published_or_final_version / Journalism and Media Studies Centre / Master / Master of Journalism

published_or_final_version / Medical Sciences / Master / Master of Medical Sciences

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Chinese / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Comparative Literature / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Fine Arts / Master / Master of Philosophy

Thesis (B.A.)--Bi-College (Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges) Dept. of East Asian Studies, 2008. / Title from caption. Includes bibliographical references.

Cantonese opera, a Chinese regional operatic genre sung in the Cantonese dialect popular in the Pearl River Delta area and overseas Cantonese communities, has shown its vitality through absorbing various elements of theatrical art and culture, thus often moving between tradition and innovation. It is to be argued that adaptation has always been the most essential means of introducing changes to the genre, and it is precisely because of this need for change from the practitioners or the audience that innovation emerges.;The current thesis investigates how adaptation contributes to changes in Cantonese opera in different developmental stages of the genre by mediating the conflict between tradition and innovation. Focuses include the establishment of Cantonese opera by adapting other regional operas into paichangxi [episodic repertoire] and its re-adaptation to different media; the role adaptation and re-adaptation played in Cantonese opera reform in the 1930s in introducing new elements and establishing aesthetic traditions of contemporary Cantonese opera; how adaptation and re-adaptation promoted the canonization of Tong Tik-sang's works since the 1950s; and the role adaptation played in recently produced works for the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts aiming at training performers as well as searching for a possible path for the continuation of Cantonese opera. It presents a never-ending cycle of tradition formation and innovation absorption, catalyzed by adaptation, that shapes the constantly changing face of Cantonese opera.

published_or_final_version / abstract / Linguistics / Master / Master of Arts

Ng, Kin Shing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-63). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix 2 in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION / Psychoanalytic Theories on Narcissism --- p.1 / Psychometric Studies of Narcissism --- p.3 / Problems of the American Scales --- p.7 / Exploring the Construct of Narcissism among the Chinese --- p.10 / Purposes of the Present Study --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- METHOD / Participants --- p.15 / Measures --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- RESULTS FOR SAMPLE 1 / Exploratory Factor Analysis --- p.18 / Confirmatory Factor Analysis --- p.22 / Concurrent Validity of the CNS --- p.24 / "Comparison between Gender, Location and Age-groups" --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- RESULTS FOR SAMPLE 2 / Internal Reliability and Item-Total Correlation --- p.28 / Cross-validating the Factor Structure in the Clinical Sample --- p.29 / Concurrent Validity of the CNS in the Clinical Sample --- p.31 / Clinical utility of the CNS --- p.33 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- DISSCUSSION / Narcissistic Personality Features among Chinese --- p.37 / Gender Difference in Narcissism --- p.40 / Age Differences in Narcissism --- p.41 / Narcissism and Psychosocial Adjustment --- p.42 / Clinical Utility of the Narcissism Construct among Chinese --- p.43 / Strengths and Limitations of the Present Study --- p.44 / Appendix 1 The Nine Diagnostic Criteria of NPD and Related CPAI-2 Items --- p.50 / Appendix 2 Chinese and English versions of the CNS Items --- p.51 / References --- p.52

The Man Mo Temple（文武廟）Compound on Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, which comprises three blocks, namely Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Kung （列聖宮） and Kung Sor（公所）, were built in 1847 . The Temple was built mainly for the worship of Man Cheong (God of Literature, 文昌) and Mo Tai (God of Martial Arts, 武帝). It was important assembly hall where Chinese people discussed issues and resolved disputes in early colonial period. The Temple represented the traditional social organization and religious practices of the Chinese community in the past. The aim of this study examines the development of Man Mon Temple from 1840s to 1908. This thesis contains six main chapters. The first chapter is literature review of previous researches for Man Mo Temple, as well as presents the objectives and methodology of the thesis. The second chapter explores the reasons for its establishment. The third chapter describes the development of architecture of temple. The forth chapter describes and analyses the Guandi worship （關帝信仰）and Wenchang belief （文昌信仰）in Hong Kong. The fifth chapter evaluates the significance of Man Mo Temple on different periods. The temple provided religious service, also as sponsor the charitable work of the Chinese community. It analyses the change of the temple’s function in colonial period. The final chapter is a conclusion how the Man Mo Temple shift to accommodate changing needs of the colonial development. / published_or_final_version / Chinese Historical Studies / Master / Master of Arts