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Hok Hoi Lectures on Chinese Wisdom and Life Pursuits (2023)
| Description | Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) and the Hok Hoi Library, the “Hok Hoi Lectures on Chinese Wisdom and Life Pursuits” will invite scholars to deliver monthly lectures on cultural insights from Chinese literary classics in simple language, with a view to enhancing public understanding of Chinese culture. Teachers, students and other members of the public are welcome to join us to pass on the heritage of Chinese culture. |
| Date | 2023/1/7 (Saturday) to 2023/12/9 (Saturday) |
1/The Pursuit of Longevity: The Glasses and Jades in the Han Dynasty
| Date & Time: | 2023/12/09 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
2/The Ways Chinese Medicine Practitioners View Human Body and Diseases
| Date & Time: | 2023/11/25 (Saturday) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
3/Who is the last Confucian? Peng Guangyu, William Hung, or Liang Shuming?
| Date & Time: | 2023/10/07 (Saturday) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
4/Crisis and Opportunity in Life
| Date & Time: | 2023/09/09 (Saturday) 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
1/The Wisdom of Ancient Chinese Science
| Date & Time: | 2023/8/19 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
2/The Spirits of Private Landscape Garden in China
| Date & Time: | 2023/7/8 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
3/Ancient Bronzes of China and the Chinese Ancient Civilisation
| Date & Time: | 2023/6/10 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
4/Applying Theory to Reality: A Historical Perspective on the Wisdom of Governance
| Date & Time: | 2023/5/6 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre) |
1/Pursuing Happiness in Life
| Date & Time: | 2023/4/1 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
2/The Utopia of Ancients
| Date & Time: | 2023/3/4 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
