Chinese and Western cultural exchanges.
Course overview This lesson explores the contacts and exchanges between China and the West in the cultural field from the Tang Dynasty (7th century) to the late Qing Dynasty (19th century). Content involves religion, Typical cases in philosophy, ethics, art, science and technology, etc., enable students to deeply ponder the heterogeneity reflected in the cultural exchange between China and the West. Compatibility and the transformation and continuation of Chinese cultural identity in different historical contexts. In the meantime, the relevant methodology is also introduced. Emphasis on a comprehensive and diverse research perspective, surpassing the limitations of the previous European central view and the Chinese central view. Courses are presented and discussed Mainly, supplemented by video materials and extracurricular visits.
Recommended bibliography 1. Fang Hao: History of Chinese and Western Traffic (Changsha: Yuelu Shushe, 1987). [Hong Kong University Library has an electronic version] 2. Mungello, David E., The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800 (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999/2005/2009). * This class does not specify a must-read book. Students can explain the progress and the writing needs of the thesis according to the topic, and the teacher can guide or find relevant reference materials on their own. class schedule Introduction: China’s View of the World and the Image of China in the West Topic 1: Daqin Jingjiao and the Western Region Hu Feng (7-9th Century) Topic 2: Marco Polo’s Legendary Oriental Tour (13-14th Century) Topic 3: Zheng He’s “Western” and Columbus’s “India” (15th-16th century) Topic 4: Jesuits and Chinese and Western Cultural Exchanges between the Ming and Qing Dynasties (16-17th Century) Topic 5: Qingyang Western Wind and European China (17th-18th Century) Topic 6: Early Chinese in Europe (17th-19th centuries) Topic 7: Hong Kong and Western Learning in the Late Qing Dynasty (19th Century) Topic 8: Foreigners and Western Civil Society in the Late Qing Dynasty (19th Century) Topic 9: Cultural Opposition in Chinese and Western News Illustrated (19th Century) * This class will organize two visits and visits, including the Hong Kong Museum and the Hong Kong Holy Spirit.