Zhongping Lai
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 632001 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Zhongping Lai |
| PRENOMES | Zhongping |
| SOBRENOME | Lai |
| ASSINATURA | LAI Z |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9577-5834 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Materializing the virtual? Post-digital intimacy and women players of otome video games in China
This article challenges the dematerialization bias in digital intimacy studies and the sociological assumption that digital capitalism dissolves social bonds (alienation) by examining how Chinese female otome video game players materialize and embody their virtual relationships in their everyday life. While there is a rich literature on screen-based interactions, this study uses a multi-sited ethnography (2021–2024), including 106 participant int…
Prehistoric human responses to avulsion flooding in the Lower Yellow River Plain inferred from Neolithic site distribution
The Late Quaternary Aeolian Deposits in the Subtropical Bose–Bubing Basins, Southern China
Aeolian deposits are globally recognized as sensitive recorders of Quaternary climate and environmental change, exemplified by the continuous loess sequences of the Chinese Loess Plateau in northern China, which document paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental evolution since the Miocene. However, such deposits have rarely been confirmed in low-latitude inland regions of southern China. Here we present systematic evidence of aeolian deposition in a …
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“Protecting our female gaze rights”
This article applies the Foucauldian concept of practiced freedom to examine how Chinese female gamers work hand in hand with game developers to negotiate government restrictions on in-game erotic material. Game developers have redesigned certain visual and textual game elements and used sexy dubbed voices to comply with state censorship while maintaining a game's appeal. Female gamers have meanwhile aligned themselves with the game developers by…
Banning sissy idols to clean up the entertainment industry’
On 2 September 2021, Mainland China’s media regulator SARFT introduced guidelines to ‘clean up’ the entertainment sector, banning the ‘sissy idols’ trend and danmei 耽美 culture (male–male romance by and for women and sexual minorities). A few days later, Sina Weibo, a major Chinese social platform, banned K-pop fan accounts, including BTS, previously criticized for Korean War comments. These crackdowns by Chinese authorities reveal concerns about …
Eroticism and Design Workshops in Game Interfaces
This article examines the interface design of otome games, focusing on how it reflects eroticism, heteropessimism, as well as the emergence of social media-driven design workshops in gaming for Asian women. Against the backdrop of heteropessimism—disillusionment with heteronormative relationships—the study uses Light and Night, a Chinese otome game, as a case study to explore these dynamics. Through digital ethnography and interviews with 58 play…
From non-player characters to othered participants
Globally, mainstream digital gaming has long been marked by compulsory (hetero)sexuality and hypermasculine gender norms, making it an ideal arena for exploring gendered power relations. This article critically examines how the participation of Chinese women digital gamers has taken on a distinctive shape in the context of newly emerging local online games that serve as an extension of the market mechanism. We examine the players’ experience of t…
Flood activity revealed millennial-scale climatic changes during the late Holocene in the Qaidam Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau
A wetland oasis at Wadi Gharandal spanning 125–70 ka on the human migration trail in southern Jordan
Former lakes and wetlands can provide valuable insights to the late Pleistocene environments encountered by the first humans to enter the Levant from Africa. Fluvial incision along Wadi Gharandal in hyperarid southern Jordan has exposed remnants of a small riverine wetland that accumulated as a sedimentary sequence up to ~20 m thick. We conducted a chronometric and sedimentological study of this wetland, including 10 optically stimulated luminesc…
Abnormal Rb/Sr ratio in lacustrine sediments of Qaidam Basin, NE Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Late Quaternary optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) chronology and environmental changes in the Hobq Desert, northern China
Luminescence dating of prehistoric hearths in Northeast Qinghai Lake and its paleoclimatic implication
Optically stimulated luminescence dating of Holocene palaeoflood deposits in the middle reach of the Yongding River, China
Chronology for terraces of the Nalinggele River in the north Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and implications for salt lake resource formation in the Qaidam Basin
Optical dating of landslide-dammed lake deposits in the upper Yellow River, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China
Growing pattern of mega-dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert in China revealed by luminescence ages
Aeolian sediments evolution controlled by fluvial processes, climate change and human activities since LGM in the Qaidam Basin, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Optical dating of young glacial sediments from the source area of the Urumqi River in Tianshan Mountians, northwestern China
Holocene climate and landscape change in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau foreland inferred from the Zhuyeze Lake record
Pollen and grain-size data from the Holocene Zhuyeze Lake record in arid Central Asia were re-assessed and combined with new ostracod species assemblage data to improve inferences of the lake history and controlling climate conditions. Zhuyeze Lake was a perennial freshwater–oligohaline lake since its establishment ca. 13 cal. ka BP. The lake level fell below the position of the QTL02 section site at 2.1 cal. ka BP after the beginning of the Han …
History and mechanisms for the expansion of the Badain Jaran Desert, northern China, since 20 ka
