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PolyU and HKPM host Stories of China Lecture by Palace Museum Director Dr Wang Xudong - “Dunhuang and the Palace Museum: The Fruits of Exchange and Mutual Learning among Cultures”

Dr Wang Xudong (4th from right) pictured together on stage with Ms Winnie Tam Wan-chi, Chairman of the Board of Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) (3rd from left); Prof. Lee Chack-fan, Vice Chairman of the HKPM Board (2nd from right); Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director of the HKPM (2nd from left); Dr Lam Tai-fai, Council Chairman of PolyU (4th from left); Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, President (3rd from right); Prof. Li Ping, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities (1st from right); and Prof. Han Xiaorong, Head of the Department of Chinese History and Culture (1st from left).

Dr Wang Xudong, Director of The Palace Museum delivered a lecture on the PolyU campus on “Dunhuang and the Palace Museum: The Fruits of Exchange and Mutual Learning among Cultures”.

Moderated by Prof. Han Xiaorong, Head of Department of Chinese History and Culture, PolyU (1st from left), Dr Wang Xudong (2nd from left) engaged in discussion with two PolyU postgraduate students Ms Qi Guangye (2nd from right) and Mr Lui Ting (1st from right) on the continuity and dissemination of Chinese culture.

The lecture attracted an attendance of close to 600 guests, PolyU staff, students, alumni and members of the public.


The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM) jointly organisedthe Stories of China Lecture on “Dunhuang and the Palace Museum: The Fruits of Exchange and Mutual Learning among Cultures”at the Jockey Club Auditorium, PolyU on 11 December.Dr WANG Xudong, Director of the Palace Museum, was invited to speak at the lecture and shed light on the protection and inheritance of Dunhuang and the Forbidden City. Approximately 600 guests, PolyU staff, students, alumni and members of the public joined the event to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.

The lecture was attended byMs Winnie TAM Wan-chi, Chairman of the HKPM Board; Prof. LEE Chack-fan, Vice Chairman of the HKPM Board; Dr Louis NG, Museum Director of the HKPM; Dr LAM Tai-fai, Council Chairman of PolyU; andProf. Jin-Guang TENG, President of PolyU. Joined byProf. HAN Xiaorong, Head of the Department of Chinese History and Culture, PolyUas a moderator, Dr Wang also engaged in discussion with two PolyU postgraduate students on the continuity and dissemination of Chinese culture.

In his lecture, Dr Wang discussed the formation, development and preservation of Dunhuang and the Palace Museum, and inspired the audience to embrace their cultural heritage with confidence. By fostering a more open-minded and inclusive appreciation of the outstanding achievements of human civilisation, it is hoped to cultivate a nation with strong cultural influence, safeguard humanity’s precious cultural heritage and strive towards building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Dr Wang served consecutively as the Deputy Director, Executive Deputy Director and Director of the Dunhuang Academy. He is now a Party Member of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Director of the Palace Museum. Dr Wang’s work focuses primarily on the conservation of caves, ancient mural paintings and earthen sites, as well as research into monitoring and early warning systems and preventive conservation of cultural heritage. He has presided over sixty conservation projects at nationally protected key cultural heritage sites, published more than thirty academic papers and six monographs as primary author, and has been granted numerous titles and awards.

 

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