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Monthly Literary Talk 2025: Nourishment in Growth: Learning and Teaching Children’s Literature
| Date & Time: | 14 June 2025 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Decoding Gangcai: Appreciating a Century of Painted Porcelain in Hong Kong
Other Talks / Workshops /Local History and Culture /Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /Talk Series on Hong Kong Memory (2026/27)
| Date: | 2026/9/13 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The technique of making painted porcelain by applying overglaze decoration to white porcelain before firing is known as jiacai in the industry. During the 20th century, jiacai was a booming industry in Hong Kong. With a history spanning nearly a century, painted porcelain produced in Hong Kong, also known as Gangcai, is mainly made for export. Not only has Gangcai been influenced by painted porcelain making techniques from Guangdong, but it also represents a fusion of Hong Kong’s local culture with traditional Chinese culture and the cultures of various export markets. Drawing on oral history records, the speaker will share the development, distinct characteristics and technical highlights of Gangcai. |
Exhibition on Document Highlights of Mr. CHOW Fan-fu
| Date: | 2024/1/2 (Tuesday) to 2024/4/30 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | Library Opening Hours |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (8/F Rare Book Reading Room) |
| Description: | Mr. Chow Cheuk-ho, with pen name “Chow Fan Fu”, is a renowned arts critic in Hong Kong. He hosted a variety of classical music and cultural programmes on Radio Television Hong Kong, and later strived to promote the education of arts criticism. He received the commendations from the HKSAR Government for his valuable efforts in promoting classical music and arts appreciation. The exhibition showcases selected items of the 1960s to 1980s, including manuscripts, photos, periodicals and textbooks. It revisits his journey to arts critic out of his career in textile in the context of growing art and cultural industry in the city. |
Subject Talk Series on Food and Nutrition (2): Health Preservation through Seasonal Foods in Chinese Medicine
| Date: | 2026/8/15 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tuen Mun Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Subject Talk on Chinese Tea and Tea Culture
| Date: | 2025/6/28 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Tuen Mun Public Library (Extension Activities Room) |
Hong Kong Success Stories - Cantopop and Fashion
| Date & Time: | 2023/10/29 (Sunday) 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
Exploring the Facets of Historic Hong Kong Village Life through Documents
| Date: | 2026/5/2 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Historical documents show that commenced in the Northern Song Dynasty, Han Chinese migrated south from the Central Plains to what is now the New Territories of Hong Kong. These early settlers pioneered the region’s development and brought along lots of traditional rural customs from their original places of abode into Hong Kong, the details of which are still preserved in local archives today. Since opening in 2001, the Hong Kong Central Library has focused on organising and preserving local historical documents through its Hong Kong Village Life Collection. The collection covers ancient books and documents in literature, philology, medicine, correspondence, feng shui and fortune-telling. A major highlight is the Yung Sze-chiu Collection, which is particularly comprehensive and provides essential primary sources for studying the economic, social, and cultural fabric of early rural life of Hong Kong. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Central Library in 2026, we are hosting a special lecture to showcase rare items from the Yung Sze-chiu Collection. We are honored to welcome Dr. Patrick H. HASE, a renowned local historian and author of Villages and Market Towns in Hong Kong. Dr. HASE will use these unique collections to share stories from the past, guiding the audience on a journey to explore the traditional rural life of early Hong Kong. |
Cantonese Literature from the Late Qing to the Republican Era: On Liao Entao’s Xixiao ji
Activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series /Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival Library Tie-in Activities
| Date: | 2024/11/24 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The Cantonese poems in the Xixiao ji by Liao Entao (1865–1954; style name Fengshu) are in strict poetic metre and formal tone patterns, while the Cantonese vocabularies used are rather lively and witty. These poems, thus, are catchy and memorable among Cantonese readers. In fact, the Xixiao ji does not belong to a new genre, but it stems from Cantonese literature with a long-standing history. This lecture introduces some pieces from the Xixiao ji, as well as explores the origin and evolution of Cantonese literature. |
Blessings of the Frontier: History of the Sha Tau Kok Frontier Closed Area and the Tin Hau Festival
| Date: | 2026/4/25 (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 2026 : The Past and Future of Science Fiction Literature: Mythical Creatures, Animals, Machines, and Artificial Intelligence - Science Fiction Literature: Its Values and Horizons
| Date & Time: | 13 June 2026 (Saturday) 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
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