The Fourth Summer School on Chinese Translation History, organised by the Research Centre for Translation in collaboration with the School of Foreign Studies of Hunan University of Science and Technology, was held between 29 June and 4 July 2015 in Xiangtan, Hunan.

The event was a tremendous success, attracting over 40 participants from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. Held over 1 week, the programme for the Summer School included 5 intensive lectures on key topics in the discipline of translation delivered by Professors Huang Ko-wu, Theodore Huters, Shen Guowei, Lawrence Wang-chi Wong and Zou Zhenhuan. Workshops and discussions among participants then followed.