15/11/2017
Fudan University’s Professor Li Zhiqing and Professor Fan Lizhu gave inspiring talks to Nottingham staff and students on 13 November as part of the China Seminar Series organised by the Nottingham Confucius Institute. Professor Li, an economist, gave a talk entitled “The Green Development of China’s Economy” and Professor Fan, a sociologist, spoke about “How Urbanization Changes China's religious landscape”.
“China is experiencing serious environmental problem after 30 years of rapid economic growth, which means China has to transfer to green models of development in the near future”, said Professor Li. He discussed factors behind the environmental problems of the past three decades, the connection between environment and economy in China, and proposed likely solutions on how to achieve new balances between the environmental and non-environmental sectors.
Professor Fan’s talk focused on the likely impact of China’s urbanisation on the nation’s religious landscape. Given government plans to see nearly 70% of the Chinese population living in urban areas by 2035, “a large and unprecedented flow of population would not only generate new economic and demographic dynamics, but also have massive impact on modes of religious development,” said the Professor. Religious group and belief connections would also play an important part in helping migrants settle down and start new lives in the cities, she added.
The two seminars lasted an hour each and were attended by approximately 30 Nottingham University students and staff. The event was well received with many interesting questions raised and discussed regarding China’s environmental problems and freedom of religion beliefs.
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中国系列讲座”在诺丁汉大学孔子学院顺利举行
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当地时间11月13日下午，诺丁汉大学孔子学院举办了两场由复旦大学教授主讲的“中国系列讲座”，分别是由经济学院李志青教授带来的“中国经济的绿色选择”和社会学系范丽珠教授的 “城市化如何改变中国的宗教景观”。讲座由诺丁汉孔院中方院长孟金蓉主持，吸引了许多师生参加。
李志青教授主要围绕经济增长过程中环境问题的根源，目前环境与经济之间的关系，以及如何解决环境问题，实现环境与经济之间的平衡等问题展开讨论。李教授表明，伦敦“雾都”的称谓，正是环境对伦敦当年一味追求经济发展作出的反击和警告。而现在的中国，也正陷入经济发展与保护环境的抉择之中。中国经济经历了30多年的高速增长，所取得的经济成果让全世界侧目，但伴随而来的诸多环境问题也暴露无遗。比如“雾霾”曾引起口罩囤积狂潮、“pm2.5”位居中国年度搜索热词前十等等，环境问题已经引起中国经济界的高度重视。目前看来，绿色发展成为中国经济下一步发展的必然选择。
而范丽珠教授的演讲则主要探讨中国城市化如何广泛转变宗教景观。根据中国政府的计划，到2035年，将近70％的人口将生活在城市地区。过去30年来，城市化进程高速推进，推动了大规模的人口流动。范教授提出了以下观点：首先，前所未有的大规模人口流动不仅产生了新的经济和人口动态，而且对宗教发展模式也有很大的影响;其次，宗教团体和信仰的关系成为帮助移民安居乐业的功能性因素，开启了城市新生活; 最后，新的宗教运动现正通过城市化发展自己的特色。
两位教授的讲座虽然从不同的角度展开，但都聚焦了中国的特色问题，引发了在场听众的无限思考。在最后的提问环节中，李志青教授和范丽珠教授都对现场观众的问题进行了详细而深入的解答。此次的两场讲座让中外的听众都对当下中国的绿色经济发展和宗教景观有了一个全面而深刻的认识。
Posted on Friday 24th November 2017