The Collections of Miraculous Stories on the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra by Jing Liu

“… This paper examines the three primary Chinese translations of the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra— an extensive Mahāyāna text foundational to the Huayan School during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This study provides a comprehensive introduction to each translation, tracing its dissemination across China, and further investigates the contributions and legacy of the five patriarchs of the Huayan School. …”
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Impact Analysis of Ground Traffic and Proposed Jinan Metro Line 6 on Nearby Ancient Brick-wood Structure Vibration by AI Nan, HOU Hetao, WANG Peisen, Chen Juan

“…It is necessary to analyze the influence of ground traffic and the proposed Jinan Metro Line 6 on the vibration characteristics of the ancient Jiangxi Guild Hall buildings along the line under the typical soil geological conditions of Jinan, so as to evaluate the impact of traffic environmental vibration on ancient buildings of trade guild halls of Ming and Qing dynasties. ［Method］ The ground vibration response under the ground traffic load is measured by the measuring points inside and outside the main hall of Jiangxi Guild Hall, and the influence of the proposed Metro Line 6 on the ancient buildings is calculated by the established tunnel-soil-main hall building model for Jiangxi Guild Hall. …”
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NEGATION, INCLUDING, GRADUAL OBLIVION: STATE STRATEGIES ON SOVIET HERITAGE IN GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN by A. A. Tokarev

“…It inherited the Soviet cult of personality and combined this practice with a completely non-Soviet (Eastern) tradition of political dynasties covered by the election system.The Armenian political tradition includes reference to Soviet Armenia as theSecondRepublic, which distinguishes the country from the neighbors who consider themselves to be the successors of the democratic republics that emerged during the Civil War inRussia. …”
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O nascimento do concelho da Batalha by Saul António Gomes

“…On souhaitait ainsi développer dans la localité de Batalha une dignitas symbolique qui puisse correspondre à la signification politique et mémoriale du mausolée de la dynastie d’Aviz qui y fut érigé. …”
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Characteristics of Traditional Human Settlement Landscapes on Bedrock Islands in Guangdong Based on the “Ao” Unit by Ying PAN, Linxi CHEN, Ying SHI

“…This illustrates the interaction and coupling between the natural environment and human settlement. 3) At the human settlement unit level, each Ao unit has developed distinctive landscape characteristics influenced by factors such as natural geography, industrial conditions, resource accessibility, transportation, and the strategic needs of different dynasties. These factors have given birth to unique settlement characteristics regarding disaster-prevention landscapes, production landscapes, and the scales of settlements. …”
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