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Lectures/Talks
Did the Zheng He Fleet Go To America? -- Maps in the Study of Zheng He
HUANG Shijian （1935-2013）was born in Shanghai, and came from a scholarly family that has officials for generations. He was a famous historian of Sino-Western relations. He graduated from the History Department of Peking University in 1958. From 1958 to 19
Huizhou Merchants and Shaolin Martial Art
WANG Zhenzhong was born in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. He was admitted to the Department of History of Fudan University in 1982, then entered the Institute of Chinese Historical Geography and received his PhD in 1992. Since 1998, he has been a professor
History of Time, History of Space
ZHU Weizheng (1936-2012) graduated at Fudan University and stayed there as Professor of History, specializing in Chinese ancient history. He published monographs and many articles on Chinese cultural history, Chinese intellectual history, and Chinese Conf
New Archeological Finds of the 20th Century
ZHANG Guangda graduated from the Department of History, Peking University in 1953. He served as teaching assistant, lecturer, associate professor and professor at the Department of History until his retirement in 1989. During his working period, ZHANG has
Marriage and Literati Women in， the Song Dynasty
TAO Jing-shen was born in mainland China and moved to Taiwan in 1949. His father Tao Hsi-sheng was a major scholar-politician. Tao got his bachelor and master’s degree at Taiwan University, and obtained PhD at University of Arizona, majoring in History. H
The Styles and Categories of Writings on Silk and Wooden Blocks
LI Ling was born in Xingtai, Hebei. His original family home was located in Shanxi and he grew up in Beijing. He worked in Shanxi and Inner Mongolia for 7 years, then went to Beijing in 1975. In 1977, he was enrolled into the Institute of Archaeology of t
Guang Embroidery through Data and Historical Facts
This lecture will discuss the origin and characteristics of Guang embroidery, and how Shunde Guang embroidery keeps up with the times, successfully combining traditional craftsmanship with modern technology for it to survive and flourish.
Export Channels of Ancient and Modern Guang Embroidery Shawls and the Participation of Hong Kong Merchants
This lecture will explore why Guang embroidered shawls were mistakenly named "Manila Shawls" and introduce the history of Guang embroidery trade to the West, in which Hong Kong merchants also played an important role.