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Exhibitions
“Fight as One: Anti-Japanese Guerrillas” Roving Exhibition
| Date: | 2025/9/24 (Wednesday) to 2025/9/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Stanley Public Library |
Thematic Book Exhibition "Love our Homeland, Enjoy Reading"
| Date: | 2025/9/17 (Wednesday) to 2025/9/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Tsz Wan Shan Public Library |
Love our Homeland, Enjoy Reading
| Date: | 2025/9/17 (Wednesday) to 2025/9/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Tsz Wan Shan Public Library |
Exhibition Panels and Book Display for 'The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: United in Arms, Standing for Peace─80th Anniversary of Chinese Victory in the War of Resistance’ Exhibition
Exhibition Panels and Book Display for 'The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: United in Arms, Standing for Peace─80th Anniversary of Chinese Victory in the War of Resistance’ Exhibition /Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series
| Date: | 2025/9/1 (Monday) to 2025/9/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Chai Wan Public Library |
| Description: | The panel exhibition and book display aim at promoting public’s interest and awareness in Chinese history and culture, enhancing the sense of belonging and affection for our country, as well as introducing the public to related book collections. |
‘Mystery of Chinese Writing’ Roving Exhibition
Other Exhibitions /Chinese Culture Promotion Office /‘Mystery of Chinese Writing’ Roving Exhibition /Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series
| Date: | 2025/9/1 (Monday) to 2025/9/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | San Po Kong Public Library |
| Description: | The development of Chinese characters has a long and rich history, beginning with the pottery inscriptions in the late Neolithic period, progressing to the oracle bone scripts and bronze inscriptions in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and evolving through small seal scripts after the unification by Qin to clerical scripts during the Qin and Han periods. By the Tang dynasty, Chinese writing system had fully matured and the art of calligraphy scaled new heights. As of today, Chinese characters continue to embody the wisdom of the past and demonstrates the charm of Chinese culture. The exhibition will use simple writings, images of artefacts and vivid illustrations to showcase the development and cultural connotations of Chinese characters. |
Music Exhibition - Xi'an Guyue
| Date: | 2025/9/18 (Thursday) to 2025/9/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Tsing Yi Public Library |
| Description: | Xi’an Drum Music (Guyue) has roots dating back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It embodies the elegance of court music as well as the richness and grandeur of Tang and Song music. In recognition of its cultural significance, Xi’an Guyue was designated one of the China’s first national intangible cultural heritage items in 2006, and was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. The Music Office will curate a series of ‘Xi’an Guyue’ exhibitions to introduce the development, styles, musical instruments and performance formats of Xi’an Guyue. The exhibition will be roved at various public libraries. |
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Why I Love This Book 2025 The 2nd Hong Kong Primary and Secondary School Students Chinese Writing Competition Award-Winning Works Roving Exhibition
| Date: | 2025/9/2 (Tuesday) to 2025/9/29 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Sham Shui Po Public Library |
Brief Introduction on "Hong Kong Memory" Exhibition
| Date: | 2025/9/1 (Monday) to 2025/9/29 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Sau Mau Ping Public Library |
| Description: | The "Hong Kong Memory" website is a multimedia website that gives free and open access to digitized materials on the historical and cultural heritage of Hong Kong, including text documents, photographs, posters, sound recordings, motion pictures and videos. The website has been made available for public access since December 2012. In order to increase the public awareness on this resourceful website, the Hong Kong Public Libraries will arrange a roving exhibition in 2025 to introduce its origin, content structure and to visualize the characteristics of the "Hong Kong Memory" website. |
Chinese Culture Festival 2025 Thematic Book Exhibition: Li Qingzhao
| Date: | 2025/9/8 (Monday) to 2025/9/29 (Monday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Sha Tin Public Library |
| Description: | To tie in with the Chinese Culture Festival 2025 organised by the Chinese Culture Promotion Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Hong Kong Public Libraries has specially selected a number of collections on the following three topics: literary master Su Dongpo, renowned Song poetess Li Qingzhao and one of the four great Chinese classics, Dream of the Red Chamber. In appreciating the spectacular performances presented in the Chinese Culture Festival 2025, members of the public can also embark on a journey to explore the treasures of Chinese literature through these collections where they can learn more about the two literary giants and the classic Dream of the Red Chamber to immerse themselves in the enduring charm, beautiful mood and touching sentiments in classical Chinese literature. |
Roving Exhibition on "The War of Resistance in Hong Kong: Story of Sai Kung"
| Date: | 2025/9/1 (Monday) to 2025/9/28 (Sunday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Tseung Kwan O Public Library |
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