「宋王臺文化記憶」系列工作坊（二）於2024年10月17日在香港中文大學文物館東翼二樓活動室舉行。是次工作坊由中大中國文化研究所「嶺南文化研究計劃」與中國古典詩學研究中心聯合主辦，由嚴志雄教授主持，邀請了梁基永博士、程中山博士、蕭振豪教授和卜永堅教授四位專家學者分享研究心得，從回顧歷史、賞析詩詞、探索文化地標意涵，以至通過數位人文角度，遠讀眾多文本之間的聯繫與大數據，講述二十世紀上半葉香港宋王臺的歷史與故事，重拾香港的身世。

Professor Wang Su

Since its inception in 2014, the “Jao Tsung-I Visiting Professor Public Lecture” has been held seven times, featuring distinguished scholars in the field of Chinese Studies. This year, the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) was honoured to welcome Prof. Wang Su as the Jao Tsung-I Visiting Professor 2024. Prof. Wang received his master’s degree from the School of History at Wuhan University in 1981. He subsequently worked at the Research Centre of Chinese Ancient Texts and the Research Institute of Chinese Cultural Relics (now China Academy of Cultural Heritage) under the National Cultural Heritage Administration. Prof. Wang is the Honorary Director of the Institute of Historical Texts and Manuscripts and a Research Fellow at The Palace Museum, Beijing. Additionally, he serves as a Professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, as well as a committee member of Paleography and Chinese Civilization Inheritance and Development Program.

Prof. Yao Jianhua: “Being Strangers in a Strange Land”: Digital Nomads’ Mediated Communication and Emotional Connection in Localized Communities

Between 2023 and 2024, the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), the École française d'Extrême-Orient, and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Library co-organized The Backgrounds of the Chinese Maps: Their Reading and Understanding Workshop to create new perspectives in map studies through the exchange and cooperation in this field.

Maps are most often communication tools. To enhance our understanding of their significance and use, it is important to have accurate knowledge of the stages of their mapmaking process and of their languages, including the recognition of their codification systems. It is also essential to be aware that maps are, by their very nature, never definitive. They are the result of a particular era, temporal objective, or policy goal that has inevitably changed over time. Our reading of maps must take all these elements into account, and in particular, we must avoid our modern way of looking at things, so that we do not interpret elements and representations that we no longer understand as bizarre.

“The Bei Shan Tang Legacy: Chinese Seals” International Symposium, co-organized by Art Museum, the Institute of Chinese Studies, and the Department of Fine Arts was successfully held on 28–29 November 2024 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The symposium was an extension of the exhibition, “The Bei Shan Tang Legacy: Chinese Seals”, which is on display at the Art Museum until 9 February 2025. With the generous support by the Bei Shan Tang Foundation, 20 renowned experts from Mainland China, Japan, and Hong Kong were invited to discuss the historical value, philological and artistic interpretations of Chinese seals, as well as technology and seal studies.

Lingnan: A Literary Landscape, the Public Lectures Series on Lingnan Culture and the World 2024, co-organized by Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Research Programme for Lingnan Culture, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), CUHK, was held on 27 October, 23 November, and 24 November 2024 respectively.

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.

National Language Promotion Partner Base Established at CUHK

The inauguration ceremony of the National Language Promotion Partner Base was held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on 19 November 2024. Officiating guests at the ceremony included Mr. Wang Hui, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Language Application and Administration of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China; Mr. Jeff Sze, Under Secretary for Education of the Hong Kong SAR Government; Prof. Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; Prof. Chen Zhimin, Vice President of Fudan University; and Mr. Chen Yulin, Director of the Office of Innovative Technology and Higher Education, Educational, Scientific and Technological Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR.

Date: 16 January 2025 (Thursday)

Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm (4:00 pm: Tea Reception)

Venue: Activities Room, 2/F, Art Museum East Wing, CUHK

Language: English

Enquiry: 3943 0405/ ics-activities@cuhk.edu.hk

Fai Chun Writing for the Chinese New Year
Date: 23 January 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 12:30 – 14:00 pm
Venue: Courtyard, Institute of Chinese Studies
Enquires: 3943 0405/ ics-activities@cuhk.edu.hk

Free of charge and no registration is required. Priority will be given to CUHK staff, students, and alumni. Light refreshments will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.