Professor Jao Tsung-i is recognized as a grand master of modern Sinology. Since 1949, he has been settled in Hong Kong and has made significant contributions to the study of ancient Hong Kong history, making him a representative of “Hong Kong archaeologists.” Recent archaeological discoveries have revealed that Hong Kong has a history of 7,000 years, rather than just being a “small fishing village” as previously believed. This lecture will introduce the relationship between Professor Jao Tsung-i and the development of Hong Kong archaeology and illustrate the 7,000-year history of Hong Kong’s ancient culture.
Speaker’s Profile: Professor TANG Chung graduated from the Department of History of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and holds a DLitt from Tokyo University in archaeology. He is currently a visiting professor at the Shandong University cultural heritage research institute, a ‘Yangtse River’ teaching professor of the governmental Department of Education, a director of the Chinese Society of Archaeology, and an overseas member of the Archaeological Academy of Germany. His area of expertise is Old Stone Age and East Asian archaeology with a principal focus on the technological history of East Asian jade and stone artifacts. He has led in excavations at Baimang in Hong Kong, Heisha in Macau, and Changjing in Vietnam. Monographs or joint publications number more than ten and include Yuqi qiyuan tansuo (Exploration into the origin of jade artifacts), Jinsha yugong (Jade craftsmanship of Jinsha), and Hamin yuqin (Jade artifacts of Hamin), and he has also published more than a hundred scholarly papers. [Go to the full record in the library's catalogue]
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