Insights in Social Science

The Cross-Media Translation Pathways and Aesthetic Strategies of Literariness in The Eternal Wave

Zhao Danmeng — 2026-04-16

This paper takes the cross-media adaptation of The Eternal Wave from literature to the stage as a case study, exploring the translational pathways of literariness within dance drama and opera. Treating literariness as the core aesthetic value, it systematically examines its mechanisms of manifestation in narrative construction, character shaping, lyrical expression, and ideological articulation. Through comparative analysis, it is found that dance drama relies on bodily movement, spatial utilization, and stage choreography to create embodied visual metaphors and narrative structures, whereas opera, through musical development, vocal performance, and its overall structural framework, constructs linear auditory symbolism and emotional flow. The investigation of the transformation of this work between these two artistic forms is not merely a comparison of their artistic characteristics; rather, it seeks to address key issues in cross-media adaptation: how to preserve the intrinsic artistic properties of each medium while achieving effective narrative reception and dissemination, thereby eliciting emotional resonance from the audience. Consequently, this study focuses on how literariness is reorganized within different stage media, rather than extending to broader issues of dissemination or cultural identity.

A Study on the Modes of Narrative Representation and Structural Logic in Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport

Sun Weiyi — 2026-04-20

As Dance Sport has gradually shifted from competitive display toward stage-oriented artistic expression, Artistic Performance Dance has evolved into a key dimension for assessing the comprehensive aesthetic capacity and choreographic sophistication of the field. Unlike the traditional performance paradigm centered on technical display, Artistic Performance Dance places greater emphasis on the refinement of thematic meaning, the creation of situational atmosphere, the portrayal of character relationships, and the progression of the overall structure. As a result, narrativity has increasingly emerged as an indispensable artistic attribute of this genre. Taking Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport as its object of analysis, this paper integrates dance narrative theory, dance signification theory, and relevant research on the creation of Artistic Performance Dance. From the perspectives of thematic construction, character interaction, movement language, musical rhythm, spatial arrangement, and visual symbolism, it systematically examines the major modes of narrative representation and further explores their underlying structural logic. This study argues that narrativity in Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport is not merely a matter of ‘telling a story’; rather, it is a dynamic narrative chain of ‘theme establishment–situational development–conflict progression–emotional intensification–closure of meaning,’ generated through the ordered integration of body language and stage vocabulary within an established movement system. Narrativity not only enhances the intellectual depth and emotional appeal of a work, but also plays a significant role in promoting the transformation of Dance Sport from formulaic technical display into a complex form of stage art. This study contributes to a deeper theoretical understanding of Artistic Performance Dance in Dance Sport and also provides a feasible point of reference for creative practice and pedagogical training in this field.

Why Singapore’s Healthcare Model Cannot Be Directly Replicated in Mainland China: A Comparative Policy Perspective

Wei Mingyang — 2026-05-11

Singapore achieves a world-leading life expectancy of 83 years while allocating only 4.47% of its GDP to healthcare, whereas mainland China’s health expenditure reached 7.9% of GDP in 2023 with a life expectancy gap of 5 to 6 years. This paper argues that Singapore’s apparent efficiency stems from four institutional mechanisms embedded in its colonial legacy, compulsory savings architecture, direct state payment to physicians, and exclusion of foreign workers. None of these mechanisms can be transplanted into mainland China, given fundamental differences in fiscal capacity, population scale, urban-rural duality, and demographic trajectory. Using a comparative institutional analysis framework, this review demonstrates that China’s post-2000 demographic inversion, incomplete contribution base, and self-financing hospital model collectively render the Singaporean template inapplicable. The paper concludes that healthcare system reform must respect path dependence as a structural given rather than a policy failure.

