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Renowned novelist Mr Li Rui recounted three stories about man and nature at a City Cultural Salon on 21 April. Simple in plot but thought-provoking, the stories triggered heated discussions.
Renowned literary critic Professor Liu Zaifu gave a Distinguished Scholar Lecture at CityU on 22 April. With CityU’s Professor Cheng Pei-kai as his interlocutor, he shared some insights about how universal values are represented in Chinese literature.
The annual City Literary Festival 2010, organised by Cultural and Sports Committee, Chinese Civilisation Centre, and Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics of CityU, is held on 23 & 24 April.
The Chinese Civilisation Centre of CityU is hosting an exhibition, entitled “Arts of the Chinese Brush: Exhibition of Calligraphy by Invited Artists”, showcasing numerous masterpieces from Mr Fong Chi-yung, Mr Ng Ko-shek, Mr Chan Mong-biu and Mr Hui Shuet-ming.
Acclaimed writer Professor Pai Hsien-yung hosted a Distinguished Scholar Lecture, entitled "Chinese Cultural Renaissance: The new aesthetics of Kunqu opera - from The Peony Pavilion (Youth Version) to New Jade Hairpin" on 2 March.
Professor Lee Chin-chuan, Head of Department of Media and Communication, discussed the relationship between the media, politics and modern Chinese society at a recent City Cultural Salon.
Young writers now have an invaluable opportunity to have their works reviewed by renowned writers and poets such as Mr Chang Ta-chuen, Mr Bei Dao, Mr Yang Ze and Mr Yang Zhao by participating in the annual City Literary Awards organised by CityU.
"It is easier to generate academic achievement if individual scholars are allowed to conduct research according to their interests and impulses,” said Professor Lin Yu-sheng on the theoretical foundations of academic freedom.
The Chinese Civilisation Centre is staging the “Legacy of Cang Cheng, Masters of Lingnan School: The Art of Nigel Szeto” exhibition, with more than 50 paintings and stationery masterpieces on display.
The Chinese Civilisation Centre, Division of Building Science and Technology and the Library have co-organised the month-long "Discovery of the Architectural and Cultural Values of Chinese Bridges Exhibition".