Dr FUNG, Chi Wang
典範與世變：慶曆至熙豐年間的頌詩、誥令和禮書——以北宋詩文革新人物為中心
慶曆至熙寧、元豐年間(1041-1085)的政治變革與文體革新，幾乎是同時發生的，如何解釋這個現象？北宋最負盛名的「文人」不僅是「文學」人物，也是當時的思想領袖；他們以「士」自居，任職朝廷，如歐陽修、王安石、曾鞏先後在這一時期負責撰作誥令(「王言之體」)、梅堯臣參與了《新唐書》的編撰，他們寫作了為數不少的雅頌詩篇；歐陽修、蘇洵等編修《太常因革禮》；王安石著《周官新義》──那他們如何理解這些著作與「斯文」的關係？換句話說：他們如何在「世變」的時代，通過更廣泛的「文」的形式，按自己的理念承傳「斯文」，並立天下之「典範」？ 針對上述問題，本研究探討「文道觀念」和「王言之體」以及「禮」的聯繫。
Project Start Year : 2021
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘
"Animated Chinese History for Curious Minds": Tracking Study and Research
Project Start Year : 2019
Chief Investigator(s) : SI, Chung Mou 施仲謀 (Dr FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘 as Co-Investigator)
The Chinese Language Education, Ideology and Culture Publication Project
編纂中國古代思想、文學及文化研究論文，彙集成書，與學界分享相關範疇最新研究成果。
Project Start Year : 2019
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘
Biography and Reality: Differences in Writing Biographies of Shen Congwen after 1979
以1979後出版的「沈從文傳」為例，分析現代作家傳記所呈現的差異書寫，及與之相關的「傳記與真實」問題；並論析沈從文在當代傳記文本內，如何被塑造成一個詩質的，同時又是真實的「傳奇人物」。
Project Start Year : 2018
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘
Design, Teaching and Assessment of Chinese Language and Literature curriculum of HKDSE (A Knowledge Transfer Project to Support HKEDB, HKEAA and Secondary School Chinese Teachers) 香港「中學文憑試」中國語文及文學課程的規劃、教學與評核 (「知識轉移」項目：支援香港教育局、香港考試及評核局、中學中文教師)
a. To focus on Chinese Language and Chinese Literature education with the implementation of “Knowledge Transfer”,and closely link up: (1) Chinese experts of the EdUHK, (2) Hong Kong Secondary school teachers in Chinese, (3) Design and assessments of Hong Kong Secondary curriculum in Chinese, b. To train secondary school teachers in Chinese and support the HKEDB and the HKEAA in curriculum development and assessment, as well as to enhance and expand the University’s collaborative networks and communications with the HKEDB, the HKEAA and Chinese teachers in Hong Kong secondary schools; c. To support the needs of Hong Kong education development through “Knowledge Transfer”, thereby promoting development of the University and Chinese Education in Hong Kong.
Project Start Year : 2017
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘
Ghosts and Spirits, Etiquette and Idea of "Way of Literature"--Focus on Northern Song Literati Ouyang Xiu, Zeng Gong and Su Shi 鬼神．禮法與文道觀念──以北宋文人歐陽修、曾鞏、蘇軾為中心
The proposal consists of three parts: To analyse the discourses, concepts and images of ghosts and spirits by focusing on the writings of Ouyang Xiu, Zeng Gong and Su Shi; To analyse the characteristics of orations, and concepts of ghosts and spirits as well as the idea of "way of literature" of the above three "shi" corresponding to the etiquette of the court; To investigate the relationship between the above concepts and sacrificial writing, ideology, religion, etiquette, Confucian classics and politics.
Project Start Year : 2017
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘
Students as Teaching Partners: Developing Pedagogical Materials and Activities in Chinese Storytelling and Writing with Community Engagement under ‘Student Network Group’ Framework (with a Digital Archive of Chinese Narratives Open to the Public)
The project introduces a pioneering mode of teaching and learning which enables students to become active change agents with high degree of involvement and responsibility. It engages students as co-collaborators in developing pedagogy and curriculum for courses on Chinese storytelling and writing with community engagement. The project aims to mold students as proactive, confident and critical-minded individuals who are capable of introducing insightful ideas by increasing the level of students’ engagement in the teaching and learning process and hence, maximizing their learning experience.
