The selected topic of this paper is to use the theories of social networks to explain how the news spread among people and how the digital technologies have changed the ways for the news to spread. This topic is selected when it is meaningful and valuable as the findings will be beneficial for studying interpersonal relations and psychological well-being, political participation and civic engagement This paper tries to conduct a preliminary research to understand this topic, and it finds out that social network could promote the dissemination of news when people are connected in a social network and they exchange messages and news. The results show that online social network will promote the spread of fake news, which will cause big negative impacts on the society. Therefore, the arguments relevant to the selected topic have been surrounding the negative and positive roles of social network for social learning and the spread of news. This paper also calls for actions from individuals to act as moral polices, and stop the spreading of fake news, and promote healthy social learning, when individuals are the gatekeepers for fake news.

In China, in recent years, feminist content has been on the rise on social media platforms, and many female social media users have begun to recognize and support feminist views. In China, K-pop music and idol, which are also more widely known, have also influenced the perceptions and thoughts of many Internet users. This paper focuses on the influence of K-pop on Chinese social media users’ perceptions of feminism. The research methodology of post-subcultural and transcultural studies will help this paper study the changes in K-pop culture and feminist concepts. The conclusion of the study is that the behavior and speech of K-pop fans and the content of the songs in K-pop culture can influence the concepts and behaviors of Chinese Internet users and K-pop fans, and as a result, K-pop culture has contributed to the development of feminism in China.

Merchants collect and use consumers’ confidence collected actively or passively. When platform operators go beyond a specific range, collect and use consumer information unrestrainedly, use algorithm technology to “precisely portray” consumers, implement differentiated pricing, and conduct considerable data-enabled price discrimination. On the one hand, the behavior of killing familiarity with big data violates the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, wears away consumers’ loyalty to the Internet industry, and hinders the conclusion of commercial transactions by inaction; on the other hand, the retail credit of platform operators is also virtually reduced. Over time, it is straightforward for consumers to have a crisis of trust in platform operators, affecting the conclusion of commercial transactions. This article starts with three judicial cases and analyzes the illegality of big data killing the rights of consumers from the perspective of theory and practice and what causes big data killing. To better protect the rights and interests of consumers, it also explores How to avoid the behavior of killing familiarity with big data through legal means.

Artistic schools represent a theoretical paradigm in the discourse of art history and art historical narrative. While discussions on Chinese art genres and artistic schools have been prevalent in classical Chinese art, theoretical introspection regarding their existence has emerged relatively late. In recent years, there has been a growing academic debate in China about the rationality of artistic schools. Of particular interest is the assertion made by some scholars that there is no need to deliberately create artistic schools. As a duality in the realms of art history and art historical studies, does the existence of artistic schools have theoretical and aesthetic justification? What are the boundaries, and where lies their value? This paper, drawing insights from Changbai Mountain painting, combines theoretical discussions from art history to explore the rationality and limitations of the existence of artistic schools, aiming to provide a new perspective for the discourse on Chinese art’s artistic schools.

Shanghainese speakers show a variety of phonological phenomena depending on the region and age of the speaker. Junior Shanghainese speakers exhibit a mixture of Mandarin and Shanghainese phonology and usually speak Shanghainese with many discernible differences compared to the old generation of Shanghainese speakers. Crucially, Shanghainese speakers often acquire Shanghainese as a second language and transfer Mandarin phonology to it. This paper aims to examine the ability to discriminate the three-way contrast /b/-/p/-/pʰ/ among senior Shanghainese speakers, junior Shanghainese speakers, and Mandarin speakers through an experimental study. The experiments show that: 1) Senior Shanghainese speakers perform less well when presented with isolated stop sounds, and they use other acoustic cues rather than plain VOT differences in everyday speech; 2) the acquisition of Shanghainese as a second language only has a limited effect on junior Shanghainese speakers’ internal phonology. Therefore, the contribution of this study is that it has determined the importance of VOT in the discrimination of Shanghainese stops and has explored the degree of influence exerted by the acquisition of an L2.

