Renwen Society at China Institute 華美人文學會

Zheng Junli: His Life and Film Works

Zheng Junli (1911-1969) was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and rose to prominence in the golden age of the Chinese Cinema. His films, The Spring River Flows East and Crows and Sparrows are widely considered classics of the Chinese cinema. Mr. Zheng Dali, son of Zheng Junli and himself a movie director, will discuss his father’s life and works with illustrations of rare photos and clips from his father’s films.

The lecture will be delivered in Chinese.

Free, but advanced registration is requested.

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Lectures 鄭君里（1911-1969）離開我們已近半個世紀了，但他對我們並不陌生。《一江春水向東流》，《烏鴉與麻雀》，《林則徐》，《聶耳》這些中國電影史上的經典名作的導演，正是鄭君里。即便是今日的“00後”們，他們和鄭君里這....

Cultural event: Changshu Day:

Sunday, June 10, 2:00-5:00PM
Event Fees: Free, but advanced registration is requested
Location: 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10006

The Changshu Culture Day brings you an original folk music concert, a lecture on Weng Tonghe, the Confucian scholar, imperial tutor and moralist of the Qing dynasty, and a presentation on the art of Changshu-style seal cutting. During the tea break, you can help yourself to rice cakes, osmanthus wine, and other unmistakable Changshu delicacies.

A showcase of Changshu and its culture is right on your doorstep, an opportunity not to be missed.

More at: http://chineselectures.org/upcoming.html

This Lecture will be conducted in Chinese, with no interpretation.

中國文化是由儒，道，佛，三家思想結合鑄成，這三家思想的精華最能從唐代詩歌中反映出來，王維的文學思想– 特別是到他晚期– 是佛家的代表。王維的精神世界在晚年昇華到恬静和空靈。

王維是一位集詩，書，樂，畫，四藝於一身的大家。王維的詩歌作品與他的繪畫相同，天人渾合，情意高遠，超越红塵，饒富神思。無論是五言小詩或五言律詩，其中一塊石，一片雲，一溪水，一枝花，一隻鳥，由于他精煉的文字配上完善而順暢的平仄聲律，在在都顯現出活躍的靈氣，描述出詩人要表現的主题：即自然與人生結成不可分離的整體，進而引致禪理，詩情，畫筆，音韻，四項緊密的結合，這也闡明了王維對生命超脱的見識。

華美人文學會共同主席汪班，素以介紹分析中國古典文學著稱，於12月5日下午2時至4時特以王維為題，分析王維的重要代表作。對唐詩有興趣人士，請勿錯過此一重要古典文學講座。

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One of the master poets, painters and musicians of the High Tang Period, Wang Wei (701-761) is acclaimed in poetry in particular for his refreshing and exquisite depiction of a harmonious, sometimes idealized, union between Man and Nature and emptiness/ nothingness that is the essence of Buddhism. At this lecture, Mr. Ben Wang will discuss the representative poems by Wang Wei.

Time: Saturday, December 5, 2:00-4:00pm
Location: 100 Washington Street, New York (Entrance @ 40 Rector St)

For more information, please visit: http://chineselectures.org/120515.html

在中國近代史的論壇上,關於民國第一任大總統袁世凱的政治生涯和評論屢見不鮮，近年來更有大量著作出版，但關於袁氏個人的資料，如他的家庭環境、出身、早年經歷、家族歷史等，卻很少有正確的報導。袁家在袁氏死後漸次瓦解，以後命運將如何? 袁家後人歷經不斷的戰爭、動亂與革命，他們經過多少磨難、滄桑，以後又將怎樣發展? 這些都是研究近代史學者想發掘探討的。

此次演講人之一的朱袁家淦為袁世凱第八子袁克軫之幼女，袁總統直系第三代孫輩。她與學者、市立大學賀筱岳教授合作，撰寫一部關於袁氏後人的家族史。這部名為The Yuan Chronicle (袁氏家族史）著作將以英文版問世,現已接近尾聲,即將於明年出版。本篇演講資料，是該書前半部之中文摘錄。作者希望能藉此次演講，引起大家對家族史研究的興趣，同時也對袁氏家族有更進一步的深刻了解。

這次演講分三部分：第一部分先由賀教授簡介兩位作者從事袁氏家族研究工作之過程，包括到河南項城及中國各地搜集資料，探訪親友，進行口述歷史訪問等。第二部分由朱袁女士講解袁氏家族之崛起與袁總統家庭環境、幼年生活、仕途發展，及袁氏三祖：袁保慶、袁保恒和袁保齡，對青年袁世凱之管教與影響。第三部分則著重講述袁氏家庭之形成與結構，並介紹袁氏各夫人、子女，及袁氏死後袁家分散時袁氏家人之情況。

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Critical debates of the controversial political career of Yuan Shikai, first President of the Republic of China, have always been popular topics in the study of modern Chinese history, but accurate facts about Yuan’s personal life and his family are seldom available. Ms. Jiagan Yuan Gee, a granddaughter of Yuan Shikai, and Prof. Sheau-yueh J. Chao, both of CUNY will discuss the early life of Yuan Shikai before his rise to political prominence; the family structure of the Yuan family during and after Yuan’s time; and the lives of more prominent Yuan sons and daughters in the second and third generations. They will also address the strategy, procedures and significance of the research they used in co-authoring The Yuan Chronicle, a book written in English to be expected to come out next year.