Project Start Year : 2017
Chief Investigator(s) : LI, Yuen Mei Fanny 李婉薇 (Dr FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘 as Co-Principal Investigator)
賽馬會與「文」同樂學習計劃： 探討「初小學童結合『實體教材』與『多媒體教材』學習中國語文，並由此帶動認識中華文化和培養品德情意」學習模式的發展歷程，其可行性和成效
本計畫研究為期三年，配合香港中文教育理念的變化和學習模式轉化的關鍵時期，探討初小學童學習中國語文、中國文化、品德情意的各種表現。計畫將充份利用試點學校實踐本計畫成果所提供的經驗和各種數據，以及多媒體系統所內置的進度紀錄功能──這些實體和虛擬的材料為是項研究提供了非常豐富的「大數據」，使參與計畫的學者能有堅實的基礎，作出宏觀科學分析，從而瞭解初小學童結合「實體」和「多媒體」教材學習中國語文，並由此帶動認識中華文化和培養品德意的發展歷程，及最終所能達到的效益。有了針對此課題的學理分析後，期能以工作坊、研究會、發表學術論文等形式，與學術界及教育界分享成果，提供學理依據，就初小中國語文的教育進一步提出適切的課程規畫與教學指導建議。
Project Start Year : 2017
Chief Investigator(s) : CHEUNG, Yan Leung Stephen 張仁良 (Dr FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘 as Co-Principal Investigator)
Concepts of Ghosts, Spirits and Sacrificial Ritual of Han Yu – Focusing on Han Yu’s sacrificial writings to City-Gods (韓愈的鬼神和祭禮觀念──以城隍神祭文為中心）
Han Yu is the most important Kuwen (ancient prose) writer in the Tang dynasty. He also highlighted the relationship between “Wen” (literature) and “Tao”(way), and regarded himself as a “pure Confucianist”. Gods, ghosts and spirits are traditional concepts of Confucianism. In the Book of Rites(禮記) and Tso Chuan(左傳) there are a large quantity of narrations regard to the rites of worship gods, spirits and ghosts. Besides, the ritual system of Datang Kaiyuan Ceremony(大唐開元禮) established a ranking system, that different officials should worship different gods accordingly. As a regional inspector of ChaoChou(潮州), Han Yu worshipped and prayed to the city-gods, and worshipped different gods in different regions. He wrote a lot of sacrificial articles, which were obviously a practice of his concepts of Wen and Tao. So, what are the features of Han Yu’s sacrificial writings? Also, what was the relationship between his sacrificial views and his understanding of “WenTao”? Last but not least, how did he practice his views of “WenTao” through the sacrificial writings and rituals? This research project aims to investigate the following questions and issues: (1) Han Yu was the only person who used “Joumao”(柔毛) and “Kanglien”(剛鬣) as sacrifices to worship city-god. Why did he do that? This research project aims to explain and clarify the special meaning of this rite used by Han Yu. (2) City-gods are not traditional concepts of spirits (god-ghost) in the Five Classics. As a pure Confucianist, what was the attitude of Han Yu towards city-gods? As a case study, this research will also illustrate features of thought of Han Yu about the relationship between his faith of Confucianism and his advocacy of theory of WenTao. (3) This research also aims to review other discourses of ghosts and spirits by Han Yu, which is essential to re-evaluate his views towards TienTao(way of heaven), as well as the significance to his understanding and practice of WenTao. (4) This research is a core background study of the PI’s ECS project: Ghosts, Spirits and Strangeness in the Northern Sung Kuwen: New discussion for the concept of Kuwen Movement’s “way of literature”.
Project Start Year : 2015
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘
Developing Pedagogical Materials and Activities in Practical Chinese Writing for Community Engagement (with a Digital Archive of Chinese Narratives Open to the Public)
Students leaders and participants will partner with staff participants (including the 2 instructors of the CSL course “Reportage and Oral History Writing in Chinese” in several aspects of the project at different intervals, regarding (A) the development of teaching materials and learning activities, which include audiovisual material preparation, initial planning of learning activities, continuous assessment of the course through collecting students’ feedback, final analysis of students’ responses and evaluation of course implementation for future development; and (B) the founding of an online digital archive, which cover copywriting and editing duties, as well as basic website management.
Project Start Year : 2015
Chief Investigator(s) : YU, Kwan Wai Eric 余君偉 ; LI, Yuen Mei Fanny 李婉薇 (Dr FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘 as Collaborator)
Ghosts, Spirits and Strangeness in the Northern Sung Kuwen: New Discussion for the Concept of Kuwen Movement's "Way of Literature" 北宋古文中的鬼神與怪奇：古文運動「文道論」新議
(1) To review the discourses of ghosts and spirits by major writers of the Northern Sung Kuwen Movement in a holistic way; (2) To analyze vocabulary and images of “ghosts and spirits”, as well as the revealed aesthetics values in these literature; (3) To research the relationship between discourses of ghosts and spirits and the development of Northern Sung Kuwen, history of literary criticism and intellectual discourse.
Project Start Year : 2015
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘
God and Evolution: Sun Yat Sen's Viewpoints of Christianity after 1887
The project is basic on a nature of “problem solving”, that is: there is a big argument about the faith and evolutionary view of Sun Yat Sen. In the past decades, some experts insist Sun was a devoted Christian; on the other hand, quite a lot of experts declare that Sun gave up his faith as he became a Darwinism and denied the discourse of “God made the world in 6 days” that written in Genesis. By studying the works of Sun Yat Sen and the books that had been read by Sun, as well as the viewpoints of his teacher and friends on “the relationship between religion and evolution”, this project is going to find out what is the truth and accurate description about Sun’s attitude towards Christianity.
Project Start Year : 2015
Chief Investigator(s) : FUNG, Chi Wang 馮志弘