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SUMMARY:Digital China Initiative Workshop — Building a Digital Collection with GenAI Tools
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop focuses on leveraging GenAI tools to create\, manage\, and analyze digital collections for Literary Sinitic Studies. Participants will learn basic database concepts\, use Nocodb for data storage\, and explore how GenAI can assist in scraping\, cleaning\, and classifying data. The workshop will also cover fundamental analysis techniques for the resulting digital collection. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\n\nFaculty and students in Literary Sinitic Studies interested in building digital archives\n\n\n\nLibrarians and archivists working with Chinese language materials\n\n\n\nAnyone looking to create and manage digital collections efficiently using AI tools\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand basic database concepts and learn to use Nocodb for data storage\n\n\n\nExplore GenAI tools for web scraping\, data cleaning\, and classification\n\n\n\nDevelop skills in basic data analysis using the created digital collection\n\n\n\n\nAlso held November 8 and 15. \n\n\n\nRegistration Page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/digital-china-initiative-workshop-building-a-digital-collection-with-genai-tools/
LOCATION:Room 202\, 61 Kirkland St.\, 61 Kirkland St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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SUMMARY:China-North Korea Dynamics: Is Their Bond Eroding as North Korea Draws Closer to Russia?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Seong-Hyon Lee\, Associate\, Harvard University Asia Center; Former China Director\, Sejong Institute\, SeoulModerator: Andrew S. Erickson\, Professor of Strategy\, China Maritime Studies Institute\, U.S. Naval War College; Visiting Scholar\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard University The talk will examine the evolving China-North Korea relationship\, particularly as Pyongyang strengthens its ties with Russia and how this affects Beijing’s strategic calculations. While China and North Korea have experienced periods of diplomatic tension\, their partnership remains resilient\, serving Beijing’s broader objective of counterbalancing U.S. influence in Asia. This relationship enables China to maintain regional stability while compelling the United States to divide its strategic attention across multiple theaters. The discussion will probe how China’s management of its North Korean alliance reflects its larger geopolitical strategy within the context of U.S.-China competition. \n\n\n\nA light lunch will be provided.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/china-north-korea-dynamics-is-their-bond-eroding-as-north-korea-draws-closer-to-russia/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, Room S050\, 1730 Cambridge St\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
CREATED:20241015T152623Z
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SUMMARY:Kaiping Zhang — Governing China in the Digital Age: Legacies\, Challenges\, and Transformations
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kaiping Zhang\, Associate Professor\, Political Science\, Tsinghua University; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Yuhua Wang\,Professor of Government\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nChina has carried numerous historical legacies of governance from the imperial and revolutionary eras into the digital age. How do these historical shadows clash with a modernized\, networked society? Drawing on computational analyses of extensive data on propaganda\, government documents\, and public opinion\, this talk examines how China has adapted its governance practices to meet contemporary challenges —and whether these adaptations have been effective. The aim is to offer insights into the future prospects of China and its engagement with the world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/kaiping-zhang-governing-china-in-the-digital-age-legacies-challenges-and-transformations/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
CREATED:20240903T185523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T200923Z
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SUMMARY:Digital China Initiative Workshop — Building a Digital Collection with GenAI Tools
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop focuses on leveraging GenAI tools to create\, manage\, and analyze digital collections for Literary Sinitic Studies. Participants will learn basic database concepts\, use Nocodb for data storage\, and explore how GenAI can assist in scraping\, cleaning\, and classifying data. The workshop will also cover fundamental analysis techniques for the resulting digital collection. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\n\nFaculty and students in Literary Sinitic Studies interested in building digital archives\n\n\n\nLibrarians and archivists working with Chinese language materials\n\n\n\nAnyone looking to create and manage digital collections efficiently using AI tools\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand basic database concepts and learn to use Nocodb for data storage\n\n\n\nExplore GenAI tools for web scraping\, data cleaning\, and classification\n\n\n\nDevelop skills in basic data analysis using the created digital collection\n\n\n\n\nAlso held November 1 and 15. \n\n\n\nRegistration Page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/digital-china-initiative-workshop-building-a-digital-collection-with-genai-tools-2/
