林錦源. / 論文(碩士) -- 香港中文大學硏究院歷史學部,1995. / 參考文獻: leaves 164-176. / Lin Jinyuan. / 摘要 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一章 --- 緖論 --- p.2 / Chapter 第二章 --- 汪康年的家世與生平 --- p.7 / Chapter 第三章 --- 《時務報》刊行前汪康年的改革思想 --- p.17 / Chapter 第一節 --- 與洋務派的交往 --- p.17 / Chapter 第二節 --- 與維新派的接觸 --- p.23 / Chapter 第三節 --- 甲午戰爭後汪康年的改革思想 --- p.27 / Chapter 第四節 --- 上海強學會的發展 --- p.30 / Chapter 第四章 --- 汪康年與《時務報》 --- p.51 / Chapter 第一節 --- 上海與維新思潮 --- p.51 / Chapter 第二節 --- 汪康年與《時務報》的籌辦 --- p.55 / Chapter 第三節 --- 《時務報》與維新運動 --- p.60 / Chapter 第四節 --- 《時務報》的內在分歧 --- p.64 / Chapter 第五章 --- 從《時務報》到《昌言報》 --- p.103 / Chapter 第六章 --- 戊戌政變以後汪康年的改革思想 --- p.119 / Chapter 第七章 --- 總結與評價 --- p.132 / 附錄一 〈中國公會章程〉 --- p.144 / 附錄二 〈上海強學會章程〉 --- p.148 / 附圖一 --- p.153 / 附圖二 --- p.154 / 附表一 --- p.155 / 附表二 --- p.157 / 附表三 --- p.158 / 附表四 --- p.159 / 附表五 --- p.162 / 附表六 --- p.163 / 參考書目 --- p.164

書名據書背. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Shu ming ju shu bei. / Manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 384-404). / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / Chapter 一 --- 古詩 --- p.1 / Chapter 二 --- 古詩 --- p.9 / Chapter 三 --- 古詩 --- p.34 / Chapter 四 --- 古詩 --- p.62 / Chapter 五 --- 古詩 / Chapter 六 --- 古詩 / Chapter 七 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 八 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 九 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 十 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 十一 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 十二 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 十三 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 十四 --- 近體詩 / Chapter 十五 --- 外編 / Chapter 十六 --- 附錄: 主要參考書目

在清代學術史研究中，王鳴盛的學術地位主要由其史學成就奠定。而作為乾嘉時期的經史大家，其經學研究理應佔據一席之地。 / 《尚書後案》是王鳴盛的經學代表作，其主旨在於「發揮鄭康成一家之學」。「鄭氏學」是王氏《尚書》學的核心，「鄭氏家法」也貫穿於王氏治學之始終。其《尚書》學的主要內容在於鄭玄注「輯佚」與「疏證」兩方面，雖然各有得失，但總體而言其《尚書》學成就，得到乾嘉諸儒的普遍認可。 / 王鳴盛的《尚書》學，前承清初辨偽古文、偽孔《傳》之餘韻，後啟乾嘉鄭氏學、乃至今文學之序幕，於清代《尚書》學史中具有轉折意義。但其學特色鮮明，好博尊聞，而精審未及；守一家之學，生門戶之見，故屢遭後人苛評。此固當分別而論。 / As far as the studies of academic history of the Qing Dynasty are concerned, the academic status of Wang Ming-sheng was chiefly established through his accomplishments in Historiography. A major figure in the studies of Confucian classic and history in the Qianlong-Jiaqing period, Wang deserves a credit for his classical studies. / Shangshu hou’an was Wang Ming-sheng’s representative work in his classical studies, aiming to “elaborate the scholarly work of the school of Zheng Xuan. The studies of Zheng Xuan formed the core of Wang’s studies of Shangshu and Zheng’s scholarly methods had become one of his own. Wang’s studies of Shangshu mainly included his collection and subsequent annotation of Zheng Xuan’s commentaries. With both merits and demerits, Wang’s studies of Shangshu as a whole were widely recognized by the scholars of the Qianlong -Jiaqing period. / Wang Ming-sheng’s studies of Shangshu inherited from the early Qing predecessors’ attempts to identify its forged guwen ‘Old Text’ and commentary spuriously attributed to Kong An-guo, while shedding light on the studies of Zheng Xuan in the Qianlong-Jiaqing period and even giving rise to the studies of Jinwen ‘New Text’. Wang’s work marked a turning point in the history of Shangshu studies in Qing Dynasty. Through distinctive and sophisticated, his scholarly pursuit was criticized for falling short of precision. It upheld the scholarship of one school, but also risked being one-side. The frequent criticisms arisen as a result, however, should be regarded as a separate issue. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / 王利. / "2013年7月". / "2013 nian 7 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 256-289). / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Wang Li. / 提要 --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / 目錄 --- p.iii / Chapter 第一章 --- 緒論 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一節 --- 研究緣起與目的 --- p.1 / Chapter 一、 --- 研究緣起 --- p.1 / Chapter 二、 --- 研究目的 --- p.2 / Chapter 第二節 --- 文獻檢討 --- p.3 / Chapter 一、 --- 經學 --- p.5 / Chapter 二、 --- 小學 --- p.8 / Chapter 三、 --- 文獻學 --- p.9 / Chapter 第三節 --- 研究內容與方法 --- p.15 / Chapter 第二章 --- 王鳴盛之生平與學術 --- p.18 / Chapter 第一節 --- 生平傳略 --- p.18 / Chapter 第二節 --- 學術著述 --- p.20 / Chapter 一、 --- 經部著作 --- p.21 / Chapter 二、 --- 史部著作 --- p.23 / Chapter 三、 --- 子部著作 --- p.24 / Chapter 四、 --- 集部著作 --- p.27 / Chapter 第三章 --- 《尚書》鄭氏學史述要 --- p.29 / Chapter 第一節 --- 兩漢《尚書》學之流傳 --- p.29 / Chapter 一、 --- 《今文尚書》之流傳 --- p.29 / Chapter 二、 --- 《古文尚書》之流傳 --- p.34 / Chapter 第二節 --- 《尚書》鄭氏學 --- p.38 / Chapter 一、 --- 鄭玄與今、古文經學 --- p.38 / Chapter 二、 --- 《尚書》鄭注之流傳與散亡 --- p.40 / Chapter 三、 --- 王鳴盛之鄭氏學 --- p.44 / Chapter 第四章 --- 王鳴盛之鄭玄注輯佚研究 --- p.46 / Chapter 第一節 --- 《尚書》鄭注之輯佚 --- p.46 / Chapter 第二節 --- 王鳴盛輯佚之法則 --- p.48 / Chapter 一、 --- 廣蒐博取 --- p.48 / Chapter 二、 --- 注重版本 --- p.54 / Chapter 三、 --- 考辨真偽 --- p.58 / Chapter 四、 --- 覈校異同 --- p.62 / Chapter 五、 --- 推斷歸屬 --- p.70 / Chapter 六、 --- 編排次第 --- p.74 / Chapter 第三節 --- 王鳴盛輯佚之缺失 --- p.77 / Chapter 一、 --- 蒐輯失略 --- p.77 / Chapter 二、 --- 真偽失考 --- p.79 / Chapter 三、 --- 文字失校 --- p.87 / Chapter 四、 --- 修改失實 --- p.93 / Chapter 五、 --- 體例失審 --- p.97 / Chapter 第五章 --- 王鳴盛之鄭玄注疏證研究 --- p.101 / Chapter 第一節 --- 徵引群書 --- p.101 / Chapter 一、 --- 引《大傳》以釋之 --- p.104 / Chapter 二、 --- 引清人之說以釋之 --- p.114 / Chapter 第二節 --- 歷史地理 --- p.125 / Chapter 一、 --- 鄭引〈地理志〉非班〈志〉 --- p.127 / Chapter 二、 --- 釋九州四海 --- p.130 / Chapter 三、 --- 釋山水 --- p.133 / Chapter 四、 --- 釋地理沿革 --- p.140 / Chapter 第三節 --- 訓詁釋例 --- p.147 / Chapter 一、 --- 援據古訓 --- p.147 / Chapter 二、 --- 破讀假借 --- p.156 / Chapter 三、 --- 辨別字形 --- p.159 / Chapter 四、 --- 因聲求義 --- p.162 / Chapter 五、 --- 其他 --- p.163 / Chapter 第四節 --- 闕疑存異 --- p.166 / Chapter 一、 --- 鄭注闕疑之例 --- p.166 / Chapter 二、 --- 經義難明者，闕疑之 --- p.168 / Chapter 三、 --- 鄭注無者，引馬、王、偽孔，辨其是非 --- p.170 / Chapter 第六章 --- 王鳴盛《尚書》學個案研究 --- p.178 / Chapter 第一節 --- 戴震與王鳴盛 --- p.178 / Chapter 一、 --- 事件背景 --- p.178 / Chapter 二、 --- 〈與王內翰鳳喈書〉真偽考 --- p.181 / Chapter 三、 --- 鄭氏家法與戴、王學術 --- p.193 / Chapter 四、 --- 小結 --- p.202 / Chapter 附： --- 〈與王內翰鳳喈書〉三家校本 --- p.203 / Chapter 第二節 --- 焦循與王鳴盛 --- p.206 / Chapter 一、 --- 緣起 --- p.206 / Chapter 二、 --- 王鳴盛對焦循《尚書》學的影響 --- p.209 / Chapter 三、 --- 焦循對王氏《後案》的引用 --- p.223 / Chapter 四、 --- 小結 --- p.236 / Chapter 第七章 --- 王鳴盛《尚書》學之特色 --- p.237 / Chapter 第一節 --- 獨尊鄭學 --- p.237 / Chapter 一、 --- 承繼惠棟 --- p.237 / Chapter 二、 --- 鄭氏家法 --- p.239 / Chapter 第二節 --- 注重古訓 --- p.241 / Chapter 一、 --- 輯佚馬、王注 --- p.241 / Chapter 二、 --- 廣集書證 --- p.242 / Chapter 第三節 --- 兼及辨偽 --- p.244 / Chapter 一、 --- 《尚書後辨》 --- p.244 / Chapter 二、 --- 皇甫謐或王肅偽造 --- p.246 / Chapter 第八章 --- 結語 --- p.248 / Chapter 一、 --- 清代輯佚學 --- p.248 / Chapter 二、 --- 清代鄭氏學 --- p.250 / Chapter 三、 --- 清代《尚書》學 --- p.252 / 主要參考書目 --- p.256 / Chapter 一、 --- 王鳴盛相關研究論著 --- p.256 / Chapter 二、 --- 古籍（時代序） --- p.263 / Chapter 三、 --- 今著（筆劃序） --- p.270 / Chapter 附錄一： --- 王鳴盛研究著作分類索引（1912011) --- p.280 / Chapter 附錄二： --- 兩種《尚書後案》整理本點校舉誤 --- p.290

Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Manuscript. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 312-331). / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / Chapter 第一章 --- 王國維生平及學術 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一節 --- 傳略 --- p.1 / Chapter 第二節 --- 交游 --- p.12 / Chapter 甲 --- 羅振玉 --- p.12 / Chapter 乙 --- 沈曾植 --- p.19 / Chapter 丙 --- 蔣汝藻 --- p.22 / Chapter 第三節 --- 學術 --- p.26 / Chapter 第四節 --- 哲學 --- p.33 / Chapter 第五節 --- 自殺 --- p.54 / Chapter 甲 --- 殉情說 --- p.54 / Chapter 乙 --- 憂時局說 --- p.61 / Chapter 丙 --- 本性憂鬱及叔本華哲學影響說 --- p.63 / Chapter 丁 --- 綜合說 --- p.65 / Chapter 戊 --- 與羅振玉有關說 --- p.67 / Chapter 第二章 --- 論王國維文學創作 --- p.75 / Chapter 第一節 --- 王國維詩 --- p.76 / Chapter 甲 --- 乙巳以前詩 --- p.77 / Chapter 一 --- 受之於前人者 --- p.77 / Chapter 二 --- 與同時詩人比較 --- p.83 / Chapter 三 --- 詩中哲理 --- p.89 / Chapter 四 --- 綜論 --- p.101 / Chapter 乙 --- 壬子以後詩 --- p.109 / Chapter 第二節 --- 王國維文 --- p.127 / Chapter 甲 --- 靜安文集之文 --- p.127 / Chapter 乙 --- 觀堂集林綴林之文 --- p.133 / Chapter 第三節 --- 王國維詞 --- p.144 / Chapter 甲 --- 「借古人之境界為我之境界」 --- p.145 / Chapter 乙 --- 「遣辭運意，往往重複」 --- p.157 / Chapter 丙 --- 人間詞之勝處 --- p.167 / Chapter 丁 --- 詠物之詞 --- p.175 / Chapter 戊 --- 幾首王氏自詡的詞 --- p.181 / Chapter 己 --- 餘論 --- p.186 / Chapter 第三章 --- 論王國維文學批評 --- p.194 / Chapter 第一節 --- 小說批評 --- p.195 / Chapter 甲 --- 紅樓夢評論與晚清小說理論 --- p.196 / Chapter 乙 --- 紅樓夢評論 --- p.199 / Chapter 一 --- 「人生及美術之概觀」 --- p.199 / Chapter 二 --- 「紅樓夢之精神」 --- p.201 / Chapter 三 --- 「紅樓夢之美學上之價值」 --- p.204 / Chapter 四 --- 「紅樓夢之倫理學上之價值」 --- p.206 / Chapter 五 --- 「餘論」 --- p.207 / Chapter 丙 --- 餘論 --- p.210 / Chapter 第二節 --- 詞學批評 --- p.217 / Chapter 甲 --- 境界 --- p.217 / Chapter 乙 --- 隔與不隔 --- p.229 / Chapter 丙 --- 造境與寫境 --- p.235 / Chapter 丁 --- 有我之境與無我之境 --- p.239 / Chapter 戊 --- 品評詞人 --- p.243 / Chapter 己 --- 詞話取資於前人處 --- p.254 / Chapter 庚 --- 詞話之可商議處 --- p.256 / Chapter 辛 --- 餘論 --- p.259 / Chapter 第三節 --- 戲曲批評 --- p.274 / Chapter 甲 --- 宋元戲曲史 --- p.275 / Chapter 乙 --- 一代有一代之文學 --- p.283 / Chapter 丙 --- 影響 --- p.288 / Chapter 丁 --- 餘論 --- p.290 / Chapter 第四節 --- 其他文學理論 --- p.202 / 結語 --- p.210 / 參考書目 --- p.312 / Chapter 甲 --- 書籍 --- p.312 / Chapter 乙 --- 文集文章 --- p.322 / Chapter 丙 --- 期刊文章 --- p.327 / Chapter 丁 --- 外文著述 --- p.330

陳柏嘉. / "2011年5月". / "2011 nian 5 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 299-338). / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Chen Bojia. / Chapter 1 --- 緒論 --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- 東漢以前《詩經》傳授歷史概述 --- p.4 / Chapter 3 --- 清人整理四家《詩》學派方法探究 --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1 --- 清人整理四家《詩》學派之總則 --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2 --- 清人整理四家《詩》學派之理論 --- p.14 / Chapter 3.3 --- 近人關於清人理論之補正 --- p.19 / Chapter 4 --- 據清人理論整理王充《論衡》所屬《詩經》學派 --- p.24 / Chapter 