Journal of Chinese Studies, Institute of Chinese Studies

Number 66 (January 2018) of the Journal of Chinese Studies has just been published. It contains 8 articles as well as 8 book reviews and spans 300 pages.

Articles

1. Cheung Hiu Yu, "Re-examining Yuanyou Politics and Factional Conflicts: The Huang Yin Incident and Its Implication"
2. Li Zigui, "Jianyang Shuhu and Print Workshops in the Ming Dynasty"
3. Chen Guanhua, "On Recorded Presentation of Lü Nan's Academic Inheritance"
4. Wu Zhaofeng, "The 'Movement' to Promote the Eunuch's Moral Improvement in the System of Neishu tang by the Mid-Late Ming Scholar-Official"
5. Zhang Jian, "Liang Jiugong, A Eunuch in the Succession Dispute between Kangxi and Yongzheng Ruling Periods: A Reconsideration of Eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty"
6. Ou Li-chuan, "The  'Six Dynasties' Theme in The Dream of the Red Chamber"
7. Huang Zhan, "The Academic Contestation between Duan Yucai and Gu Guangqi"
8. Xu Shibo, "Examination and Promotion by Jiangsu Provincial Education Commissioners in Late Qing Dynasty: A Study Centred on 'Classical and Ancient Learning' Exams and Nanjing Academy"

Number 67 (July 2018) of the Journal of Chinese Studies will soon be published. It contains 7 articles, 1 review article as well as 10 book reviews and spans approximately 350 pages.

Articles

1. Poon Ming Kay, "A Study of the Qunshu zhiyao from Japan's Heian Period"
2. Timothy Wai Keung Chan, "The Romantic Encounter between the Confucian Students and the Fairies: Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao's Adventurous Sojourn in the Yuan-Ming Period"
3. Jacopo Scarin, "The Chan Immortal and the Tongbai Palace: How Imperial Patronage and Chan Buddhism Shaped the History of a Daoist Temple at the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century"
4. Tsai Chang-lin, "The Separation and Unification of Han and Song: Tang Zhongmian's Stereotyped Writings on Confucian Classics"
5. Lai Chi Tim, "The Thought and Practice of Zheng Guanying's "Immortal Way" and "World Salvation": An Evaluation of His Influence on and Place in the Development of Daoism during the Late Qing and Early Republican Period"
6. Chan Hok Yin and Tze-ki Hon, "Dialectics between Autonomy and Unification: Zhang Taiyan's Thought on Provincial Self-Rule"
7. Kenneth Kai-chung Yung, "Democratic Socialism in Hong Kong during the Cold War Era: From Theoretical Exploration to Participation in Local Politics"

Review Article

1. Christoph Harbsmeier, "On the Scrutability of the Zuozhuan"

Please visit http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/journal/eng/journal.html.

Twenty-First Century Bimonthly, Research Centre for Contemporary Chinese Culture

Twenty-First Century Bimonthly (Issue 166, April 2018) has been released. The Twenty-First Century Review has the special theme "Sino-American Relations". Four professors were invited to write on the prospect of Sino-American relations:

"Sino-American Relations: Retrospect and Prospect" by Ezra F. Vogel, "Competition and Cooperation between China and the United States in Constructing the Post-war World Order" by Zhao Sui-sheng, "China's Strategic Diplomacy in Response to the Changing International Environment" by Shi Yin-hong, and "Donald J. Trump and the Future of Sino-American Relations" by Hung Ho-fung.

Five research articles are included in this issue.

1. "The 'Nude Model Incident' in Chinese Fiction a]d Visual Politics during Early Republican China" by Shao Dong
2. "A Study on the 'Three Antis' Campaign in the Early People's Republic: The Grassroots Level Case of Tongjiang County in North Sichuan" by He Zhi-ming
3. "Transfer of Power and Organizational Adjustment: A Preliminary Study of the 'Five Antis' Campaign in Shanghai" by Zheng Wei-wei
4. "From Power Seizure to Military Control: A Primary Study on the Cultural Revolution Movement in Anhui Province" by Li Jia-shu and Dong Guo-qiang
5. "The Collapse of the Alliance: Sino-North Korean Relations in the Era of Deng Xiaoping, 1977–1992 (Part I)" by Shen Zhi-hua

For the issue content, please visit the Twenty-First Century Bimonthly website:
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/21c/.

Catalogue of the Exhibition "Legacy of the Heavenly Breeze: The Art of Gao Qifeng, Chao Shao-an & Au Ho-nien", Art Museum

This bilingual catalogue with full-colour illustrations is published in conjunction with the exhibition "Legacy of the Heavenly Breeze: The Art of Gao Qifeng, Chao Shao-an & Au Ho-nien", which features a selection of 65 works of altogether 85 Lingnan School paintings and calligraphy from the collections of the Art Museum, Chung Chi College, Prof. To Cho-yee, and Prof. Au Ho-nien. Some of the works have hitherto been unpublished. Also included are essays by Prof. To Cho-yee, former Chair Professor of Education, CUHK; Prof. Leung Yuen-sang, Dean of Art Faculty, CUHK; and Dr. Phil Chan of the museum. This catalogue serves to showcase the art of the Heavenly Breeze of the Lingnan School of Painting.

Catalogue of the Exhibition "Phoenix Reborn: Zeng and Chu Jades Excavated from Hubei", Art Museum

This bilingual catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition, "Phoenix Reborn: Chu Jades Excavated from Hubei", jointly organized by The Hubei Provincial Museum and the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The catalogue features jades excavated in Hubei Province from tombs in Guojiamiao, Shanwan, Wangpo, Zeng and Jiuliandun dated from the Zhou Dynasties to the mid- and late Warring States period. Also included are essays by Mr. Fang Qin, Director of The Hubei Provincial Museum and the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology; Mr. Zhai Fuwen, Researcher of The Hubei Provincial Museum and the Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology; Mr. Ji Kunzhang, Researcher of Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology; Prof. Xu Xiaodong, Associate Director of the Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ms. Yang Jing, Researcher, The Palace Museum, Beijing; and Dr. Tsai Ching Liang, Researcher, The National Palace Museum, Taipei. Together they provide comprehensive accounts on the stylistic features, functionality and development history of jade in Hubei Province in the ancient times and illustrate the distinct features of the culture of Chu jades and its relationship with that of Zeng jades.