Contents Introducing Universities and Disciplines CHEN Baosheng Interdisciplinarity and Paradigm Shift of Modern Science —A Speech Given at the First National Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Conference and Joint Meeting of Academies for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research HAN Qide Theoretical Reflection and Practical Inquiry on the Construction and Evaluation of Disciplines with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era HUANG Baoyin, LIN Mengquan and CHEN Yan Reflections on Universities and Disciplines ZHANG Pingwen Exploring the Connotative Means of Disciplinary Development Particularly Applicable to Underdeveloped Regions —A Case Study of Lanzhou University YAN Chunhua The Historical Evolution, Functions and Optimization of the Discipline Catalogue in China MA HuaideWANG Zhiyong On Developmental Laws and Prospects of Legal Science WANG LimingHUANG Wenyi Meta Evaluation: The Circulation of Evaluation and the Value Origin ZHOU Zuoyu On the Dilemma of Late Developing and Exogenous Academic System and Dealing Strategy YAN Fengqiao Academic Disciplines Connotation, Its Mechanism and Basis for Classification YAN Guangcai Discipline System: Chinese Features and World Significances LU Xiaozhong