4.1 --- 師承法 --- p.24 / Chapter 4.2 --- 推臆法 --- p.26 / Chapter 5 --- 王充《論衡》引《詩》特色探究 --- p.30 / Chapter 5.1 --- 可確考為某家者 --- p.32 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- 《魯詩》說 --- p.32 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- 《齊詩》說 --- p.33 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- 《韓詩》說 --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- 《毛詩》說 --- p.48 / Chapter 5.2 --- 文獻傳承/漢代通說 --- p.64 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- 與《毛詩》及其他先秦兩漢文獻記載類同 --- p.64 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- 與《韓詩外傳》及其他先秦兩漢文獻記載類同 --- p.99 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- 與《毛詩》、《韓詩外傳》及其他先秦兩漢文獻記載類同 --- p.138 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- 與先秦兩漢文獻記載類同 --- p.142 / Chapter 5.3 --- 自成一說 --- p.180 / Chapter 6 --- 清人整理四家《詩》學派方法獻疑 --- p.196 / Chapter 6.1 --- 師承法獻疑 --- p.196 / Chapter 6.2 --- 推臆法獻疑 --- p.215 / Chapter 7 --- 兩漢《詩經》學史探論:政治與學術之糾結 --- p.216 / Chapter 8 --- 整理四家《詩》學派方法新論 --- p.228 / Chapter 8.1 --- 揚棄師承法 --- p.228 / Chapter 8.2 --- 揚棄排除法 --- p.237 / Chapter 8.3 --- 善用直引法、慎用推臆法 --- p.238 / Chapter 8.4 --- 回歸原點一整理四家《詩》學派方法探究 --- p.239 / Chapter 9 --- 結論 --- p.243 / 附錄 --- p.246 / Chapter 1 --- 《論衡》、《詩經》互見篇目表 --- p.246 / Chapter 1.1 --- 按《論衡》篇目排序 --- p.246 / Chapter 1.2 --- 按《毛詩》篇自排序 --- p.270 / Chapter 1.3 --- 按《韓詩外傳》卷目排序 --- p.295 / 參考書目 --- p.299 / Chapter 1 --- 專書 --- p.299 / Chapter 2 --- 學位論文 --- p.316 / Chapter 3 --- 單篇論文 --- p.319 / Chapter 4 --- 外文資料 --- p.328 / Chapter 4.1 --- 專書 --- p.328 / Chapter 4.2 --- 論文 --- p.331 / Chapter 5 --- 電子資料 --- p.333 / 後記 --- p.334

霍婉雯. / "二〇〇八年七月". / "2008 nian 7 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 171-175). / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Huo Wanwen. / 中文提要 --- p.I / 英文提要 --- p.II / 目錄 --- p.III / 引言 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一章´Ø --- 《孔子家語》槪述 --- p.2 / Chapter 第一節´Ø --- 《孔子家語》的流傳 --- p.2 / Chapter 第二節´Ø --- 《孔子家語》版本及硏究綜述 --- p.4 / Chapter 第三節´Ø --- 《孔子家語》版本問題 --- p.10 / Chapter 第四節´Ø --- 《孔子家語》〈序〉考 --- p.16 / Chapter 第五節´Ø --- 《孔子家語》與出土文獻的關係 --- p.24 / Chapter 第二章´Ø --- 《孔子家語》與傳世文獻比較 --- p.36 / Chapter 第一節´Ø --- 《家語》內容有所增益 --- p.36 / Chapter 第二節´Ø --- 《家語》內容有所删減 --- p.56 / Chapter 第三節´Ø --- 《孔子家語》內容有所改易 --- p.68 / Chapter 第四節´Ø --- 總結 --- p.81 / Chapter 第三章´Ø --- 《家語》編裁的目的 --- p.82 / Chapter 第一節´Ø --- 提升孔子形象 --- p.83 / Chapter 第二節´Ø --- 推尊儒家賢者 --- p.107 / Chapter 第三節´Ø --- 統一槪念用語´ؤ´ؤ以五儀爲例 --- p.116 / Chapter 第四節´Ø --- 闡述其經學思想´ؤ´ؤ以禮學爲例 --- p.142 / Chapter 第五節´Ø --- 符合篇章主旨 --- p.154 / Chapter 第六節´Ø --- 總結 --- p.159 / Chapter 第四章´Ø --- 王肅與《家語》的關係 --- p.160 / Chapter 第一節´Ø --- 論王肅《家語注》難鄭說 --- p.161 / Chapter 第二節´Ø --- 王肅《家語注》校勘《家語》考 --- p.163 / Chapter 第五章´Ø --- 總結 --- p.169 / 參考書目 --- p.171

