Art Hit, Art Museum

Would you like to immerse yourself into Chinese arts for 20 minutes after lunch? The Director of the Art Museum is ready to share some highlighted exhibits at the following guided tours: Dates: 5 July 2019 (Friday) & 16 August 2019 (Friday)

Time: 1:30–1:50 p.m.
Meeting Point: Bookstore, Gallery II, Art Museum
Language: Cantonese

No registration required. Please be punctual.

Xuanhuitang Lecture Series, Art Museum

16 August 2019 (Fri) 3–5 p.m.
Topic 1: Figure Paintings of Ren Bonian
Speaker 1: ZHANG Jin (Associate Professor, Department of Fine Arts, CUHK)
Medium: Putonghua

Topic 2: Xu Beihong's Portrait of Ren Bonian
Speaker 2: Chan Fong Fong (PhD, Department of Fine Arts, CUHK)
Medium: Cantonese

Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/YWrbZ9Q0IeWOJ7cY2

Ancient Chain Making Workshop, Art Museum

Chinese ancient chains made of precious metals are beautifully produced, but researches on their techniques are rare. "Ancient Chinese Gold Techniques" is a collaborative research project by the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Master Studio of Chow Tai Fook and other institutions. It is the first attempt to use interdisciplinary methods to recover several major ancient goldworking techniques. The workshop, which is a fruit of the research project, is divided into two sections. It begins with a brief lecture by Dr. Sam Tong, Postdoctoral Fellow of the Art Museum, on the techniques of precious metal chain making in ancient China and their cultural exchanges with other regions in Eurasian. The lecture will be followed by a demonstration by Mr. Andy Tsang, an expert of jewelry production at Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Co., Ltd. Participants are expected to finish a silver bracelet using the ancient method under the instruction of Mr. Tsang.

Date: 14 July 2019 (Sunday) & 20 July 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 14:30 – 17:00 Venue: Loupe (Address: H410, 35 Aberdeen Street, PMQ, Central, Hong Kong)
Quota: 10 people for each session (Registration required; deposit: $200)
Target: Aged 12 or above Language: Cantonese

*Remark: Equipment and material costs are included.
*Registration: https://www.loupe.com.hk/en/workshop

Luncheon seminar, USC

The Universities Service Centre for China Studies (USC) will organize one luncheon seminar:

Topic:The Choices in Minority Mobility: Taking the Buyi People as an Example
Date: 9 July 2019 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Speaker: DUAN Haiyan, (East China University of Political Science and Law )
Language: Putonghau
Venue: Universities Service Centre for China Studies, 8/F, Tin Ka Ping Building

 
Retrospective and Prospective of China's Education System, USC

Since the reform and opening-up, China's economy has boomed along with social progress, achievements which have drawn the world's attention. However, the transformation of the economy and social structure has created all kinds of conflicts and problems. Since 2013, the Chinese government has repeatedly stressed the will to eradicate poverty, to improve people's livelihood, and to gradually achieve common prosperity. This involves the implementation of related policies to promote social development. China's decision-making policy is a collaborative effort among government, academia, think tanks, and the target group, in which academics and think tanks play an irreplaceable essential role.

To promote relevant academic exchanges and policy researches, the Universities Service Centre for China Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong will hold a series of seminars on Chinese Society and Policy. The theme of the fifth meeting is "Retrospective and Prospective of China's Education System ". We will invite nine speakers from mainland China, overseas as well as Hong Kong based scholars in order to bring a more global and comparative dimension to discuss the current situation and future of Chinese society. They will engage in a dialogue with experts and general public on how to improving China's education system (or policy) with respect to coverage of vulnerable groups, such as rural students, etc.

Date: 23 July 2019 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 – 18:00
Venue: Universities Service Centre for China Studies, 8/F, Tin Ka Ping Building