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Community Landmarks: Mazu Belief and Temples
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /“Social Memory: Conservation and Coexistence of Cultural Heritage” Subject Talks
| Date: | 2026/9/5 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F.) |
| Description: | The Mazu (Tin Hau / Goddess of the Sea) belief and customs represent a traditional folk religion dedicated to venerating Mazu's virtue, benevolence, compassion, as well as her salvation of those in peril at sea. These values are manifested through birthday celebrations of the deity and temple fairs. Tin Hau Temples, as the sites for these practices, serve not only as an embodiment of local history but also as landmarks witnessing Hong Kong's drastic urban landscape transformations. Today, the annual Tin Hau Festival continues to play a significant role in uniting the community. This talk will use Tin Hau Temples in Yau Ma Tei and Ping Yuen, Ta Kwu Ling as examples to demonstrate how temples and deity festivals function as vital historical and cultural resources that carry the collective memory and cultural identity of the community. |
Dictionaries, Textbooks and Periodicals: Foreign Language Learning of Lingnan Literati in Hong Kong and Macau in Late Qing
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival Library Tie-in Activities
| Date: | 2024/11/23 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | In the late Qing period of China, Hong Kong and Macau shared the doubly unique position in the Lingnan region. Both ports were the initial contact zones for the young Cantonese generation in the region to be exposed to foreign languages and western learning; both were the origins and nexus of exchange for the bourgeoning print culture, which was represented by the surge of new types of publications, such as bilingual dictionaries, language textbooks, newspapers and magazines. From this historical backdrop emerged a generation of Cantonese bilingual literati, who would in turn impact the diversifying linguistic landscape, print culture and educational environment in the region. The lecture unfolds a varied set of accessible and interesting primary sources recently found in digital archives in Hong Kong, China and the U.S., to engage the public audience in re-living the learning, working and expatriate experience of these late-Qing Cantonese bilinguals who made their very first steps in Hong Kong and Macau. The lecture will focalise two of such characters – Yung Wing (1828–1912), and Kwong Ki Chiu (1836 –1891), whose lives were deeply connected by the Chinese Education Mission to the U.S., and whose paths will shed lights on the historical moments when Lingnan literati reaches the World. |
“Community Exploration on Daily Living” Activity Series: Subject Talk: The past and present of Luen Wo Market and Kwu Tung Market: An architectural perspective
| Date: | 2025/12/6 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Sheung Shui Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | This activity is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing 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 https://ccpo.gov.hk/en. |
“Community Exploration on Daily Living” Activity Series: Subject Talk: In Search for Living in Contentment: From Squatter Villages to Public Estates
| Date: | 2025/11/22 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Fanling Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
| Description: | This activity is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing 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 https://ccpo.gov.hk/en. |
Monthly Literary Talk 2024: Literary Imagination - Visual, Spatial, and Fantastical Elements in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Fiction: (1) A Brief Discussion on the Gender and Visual Aspects of Eileen Chang's "Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier" and "Red Rose, White Rose"; (2) The Heterotopia Beyond Dongbei: The Writings of Space in Stories of Banyu
| Date & Time: | 13 April 2024 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Monthly Literary Talk 2026 : Enjoy the Moment with Jin Yong's Martial Arts Novels - Innovation and Transformation
| Date & Time: | 10 January 2026 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The talks are 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 https://ccpo.gov.hk/en. |
Revival of Classics: Woodblock Printing
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /Chinese Culture Festival 2026 Library Tie-in Activities
| Date: | 2026/8/1 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Shui Wo Street Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Revival of Classics: Woodblock Printing
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /Chinese Culture Festival 2026 Library Tie-in Activities
| Date: | 2026/7/19 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Sau Mau Ping Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Subject Talk II: Material Culture and Tang Dynasty Atmosphere: The Layout of Chi Lin Nunnery as a Reflection of Contemporary Hong Kong Buddhist Temples’ Inheritance of Tang Historical Culture
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /Chinese Culture Festival 2026 Library Tie-in Activities
| Date: | 2026/8/22 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Lockhart Road Public Library |
| Description: | The talks are 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 https://ccpo.gov.hk/en. |
Heritage Talk 2026 - Preservation and Innovation of Flower Board Crafting Techniques in Hong Kong
| Date: | 2026/6/7 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library) |
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