The 10th Fong Yun Wah Distinguished Lecture Series
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With the generous donation from the Fong's Family Foundation, the 10th Fong Yun Wah Distinguished Lecture Series was successfully held from 14 to 23 November 2018 with its details below.
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Guest-in-dialogue | Host |
| 14 November 2018 (Wednesday) | The Literary Mind and the Historical Events | Professor Dai Yan (Fudan University) | Professor Lawrence Yim Chi Hung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | Professor Leonard Chan Kwok Kou, Chair Professor of Chinese Literature, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies |
15 November 2018
| Chinese Narrative Tradition and its Consequence in Modern Chinese Grammar | Professor Fang Mei (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) | Professor Meichun Liu (City University of Hong Kong) | Professor Zhu Qingzhi, Chair Professor of Chinese Language, Department of Chinese Language Studies |
| 23 November 2018 (Friday) | "Ran" and "Ziran": On the Concept of Self-so/-approval in Taoism | Professor Wang Bo (Peking University) | Professor Qingjie Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | Professor Dennis Cheng Kat Hung, Chair Professor of Cultural History, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies |
All the three lectures attracted more than 500 audience and their participation and feedback to the lectures were enthusiastic. The lectures not only aroused participants' interest in Chinese studies, but also enhanced their knowledge and learning in literature, culture and linguistics.
The Fong Yun Wah Distinguished Lecture Series, which has been organised by the Faculty of Humanities since 2009, aims to promote academic exchange in Chinese culture, literature and linguistics through lectures delivered by leading academics from Mainland China and their direct dialogues with Hong Kong's academics. A Q & A session is arranged in each lecture which provides an opportunity for exchange of views.
Last but not least, we would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to the Fong's Family Foundation for their kind donation and to all guest speakers for their valuable sharing and support.
Professor Lawrence Yim (left), Professor Dai Yan (middle) and Professor Leonard Chan (Host)
Professor Zhu Qingzhi (Host), Professor Fang Mei (middle) and Professor Liu Meichun (right)
Professor Wang Qingjie (left), Professor Wang Bo (middle) and Professor Dennis Cheng (Host)
