Tales of Two Cities - The History of Hong Kong and Guangzhou: A Historical Tour of Guangzhou

Travel with Dr Joseph Ting Sun-pao to Guangzhou to explore the stories behind the historic sites of this legendary city.
 
Sites to be visited (available in Chinese only):
廣東省博物館、廣州沙面建築群、伊斯蘭教懷聖清真寺、石室聖心大教堂、光孝寺、外國人墓地、黃埔村胡氏宗祠等。
*Content of the tour is subject to changes without prior notice.

Tour fee is required.

The programme will be conducted in Cantonese. 
*Seats are limited, first-come, first-served. Priority will be given to registrants who have attended the talk 2 "Guangzhou: Southern Gateway to China and the Port of Departure for the Maritime Silk Road" on 18 November 2015. 

About Dr Joseph Ting Sun-pao:
Dr Joseph Ting Sun-pao was born in Guangzhou and is a native of Fengshun County in Guangdong. He acquired his BA, M.Phil and PhD from the University of Hong Kong. Prior to his retirement, he was the Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History and played a vital role in the planning of the new Hong Kong Museum of History, the Museum of Coastal Defense and the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum.
He is currently an Adjunct Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Comparative and Public History, Department of History, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Expert Adviser of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Museum of History; member of the Antiquities Advisory Board; trustee of the Lord Wilson Heritage’s Trust;  Vice-President of the Local Gazetteer Office; Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society; Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Education; Honorary Fellow of the University of Hong Kong; and adviser to a number of cultural institutions in Hong Kong and on the Mainland.

The talk series.