Free; pre-registration is required
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Time: Saturday, September 19, 2015; 2:00-4:30pm
Location: China Institute; 100 Washington Street, New York, NY 10006

This September (2nd and 3rd), New York will see a production of two grand Beijing operas at the David Koch Theater of Lincoln Center. Both operas, “The Legend of the White Snake” and “The Jewelry Pouch,” will feature China’s great Zhang Huoding, the reigning queen of Beijing opera, giving her first performances in the U.S. The two leading parts of the operas in which Mme. Zhang stars are two of her signature roles.

Blessed with a beautiful and expressive face, a voice that suggests a union of the finest clarinet and violin, and a body that moves in dance with gracefulness and style, Mme. Zhang glows as a sublime artist who brings interpretive subtlety, dexterous musicianship, and high dance technique to the different roles she brilliantly portrays. Peerless among her peers, Mme. Zhang will mark as the most distinguished representative of Beijing Opera to visit N.Y. since the legendary master Mei Lanfang in 1930.

The Renwen Society at China Institute and The Confucius Institute for Business at the State University of New York jointly present a pre-lecture on the artistry of Mme. Zhang and the two selected operas. The speaker is Mr. Ben Wang, the eminent Beijing Opera and Kunqu scholar and specialist.

Date and time: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Lecture: 6:00-7:30 pm
Reception: 7:30-8:00 pm

Location: SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street, New York, NY

Free. Space is LIMITED and Advanced Registration is Required.


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漢語是連接東西方世界文明的橋梁，漢語的海外傳播歷史悠久。隨著中外文化交流日益頻繁，漢語的對外傳播日趨加強。漢語是如何走向世界的？華美人文學會6月27日（周六）下午2時至4時特邀著名語言學家張美蘭教授做“明清時期漢語的海外傳播”講座。本講座側重以明清為例，介紹漢語在明清時期海外傳播的方式，外國人學習漢語和漢語方言的途徑、內容和方法，海外漢語教材的面貌，海外各國的漢學機構與漢語研究，海外語言學家或漢學家對漢語的論說、漢語對中外文化交流的地位等。

張美蘭，文學博士。哈佛大學文理學院博士後、哈佛大學燕京學社訪問學者。清華大學中文系教授,博士生導師。兼任清華大學中文系副主任，世界漢語教育史研究學會理事等。

講座免費。因座位有限，請預先訂位。
详情请访：http://chineselectures.org/062715.html

The Renwen Society is proud to present Prof. Meilan Zhang of Tsinghua University in China. Prof. Zhang will explore the teaching and the learning of the Chinese language outside of China during the Ming-Qing period. Issues discussed include the modes of teaching and learning, text materials used, and foreign institutions involved in conducting teaching.

Time: Saturday June 27, 2:00-4:00pm
For more information, please visit:
http://chineselectures.org/062715.html

好的建筑永远是与周遭环境融洽相处并巧妙利用环境优势创造更为流畅的空间体验。作为建筑设计师, 要意识到空间本身的影响力是足以改变人类的生存方式的, 这也更需要巧妙运用这种影响力来给人们创造更舒适的体验、更有益的生活方式和更优化的社会形态

演讲人丁涤尘，美国哥伦比亚大学建筑系硕士毕业，清华大学经济管理学院学士。曾先后在日本、加拿大访学。现就职于建筑事务所TEN Arquitectos的纽约分公司，参与包括“东河广场”、“纽约公立图书馆（53街分馆）”以及 “布鲁克林音乐学院”等大型公共建筑的设计。“纽约公立图书馆”曾被纽约时报报道；“布鲁克林音乐学院”也得到Oculus建筑杂志的专题报道。2013年，丁涤尘与建筑事务所SO-IL合作设计的装置《细雨》在国际城市景观设计竞赛中获奖并与十一位来自全球各国的设计大师的作品一起参加第五届中国国际建筑艺术双年展，展览于北京奥林匹克公园。她的中国背景让她在设计中注入了更多对于文化和建筑的思考以及对建筑与社会环境之间的关系的探索。2013-2014年间，她与Arthur Ross 建筑艺廊合作策划了一系列建筑、文化展览，包括“联合国教科文组织人权流动展览”、关于设计师Muriel Cooper的“信息与方法”以及受到纽约时报报道的“阿道夫•卢斯：我们的当代”展览并广受好评。

