The 9th Fong Yun Wah Distinguished Lecture Series held by the Faculty of Humanities
- 2018
- News Updates
- Faculty of Humanities
Thanks to the generous donation from the Fong’s Family Foundation, the 9th Fong Yun Wah Distinguished Lecture Series organised by the Faculty of Humanities of The Education University of Hong Kong was held successfully in October 2017. Three leading academics in the domains of Chinese culture, literature and linguistics from Mainland China demonstrated rigorous research processes, showed fruitful results by delivering lectures and discussing with Hong Kong’s academics.
The rich and various lectures covered theories and application from ancient times to the present. In addition to exploring prospects of Chinese culture, literature and linguistics, they also discussed the importance of using the Internet and reading original texts. The lectures benefited nearly 600 audiences. Details of the lectures this year are given below:
| Date
| Topic
| Speaker
| Guest-in-dialogue
| Host
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 October 2017 | The Compilation of The Complete Works of Zhang Taiyan and Its Implications | Professor Fu Jie (Fudan University) | Professor Chan Hok Yin (City University of Hong Kong) | Professor Dennis Cheng |
12 October 2017 | The History of Research for Language Intelligence and Its Key Fields | Professor Zhou Jianshe (Capital Normal University) | Professor Lee Hun Tak Thomas (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | Professor Zhu Qingzhi |
18 October 2017 | How Was Lu Xun’s Call to Arms Born | Professor Chen Zishan (East China Normal University) | Professor Xu Zidong (Lingnan University) | Professor Leonard Chan |
The series have promoted academic exchange among students, teachers and academics, since the first series of lectures in 2009. The Faculty of Humanities will continue to organise the Lecture Series to enrich students’ learning experience and arouse the youth’s interest in Chinese culture.
![[From left to right] Prof Zhu Qingzhi (host), Prof Zhou Jianshe and Prof Lee Hun Tak Thomas.](/fhm/f/newsletter_article/3214/12013/433p0/1518423795J2Uth.jpg)
[From left to right] Prof Zhu Qingzhi (host), Prof Zhou Jianshe and Prof Lee Hun Tak Thomas.
Professor Zhou Jianshe delivers his lecture to the audience.
![[From left to right] Professor Dennis Cheng (host), Professor Fu Jie and Professor Chan Hok Yin.](/fhm/f/newsletter_article/3214/12013/433p0/1518423792IfdDM.jpg)
[From left to right] Professor Dennis Cheng (host), Professor Fu Jie and Professor Chan Hok Yin.
![[From left to right] Professor Dennis Cheng (host), Professor Chan Hok Yin and Professor Fu Jie.](/fhm/f/newsletter_article/3214/12013/433p0/1518423790CtNQF.jpg)
[From left to right] Professor Dennis Cheng (host), Professor Chan Hok Yin and Professor Fu Jie.
![[From left to right] Professor Chen Zishan, Professor Leonard Chan (host) and Professor Xu Zidong.](/fhm/f/newsletter_article/3214/12013/433p0/1518423798SW5k.jpg)
[From left to right] Professor Chen Zishan, Professor Leonard Chan (host) and Professor Xu Zidong.
Professor Chen Zishan’s lecture enhanced audience’s interest in research on Lu Xun.
