Organised by the Research Programme for Lingnan Culture of the Institute of Chinese Studies, the Qing Cantonese Literati Research Project aims to reveal Lingnan literati and their mentality about world cultures around the Opium War, across disciplines in Canton studies (such as literature, politics, history, religion, translation, and fine arts). Professor Lai Chi Tim (Associate Director (Executive), Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK) spoke on the topic “Zheng Guanying's Daoist Faith and his Essential to the Concepts of Health in China and the West” and Professor Xu Xiaodong (Associate Director, Art Museum, CUHK)talked on the topic “As both trader and literati: Pan Zhengwei before and after the Opium War” on 21 January 2021.