Research on Digital Exhibition Design of China Industrial Design Museum

Xu Dan — 2026-05-12

Under the strategic background of digital transformation, digital exhibition has become a vital approach for design museums to strengthen the efficiency of cultural communication. Taking China Industrial Design Museum as the research subject, this paper focuses on its prominent deficiencies in current digital display, including inadequate digitalization of collections, insufficient interactive experience and outdated audio-visual facilities. Integrating interdisciplinary theories such as environmental psychology and immersion theory, this study conducts qualitative evaluation on the current situation of museum digital display through field investigation and statistical analysis. It identifies areas of relatively low visitor satisfaction concerning digital collection presentation, human-machine interaction and experiential attraction. Correspondingly, proposes corresponding optimization strategies from four dimensions: interactive exhibition arrangement, human-oriented spatial environment, intelligent digital technology and comprehensive supporting facilities. Specific measures cover immersive scene restoration, digital twin collection database construction, cloud museum development and educational space expansion. The research conclusions can may provide practical reference for the digital upgrading of China Industrial Design Museum, as well as theoretical foundation and practical reference for the construction and renewal of similar design museums.

An Exploration of the Characteristics of Abstract Painting and AI-Generated Abstract Painting in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Freudian Perspective

Wen Yanan — 2026-05-26

Currently, with the widespread application of artificial intelligence technology in the field of artistic creation, AI generated abstract paintings have gradually become a research hotspot. However, there is still a gap in the systematic comparative research on the psychological level between AI and traditional abstract paintings, especially in depth exploration within the framework of Freudian psychoanalytic theory. Through textual analysis, case comparison, and theoretical interpretation, this study systematically dissects the visual transformation mechanisms of the human subconscious in traditional abstract paintings—such as the connection between Kandinsky’s “The Spiritual in Art” and the id impulse. The research findings indicate that traditional abstract painting is a visual crystallization of the interplay between human subconsciousness, instinctual desires, and external reality, while AI generated abstract painting is a patterned recombination of human artistic data by algorithms, lacking genuine spiritual experience and instinctual drive. This paper aims to provide a new perspective for understanding the essential boundaries of artistic creation in the AI era and to expand the application of psychoanalytic theory in the field of digital art.

A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of ChatGPT and DeepSeek in the English Translation of Characteristic Terms from Classical Chinese Medical Texts—A Case Study of Huangdi Neijing: Jue Lun Chapter 45

Li Yuhan — 2026-06-16

This study employs Chapter 45 (Jue Lun) of Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic) as the source text to compare the performance of ChatGPT and DeepSeek in the English translation of characteristic terms from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) classics. Results indicate that while ChatGPT produces fluent translations with strong cross-contextual adaptability, it exhibits terminological inconsistencies and a tendency to dilute deep cultural connotations. In contrast, DeepSeek, leveraging a domain-specific knowledge base, demonstrates greater stability in recognizing the underlying medical rationale of core terminologies, thereby generating translations with higher academic rigor. However, neither model fully reconciles the competing demands of terminological precision, textual readability, and philosophical depth. Consequently, this study proposes a “Generation-Proofreading-Optimization” human-AI collaborative translation model. This approach integrates the technological strengths of both systems while emphasizing the translator’s pivotal role in strategy formulation and cultural gatekeeping, offering a viable pathway for the intelligent translation and international dissemination of TCM classics.

Construction and Practice of Smart Wellness Model Integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation Industry Standards and Digital Systems

