Workshop on the Riddle of an Ancient Chinese Book Zhushu jinian
(the Bamboo Annals): Texts and Chronologies Therein
國際《竹書紀年》研討會
The workshop will bring together scholars in Canada, China and the U.S.A. to examine the importance of studies of the Bamboo Annals and assess recent scholarship on it. The workshop will cover the following topics:
本研討會將邀請加拿大、中國、美國的學者討論《竹書紀年》研究的重要性以及評估近年來研究《竹書紀年》的學術成果
討論題目：
Chronology in the Bamboo Annals;
The texts of the Bamboo Annals;
The transmission history of the Bamboo Annals.
《竹書紀年》之年代
《竹書紀年》之文本
《竹書紀年》之流傳
Date: May 23-24 (Saturday & Sunday), 2009
日期：二零零九年五月二十三至二十四日（星期六、星期天）
Venue: East Asia Library, Stanford University
地點：斯坦福大學東亞圖書館
Organizers:
David S. Nivison, Walter Y. Evans-Wentz Professor of Oriental Philosophies, Religions and Ethics, Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Stanford University
Dongfang Shao, Director, East Asia Library, Stanford University
研討會組織者：
倪德衛，斯坦福大學哲學系暨宗教研究系榮休講座教授
邵東方，斯坦福大學東亞圖書館館長
List of Invited Participants:
與會代表（以姓氏筆劃爲序）：
1. CAO Shujie, Professor, Institute of Ancient Texts, Northeast Normal University, Changchun
曹書傑，東北師範大學古籍研究所教授
2. CHEN Li, Deputy Director, National Library of China, Beijing
陳力，中國國家圖書館副館長
3. DING Yichuan, Associate Professor, Department of History, Peking University, Beijing
丁一川，北京大學歷史系副教授
4. Howard L. Goodman, Managing Editor, Asian Major, Seattle
顧德曼，《亞洲專業》執行主編
5.LI Feng, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University, New York
李峰，哥倫比亞大學東亞語言與文化系副教授
6. John Major, Independent Scholar and Senior Lecturer, The China Institute, New York
马絳，紐約中國研究所高級講師
7. Yiqun Zhou, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Languages, Stanford University, Stanford
周軼群，斯坦福大學亞洲語言系助理教授
8. David S. Nivison, Walter Y. Evans-Wentz Professor of Oriental Philosophies, Religions and Ethics, Emeritus, Stanford University, Stanford
9. SHAO Dongfang, Director, East Asia Library, Stanford University, Stanford
10. Edward L. Shaughnessy, Lorraine J. and Herrlee G. Creel Distinguished Service Professor in Early Chinese Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago
夏含夷，芝加哥大學東亞語言與文化系顧理雅早期中國研究講座教授
11. XU Fengxian, Research Fellow, Institute for History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
徐鳳先，中國科學院自然科學史研究所研究員
12. Robin D. S. Yates, James McGrill Professor of History, Departments of History and East Asian Studies, McGill University, Montreal
葉山，麥吉爾大學歷史與東亞研究系歷史教授
13. ZHANG Fuxiang, Professor, School of Literature, History, and Philosophy, Shandong University, Jinan
張富祥，山東大學文史哲學院教授
Coordinator of the workshop and contact information:
Dr. QIU Qi, Administrative Associate, East Asia Library, Stanford University
Phone: (650)724-7761
Fax: (650) 724-2028
E-mail: qqiu@stanford.edu
The East Asia Library is holding the Special Exhibition of Hangul (Korean Alphabet) Calligraphy. The exhibition features Hangul calligraphy works donated by eleven established Korean female calligraphers.
East Asia Library
Meyer Library, 4th Floor
October 9 - 31, 2008
Hangul is the native alphabet of the Korean language. Promulgated in 1446 by Sejong the Great (1397-1450), fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty, it was originally known as Hunmin jeongeum (“Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People”). The original Hunmin jeongeum manuscript has been registered with the UNESCO program, “Memory of the World,” since October 1997.
After the creation of Hunmin jeongeum, the shape of Hangul gradually further developed in its use for woodblock-printed books and for practical everyday manuscripts. Today’s Hangul calligraphy as a formative art began around 1910.
We hope you enjoy Hangul as an art form through this exhibition.
Please be advised that the Town Hall Meeting to discuss the relocation of the East Asia Library has been moved from the Law School Room 290 to Kresge Auditorium. Date and time remain unchanged: Wednesday, Nov. 28th, 5:00-6:30.
