On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
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Ma, Sounding the Modern Woman: The Songstress in Chinese Cinema (May 13, 2015)
This review of Jean Ma's book was written by Andrew Stuckey and published by the H-Asia discussion list. It's republished here by Creative Commons license.
Ebrey, Emperor Huizong (January 6, 2014)
Patricia Buckley Ebrey's book was reviewed by Sukhee Lee for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Campany, Signs from the Unseen Realm - Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China, 2012
This review by Richard Simmons was published by the History of Asia discussion list.
Fan, Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea -- The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth-Century China, 2010
Fan Chengda's book was reviewed for the History of Asia discussion list by Sukhee Lee.
Welter, The Linji lu and the Creation of Chan Orthodoxy: The Development of Chan's Records of Sayings Literature, 2008
Albert Welter's book was reviewed by Stuart Young.
Literati Painting: China’s Unique Art Form
China Institute hosts a serious of lectures by Ben Wang on the relationship between Chinese classical poetry, music, and major school of thoughts represented in China's Literati painting.
East Asian Garden Lecture Series - Explorations in the History of the Rose in China
Guoliang Wang, the author of Old Roses of China, surveys the development of the rose in China, from the Song dynasty (960–1279) to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) and beyond.
Kunqu Chinese Opera With Master Hou Shao Kui, Sabrina Hou, and Xiaomu Hou
Society for Asian Art hosts a demonstration and performance of the Chinese opera style Kunqu.
Making a Yellow River Delta: An Environmental Drama in Northern Song China
University of California, Los Angeles Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk by Ling Zhang
Schema and Substance in a Northern Song Vessel
University of Michigan LSA Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Jeffrey Moser on intellectuals in the Song dynasty.
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