Chen Yao — 2026-06-26

The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) health preservation industry is expanding rapidly in China, while it is trapped in three major dilemmas: the absence of unified service standards, backward digital transformation, and disconnection between industrial standards and information technology. These problems lead to inconsistent service quality, low user adherence and hinder industrial large-scale development. Based on the interdisciplinary integration of TCM, health management and information science, this study constructed a closed-loop smart wellness model combining industrial standards, digital platforms and offline practice. Firstly, the three-round Delphi method was adopted to formulate the Industry Standards for TCM Health Preservation Services (HJ-ZYS-2024), which defined nine categories of mainstream wellness services and established a quantitative parameter system and quality evaluation framework (Chen Y, Zhang Q, Li M, et al., 2023; State Administration for Market Regulation of China, 2015). Secondly, an integrated digital wellness platform (DCP-TCM v1.0) tailored for TCM logic was developed, including five core modules: TCM constitution identification, personalized scheme generation, real-time monitoring, adherence management and intelligent optimization. Finally, a 12-month longitudinal quasi-experiment with four arms was conducted across five institutions (n=2000). The results showed that the integrated group achieved a health goal attainment rate of 76% and a dropout rate of 8%, with an average annual service cost of 1,800 RMB. All indicators were significantly superior to the other three groups, and a prominent synergistic effect between standards and digital systems was verified (synergy coefficient = 0.52, NNT = 2.4). This study firstly realized the deep integration of industrial standards and digital systems in the field of TCM health preservation, and formed a replicable and scalable smart wellness system. It provides empirical evidence and practical paradigms for the standardized and intelligent upgrading of China’s wellness industry.

The Reconstruction of Neighborhood Committees and Urban Grassroots Governance Systems in Early New China: The Case of Beijing

Fang Ning — 2026-07-01

This study examines Beijing from 1952 to 1958, tracing the institutional formation and functional practices of neighborhood committees to explore their unique role in reconstructing the urban grassroots governance system. In the early years of the People’s Republic, neighborhood committees established a dynamic equilibrium mechanism between executing state administrative tasks and responding to residents’ needs, evolving into a governance platform that integrated political communication with social services. Through organizing mutual-aid production, conducting cultural education, and improving public welfare, these committees built low-cost social support networks during resource-scarce times. Simultaneously, their administrative transformation revealed persistent tensions between state power penetration and grassroots autonomy. Beijing’s experience demonstrates the adaptability and complexity of grassroots governance organizations during institutional infancy, providing historical reference points for understanding the interplay between government leadership and social participation in contemporary Chinese community governance.

Theoretical Analysis on Standardization of Time-Based Moxibustion with Linggui Bafa for Intervention in Mild Cognitive Impairment: From the Perspectives of Time-Based Qi Transformation and Meridian Time Sequence

Huang Rui — 2026-07-10

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is the only reversible intervention stage of Alzheimer's Disease, with a high prevalence and disease conversion rate among the elderly population in China. Western medical interventions can only delay cognitive decline in the short term, and are difficult to repair the disorder of central circadian rhythm, with limitations in efficacy and medication safety issues. Time-based moxibustion with Linggui Bafa fits the core pathogenesis of MCI characterized by deficiency in origin, excess in superficiality, and time sequence imbalance, and has outstanding advantages in time-selective intervention. However, the current research in this field faces problems such as fragmented theoretical system, inconsistent intervention standards, and large research heterogeneity, which restrict its standardized and evidence-based application.

This study adopts methods of literature research, interdisciplinary coupling and standardized system construction, integrates the core theories of time-based qi transformation, extraordinary vessel time sequence and Linggui Bafa, constructs a four-dimensional theoretical framework of "celestial time qi transformation - meridian time sequence - moxibustion stimulation - brain cognitive repair", identifies three core syndrome types of time-based qi transformation imbalance in MCI, and elucidates the mechanism of time-based moxibustion in improving circadian cognitive impairment by regulating central circadian clock rhythm, repairing hippocampal neuroplasticity, and balancing time-sequenced inflammation.

Meanwhile, this study establishes a standardized intervention system integrating time-sequenced syndrome differentiation, time-selective acupoint selection, quantitative operation, and dynamic time sequence evaluation, and designs supporting animal mechanism experiments and multi-center clinical RCT schemes to ensure the verifiability of the theory. This study fills the theoretical and normative gaps in time-based acupuncture and moxibustion intervention for MCI, can provide unified theoretical support for relevant basic research and clinical evidence-based practice, and promote the standardized application of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) time-based acupuncture and moxibustion technology in the prevention and treatment of senile cognitive impairment.