Poems inscribed on paintings combine poems and paintings closely together. They are artistic fusion of poetry and painting. A poem inscribed on a painting usually serves as a window to the painting to point out, bring about and deepen the meaning of the painting. Hence, poems inscribed on paintings characterize themselves as overlapping the boundaries between literature, painting, landscape poetry and landscape painting. A poem inscribed on a painting not only displays the form of landscape through the painting but also expresses the meaning of the painting and reflects the poet's mind as well. The combination of landscape poetry and landscape painting reached the summit in the Yuan Dynasty when lots of poems inscribed on paintings emerged to express the art of painting through the art of poetry. Further combination of poetry and painting first appeared in the works of HUANG, Kung-wang, who was a famous poet and painter in the Yuan Dynasty. Among the "Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty", HUANG enjoyed the highest achievements in art and remarkable accomplishment in the creation of poems inscribed on landscape paintings, which exerted an enlightening, deep and long-term influence on the art and literature of the successive Ming and Ching Dynasties. HUANG, Kung-wang's poems inscribed on paintings can be divided into two categories - "poems inscribed on others' paintings" and "poems inscribed on his own paintings". The former represents the poet's (HUANG, Kung-wang's) perception and appreciation of a painting through his own cultural discipline and aesthetic taste and the subsequent creation of a poem to bring about the meaning of the painting. The latter provides the background of his (HUANG, Kung-wang's) creation of poems and gives hints to the inner implications of his paintings and his ideas and appreciation of painting, aiming to achieve the state of "perfect fusion of poetry and painting" through poetry-painting interaction. So, whether "poems inscribed on others' paintings" or "poems inscribed on his own paintings", the poet (HUANG, Kung-wang) have successfully introduced readers to painting and showed them how to enjoy the fun and meaning behind painting. Poems inscribed on landscape paintings use paintings as materials, so the existence of landscape images embodies a visual space. However, the creation of both poetry and painting most addresses the link between, or rather, the fusion of scenery and emotion. As a result, while appreciating a painting with a poem inscribed on it, we had better not limit our view to forms and structures. In stead, HUANG, Kung-wang's approach of appreciating a painting is much recommended. With excellent mental training and great imagination, the scenery of mountains, rivers, clouds, villages, pavilions, or even a blank space on the painting could turn out to be an entire season, life, nature or universe for the mind to enjoy eternally. Besides, HUANG, Kung-wang's poems inscribed on landscape paintings particularly emphasize mental growth and pursuits. It is believed that reading, religious discipline, reclusion, travel and personal integrity can help improve the level of art and literature creation. HUANG, Kung-wang had never learned painting until he was 50. His case is a good example of the Chinese saying, "A great vessel will be long in completion; a great man will take time to shape and mature." In terms of Chinese painting, it means that only through multiple training and discipline can an artist demonstrate a unique style.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brown University, 2008. / Vita. Advisor : Richard L. Davis. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 436-467).