A Town Hall Meeting will be held to discuss preliminary plans for the relocation of the East Asia Library into Green Library after the demolition of the Meyer Library building. The University Librarian, Provost, and Academic Senate library committee chair will present the current plans in detail and listen to comments. Open to the public.
Date and Time: November 28 (Wednesday), 5:00 – 6:30PM
Place: Law School, Room 290.
The East Asia Library is holding a photo exhibition of China’s Great Wall and border area landscapes, May 1-31, 2007.
This exhibition features the photographs of Zhou Wanping and his photographs of various sections of the Great Wall, and Liu Ti and his landscape photos of China’s border areas (Yunnan and Inner Mongolia).
All are welcome to come by and take look.
Photographer Bios:
Zhou Wanping, a member of the China Photographers Association, has been a long-time photographer of China’s Great Wall. He has published an album of photos, My Hometown – Gubeikou, Jinshanling, and Simatai Sections of the Great Wall. As a peasant photographer living near the Great Wall, his works have won many prizes at exhibitions both in China and abroad.
Liu Ti, a member of the China Artistic Photography Society, is an accomplished scholar of China’s borderland region. His major works include Research on Traditional Chinese Thinking on Borderland Administration and China’s Borderland Research in the 20th Century. In addition to his research, he is a prolific photographer of China’s border area scenery.
The East Asia Library will sponsor a presentation by Dr. Bao Shuming of the University of Michigan’s China Data Center on Thursday, April 19, 2-3pm in the Social Sciences Resource Center (SSRC) Seminar Room #121A in Green Library.
Topic: Exploring the Demographic and Business Information of China
Presentation Abstract:
China has been experiencing a rapid economic growth and a dynamic transition from the central planning system to a marketing system since 1980s, which bring many opportunities and challenges to the U.S. as China is opening its door to the world. Established in 1997, the China Data Center at the University of Michigan is an international center for advancing the study and understanding of China. In partnership with several Chinese institutions and agencies, the Center has developed a series of unique data products, including China population data series, China economic census data series, and China GIS data series. The center provides various information services in English, including China Statistical Data Online, China Financial Data Online, China Spatial Data Online, and China Survey Data Network.
This presentation will give an introduction to the background of the China Data Center, some information sources of China, some China data projects, and various China data services. Some new developments and business applications (ChinaFinancedata.org, DemographicsChina.org) will be demonstrated for advanced financial data and spatial data analysis of China. Some future plans and directions on China data development will also be briefly discussed.
The East Asia Library, with the support of the Korean Studies Program of Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Stanford University Libraries, will hold a reception in honor of Dr. Lee Mun-Woong. Dr. Lee, a professor emeritus of Seoul National University, has donated about 900 volumes of books from his personal collection and about 50 ceramic pieces of Korean traditional writing tools. Please join us in this event to appreciate Dr. Lee’s donation. Refreshments will be provided.
Time and Date: 4 P.M., February 23, 2007
Place: East Asia Library, 4th Floor, Meyer Library
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Meyer Library 40th Anniversary Open House
Friday, December 1, 2006
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
As tenants of the Meyer Library, the EAL will participate in the 40th anniversary festivities. Please see the schedule below and stop by to catch a performance or join a tour of the library!
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Meyer Library, the East Asia
Library is holding an exhibition of works of the renowned calligrapher
C.C. Wang and stone carvings of Niu Kesi from November 16 to December
15, 2006.
C.C. Wang (王己千 Wang Chi-Ch’ien or Wang Jiqian, 1907-2003), distinguished artist, collector and connoisseur, was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, and studied traditional Chinese painting under Gu Linshi (1865-1933) and Wu Hufan (1894-1968) from the 1920s to 1940s. Living mostly in New York City since 1949, C.C. Wang contributed greatly to upgrade both of art history value and art market value of Chinese painting. Some 60 works from his collection are now kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in which a room named “C.C. Wang Family Gallery” was dedicated to.
Niu Kesi (牛克思), the style name of Hanli Li, born 1954 in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, China, and studied stone carving under his father Tingjiao Li (1921-1971) since childhood. In 1972, he was selected by government to Balin County, Inner Mongolia to pass on his skill there. In the period of 1984-1994, Niu Kesi traveled widely across Europe and to Macao. Since 1995, he has skillfully combined artistic conception with careful, precise carving, thus making a pioneering contribution to the creation of large scale stone carving. Niu Kesi was the winner of the 1999 China National Craftsmanship Award and was honored with the title of “Master of Jade and Stone Carving” in 2004.
