Archive for month: October, 2023
“Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition: Beholding the Shooting Stars — The 100th Anniversary of the Publication of Call to Arms” and “Academic Symposium on Lu Xun’s Literature and Chinese Language and Culture” were successfully held at the University of Macau.
On October 20, 2023, the “Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition: Beholding the Shooting Stars — The 100th Anniversary of the Publication of Call to Arms” and the “Academic Symposium on Lu Xun’s Literature and Chinese Language and Culture” were held, which were organized by the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing (the Memorial Hall of the New Culture Movement in Beijing) and the University of Macau (UM), and co-organized by the UM Library, the Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC) of UM, and Research Centre for Humanities in South China of UM. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was held in the Sky Garden on 2/F of the Library (E2) of UM, followed by a symposium in the conference room of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building (E21A) of UM, where many scholars, teachers and students gathered to explore the masterpiece of Mr. Lu Xun, a great master of literature, and to discuss Lu Xun’s literature from the angle of Chinese language and culture.
Huang Zhihu, Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R.
Jiang Yixin, Deputy Director of the Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Museum)
During the opening ceremony of the exhibition “The 100th Anniversary of the Publication of Call to Arms”, Huang Zhihu, Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R., firstly delivered a speech in which he said that, with the support of our country, Macao is accelerating the construction of “One Center”, “One Platform” and “One Base”. In this exhibition, visitors were able to witness Mr. Lu Xun’s precious handwriting, and to feel the national soul, patriotism and literary creativity from a close distance, which is conducive to promoting Macao’s humanistic culture construction, academic research and exchange of ideas. Then, Jiang Yixin, Deputy Director of the Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Museum), delivered a speech, in which she said that in Call to Arms, Lu Xun’s unique and insightful literary reflections on the times, history, nationalism and human nature have reached a remarkable high altitude and have had far-reaching impacts. It is meaningful that this event can be held in Macao which is at the forefront of combining Chinese and Western cultures. Zhu Shutong, Director of CCHC of UM, said, A Madman’s Diary is the first modern vernacular novel in China, which opened up the real vernacular written language writing, and Lu Xun played an important role in shaping the soul of Chinese people. By focusing on the whole process of the birth of Call to Arms and through in-depth academic research, we can better grasp the significance of Lu Xun’s modern Chinese writing to Chinese culture. After the official announcement of the opening of the exhibition, Qin Suyin, Deputy Director of the Research Department of the Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Museum), finally introduced the contents of the exhibition to the audience.
After the opening ceremony, guests and scholars moved to the conference room for the Academic Symposium on Lu Xun’s Literature and Chinese Language and Culture. At the beginning, two research librarians from the Lu Xun Museum in Beijing, Jiang Yixin and Liu Jing, gave speeches on the topics of “From ‘call to arms’ to Call to Arms: On the Occurrence of Lu Xun Literature of ‘Sound the Alarm’” and “‘Jin Xinxian’ in Call to Arms-Preface”. At the discussion session, several doctoral students from UM expressed their own opinions and made brilliant speeches with new perspectives. At the end of the symposium, Zhu Shoutong concluded that Lu Xun’s research is not only related to the study of social phenomenon, but also the study of risk. Teenagers of UM are expected to study hard to establish a solid foundation, have the courage to take risks and climb the mountain in the path of study like Lu Xun.
Guests who attended the symposium were included Jiang Yixin, Deputy Director of Beijing Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Museum), Research Librarian, Editor-in-Chief of Lu Xun Research Monthly; Liu Jing, Director of the Department of Display and Exhibition of Beijing Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Museum); Qin Suyin, Deputy Director of the Research Office of Beijing Lu Xun Museum (Beijing New Culture Movement Memorial Museum), Research Librarian; Huang Zhihu, Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Macao SAR; Wu Jianzhong, UM Librarian; Leong Tak Hoi, Assistant Librarian; Tam Sik Chung, Acting Master of the Shiu Pong College, UM; Jiang Yi, Representative of the Henry Fok Pearl Jubilee College, UM; Zhang Yue, Assistant Dean of the FAH, UM; Zhu Shoutong, Director of CCHC of UM; Cheang Neng Ian, Vice Director of CCHC of UM; Chen Zhong, Vice Director of the Confucius Institute of UM; Zhang Jian, Chair Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, Wang Sihao, Associate Professor, Liu Hongyong, Associate Professor, Wei Chu Xiong, Emeritus Professor of the Department of History of UM, and Lao Keng Chong, Part-time Lecturer of CCHC of UM and so on.
UM inaugurates Suao Pavilion and kicks off Festival of Chinese Culture
The University of Macau (UM) held the inauguration ceremony of the Suao Pavilion and the opening ceremony of the Second Festival of Chinese Culture. The event was attended by a total of 60 guests, including government officials and representatives of UM and other associations. The Suao Pavilion was built through donations by the Jiangsu Overseas Friendship Association and the Suzhou Overseas Friendship Association. It is located on the lawn outside the Cultural Building at UM. The pavilion symbolises the cultural exchanges between Jiangsu and Macao, as well as the heritage of Chinese history and culture. It not only enriches the cultural landscape of the campus, but also demonstrates the harmonious coexistence of the Jiangnan and Lingnan cultures.
The inauguration ceremony of UM’s Suao Pavilion
On the other hand, the event kicked off the Second Festival of Chinese Culture organised by the Centre for Chinese History and Culture of UM. The festival has three components: 1) lectures, promotion, and education on Chinese history and culture; 2) exhibitions, performances, and demonstrations on Chinese history and culture; and 3) forums, seminars, and debates on Chinese culture and Macao culture. In addition, the Henan Research Institute of Culture and History was invited to be the co-organiser of the festival, in the hope of enhancing the academic quality of the forums with its rich academic resources. The university will be holding nearly 100 activities with its partner universities during the festival.
Fang Wei
A group photo
