会议名称：2023世界木材日研讨会暨第五届国际林联（IUFRO）林产品文化研究组讨论会
会议时间：2023年3月21日

报告嘉宾：任丛丛
嘉宾简介：北京建筑大学 副教授

摘要：

Ming yun is the Chinese compound word for fate. Specifically, ming (destined) refers to the inherent nature of an object, and yun (variable) refers to the transformation of time and space. Combined, the two morphemes describe the transformation of a particular object in time and space. As an extremely oriental term, it not only expands to non-human objects at the subject level but also considers temporal and spatial variations. Focusing on the fate of China fir, this study intends to narrate the history of symbiosis between China fir and humans, which spans 10,000 years. The ming of China fir is understood as its naturalness, whereas its yun denotes its changes and participation in social construction after meeting with humans. With reference to the theoretical model in Environment and Techniques (1945) by Andre Leroi-Gourhan, this study aims to elucidate the changes of external and interior milieus across periods from the perspective of the China fir and to continue observing the accumulation of environmental changes. Moreover, it describes the natural history that emerges with communities of the species on the basis of the development of human technology. Finally, taking Shunchang County in Fujian Province, which is the centre of China fir production, as a field site, the study compares technological items made of China fir in pre-modern and global capitalist societies to examine the mechanisms of contingency and social or natural traditions. 

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