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.
Environment
Antiquities & Archaeology in the Three Gorges Area
Professor Sun Hua analyzes the economic and environmental impacts that the famous Three Gorges area of Sichuan has on the region.
Managing Scarcity: Water and Culture in Modern China
UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies and Center for Chinese Studies co-host a talk by David Pietz
Sustainable Urbanism
Climate One in San Francisco will hold a conference on sustainable urbanism, taking into account China's efforts to build smarter cities from the beginning.
Absurd Recreation
A multi-media group exhibition of nine artists from China who engage in an absurdist "recreation" of settings, events, and situations in reaction to the rapidly changing social and cultural landscape in China.
Financing China’s Expanding Role in Global Energy
The Energy and National Security Program and the Freeman Chair in China Studies is pleased to host Kevin Gallagher and Bo Kong to discuss the role of Chinese state financing in global energy development and to present findings from two of their recently published studies from the Global Economic Governance Initiative at Boston University.
The Long Road to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China: Partnerships for Cleaner Energy Innovation
The Wilson Center hosts a panel discussion of the emerging bilateral relationships focused on developing cleaner green technologies.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ginkgo
A part of the Chinese Garden Lecture at the Huntington Library.
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Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?