Jao Tsung-I Visiting Professor Public Lecture 2024
Professor Wang Su
Research Fellow, The Palace Museum, Beijing
Honorary Director of Institute of Historical Texts and Manuscripts, The Palace Museum, Beijing
Professor and doctoral supervisor, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Committee Member of Paleography and Chinese Civilization Inheritance and Development Program
Professor Wang Su enrolled in the School of History at Wuhan University in 1977 and received his master’s degree in 1981. He subsequently worked at the Research Centre of Chinese Ancient Texts and the Research Institute of Chinese Cultural Relics (now China Academy of Cultural Heritage) under the National Cultural Heritage Administration. Professor Wang is the Honorary Director of Institute of Historical Texts and Manuscripts and a Research Fellow at The Palace Museum, Beijing. Additionally, he serves as a Professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, as well as a committee member of Paleography and Chinese Civilization Inheritance and Development Program. Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Wang has been widely recognised for his contributions. He was named a National-Level Expert in 1992, awarded the Government Special Allowance since 1993, and selected as an Expert by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee in 2005.
Professor Wang will deliver two public lectures during his visit:
1st Public Lecture: Categories and Values of Unearthed Texts
Date: 15 November 2024 (Friday)
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Tea reception starts at 3:30 p.m.)
Venue: Cho Yiu Hall, G/F, University Administration Building, CUHK
Language: Putonghua
2nd Public Lecture: The Most Elegant Musical Instrument: Guqin Collection at The Palace Museum
Date: 20 November 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Tea reception starts at 3:30 p.m.)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK
Language: Putonghua
Registration: please click HERE
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