2023 No.4
Academic Reflection: China through the European Nose*
Xuelei Huang
University of Edinburgh
(ICS Visiting Fellowship Programme 2023)
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News: International Conference on Lingnan Culture and the World with the launch ceremony of the Digital Repository of Guangdong Literati and Gentry
The Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) just launched the very first research repository focusing on Guangdong literati and gentry, namely the Digital Repository of Rare Books, Calligraphy, and Paintings of Guangdong Literati and Gentry from the Ming Dynasty to the Republican Era. This Repository collects and showcases valuable collections of Guangdong cultural legacies in the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the CUHK library. It also compiles and presents the profiles of 100 significant personalities by encapsulating studies of a wide range of textual and visual materials. Through digitization and visualization of collected data, the Repository introduces a new perspective to the study of Guangdong literati and gentry from the Ming to the Republican times, serving as an incentive for interdisciplinary research and an important educational platform for promoting the culture of Guangdong to the global audience. To celebrate such remarkable milestone of Chinese studies, ICS hosted the three-day international conference on Lingnan Culture and the World in hybrid mode on 23–25 November, 2023.
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News: Lingnan Culture Studies Research Paper Competition 2023
Submission period: 1 August 2023 – 31 December 2023

Organized by the Research Programme for Lingnan Culture, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Competition aims to promote international academic research on Lingnan culture, as well as to encourage local and overseas doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows who are aspiring to conduct in-depth research in the field.
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News: Young Scholars’ Forum in Chinese Studies 2024 Call for Paper Proposals
Co-organized by CUHK-CCK Asia Pacific Centre and Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Application Deadline: 8 January 2024
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Event Report: ICS Luncheon 2023
  • Mr. Ian Huen – Late Qing and Modern China
  • Ms. Chau Yuan-weng – 《海角嚶鳴:香港中文大學文物館藏蘇文擢致何叔惠函牘》述介
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Event Report: ICS Welcoming Reception for Visiting Scholars
In the new academic year, ICS is pleased to welcome 7 visiting scholars: Prof. Edward L. Shaughnessy from University of Chicago, supported by Jao Tsung-I Visiting Professor Scheme; Prof. Elena Valussi from Loyola University Chicago and Prof. Sabrina Rastelli from Ca’ Foscari University, both supported by Visiting Fellowship Programme; Prof. Deng Yanhua from Nanjing University, supported by Visiting Scholar Scheme in Modern China Studies; and Prof. Matthew Chin from University of Virginia, Prof. Adam Liu from National University of Singapore, and Prof. Wang Shengyu from Soochow University, all supported by Asia-Pacific Centre for Chinese
Studies’ Young Scholars Visiting Scheme.

To provide an opportunity for them to meet and interact with members of the Faculty of Arts, a Welcoming Reception was organized on 4 October 2023. Having been blessed with good weather, about 30 faculty members from various departments, including Fine Arts, History, Chinese Language and Literature, and the Centre of China Studies, joined the reception at the ICS courtyard.
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Event Report: ICS Jao Tsung-I Visiting Professor Public Lecture 2023
Prof. Edward L. Shaughnessy – To Be Read as Written: Transcription Principles in the Treatment of Unearthed Documents

Prof. Edward Shaughnessy, Visiting Professor of “The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jao Tsung-I Visiting Professorship Scheme,” delivered his second public lecture titled “To Be Read as Written: Transcription Principles in the Treatment of Unearthed Documents” on 12 October 2023 at the User Education Room of University Library. The lecture was conducted in Putonghua and attracted over 80 participants. In the lecture, Prof. Shaughnessy pointed out that modern Chinese paleographers and textual critics tend to use methods such as “ancient-and-modern characters,” “loan characters,” “graphic mistakes,” etc., to transcribe excavated documents into
standard modern Chinese characters. He then provided ample examples to prove that those methods are not always proper. He suggested that it would be better to adopt a “practical and realistic” approach for the treatment of unearthed documents and “read the character as written.”
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Event Report: ICS Visiting Fellowship Programme Public Lecture
  • Prof. Elena Valussi – Hybridity, Flexibility and Accommodation in Sichuan Religious Spaces: Reflections on Past and Recent Fieldwork
  • Prof. Sabrina Rastelli – The Mechanics of Change: Ceramics and Their Aesthetics in the 10th and 11th Centuries
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Event Report: ICS Experiencing Chinese Culture Series
Mr. Ian Huen – The Politics of Emperors in Imperial China

“Let the ruler be a ruler; the minister, a minister; the father, a father; the son, a son” is a proper description of the traditional Chinese social order, which means everyone performs his specific duties. However, in imperial families, where the emperor is both father and ruler and his children are also his subjects and ministers, family inheritance inevitably intertwines with the country's fate and thus raises complex issues. ICS was honoured to invite Mr. Ian Huen to deliver a series of five lectures on “The Politics of Emperors in Imperial China” every Friday evening from 3 November to 1 December 2023 at the User Education Room of University Library. Throughout the lectures, Mr. Huen drew on ideas from The Art of War to analyse four representative historical cases of imperial succession and explore how Chinese traditional wisdom inspires modern family inheritance. The lecture series attracted around 80 participants.
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Event Report: “Hok Hoi Library and Chinese Studies in Hong Kong” Seminar
Co-organized by the Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture of the Institute of Chinese Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Hok Hoi Library, with the support from Bei Shan Tang Foundation, the “Hok Hoi Library and Chinese Studies in Hong Kong” Seminar was successfully held on 13 October 2023 at Cho Yiu Hall, CUHK. The Seminar invited 13 scholars from leading institutions in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Singapore to discuss the inheritance of Chinese culture in Hong Kong and to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Hok Hoi Library.
 
