INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

The

Silk Road

ORGANIZED BY CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE IN SOFIA,

Sofia, Bulgaria, October 29-31, 2013. Conference Programme October 29, Tuesday Time 08.30-9.00 09.00-10.00 10.00-10.30 10.30-12.30 Section I
Chair: Prof. Dr. Habil. Alexander Storozhuk Working language: English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks. Registration of the participants. Opening ceremony at the Aula of Sofia University. Opening speeches by honored guests. Sofia University Chinese Embassy Other Honored Guests Coffee-break

Event

Venue
Foyer at Aula Magnum, Sofia University Aula Magnum, Main Building of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.

Foyer at Aula Magnum

Session One Section II

Chair: Dr. Mariana Tian Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks..

Section I: Aula Magnum Section II: Conference Hall I Section III: Conference Hall II Section III
Chair: Prof. Tatyana Evtimova Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks.

Prof. Dr. Habil. Alexander Fedotoff, Director of Center for Eastern Languages and Cultures, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski On the Life and Deeds of Yel Chucai Language of presentation: English Prof. Dr. Habil. Alexander Storozhuk, Head of

Prof. Ge Zhiqiang, Beijing Foreign Studies University, School of European Languages and Cultures About Foreign Language Teaching Language of presentation: Bulgarian Aksinia Koleva, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Assoc. Prof. Sonya Alexieva, New Bulgarian University, Sofia Contemporary Aspects of Cultural Tourism in Shanghai Language of Presentation: Bulgarian

Prof. Tatyana Evtimova, Sofia University St.

Kliment Ohridski

Chinese Studies Department at Saint-Petersburg State University Infernal Escort Guards in Chinese Short Stories
Language of presentation: English Prof. Dr.Habil. Maya Kelian, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Peculiarities and difficulties in the study of the linguistic phenomenon - (separable words)
Language of presentation: Bulgarian Dr. Mariana Tian, Senior Research Fellow, Bulgarian Academy of Science Language of presentation: Bulgarian

About a Word Forgotten Alongside the Silk Road

Language of Presentation: Bulgarian Assoc. Prof. Irina Saraivanova, Sofia University

St. Kliment Ohridski

Young Chinese Lifestyle: Globalization, Internationalization and Westernization

Language of presentation:

Ottoman Literary Traces Along the Silk Road Language of Presentation: English/Bulgarian Dr. Svetlana Ivanova, Sofia University St.
Kliment Ohridski

Assoc. Prof. Magdalena Zocka Dbrowska, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland
Silk Cognition in Reference to Georges Dumzil Theory of Three Social Functions Language of presentation: English

Hong Yao, Confucius Institute in Sofia Error Analysis of Chinese Synonyms Acquisition of the Intermediate and advanced level Bulgarian Students Language of presentation: English

Korea in Sino-Japanese Relations in the Meiji Period (1868-1912) Language of Presentation: Bulgarian

12.30-13.30 13.30-15.30
2

Buffet Lunch Session Two

Foyer at Aula Magnum Section I: Aula Magnum Section II: Conference Hall I

Section I
Chair: Dr. Yuri Stoyanov Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks
Prof. Dr. Habil. Nako Stefanov, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Political and geopolitical characteristics of the challenges and problems of modern China Language of presentation: English

Section II
Chair: Aksiniya Koleva Working languages: Chinese, Bulgarian Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks

Section III: Conference Hall II Section III

Chair: Rumyana Damjanova Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks

Prof. Ping DUAN & Prof. Jun ZHAO, Department Assoc. Prof. Svetlana Stoycheva, Sofia University, of Applied Linguistics, Capital Medical Department of Slavonic Studies University
Voice Use Analysis in Research Articles by Chinese and English Authors Language of presentation: / Language of presentation: Bulgarian

Dr. Yuri Stoyanov, SOAS, University of London;

Assoc. Prof. Tian Jianjun, Beijing Foreign Studies

University XX Language of presentation: Chinese

Albright Institute, Jerusalem

The Eastward Expansion of Religious Heterodox Networks along the Pre-modern Silk Road

Assoc. Prof. Andronika Martonova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

The leader of the sixth generation: Jia Zhanke and his artwork in Chinese cinema Language of presentation: Bulgarian

Language of presentation: English

Dr. Zornitsa Grekova, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America, Asia, Australia and Oceania Directorate

Stefan Rusinov/Dima Pironkova

- Language of presentation:Bulgarian

Rumyana Damjanova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Symbolism and codification in the dance theatre traditions of India and China: cross cultural reflections Language of presentation: English

The Chinese good neighbour diplomacy

Language of presentation: English

Dr. Hristina Ambareva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Bulgaria on the Silk Road: why the country comes into the view of Chinese investors?

