Realm of Thought

Realm of Thought
FoundedSeptember 20, 1999
DissolvedOctober 14, 2000
Founder(s)Li Yonggang
URLwww.sixiang.com
Current statusShut down[1]

The Realm of Thought,[2] or Field of Ideas,[3] whose domain name was www.sixiang.com,[4] was a mainland China-based[5] thoughtful academic website founded by Li Yonggang,[6] a lecturer of the Department of Political Science at Nanjing University,[7] on September 20, 1999.[8]

Realm of Thought primarily discussed academic ideas and some hot academic topics, and was quite popular among Chinese intellectuals.[9] The site provided a platform for free academic discussion in China,[10] and was once the most influential website in the humanities and academic circles of mainland China.[11]

Shut down

Realm of Thought was shut down on October 14, 2000.[12]

References

  1. ^ Yongming Zhou (2006). Historicizing Online Politics: Telegraphy, the Internet, and Political Participation in China. Stanford University Press. pp. 262–. ISBN 978-0-8047-5128-5. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. ^ The Chinese Economy: Translations and Studies. M.E. Sharpe. 2005. pp. 85–. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. ^ Yongnian Zheng (2008). Technological Empowerment: The Internet, State, and Society in China. Stanford University Press. pp. 242–. ISBN 978-0-8047-5737-9. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  4. ^ Leong H. Liew; Shaoguang Wang (12 November 2012). Nationalism, Democracy and National Integration in China. Routledge. pp. 121–. ISBN 978-1-134-39749-5. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ Kang Liu (31 December 2003). Globalization and Cultural Trends in China. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 201–. ISBN 978-0-8248-2759-5.
  6. ^ Historian Gao Hua. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. 15 December 2012. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-962-996-539-6.
  7. ^ David Leiwei Li (1 December 2003). Globalization and the Humanities. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 202–. ISBN 978-962-209-653-0.
  8. ^ "Realm of Thought: Chinese Academic Efforts". www.sixiang.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  9. ^ "Overview of Internet Development in China". Modern China Studies. 2012-01-05. Archived from the original on 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  10. ^ Guoguang Wu (15 January 2015). Paradoxes Of China's Prosperity: Political Dilemmas And Global Implications. World Scientific. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-981-4578-02-8. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  11. ^ "Situation in Mainland China" (PDF). Mainland Affairs Council. 2000-10-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  12. ^ ""A Review of the Research on "Intellectual Youth Going to the Mountains and Villages". Modern China Studies. 2012-01-06. Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2021-04-18.