Desert landscapes are widely distributed in the arid northern China. The Badain Jaran Desert (BJD) is located north-west of the Tengger Desert (TD) and Ulan Buh Desert (UBD), with the Yabrai and Bayan Ulan Mountains separating the BJD from the TD and UBD. Many sand belts with an orientation of NW-SE, which is similar to that of the prevailing sand-transporting winds, connect the BJD with the TD and UBD, forming the sand transportation routes from…
Holocene climate change inferred from stratigraphy and OSL chronology of aeolian sediments in the Qaidam Basin, northeastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Paleoclimatic reconstruction based on aeolian sediments in the eastern Qaidam Basin (QB) has been hindered by the limited chronological data. Here we present 61 Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) ages. On the basis of these OSL ages and the lithologic stratigraphy, we propose the ‘effective moisture index (EMI)’ for aeolian sediments to reconstruct the effective moisture change. Based on the EMI from twelve sections, the effective moisture c…
Quaternary structural partitioning within the rigid Tarim plate inferred from magnetostratigraphy and sedimentation rate in the eastern Tarim Basin in China
It has been proposed that within the Tarim Basin tectonic activity has been limited since Triassic time. However, on the basis of magnetostratigraphy from the eastern Tarim Basin, which defines the chronology of sedimentation and structural evolution of the basin, we show that the basin interior has been uplifted and partitioned during Quaternary. The magnetostratigraphy was constructed from 2228 samples that yielded acceptable inclination values…
Timing of glacier fluctuations and trigger mechanisms in eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau during the late Quaternary
It is highly debated whether glacial advances on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) occurred as a response to temperature cooling, or whether they were forced by an increase in moisture brought by the intensive Indian summer monsoon. We here report a case study investigating this issue. Multiple moraine series in the Yingpu Valley, Queer Shan ranges of the Hengduan Mountains, and eastern QTP, provide an excellent archive for examining the timing a…
Locating the boundary between the Pleistocene and the Holocene in Chinese loess using luminescence
A detailed chronology has been obtained for a loess section at Yuanbao, situated at the northwestern edge of the Chinese Loess Plateau. The ages were obtained by the measurement of the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) from coarse-silt-sized quartz grains. These ages showed that deposition at this site was continuous from 17 ka to the present, but that there was a decrease in the sedimentation rate from 0.60 to 0.10 m/ka at 13.489 /1.15 ka,…
Luminescence dating of prehistoric hearths in Northeast Qinghai Lake and its paleoclimatic implication
Holocene evolution of Huangqihai Lake in semi-arid northern China based on sedimentology and luminescence dating
The pattern of Holocene palaeoclimatic change in arid-semiarid northern China is debated. The terminal Huangqihai Lake is located at the northern margin of the modern East Asian summer monsoon and sensitive to climate change. We present here a sedimentary section from Huangqihai lake basin which comprises lacustrine and fluvial deposits and is about 8–9 m above the present lake level. Quartz optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating was empl…
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History and mechanisms for the expansion of the Badain Jaran Desert, northern China, since 20 ka
Desert landscapes are widely distributed in the arid northern China. The Badain Jaran Desert (BJD) is located north-west of the Tengger Desert (TD) and Ulan Buh Desert (UBD), with the Yabrai and Bayan Ulan Mountains separating the BJD from the TD and UBD. Many sand belts with an orientation of NW-SE, which is similar to that of the prevailing sand-transporting winds, connect the BJD with the TD and UBD, forming the sand transportation routes from…
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Locating the boundary between the Pleistocene and the Holocene in Chinese loess using luminescence
A detailed chronology has been obtained for a loess section at Yuanbao, situated at the northwestern edge of the Chinese Loess Plateau. The ages were obtained by the measurement of the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) from coarse-silt-sized quartz grains. These ages showed that deposition at this site was continuous from 17 ka to the present, but that there was a decrease in the sedimentation rate from 0.60 to 0.10 m/ka at 13.489 /1.15 ka,…
Luminescence-dated aeolian deposits of late Quaternary age in the southern Tibetan Plateau and their implications for landscape history
Aeolian deposits are widely distributed in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau, and their chronology is poorly known. It is not yet clear whether they accumulated only after the last deglaciation, or over a longer time. We applied quartz OSL dating to aeolian samples from the Lhasa area with OSL ages ranging from 2.9 ± 0.2 to at least 118 ± 11 ka. The probability density frequency (PDF) distribution of 24 ages reveals age clusters at about 3, 8, …
Holocene climate variations from Zhuyeze terminal lake records in East Asian monsoon margin in arid northern China
Zhuyeze palaeolake is a terminal lake situated in the arid northern China in the East Asian monsoon margin. In order to examine the Holocene palaeoclimatic change in the East Asian monsoon margin, Qingtu Lake section (QTL) from Zhuyeze palaeolake is sampled in high resolution. Palaeoclimatic proxies such as grain size, carbonate, TOC, C/N and δ 13 C of organic matter, were analyzed; eleven 14 C samples and six optically stimulated luminescence (O…
Lake level variations of Qinghai Lake in northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau since 3.7 ka based on OSL dating
Holocene evolution of Huangqihai Lake in semi-arid northern China based on sedimentology and luminescence dating
The pattern of Holocene palaeoclimatic change in arid-semiarid northern China is debated. The terminal Huangqihai Lake is located at the northern margin of the modern East Asian summer monsoon and sensitive to climate change. We present here a sedimentary section from Huangqihai lake basin which comprises lacustrine and fluvial deposits and is about 8–9 m above the present lake level. Quartz optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating was empl…
