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The Art of Lion Head – Past and Present of Paper Crafting
| Date: | 2024/9/21 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | City Hall Public Library (Extension Activities Room, 8/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall) |
| Description: | The talk is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has all along promoted Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public learn more about broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html. |
The Art of Lion Head – Appreciation of Traditional Paper Crafting Technique
| Date: | 2024/9/15 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Shek Tong Tsui Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The talk is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has all along promoted Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public learn more about broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html. |
"Multi-dimensional Reading of Jin Yong's Martial Arts Novels" Subject Talk
Other Talks / Workshops /Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival 2024 Library Tie-in Activities /Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series
| Date: | 2024/7/5 (Friday) |
| Time: | 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library) |
“Appreciating Chinese Tea Culture: The Art of Brewing Chinese Tea” Subject Talk cum Workshop
| Date: | 2024/10/27 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Aberdeen Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The series of events is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html. |
“Appreciating Chinese Tea Culture: The Art of Brewing Chinese Tea” Subject Talk cum Workshop
| Date: | 2024/10/27 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Aberdeen Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The series of events is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html. |
“Appreciating Chinese Tea Culture: Tea Appreciation” Subject Talk cum Workshop
| Date: | 2024/10/5 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Stanley Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The series of events is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html. |
“Appreciating Chinese Tea Culture: Tea Appreciation” Subject Talk cum Workshop
| Date: | 2024/10/12 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Pok Fu Lam Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The series of events is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html. |
“Appreciating Chinese Tea Culture: Tea Appreciation” Subject Talk cum Workshop
| Date: | 2024/10/20 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Ap Lei Chau Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | The series of events is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html. |
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. |
Zhuoqin : the creative lutherie art of Guqin music
| Date: | 2025/6/29 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library) |
| Description: | The Qin, also known as the Guqin, is a Chinese musical instrument with over two thousand years of history. The art of Qin making, called zhuoqin, is an 1800-year-old contemporary art enjoyed by Qin players, virtually unchanged since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. During the second half of the 20th century, the art of zhuoqin was on the verge of extinction. Luckily, one line survived and flourished in Hong Kong. In 2014, Hong Kong’s art of zhuoqin was enlisted as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of China at the National Level. In this talk, the apprentices of Choi Chang Sau (also known as Lau Chang Sau, Representative Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China at the National Level) will introduce the history of zhuoqin as a creative art form and the emergence of zhuoqin as a musicians’ art culture in Hong Kong. |
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