Dr. Denka Marinova, National Academy of Sports Traditional Chinese medicine from ancient practice to modern science Language of presentation:Bulgarian

Language of Presentation:

15.30-16.00 16.00-18.00 Section I

Coffee-break Session Three

Foyer at Aula Magnum Section I: Aula Magnum Section II: Conference Hall I Section II
Chair: Mario Appen Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks Plamena Koeva, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
The Sino-Soviet Border Dispute and the Armed Clashes on Zhenbao Island ( ) in March 1969 Language of presentation: Bulgarian

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Gergana Petkova Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks
Prof. Dr. Habil. Bojka Tsigova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski /

Language of presentation: Bulgarian, with screen translation in English

Assoc. Prof. Antoaneta Nikolova, Blagoevgrad South-West University

Dr. Konstantin Golev, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Neofit Rilski
Language of presentation: Bulgarian, with screen translation in English Dr. Desislava Damyanova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

, - Language presentation: Bulgarian

Naira Grigoryan, Director of the Confucius Institute at YSLU Brusov, Erevan The Armenian Chinese Cultural and Educational Relationships Language of presentation: English

The Boundary Expression in Chinese Philosophy (According to Zhuangzi)

Language of presentation: English

Assoc. Prof. Gergana Petkova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Hit the road, Chihiro! The heroine with a thousand faces on a journey to herself Language of presentation: English

Mario Appen, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski The Etymology of the Bulgarian dut(d) (mulberry tree) according to Persian Monolingual Dictionary Borhan-e Qate Language of presentation: English

17.30-19.00

Dinner

Alma Mater Restaurant, Sofia University

October 30, Wednesday

09.00-11.00 Section I
Chair: Prof. Dr. Alexander Alexiev Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks Teodora Kutsarova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Ancient Chinese Perception of Space-time as ensuing from the Corporality shen and the Ego wo Language of presentation: English 5

Final Session Section II

Chair: Antonia Tsankova Working languages: Bulgarian, English, Chinese Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks Dr. Dmitry Mayatsky, Saint-Petersburg State University Collection of old books in the Library of the Faculty of Asian and African Studies at SaintPetersburg University Language of presentation: English

Section I: Aula Magnum Section II: Conference Hall I Section III: Conference Hall II Section III
Chair: Dr. Valentina Stoilkova Todorova-Marinova Working languages: Bulgarian, English Each speaker has 20 min. for oral presentation and 5 min. for communication with the attendees. Another 20 min. are provided for overall discussions and concluding remarks
Yana Shishkova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Superstitions in the Chinese everyday life

Language of presentation: Bulgarian

Evelina Hein, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Never Ending Happiness: Traditional Chinese Concepts of Happiness
Language of presentation: Bulgarian, with screen translation in English

Olga Botchkova, Confucius Institute at Saint-

Petersburg State University

Verbs of Direction in Middle Chinese Language, Explored on the Basis of the Novel Shuihuzhuan Language of presentation: English

Dr. Valentina Stoilkova Todorova-Marinova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski : Language of presentation: Alexander Ivanoff, Sofia University St. Kliment

Veselin Karastoichev, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Disunity Makes Strength About the Inner Boundaries of the Chinese Modern Poetry During the Eighties of XX Century Language of Presentation:
Language of presentation: Bulgarian, with screen translation in English Prof. Dr. Alexander Alexiev, Head of Chinese

Wenjun Yuan, The International Cultural Exchange

School, Fudan University

Ohridski
Chinese elements in Dogen`s Kana Shbgenz

Language of presentation: Chinese

Language of presentation:

Studies Department at Sofia University The Concept of Tian in Lunyu

Language of presentation: English

Antonia Tsankova, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Director of the Confucius Institute in Sofia
Correlational Analysis of the Factors Influencing Variation of Aspect-tense Markers in Modern Chinese Language of presentation: English

Konstantin Bayraktarov /Alexander Mandalov Translation and analysis of Li Yus Weiqi Ming- the oldest poem dedicated to weiqi Language of presentation:Bulgarian

11.00-11.30 12.00-13.30

Closing remarks Cocktail Party

Aula Magnum Sofia University