutes an intriguing window on how radio sound serves as a vehicle for exploring the cultural and historical implications of African American women’s listening experiences with home radio,as is presented by Toni Morrison in her first new millennium novel Love.Far from a simple sonic link with the larger external world,radio sound in is a primary means for individual nostalgia,collective memory,and expression of auditory aesthetics.It is a mechanical sound which conveys a particular“black restorative nostalgia.”
文摘The thesis bases on James Joyce’s short story collection the Dubliners as the main text,supplemented by other works,and from a poetic perspective,focuses on the relationship between Joyce’s exile life and his nostalgia.Nostalgia is widespread,but its mental activity is not simple.Joyce wanders overseas,but his nostalgia is not directly expressed,and even shows his disgust with Ireland.The poetic interpretation of this contradictory phenomenon can help us understand Joyce’s personal ideas,literary thoughts,and feelings of home and country.And then,it may help us understand why exiled writers often have complex and contradictory feelings about their homeland.
文摘While"running"in his family, as indicated by the title of this memoir, he gets to know about his relatives and their life styles at that time. And the most important thing for him is the desire to know and understand his father better, as well as learn more about the relationship between his father and his mother. Following this desire the narrator travels back to Sri Lanka in an attempt to retrace the stories of his family, an act which is imbued with feelings of nostalgia. In order to satisfy his yearning for his long lost homeland and his family, the narrator presents a romantic image of the Ondaatje family.
文摘Nostalgia is more than a sentiment;it's also a thriving business.From the resurgence of childhood snack brands to commercial zones designed with vintage aesthetics and old shows on repeat,every corner of culture is being repackaged and sold to satisfy the longing hearts for the past,with Millennials and Gen Z as the primary target audience.
文摘In this article, I examine several narratives that express nostalgia through the food of Nanjing, especially those representing the famous halal （qingzhen 清真） restaurant Ma Xiangxing 马祥兴 in order to investigate how narrative time can be manipulated in order to variously position and frame history. After outlining the context of prevalent cultural nostalgia in contemporary China, I begin with a publicity narrative generated by Ma Xiangxing. I then move on to literary representations by authors such as Wu Jingzi 吴敬梓, Huang Shang 黄裳, and Ye Zhaoyan 叶兆言. Finally, I look at ＂Nanjing 1912,＂ a high-end shopping and entertainment district that attempts to invoke the Republican era in order to attract consumers. As food nostalgia evolved from a rebellion against modernity to a marketing strategy in China, it has generated narratives that embody a mix of restorative and reflective nostalgia. A linear narration of history and tradition coexists with a circular narration that challenges its accuracy; thus, not only does originality eventually become a meaningless concept, but simulation also precedes and creates reality in the general commercialization of nostalgia in post-reform
文摘Building explicit links between historical memory and place attachment, this paper investigates the intertwined relationship between globalization, urban revitalization, and neighborhood gentrification in post-reform Shanghai. Based on field research conducted intermittently between 1999 and 2007, it probes the local grounding of the ongoing place-making processes in terms of the ＂lower/higher quarter＂ dichotomy reminiscent of Shanghai＇s semi--colonial past and the apparent contradictions in the politics of planning. By way of mapping ＂Shanghai nostalgia＂ in time and space, attempts are made to locate the cultural symbols in actual sites so that upper quarters and lower quarters as imagined communities come to be attached to imagined places. From the intimate perspectives provided by ethnographic fieldwork, the author explores the significance of locality power embedded in the dichotomy-the ways in which it is exploited, the memories to which it is linked, and more importantly, the explanations it provides for present-day reconfigurations of social space and redistributions of cultural resource in China＇s most cosmopolitan city.
