{"id":1014,"date":"2018-04-03T17:25:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T09:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2018-04-04T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T06:41:32","slug":"paper-and-ink-ming-and-qing-dynasty-manuscripts-from-the-jiayetang-collection-fung-ping-shan-library-the-university-of-hong-kong-exhibition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/?p=1014","title":{"rendered":"Paper and Ink: Ming and Qing Dynasty Manuscripts from the Jiayetang Collection, Fung Ping Shan Library, The University of Hong Kong Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paper and Ink: Ming and Qing Dynasty Manuscripts from the Jiayetang Collection, Fung Ping Shan Library, The University of Hong Kong <\/em><\/strong>Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Main Library will re-exhibit the Paper and Ink: Ming and Qing Dynasty Manuscripts from the Jiayetang Collection, Fung Ping Shan Library, The University of Hong Kong <\/em>exhibition at the 2nd<\/sup> Floor Atrium\/Exhibition Area of the Main Library from 3 \u2013 17 April 2018.<\/p>\n

Two thousand and seventeen noted the eighty-fifth anniversary of the University of Hong Kong\u2019s Fung Ping Shan Library.\u00a0 Celebrated by sinologists, historians, librarians and those with even a passing interest in Chinese libraries as one of the world\u2019s great East Asian Libraries, the University of Hong Kong takes great pride in its achievements, its history and its enormous contributions to East Asian scholarship and beyond.<\/p>\n

To mark its history and achievements, the re-exhibition of the Paper and Ink: Ming and Qing Dynasty Manuscripts from the Jiayetang Collection, Fung Ping Shan Library, The University of Hong Kong<\/em> and an accompanying online booklet are presented as an illustration of the depth and beauty of the collection as well as a celebratory reflection on the Library\u2019s future. The online booklet is available at http:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/publications\/paperandink.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The twelve manuscripts on display have been selectively chosen to highlight the often hidden beauty that lies in such texts with their calligraphy and illustrations worked by hand with brush and ink.\u00a0 One can only be left in awe upon gazing at the manuscript of the Confucian classic Congshan Du Zhouyi (A Treatise on the Book of Changes), by Fang Shisun (Song) or Shuofu (A Collection of Random Sketches), by Tao Zongyi (Yuan), said to be a \u201cworld treasure\u201d and made before the book itself was printed.\u00a0 The accompanying panels to these and the other manuscripts will assist your appreciation of what is to be found in this exhibition.<\/p>\n

As we speed through this digital age, this exhibition provides us with an opportunity to pause and reflect, to marvel at what has preceded us and to ponder the bright future that lies ahead for the Fung Ping Shan Library as it hastens towards its centenary.<\/p>\n

Details of the Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date:\u00a03 \u2013 17 April 2018<\/p>\n

Venue: Atrium\/Exhibition Area, 2\/F Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
\nTime: During Main Library Opening Hours
\nClosed on Public Holidays [http:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/general\/hours.html<\/a>]<\/p>\n

For enquiries, please contact:\u00a0 <\/strong>Mr Gary Chin, Tel: 2859 2211 \/ Ms Marina Yeung, Tel: 2859 8903<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paper and Ink: Ming and Qing Dynasty Manuscripts from the Jiayetang Collection, Fung Ping Shan Library, The University of Hong Kong Exhibition The Main Library will re-exhibit the Paper and Ink: Ming and Qing Dynasty Manuscripts from the Jiayetang Collection, Fung Ping Shan Library, The University of Hong Kong exhibition at the 2nd Floor Atrium\/Exhibition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking_news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1014"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1019,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions\/1019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.hku.hk\/newsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}