LOCATION:Room 202\, 61 Kirkland St.\, 61 Kirkland St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241112T114500
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
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SUMMARY:Fei Huang — Bathing Through Time and Landscape: A Longue Durée History of Hot Springs in China (1000–1945)
DESCRIPTION:Register for Zoom session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker:  Fei Huang\, Professor of Chinese History and Society\, University of Tübingen  \n\n\n\nPart of the Science and Technology in Asia series. Sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center. Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \n\n\n\nPresented via Zoom. Register at: https://scholar.harvard.edu/seow/STinAsia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/fei-huang-bathing-through-time-and-landscape-a-longue-duree-history-of-hot-springs-in-china-1000-1945/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
CREATED:20241105T225854Z
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SUMMARY:Haiyang Lin — Discrepancies Between Estimated and Actual Wind Power Generation in the U.S. and China
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Haiyang Lin\, Postdoctoral Fellow\, Harvard-China Project \n\n\n\nThe urgency of addressing climate change is evident\, and wind energy plays a vital role in global strategies to reduce carbon emissions and transition toward a sustainable energy future. Accurate assessments of wind resources are crucial for this transition. However\, current wind energy development and research heavily rely on meteorological datasets\, which\, despite their widespread use\, exhibit significant discrepancies both internally and in comparison to actual wind power generation. These discrepancies\, though not widely recognized\, can lead to ineffective decision-making\, resulting in substantial economic and energy losses. This talk will examine these issues by comparing estimates from multiple datasets to real-world wind power generation across 1\,276 wind farm sites in the United States and 10\,032 sites in China. \n\n\n\nIn the U.S.\, our analysis reveals significant regional discrepancies\, particularly in coastal areas where actual generation far exceeds estimates. For example\, in some regions\, models project only one-third of the actual generation observed. While incorporating factors such as air density and wake loss into assessments could reduce these gaps\, it may introduce additional biases at the plant level\, complicating the accuracy of future predictions. Wind farm attributes\, such as the operation year\, show strong correlations with estimation accuracy\, emphasizing the decline in turbine performance with age. Moreover\, comparisons among models reveal that capacity factors amplify wind speed differences by 2-3 times\, highlighting the need to leverage accessible wind generation data to enhance meteorological products and improve predictive accuracy. \n\n\n\nIn China\, the discrepancy between theoretical and real-world outcomes is equally significant\, with regions like Inner Mongolia showing an estimated capacity factor (CF) of 35%-60%\, yet only achieving an actual CF of 25.9% in 2023—surprisingly lower than Yunnan’s 32.4%. Such large gaps can lead to misguided planning and ineffective strategies for wind power expansion. China’s main issue lies in the underperformance of wind farms\, with much of the wind energy potential remaining untapped. Integration of energy storage across different time scales\, and adapting the grid to serve emerging loads like hydrogen production\, AI computing\, and electric vehicles can help to address this issue and accelerate China’s path to carbon neutrality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/haiyang-lin-discrepancies-between-estimated-and-actual-wind-power-generation-in-the-u-s-and-china/
LOCATION:Pierce Hall 100F\, 29 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T122000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T132000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
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SUMMARY:Angela Zhang —U.S. Tech Policy Toward China: Growing Parallels Between Washington and Beijing?
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Angela Huyue Zhang\, Professor of Law\, University of Southern California\, Gould School of Law \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will pose the provocative question of whether America is now acting like China in its attempt to contain China’s technological rise. Amid the escalating Sino-U.S. tech war\, the United States has built an unprecedented legal machine aimed at curbing China’s technological advancements. From imposing stringent sanctions on Chinese tech giants to restricting China’s access to advanced semiconductor chips and equipment\, the U.S. government has intensified efforts to slow China’s progress in key sectors. In parallel\, it has heightened scrutiny over both inbound and outbound investments related to China\, passed a law that could lead to a nationwide ban on Tik Tok\, and imposed steep tariffs on Chinese high-tech goods such as electric vehicles\, batteries\, and solar panels. Meanwhile\, U.S. agencies have significantly ramped