New Asia College The Chinese University of Hong Kong eNewsletter

New Asia College has long been recognized as the leader in the study of Confucianism in the 20^th Century. Influence of our College founders, Ch'ien Mu, Tang Junyi, Mou Tsungsan and Xu Fuguan, has spread beyond the Chinese academia to the world. As renowned scholars in Confucianism, they have expressed great concern on the development of contemporary Chinese society as well as the relation of China to the rest of the world.

Confucianism has been the core value of Chinese society and one of the most significant influences in eastern cultures for centuries. Confucianism has faced challenges during different time periods in history, especially in contemporary China. With the rapid growth in economy and abundance of resources, there has been a growing interest in understanding our traditional culture for the purpose of personal cultivation. In response to this demand, the New Asia College, with the generous support from Moonchu Foundation, has established the "New Asia Lectures on Confucianism" in 2013. Each year, a distinguished scholar will be invited to visit the College for 2 weeks and deliver a series of 3 public lectures with topics on Confucianism, with an aim of arousing interests among the academia and general public.

The 1^st New Asia Lecture on Confucianism would be held in mid-November 2013, and we have invited Prof. Tu Wei-ming as our speaker. Prof. Tu is the Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Advanced Humanistic Studies at Peking University; Research Professor at Harvard University and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Details of the lectures would be announced in due course.

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Edith Tsang (Tel: 3943-7944; Email: edithtsang@cuhk.edu.hk).