Generously sponsored by the GS Charity Foundation, the workshop on “Lingnan Press and the World”, co-organized by the Research Programme for Lingnan Culture, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and the Department of Literature and Cultural Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), was successfully held on 6 December 2024 at CUHK. The workshop is also under the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) project “Lingnan Culture and the World: Construction and Change in the Cultural Landscape of Cantonese Literati from the Late Qing to the Republican Era in China (1821–1949)”. Prof. Lai Chi Tim, Project Leader of the “Lingnan Culture and the World” and Executive Associate Director of ICS delivered the welcoming remarks.
The CRF team members, Dr. Ye Jia (CUHK) and Prof. Li Yuen Mei Fanny (EdUHK), along with six other interdisciplinary scholars from leading institutions in Hong Kong and Mainland China and specializing in various research fields on modern Lingnan press and periodicals, gathered to deliver three panel presentations along with discussions. Topics ranged across literature, religion, economics, finance, journalism, revolution, and enlightenment. More than a hundred scholars, students, alumni, and members of the public from overseas, mainland China, and Hong Kong attended the workshop in person or via live broadcast. Many insightful comments and questions were raised during the round-table discussion sessions.
*RGC Collaborative Research Project “Lingnan Culture and the World” (2023–2026)