Traditionally, Chinese regarded China as the centre of the world, displaying little interest in foreign lands. Before the 1840s, although there were records of a few brave pilgrims traveling to huge distances, Chinese travel literature was dominated by essays and diaries written about the natural scenery of China. In the late Qing, a period of transformation during which Chinese society was challenged by the West and later Japan, Chinese intellectuals, realizing China’s weakness, traveled to these countries in search of remedies for the state. The resulted burgeoning travel literature contains not only firsthand information of the West and Japan at the time, but also details about individual responses to the foreign lands they visited. Despite the relatively small amount of research done on these writings, they are, indeed, the most significant archival materials for the study of the early perceptions of the Chinese of the West in the modern period. Among these travelers, Wang Tao (1828-1897) is certainly worthy of discussion. Apart from being a reform pioneer, Wang Tao was also being pioneering to be the first intellectual to travel to Europe and Japan. His two travelogues, Manyou suilu and Fusang youji, however, have only been used as references in biographical research, neglecting the fact that they consist of not only unprecedented journeys of a Chinese intellectual, but also Wang’s constant evaluations of home politics, of which he carefully laid out in the form of travelogue. This dissertation aims to explore the two travelogues, and is particularly concerned of their relationship with the historic context, the author’s motives of writing and other foreign travel writings of the time. The two travelogues stand out both in subject maters and the subtle ways Wang (re)constructed Europe and Japan. They can be seen as a manifesto of Wang’s views on himself, China and the world. While many travelogues of the same period were written in a data or analysis-based style, Wang Tao embodied his observations abroad, his criticism and vision of the future China, his personalities, assumptions and expectations and the spirit of his time with a highly refined language in the two accounts, and had make them intriguing works of literature.

In this study, the two-dimensional cutting stock problem (2DCSP) is considered. This is a problem that occurs in the cutting of a number of smaller rectangular pieces or items from a set of large stock rectangles. It is assumed that the set of large objects is sufficient to accommodate all the small items. A heuristic procedure is developed to solve the two-dimensional single stock-size cutting stock problem (2DSSSCSP). This is the special case where the large rectangles are all of the same size. The major objective is to minimize waste and the number of stock sheets utilized. The heuristic procedures developed to solve the 2DSSSCSP are based on the generation of cutting pattern. The Wang algorithm and a specific commercial software package are made use of to generate these patterns. The commercial software was chosen from a set of commercial software packages available in the market. A combinatoric process is applied to generate sets of cutting patterns using the Wang algorithm and the commercial software. The generated cutting patterns are used to formulate an integer linear programming model which is solved using an optimization solver. Empirical experimentation is carried out to test the heuristic procedures using data obtained from both small and real world application problem instances. The results obtained shows that the heuristic procedures developed produce good quality results for both small and real life problem instances. It is quite clear that the heuristic procedure developed to solve the 2DSSSCSP produces cutting patterns which are acceptable in terms of waste generated and may offer useful alternatives to approaches currently available. Broadly stated, this study involves investigating available software (commercial) in order to assess, formulate and investigate methods to attempt to benchmark software systems and algorithms and to employ ways to enhance solutions obtained by using these software systems. / Thesis (M.Sc. (Computer Science))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.