On the Chinese internet, discussions about gender are often focused on by the public. The study aims to interpret how freedom in dress is alienated and discuss the gender characters and the mechanism of social gaze that constructs them. The research implements the method of process tracing in the case study to analyze the phenomenon related to a specific object. This paper includes an objective description and tracking of the event, an analysis of the mechanisms behind the phenomenon, and a generalization of the illustrated mechanism. The conclusion is that the concept of freedom in dress is alienated to be subjective and used as a commendatory phrase. The social gaze is replacing the traditional male gaze in the field and influencing individuals differently. The research emphasizes that academic words are possibly twisted and construct the connection between media, gender, and language. This research will help with understanding the gender discussions of the public and a possible renewed gender model.

As the homosexual population in China is increasing constantly, more people are becoming more open-minded. Attitudes of ordinary people towards homosexuality have slowly changed from exclusion to acceptance. Chinese legal system needs several modifications to better protect the legal rights of homosexuals, including restrictions on violence and same-sex rape and same-sex marriage laws. Due in part to this predicament and traditional social rejection, gays live in an environment rife with violence, prejudice, pressure, psychiatric issues, and even suicide attempts. This research suggests three solutions to obtain their legal rights and social acceptance: homosexual education, a homosexual organization, and legal reforms. This study aims to further the cause of binary-sex individuals while assisting the homosexual community—and, in an ideal world, all sexual minority groups—in obtaining their legal rights and protection. It also aids in identifying the areas of the Chinese legal system that require alteration as contemporary society moves toward a more liberal ideal.

There are two overarching themes that run through Kang Youwei’s writings: the reform of laws as a means to save China, and the concept of “Datong Shijie (大同世界)”. In his response to the profound transformations taking place in the world, which he referred to as the “unprecedented changes of three thousand years,” Kang Youwei sought to adapt traditional Confucian teachings (jingxue) and other conventional ideologies. However, his ambitious endeavor to establish a Confucian national cult ultimately met with failure. The academic community has long held divergent views on Kang Youwei. While his early ideas and efforts to reform the legal system are generally viewed positively, his later ideas supporting monarchy are often dismissed. This paper analyzes Kang Youwei’s thought and the formation and inclination of the concept of Datong, as well as its interconnections with the Kongjiao movement. It can be concluded that the lack of historical precedent for establishing Kongjiao as a system in China and people’s apprehensions about the potential political implications of Kongjiao led to the failure of Kang Youwei’s reform movement. Moreover, Kang Youwei’s advocacy of Datong through the establishment of Kongjiao failed to resonate with the literati of that time. Undeniably, there is a possibility that Kongjiao could become a new locus of power outside imperial authority.

Between July 3 and July 28, 2023, Television Broadcasts Limited released the Hong Kong drama Unchained Medley, which used a small village in the countryside and Cantonese Opera as the backdrop for the drama. It tells a tragic and touching story of human-ghost love between pop musician Ivan Zhang and the female ghost Wan Lau Fong (Cantonese transliteration is used). Artistic elements in Unchained Medley - Cantonese Opera is an ancient form of traditional Chinese theater, a local performing art that employs Cantonese as the language of performance, singing, acting, reciting and traditional folk music, along with distinctive stage costumes and abstract forms. When reviewing Chinese and English papers published between 2019 and 2023, research on the analysis of Cantonese opera primarily focused on the transformation of performance forms and the creation of Cantonese opera repertoire content. However, there needs to be more in living inheritance with Cantonese Opera. This paper utilizes James W. Carey’s ‘The Ritual View of Communication’ as a theoretical framework. The article mainly adopts methods such as literature review, case studies, and comparative analysis to elucidate the significance and complex dilemmas surrounding the vibrant communications of Cantonese opera in the post-COVID world. It then consolidates and summarizes research experiences related to the protection and universal transmission of Cantonese opera in every aspect, laying the foundation for the in-depth development of Cantonese opera research.

This paper focuses on the study of the characters in the plays of Eugene Onegin and Thunderstorm, Using the literature approach, the author sorts out the research results on the image of Onegin and Zhou Ping. By means of a literature review, the author summarizes the research perspectives, viewpoints and conclusions of relevant scholars from the three aspects of literature, drama and history. Nowadays domestic and foreign research in this field on the analysis of the common characteristics of a character in the image of "Superfluous people", but the exploration of the causes of the "Superfluous" character is not in place. In particular, the personality characteristics of "Superfluous people" are more neglected. Finally, the author believes that should start from the specific plot, classify the similarities and differences in the time background of the image of "Superfluous people" at home and abroad, and more attention should be paid to their character and differentiated expression.