OSL chronology and possible forcing mechanisms of dune evolution in the Horqin dunefield in northern China since the Last Glacial Maximum
The evolution processes and forcing mechanisms of the Horqin dunefield in northern China are poorly understood. In this study, systematic OSL dating of multiple sites is used together with pollen analysis of a representative section in order to reconstruct the evolution of the dunefield since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Our results show that there was extensive dune mobilization 25–10 ka, transition to stabilization 10–8 ka, considerable dune…
Palaeodunes intercalated in loess strata from the western Chinese Loess Plateau
Was late Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 warm and humid in nowadays arid northwestern China
Quaternary glacial chronology of the Kanas River valley, Altai Mountains, China
Holocene climate change inferred from stratigraphy and OSL chronology of aeolian sediments in the Qaidam Basin, northeastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Paleoclimatic reconstruction based on aeolian sediments in the eastern Qaidam Basin (QB) has been hindered by the limited chronological data. Here we present 61 Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) ages. On the basis of these OSL ages and the lithologic stratigraphy, we propose the ‘effective moisture index (EMI)’ for aeolian sediments to reconstruct the effective moisture change. Based on the EMI from twelve sections, the effective moisture c…
Quaternary structural partitioning within the rigid Tarim plate inferred from magnetostratigraphy and sedimentation rate in the eastern Tarim Basin in China
It has been proposed that within the Tarim Basin tectonic activity has been limited since Triassic time. However, on the basis of magnetostratigraphy from the eastern Tarim Basin, which defines the chronology of sedimentation and structural evolution of the basin, we show that the basin interior has been uplifted and partitioned during Quaternary. The magnetostratigraphy was constructed from 2228 samples that yielded acceptable inclination values…
Timing of glacier fluctuations and trigger mechanisms in eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau during the late Quaternary
It is highly debated whether glacial advances on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) occurred as a response to temperature cooling, or whether they were forced by an increase in moisture brought by the intensive Indian summer monsoon. We here report a case study investigating this issue. Multiple moraine series in the Yingpu Valley, Queer Shan ranges of the Hengduan Mountains, and eastern QTP, provide an excellent archive for examining the timing a…
The earliest well-dated archeological site in the hyper-arid Tarim Basin and its implications for prehistoric human migration and climatic change
The routes and timing of human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are crucial for understanding the evolution of Tibetan populations and associated paleoclimatic conditions. Many archeological sites have been found in/around the Tarim Basin, on the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. Unfortunately, most of these sites are surface sites and cannot be directly dated. Their ages can only be estimated based on imprecise artifact comparisons. …
Luminescence dating of Suozi landslide in the Upper Yellow River of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China
Aeolian sediments evolution controlled by fluvial processes, climate change and human activities since LGM in the Qaidam Basin, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Optical dating of young glacial sediments from the source area of the Urumqi River in Tianshan Mountians, northwestern China
Holocene climate and landscape change in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau foreland inferred from the Zhuyeze Lake record
Pollen and grain-size data from the Holocene Zhuyeze Lake record in arid Central Asia were re-assessed and combined with new ostracod species assemblage data to improve inferences of the lake history and controlling climate conditions. Zhuyeze Lake was a perennial freshwater–oligohaline lake since its establishment ca. 13 cal. ka BP. The lake level fell below the position of the QTL02 section site at 2.1 cal. ka BP after the beginning of the Han …
History and mechanisms for the expansion of the Badain Jaran Desert, northern China, since 20 ka
Desert landscapes are widely distributed in the arid northern China. The Badain Jaran Desert (BJD) is located north-west of the Tengger Desert (TD) and Ulan Buh Desert (UBD), with the Yabrai and Bayan Ulan Mountains separating the BJD from the TD and UBD. Many sand belts with an orientation of NW-SE, which is similar to that of the prevailing sand-transporting winds, connect the BJD with the TD and UBD, forming the sand transportation routes from…
Optical dating of landslide-dammed lake deposits in the upper Yellow River, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China
Growing pattern of mega-dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert in China revealed by luminescence ages
Optically stimulated luminescence dating of Holocene palaeoflood deposits in the middle reach of the Yongding River, China
Chronology for terraces of the Nalinggele River in the north Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and implications for salt lake resource formation in the Qaidam Basin
Abnormal Rb/Sr ratio in lacustrine sediments of Qaidam Basin, NE Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Late Quaternary optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) chronology and environmental changes in the Hobq Desert, northern China
Luminescence dating of prehistoric hearths in Northeast Qinghai Lake and its paleoclimatic implication
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 obras) · Geography (23 obras) · Physical geography (22 obras) · Geology (19 obras) · Holocene (18 obras) · Geomorphology (16 obras) · Paleontology (15 obras) · Geological formations and processes (13 obras) · Arid (11 obras) · Glacial period (10 obras)