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Event Report: CUHK-CCK Asia Pacific Centre
Visiting Scholar Lecture Series

Three visiting scholars from CUHK-CCK Asia Pacific Centre’s Young Scholars Visiting Schemes were invited to deliver lectures to share their insights of their fields with CUHK students and scholars on 17 November, 2023.
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Event Report: T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre
The Second Beijing—Hong Kong—Macao Postgraduate Forum on Chinese Studies:
Theoretical Forefront and Practical Explorations in Chinese Linguistics

“The Second Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Postgraduate Forum on Chinese Studies: Theoretical Forefront and Practical Explorations in Chinese Linguistics” was held on 17–18 November 2023 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The event was organized by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at CUHK and co-organized by the School of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Normal University (BNU), the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at University of Macau (UM), and T. T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre, Institute of Chinese Studies at CUHK. It was also part of the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at CUHK. A total of 12 postgraduate students from the three universities gave presentations (including Luo Qinqin, Wong Kam Pang, Zeng Xiuwei, and Zheng Zixin from CUHK; Liu Xinyao, Tian Haiding, Wang Bo, and Zhu Guangxin from BNU; and Cong Guanliang, Dai Yuyin, Dong Wenqi, and Lin Nuoyi from UM), with 5 professors serving as moderators (including Prof. Deng Dun, Prof. Kwok Bit Chee, and Prof. Sun Yenan from CUHK; Prof. Zhang Weijia from BNU; and Prof. Zhang Jingwei from UM) and providing on-site comments.
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New Publications
  • Journal of Chinese Studies no.77 (July 2023)
  • Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, Issue 199 (October 2023)
  • Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, Issue 200 (December 2023)
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Event Highlight: The Sixteenth Graduate Seminar on Modern and Contemporary China
Land in China: 1900–2024

Date: 4–5 January 2024
Time: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Language: Chinese and English
Venue: Conference Room, Art Museum East Wing 2/F
Co-organized: CUHK-CCK Asia Pacific Centre, Institute of Chinese Studies, and Centre for China Studies
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Event Highlight: ICS Experiencing Chinese Culture Series
The Inheritance of Naamyam

Prof. Franco Yuen, a maestro in Cantonese Opera, became a disciple of renowned Cantonese Opera performer Mr. Mak Bing- Wing at the age of seven. Prof. Yuen is also an expert in Naamyam, a type of Cantonese narrative singing, as well as one of the few opera artists who can perform in different fields. ICS is honoured to invite Prof. Yuen to deliver a series of ten weekly lectures on “The Inheritance of Naamyam” from 25 January to 28 March 2024 at Room 304 of HYS, CUHK. Throughout the lectures, participants will gain exposure to the fundamental knowledge of Naamyam, enjoy singing demonstrations, and learn various singing techniques.
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Event Highlight: T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre
CUHK-UChicago Workshop on Syntax and Semantics

The “CUHK-UChicago Workshop on Syntax and Semantics” organized by the T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre of ICS and co-organized by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at CUHK will be held on 4–5 March 2024 at CUHK. For the details of the Workshop, please visit https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/clrc/.
Event Highlight: Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture

The Fifth Chen Kai-wen Lecture on Modern Chinese History

Public Lecture:
中朝蘇三角關係的歷史脈絡(1921–1991)
Speaker: Prof. Shen Zhihua
Date: 11 March 2024 (Monday)
Time: 4 – 6:30 pm (Tea reception: 3:30 pm)
Venue: LT2, Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK

Symposium:
朝鮮半島安全結構的變遷(1970–1990年代)
Speaker: Prof. Shen Zhihua, Prof. Li Danhui, Prof. Niu Jun
Date: 15 March 2024 (Friday)
Time: 4 – 6:30 pm
Venue: LT1A, Cheng Yu Tung Building, CUHK

Online registration:
https://forms.gle/vXyd1dMnH6PtTVcq7

Enquires: 3943 5976 / rcccc@cuhk.edu.hk
For details, please refer to the poster (Chinese version only).

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Academic Reflection: China through the European Nose*
News: International Conference on Lingnan Culture and the World with the launch ceremony of the Digital Repository of Guangdong Literati and Gentry
News: Lingnan Culture Studies Research Paper Competition 2023
News: Young Scholars’ Forum in Chinese Studies 2024 Call for Paper Proposals
Event Report: ICS Luncheon 2023
Event Report: ICS Welcoming Reception for Visiting Scholars
Event Report: ICS Jao Tsung-I Visiting Professor Public Lecture 2023
Event Report: ICS Visiting Fellowship Programme Public Lecture
Event Report: ICS Experiencing Chinese Culture Series
Event Report: “Hok Hoi Library and Chinese Studies in Hong Kong” Seminar
Event Report: CUHK-CCK Asia Pacific Centre
Event Report: T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre
New Publications
Event Highlight: The Sixteenth Graduate Seminar on Modern and Contemporary China
Event Highlight: ICS Experiencing Chinese Culture Series
Event Highlight: T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre
Event Highlight: Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture
 
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