Journal of Chinese Studies, no.69, Institute of Chinese Studies

Number 69 (July 2019) of the Journal of Chinese Studies has just been published. It contains 5 articles, 8 book reviews and spans 240 pages.

Articles

1. Son Kizen, “Seeking the Roots of Early Guaqi Thoughts”
2. Lu Chia Hui, ‘The Construction of Cultural Fluorescence: Zhang Yue’s “Huangdi zai Luzhou xiangrui song shijiu shou” and Discourse on the Sage King’
3. Uganda Sze Pui Kwan, “From Print to Spin: The Portraitures of Robert Morrison (1782–1834)”
4. Tam Ka-chai, “A Biographical Study on Tan Xueheng, the Last Naval Minister of the Qing Empire”
5. Connie Ho-yee Kwong, “The Left-wing Internationalism in the Context of European and Asian Wars: Barbusse’s Le Feu and Its Chinese Translation by Ye Lingfeng”

Book Reviews

1. Matthew W. Mosca, “Forging the Golden Urn: The Qing Empire and the Politics of Reincarnation in Tibet. By Max Oidtmann”
2. Thomas Michael , “‘Dao’ and Sign in History: Daoist Arche-Semiotics in Ancient and Medieval China. By Daniel Fried”
3. Edward Rhoads, “Inside the World of the Eunuch: A Social History of the Emperor’s Servants in Qing China. By Melissa S. Dale”
4. Johan Elverskog, “Morality and Monastic Revival in Post-Mao Tibet. By Jane E. Caple”
5. Daniel L. Overmyer, “In the Wake of the Mongols: The Making of a New Social Order in North China, 1200–1600. By Jinping Wang”
6. Tobie Meyer-Fong, “Ink and Tears: Memory, Mourning, and Writing in the Yu Family. By Rania Huntington”
7. Dorothy C. Wong, “Authentic Replicas: Buddhist Art in Medieval China. By Hsueh-man Shen”
8. Ho Hon Wai, “A Companion to Chinese History. Edited by Michael Szonyi”

For more details, please visit the Journal of Chinese Studies website:

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/journal/eng/journal.html

Twenty-First Century Bimonthly (Issue 174, August 2019), Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture

The topic for the Twenty-First Century Review (issue 174) is The Challenges and Opportunities of China’s Demographic Deficit. Two scholars contribute their articles to explore the topic: 

“Demographic Deficit and China’s Economic Growth” by Su Jian and Kang Jian

“The Aging Population in China: Current Situation, Challenges, and Solutions” by Yang Ju-hua

Four research articles are published in this issue:

“Men’s Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to the Practice of China’s Marriage Law: A Case Study of Henan Province (1950–1953)” by Ren Yao-xing

“Reflections on the Regional Variance of Industrial Transformation in Jiangsu Province, 1952–2003 (Part I)” by You Wu-yue, Li Fei-yue, Zhang Qi, and Liu Ming-xing

“The Cultural Cold War in Hong Kong: Chinese Student Weekly and the Asia Foundation, 1950-1970 (Part II)” by Poshek Fu

“The Shanghai Association of Counter-Restoration: A Case Study of Left-Wing Extremists during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (Part II)” by Dong Guo-qiang and Fan Jian-zheng

Twenty-First Century Bimonthly (Issue 175, October 2019), Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture

The topic for the Twenty-First Century Review (issue 175) is Seventy Years of the People’s Republic of China. Three essays provide in-depth studies on the topic:

“Constitutional Issues under the Party-State of the People’s Republic of China“ by He Bao-gang

“The Looming Party-State and the Fading Virtuous Globalization” by James Guan-zhong Wen

“The Rise of China and the Prospect of Global Comparative Politics” by Wang Zheng-xu

Four research articles are published in this issue:

“‘To Be a Good Party Member’: The Everyday Politics of the Party Member Training Class in Beijing Suburbs in 1950” by An Shao-fan

“From ‘Participatory Mobilization’ to ‘Command Mobilization’: On the Anti-Concealment Campaign in Baise District of Guangxi” by Wang Li-jian

“The Construction of Class Struggle in the Four Cleanups Movement: A Study on the ‘Taoyuan Experience’” by Wang Hai-guang

“Reflections on the Regional Variance of Industrial Transformation in Jiangsu Province, 1952–2003 (Part II)” by You Wu-yue, Li Fei-yue, Zhang Qi, and Liu Ming-xing

For the issues’ content, please visit the Twenty-First Century Bimonthly website:

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/21c/.

Lee Iu Cheong: A Gardener of Hong Kong, Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture

Our research project “Commerce, Culture, and Community: A Biographical Series” published its eighth book of the series. Centre Director Professor Leung Yuen Sang and our Research Associate by Courtesy, Professor Puk Wing Kin, co-authored the book. Since the 1920s, Lee Yu Kee, founded by Lee Iu Cheong, has been one of Hong Kong’s major water closet and sanitary ware engineering companies, making a significant contribution to the improvement of urban hygiene in Hong Kong. This book describes the life of Lee Iu Cheong, how he built and operated his business kingdom, and how he reformed the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and committed himself to other community services, such as the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association.

The Bei Shan Tang Legacy: Chinese Painting, Art Museum

This three-volume exhibition catalogue features 120 ancient Chinese paintings donated or loaned to the Art Museum, CUHK, by the Bei Shan Tang. It includes entries and 10 essays written by the faculty, alumni and graduate students of the Department of Fine Arts, CUHK. This bilingual catalogue also comes with plates in full colour and the transcription of all inscriptions, colophons and seals of the exhibited paintings.

Table of Contents

Preface    Harold Mok, Josh Yiu

Introduction

Facets of Ming and Qing Painting with Reference to the Bei Shan Tang Collection    Harold Mok 

I. Essays

1. Paintings of Xiang Shengmo (1597–1658) in the Collection of the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ho Ka-yi
2. From Mysticism to Verisimilitude: The Development of Travel Landscape in Early to Mid-Ming Dynasty Jiang Fang-ting
3. Modelling on Spirit over Form: Chinese Paintings in the Bei Shan Tang Collection Phil Chan
4. Bird-and-flower Paintings in the Bei Shan Tang Collection and Chinese Literati Philosophy Sarah Ng
5. Paintings of Deities for Observing Birthdays in the Ming Dynasty Ho Ka-yi
6. Depicting Likeness and Picturing Trueness: Two Paintings in the Bei Shan Tang Collection Harold Mok
7. Caressing Flowers Steeped My Clothes in Fragrance: “Fragrant Shadows at Luofu” in Female Figure Paintings Chen Fong-fong
8. The Painting Scene of Yangzhou in Painted Boats of Yangzhou Lisa Chui
9. Natal Belongingness of Guangdong Literati Painters in the Early 19th Century Cheung Ngai-yee
10. Wen Chu’s Art Agents and Their Creation of Her Artistic Persona Sylvia Lee

II.Catalogue Entries

III. Texts, Colophons and Seals