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Storytelling for Children of “The Door Is Always Open: Tove Jansson and 80 Years of The Moomins” (Cantonese)
| Date: | 2025/10/12 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Activity Room) |
Storytelling for Children of “The Door Is Always Open: Tove Jansson and 80 Years of The Moomins” (Cantonese)
| Date: | 2025/10/5 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (2/F Children's Activity Room) |
Su Shi and the Cultural Landscape of Lingnan: From Writing Local to Border-Crossing Transmission of the Paintings of Fragrant Dream of Luofu
| Date: | 2026/11/28 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The Song dynasty scholar-official Su Shi (1037–1101) is renowned for his accomplishments and extensive impact on literature and the arts. His works created during his later years in exile in Huizhou were crucial in reshaping the human geography and heritage of Lingnan. His writings praising Lingnan recorded the local places, customs, and natural products. Although he only visited Mount Luofu once, his timeless verses adorned the mountain, and he contributed to transform Lingnan from a peripheral region into a culturally significant one. This talk focuses on Su Shi's poems, calligraphy, and cultural heritage as a starting point to examine his promotion of local knowledge in Lingnan and his contributions to shaping the cultural landscape of Mount Luofu. It will further explore the origins of the landscape in the Plum Village of Luofu and the flourishing of the Paintings of Fragrant Dream of Luofu since the mid-Qing Dynasty, focusing on their visual representation and cross-regional transmission. It ultimately demonstrates Su Shi’s unique place in the construction of Lingnan’s historical sites and in Chinese art history. |
Parent-child Storytelling Workshop: National Games for Everyone
| Date: | 2025/11/15 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tai Po Public Library (The programme is held at The Salvation Army Tai Po Integrated Service for Young People) |
Parent-child Storytelling Workshop: National Games for Everyone
| Date: | 2025/11/8 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tai Po Public Library (The programme is held at The Salvation Army Tai Po Integrated Service for Young People) |
Sights and Sounds of Sports: Staying in Touch with Sports Events
| Date: | 2025/11/1 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room, 8/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall) |
| Description: | As the 15th National Games is drawing close, our athletes are gearing up in full swing in preparation for the event, hoping to achieve outstanding results. With Hong Kong going to host eight of the competition events, this talk will introduce to readers the relevant sports knowledge and allow everyone to share the excitement of this spectacular sports event. |
Inspiration from the West ── Creative Interpretation as Reflected in Qing-Dynasty Canton Enamelled Copperware
| Date: | 2026/10/25 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, China witnessed a flourishing export trade. As a major trading port, Guangzhou not only received a large influx of foreign merchants and imported goods, but also absorbed new technologies and decorative styles, actively participating in the production of innovative products. It was during this period that Canton enamelled copperware emerged as one of the most highly prized and sought-after items in the market. Workshops in Guangzhou applied enamelling techniques introduced from Europe to China in the early Qing dynasty to their copperware. Craftsmen painted and assembled a variety of decorations that blended exotic motifs with local visual elements, producing unique and novel items. On the enamelled copperware, stylish Western figures and classic Chinese settings were paired with patterns and borders drawing from both Chinese and Western cultures, creating fashionable items greatly admired in that era. Moreover, the production of basse-taille enamel copperware, featuring gold and silver foils placed beneath, between, and above layers of transparent blue and green enamel, was particularly representative. This technique can be seen as a reinterpretation and reinvention of the shiny decorative effects favoured in the West, achieved through local craftsmanship. This lecture will introduce the innovative decorations and techniques of Canton enamelled copperware from the Qing dynasty, exploring how Guangzhou artisans drew upon traditional techniques, applied their creativity, and responded to cultural stimuli from the West as well as market demands of the time. |
Storytelling for Children of “The Door Is Always Open: Tove Jansson and 80 Years of The Moomins” (English)
| Date: | 2025/10/25 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library (Children Library on 2nd Floor) |
Storytelling for Children of “The Door Is Always Open: Tove Jansson and 80 Years of The Moomins” (Cantonese)
| Date: | 2025/11/1 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library (Children Library on 2nd Floor) |
Storytelling for Children of “The Door Is Always Open: Tove Jansson and 80 Years of The Moomins” (Cantonese)
| Date: | 2025/10/25 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Public Library (Children Library on 2nd Floor) |
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