讲座免费。
此次讲座地点为：630 Fifth Avenue, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor

上海紐約大學是第一所中美合作成立的國際化大學，也是紐約大學全球教育體系的組成部分。作為中國第一所中美合作舉辦的大學，上海紐約大學借鑒世界一流大學的辦學理念，引進國外優質教育資源，融合中美兩國教育的精華，構建國際化的學習環境，積極探索與全球化時代相適應的精英教育，努力建設一所世界級的、多元文化交融、文理工學科兼有的研究型大學，成為全球化進程中不同文化交流和教育合作的典範。

華美人文學會於5月23日（周六）下午2時至4時特邀上海紐約大學校長俞立中博士做專題講座，介紹上海紐約大學建立的過程、現狀、機遇、挑戰和展望。

俞立中博士是上海紐約大學首任校長，曾擔任華東師範大學校長（2006-2012）、上海師範大學校長（2003-2005），在大學管理崗位工作了近20年。他在科學領域和高等教育領域有著廣泛的國際合作，曾擔任聯合國教科文組織教師教育教席；2013年獲法國政府頒發的法國榮譽軍團騎士勛章。

講座對人文學會會員免費﹐對非會員收費10美元

因座位有限，請預先訂位。
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Jointly established by New York University and East China Normal University, NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus in NYU's global network, joining NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU's campus in New York City. It is also the first Sino-US joint venture university approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China with independent legal person status. At this special Renwen lecture, Dr. Yu Lizhong, President of NYU Shanghai, will shed light on this ultra-modern university as a new model for US-China collaboration in education, including opportunities and challenges in this new venture.

Members: Free / Non-Members: $10
Time: Saturday, May 23, 2:00 - 4:00pm

For more information, please visit: http://chineselectures.org/052315.html

今年5月，是一個豐富多彩的文化交流月，是一個能碰撞出更多智慧火花的文化盛宴月，這緣於中國將以主賓國身份參加2015年美國紐約國際書展。此間，當代中國文壇中一批具備創作實力和巨大影響力的一線作家將彙集紐約，華美人文學藉此文化盛事，將於5月17日和5月30日分別組織兩場作家活動，讓紐約的讀者通過“悅知•悅讀•悅享”三個環節與這些一線作家們近距離地交流互動，“知其事，讀其書，享其悅”，共享他們的創作心得，聽他們講述背後的故事。

這些作家分別為：
5月17日（3人）：
秦文君、王剛、笛安
5月30日（7人）：
蘇葵、李洱、曹文軒、藍藍、阿乙、劉慈欣、徐則臣

與作家活動安排：
第一場：5月17日，下午2：00—4：00
活動結束後，有小型招待會以饗聽眾。

第二場：5月30日
下午5：30—6：30 招待會
晚上6：30—8：30 作家活動

講座對人文學會會員免費﹐對非會員每場收費5美元。因座位有限，請預先訂位。
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The Renwen Society will host two events on May 17 and May 30 with a delegation of prominent authors from China, who are coming to attend BookExpo America. The Expo this year designates China as the country of honor. These two Renwen events will provide a unique opportunity to meet and listen to some of China's most exciting literary voices.

Time:
Sunday, May 17, 2:00– 4:00pm
Saturday, May 30, 6:30-8:30pm

Free for members / $5 admission for non-members

For more information, please visit: http://chineselectures.org/litfest.html

華美人文學會和紐約州立大學視光學院孔子學院專程從國內邀請來著名學者彭林教授，與2015年4月25日（週六）在紐約州立大學視光學院孔子學院做“中華禮儀”的專題講座。

彭林，歷史學博士，現為清華大學歷史系教授、博導，中國禮學研究中心主任；長年從事中國古代史與學術思想史的教學與研究，兼任炎黃文化研究會理事。著有《周禮主體思想與成書年代研究》《中國禮學在古代朝鮮的播遷》《中華傳統禮儀概要》《文物精品與文化中國十五講》《三禮研究入門》等，擔任國家社科基金重大項目“《儀禮》復原研究與當代日常禮儀重建”首席專家。


講座對人文學會會員和在校學生免費（憑會員證和學生證入場，但任需預訂座位）﹐對非會員收費5美元。因座位有限，請預先訂位。
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Prof. Peng Lin of the Department of History at Tsinghua University in Beijing has given extensive public lectures in and out of China, including CCTV, on ancient Chinese civilization and Confucianism. In this upcoming China Institute Renwen Society lecture, Prof. Peng Lin will discuss how the moral standards and etiquette in ancient China have formed the Chinese value system and conduct.
This lecture will be held at SUNY College of Optometry, 33 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036, jointly with the Confucius Institute of the College.

For more information, please visit:
http://chineselectures.org/042515.html

Time：2:00-4:30pm, Saturday April 25
Location:
Schwartz Theatre
33 West 42nd Street
State University of New York
College of Optometry