Cantonese Literature from the Late Qing to the Republican Era: On Liao Entao’s Xixiao ji
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Date:
2024/11/24 (Sunday)
Time:
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Venue:
Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Speaker:
Prof. PUK Wing Kin
Department of History,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Organiser:
Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries and the Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Remarks:
The lecture will be cancelled if Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above, Black Rainstorm Signal or "extreme conditions" * is issued and remains in force 3 hours before the starting time of the lecture.
*In case of serious disruption of public transport services, extensive flooding, major landslides or large-scale power outage caused by a super typhoon, the Government will make an announcement of "extreme conditions".
Enquiry:
Promotion and Programming Unit, Hong Kong Central Library
(Monday to Friday: 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.; 2:00p.m. - 5:30p.m.)
Telephone: 2921 0285
The Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Telephone: 3943 7382
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.
Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission by reservation. First come, first served.
Please visit https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13690357 for registration.
Seats are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