up enforcement against espionage activities\, disproportionately targeting ethnic Chinese scientists\, which has led to a talent exodus in recent years. \n\n\n\nDrawing from my newly released book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\, I will explore the striking parallels between the U.S. and China’s regulatory governance. Through a deep dive into the structure\, processes\, and outcomes of U.S. legal strategies\, I will unravel the dynamic complexities and unintended consequences of U.S. legal actions against China. Additionally\, I will offer proposals on how the United States can recalibrate its tech policy to enhance resilience and maintain its competitive edge in the fast-changing technological landscape. \n\n\n\nAngela Huyue Zhang is a Professor of Law at the USC Gould School of Law. Zhang has broad research interests in the areas of law and economics\, particularly in transnational legal issues bearing on businesses. Widely recognized as a leading authority on Chinese tech regulation\, she has written extensively on this topic. Her first book\, Chinese Antitrust Exceptionalism: How the Rise of China Challenges Global Regulation\, was named one of the Best Political Economy Books of the Year by ProMarket in 2021. Her second book\, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy\, released in March 2024\, has been covered in The New York Times\, Bloomberg\, Wire China\, MIT Tech Review and many other international news outlets. Zhang is currently conducting research on the regulation of artificial intelligence\, with plans to teach and write on this topic in the coming years. Before joining USC Gould in 2024\, Zhang taught at the University of Hong Kong\, New York University School of Law\, and King’s College London. \n\n\n\nBoxed lunch will be provided. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/angela-zhang-u-s-tech-policy-toward-china-growing-parallels-between-washington-and-beijing/
LOCATION:Morgan Courtroom\, Austin Hall\, 1515 Massachusetts Ave\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T200947Z
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SUMMARY:Digital China Initiative Workshop — Building a Digital Collection with GenAI Tools
DESCRIPTION:register here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop focuses on leveraging GenAI tools to create\, manage\, and analyze digital collections for Literary Sinitic Studies. Participants will learn basic database concepts\, use Nocodb for data storage\, and explore how GenAI can assist in scraping\, cleaning\, and classifying data. The workshop will also cover fundamental analysis techniques for the resulting digital collection. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\n\nFaculty and students in Literary Sinitic Studies interested in building digital archives\n\n\n\nLibrarians and archivists working with Chinese language materials\n\n\n\nAnyone looking to create and manage digital collections efficiently using AI tools\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand basic database concepts and learn to use Nocodb for data storage\n\n\n\nExplore GenAI tools for web scraping\, data cleaning\, and classification\n\n\n\nDevelop skills in basic data analysis using the created digital collection\n\n\n\n\nAlso held November 1 and 8. \n\n\n\nRegistration Page \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/digital-china-initiative-workshop-building-a-digital-collection-with-genai-tools-3/
LOCATION:Room 202\, 61 Kirkland St.\, 61 Kirkland St.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
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SUMMARY:冷战史研究与档案的开放和利用
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Zhihua Shen\, Director\, Center for Cold War International History Studies\, East China Normal University\, Shanghai \n\n\n\nChair: Elizabeth J. Perry\, Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nThe presentation will be given in Chinese\, with slides and Q&A in English and Chinese. \n\n\n\n历史研究者的基本责任就在于揭开历史真相，尽可能地还原历史的本来面貌，而要做到这一点，就必须不断地发掘、梳理和解读原始档案和文献。本次讲座以中苏同盟起草、1958年炮击金门、周恩来与斯大林的黑海会谈、刘少奇与斯大林会谈等有关档案的利用与研究为案例，以此揭示冷战国际史研究与档案文献的开发与研究之间的复杂关系。 \n\n\n\nWhy and how did the Cold War begin? The origins of the Cold War have been the subject of extensive study and debate. Through thorough\, multilingual\, and multi-archival research\, China’s leading historian of the Cold War\, Shen Zhihua\, uses several important case studies to illustrate the complex relationships between the research on global history and the exploration and utilization of the archives on the Cold War. \n\n\n\n沈志华，中国上海华东师范大学历史学系终身教授，冷战国际史研究中心主任，周边国家研究院院长，美国伍德罗·威尔逊国际学者中心资深研究员，太和智库高级研究员。他的研究领域包括冷战国际史、苏联史、中苏关系、中朝关系。代表著作有：《最后的“天朝”——毛泽东、金日成与中朝关系（1945-1976）》（2017、2018年增订）、《处在十字路口的选择——1956-1957年的中国》（2013年）、《无奈的选择——冷战与中苏同盟的命运》（2013年）、《思考与选择：从知识分子会议到反右派运动（1956–1957）》（2008年）等等 \n\n\n\nZhihua Shen is the director of the Center for Cold War International History Studies at East China Normal University\, Shanghai. He is the author of a number of major Chinese-language works on Cold War history\, and he is the coauthor\, with Yafeng Xia\, of Mao and the Sino-Soviet Partnership\, 1945‒1959: A New History (2015) and A Misunderstood Friendship: Mao Zedong\, Kim Il-sung\, and Sino-North Korean Relations\, 1949–1976 (2018)\, and coauthor\, with Danhui Li\, of After Leaning to One Side: China and its Allies in the Cold War (2011). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/%e5%86%b7%e6%88%98%e5%8f%b2%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e4%b8%8e%e6%a1%a3%e6%a1%88%e7%9a%84%e5%bc%80%e6%94%be%e5%92%8c%e5%88%a9%e7%94%a8/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T130000
