China is changing fast. Seemingly overnight it has become aneconomic and political powerhouse on a global scale. Although it isthe recent rise of China that makes the daily news, the lastcentury saw other large and rapid changes: the fall of the lastimperial dynasty, the failure of the Nationalist government, andthe ascent of Mao Zedong and the new China. How have these changesaffected the land and people of China? Can lessons from the pastgive us insights about the future? For six years, Robert Moseleylived and worked as a conservation scientist in the mountains ofnorthwest Yunnan Province.As part of that work, he set out toanswer these questions and apply the results to the conservation ofnature and culture. Northwest Yunnan provides a compelling backdrop to explore theseissues, with its spectacular mountain environment and diverseethnic cultures that were once remote, but are now confronted withunprecedented rates of change. Following in the footsteps of earlytwentieth century explorer-photographers, Mose

《云南古塔建筑(上下)》图文并茂地介绍了云南的古塔建筑。古塔是重要的物质文化遗产。在众多古建筑遗存中，由于大多数古塔用砖石垒砌而成，不易损坏，较之其它木构建筑来说其年代要久远得多，云南现存民国以前的古建筑均属古塔，由于历史悠久且建筑规模宏大，许多古塔已成为云南各地的地标性建筑，如大理的崇圣寺三塔，昆明的慧光寺与常乐寺塔(东、西寺塔)等。 云南古塔建筑多数源于佛教，属于佛教建筑;但后期出现的风水塔则多与道教及当地的民风民俗相关;从建筑类型来分，主要有密檐式塔，覆钵式塔，南传上座部佛塔及风水塔等几种。