The culture of food and drink occupies a central role in the development of Chinese civilization, and the language of gastronomy has been a vital theme in a range of literary productions. From stanzas
本書乃這個全球性課題至今為止的第一部專著。蓋自上世紀二三十年代起，鄂爾多斯地區發現了大量十字架造型的青銅牌符，並且以低價流通於文物市場，從而引起了西方來華傳教士及學者的注意。他們中的一些人認為這些是元代景教遺物。從此，不少有心人士開始大量收藏，一時成為收藏界和學術界熱門的話題。收藏者之中，以英國人聶克遜(F. A. Nixon)與美國人布朗(Mark Brown)為翹楚；學術界方面，有多國著名學者均對此有所探討，包括伯希和(Paul Pelliot)、穆爾(A. C. Moule)、明義士(James M. Menzies)、佐伯好郎(P. Y. Saeki)等等。現今，香港大學美術博物館藏有聶克遜捐贈的這一類文物舊藏近千枚，目前為世界第一。這批文物的發現史、收藏史、著錄史和相關的學術研究歷史，一向乏人問津；而且，從我們初步研究結果看，過去這些方面的從事者，會受到自身的信仰傾向、學術背景的影響，因此不同學者之間的分歧往往很大，未能做到互補長短。本文擬從這些方面入手，探討西方漢學在特定時間之獨特側面，並結合其他文獻、出土文物等相關資料，企圖賦予新的詮釋。我們認為：這批文物未必全屬景教遺存，亦未必全屬元代，蓋其所謂的「十字架」造型，與學術界已認定的唐元景教十字架的圖像(包括壁畫、絹畫和石刻)相差甚遠。而十字符號之文化內涵，源遠流長，即以中國而言，亦可追溯至殷商乃至更早；至於中亞，更毋庸待言。十字或類十字符號之功能，或與上古巫術息息相關，是亦有待將來更深入的探討。
This book celebrates 60 years of the founding of the Faculty of Architecture at HKU. The Faculty has grown over the years from a single Department to a multi-disciplinary Faculty including: Architectu
The first half of the twentieth century was fraught with global tensions and political machinations. However, for all the destruction in that period, these geopolitical conditions in Manchuria cultiva
Colonial powers in China and northern Vietnam employed the built environment for many purposes: as an expression of imperial aspirations, a manifestation of supremacy, a mission to civilize, a re-crea
Large public screens have now become a ubiquitous part of the contemporary cityscape. Far from being simply oversized televisions, the media experts contributing to Ambient Screens and Transnational P
Between the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 CE and the year 600, more than thirty dynasties, kingdoms, and states rose and fell on the eastern side of the Asian continent. The founders and rulers of th
Cross-cultural relations are spatial relations. Enclave to Urbanity is the first book in English that examines how the architecture and the urban landscape of Guangzhou framed the relations between th
This is an autobiography by Elizabeth Doery, a granddaughter of Sir Robert Ho Tung and daughter of Jean Gittins, one of whose books, Stanley: Behind Barbed Wire, was published in 1982 by the HKUP. El
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The University Museum and Art Gallery at The University of Hong Kong presents Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture from the Haven Collection and publishes this informative edition in conjunction wit
This publication presents a selection of essays on Chinese and European furniture making, stylistic influences and workshop practices during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Single chapters f
In The First British Trade Expedition to China, Nicholas D. Jackson explores the pioneering British trade expedition to China launched in the late Ming period by Charles I and the Courteen Association. While utilizing the vivid and unique perspective of its commander, Captain John Weddell, this study concentrates on the fleet’s adventures in south China between Portuguese Macao and the provincial capital, Guangzhou (Canton). Tracing the obscure origins of Sino-British diplomatic and commercial relations back to the late Ming era, Jackson examines the first episodes of Sino-British interaction, exchange, and collision in the seventeenth century. His definitive narrative and original analysis constitute a groundbreaking study of early modern British initiatives and enterprise in the coastal areas of south China. The book begins by sketching the Tudor-Stuart historical background of British trade expansion in Asia before precisely reconstructing the voyages of East India Company and then
Shahzia Sikander (1969–, Pakistan) is an artist based in the United States who employs a multitude of media, notably miniature paintings. Her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong was installed within th