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SUMMARY:Daniel Kritenbrink — America's Future in East Asia
DESCRIPTION:Register for zoom attendance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Daniel Kritenbrink\, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs\, United States Department of StateModerator: Mark Wu\, Henry L. Stimson Professor\, Harvard Law School; Director\, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\, Harvard UniversityAlso via Zoom. Register here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/daniel-kritenbrink-americas-future-in-east-asia/
LOCATION:CGIS Knafel K262\, 1737 Cambridge Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
CREATED:20241108T154316Z
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SUMMARY:Eurasia From the East\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:David Wolff\, Professor\, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC)\, Hokkaido UniversityNorihiro Naganawa\, Professor on Russian and Eurasian History\, Hokkaido UniversityAkihiro Iwashita\, Professor\, Department of Slavic-Eurasian Studies\, Hokkaido UniversitySerhii Plokhii\, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History / Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute \, Harvard University \n\n\n\nAs we approach the third year of the war in Ukraine\, the ripples from the conflict go deeper and further into the fabric of international relations. Today’s seminar brings together three scholars from Japan to analyze the war’s impact and meaning outside Eastern Europe. Their expertise includes Russia and other world areas\, including the Middle East and Northeast Asia. Issues to be addressed include Japan’s policies\, historical contexts\, borderlands\, energy security\, and China’s perspective on the war. \n\n\n\nRefreshments will be provided.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/eurasia-from-the-east-2024/
LOCATION:CGIS South Room S354\, 1730 Cambridge St\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260505T171503
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SUMMARY:Household Registration: A Tale of Two Cities
DESCRIPTION:zoom registration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Anthony Saich\, Director of the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia and Daewoo Professor of International Affairs\, Harvard Kennedy SchoolDiscussant: Rana Mitter\, S.T. Lee Professor of US-Asia Relations\, Harvard Kennedy School \n\n\n\nThe household registration system (hukou) is widely seen as a major factor contributing to inequality in China. Individuals’ benefits depend on where their registration is located\, with rural residents enjoying considerably less welfare support than their urban counterparts. This has been especially problematic for migrant laborers. There have been calls to abolish the system\, and even the central leadership has advocated for its amendment or removal. Yet\, many cities maintain it in some form. This talk explains why.  \n\n\n\nBefore reforms\, policy was exogenous\, determined by Beijing. Subsequently\, changes have become exogenous\, driven by bottom-up initiatives to modify the system. An examination of the cities of Shijiazhuang and Zhengzhou reveals how the local political economy shapes the outcomes of hukou reform.  \n\n\n\nPresented via Zoom. Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ysKe4YuNR_-oX7x9nRFMig \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/household-registration-a-tale-of-two-cities/
LOCATION:Presented via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Jeongsoo Shin — Can Korean Calligraphers Write Like Wang Xizhi? The Mujangsa Stele and its Reception in a Sino-Korean Context
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jeongsoo Shin\, Associate Professor\, Korean Cultural Studies\, The Academy of Korean Studies; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2024-25Chair/Discussant: Sun Joo Kim\, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nFrom the late eighteenth century\, Chinese scholars took a keen interest in the steles of early Korea. Some inscriptions on those steles were seen as material evidence of ancient Chinese calligraphy that had vanished from China. One notable case is the Memorial Stele for Enshrining the Amitābha Buddha Statue at Mujang Temple (鍪藏寺阿彌陀佛造成記碑\, 801). Weng Fanggang (1733-1818) lauded it for preserving the authentic trace of the “Lanting Preface\,” since the original work by the legendary calligrapher Wang Xizhi (ca. 303-ca. 361) no longer existed. Yet Weng’s disciple\, Kim Chŏnghŭi (1786-1856)\, opined that it was the brushwork of a Korean calligrapher. This talk will explore how the same inscription was viewed differently among scholars from the two countries. While current scholarship often romanticizes Sino-Korean antiquarian exchange\, I will demonstrate that beneath the transnational friendship lies a reflection of each side’s cultural centrism. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/jeongsoo-shin-can-korean-calligraphers-write-like-wang-xizhi-the-mujangsa-stele-and-its-reception-in-a-sino-korean-context/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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