Re-discover China: The People, the Land, Agriculture, and Traditional Wisdom
Speaker: Prof. Ge Jianxiong 葛劍雄 Fudan University (China)
Time: September 26, 2017 3:15-5:00 PM Venue: WIJKPL2 001
Abstract: Most Chinese regard themselves as descendants of Emperors Huangdi and Yandi. It is not a unified bloodline-based identity, but a cultural concept. Actually, China is always a nation made of multiethnic groups, and the term Huaxia (Han) is also a product of ethnic amalgamation. By the end of the Western Han, nearly all arable land had been cultivated and administered under the government registration. As the foundation, agriculture provided China with enough food to deal with its tremendous population growth. A lunisolar calendar also ritualized the daily life of this agrarian society. History, ethnic diversity and cultural traditions formed the fountainhead of contemporary China’s reforms and openness. (Talk will be in Chinese)
Upcoming Talks of Fall Semester
Dates | Room | Presenter | Affiliation |
4 October 2017 | LIPSIUS 001 | Jeroen de Kloet | University of Amsterdam |
18 October 2017 | VRIESH2 – 004 | Christopher Rea | The University of British Columbia |
25 October 2017 | LIPSIUS 001 | Ching-Ling Wang | Rijksmuseum |
15 November 2017 | WIJKPL4 – 005 | Daniel Stumm | Leiden University |
7 December 2017 | EYCKH2 – 005 | James Benn | McMaster University |
13 December 2017 | REUVENS 201a | Rongdao Lai | University of Southern California |
7 February 2018 | LIPSIUS 235 | Jonathan Silk | Leiden University |
28 February 2018 | LIPSIUS 235 | Maghiel van Crevel | Leiden University |
21 March 2018 | LIPSIUS 235 | Carolien Rieffe/Monica Klasing Chen | Leiden University |
11 April 2018 | LIPSIUS 235 | Carolien Rieffe/Monica Klasing Chen | Leiden University |
2 May 2018 | LIPSIUS 235 | Lin Fan | Leiden University |
23 May 2018 | LIPSIUS 235 | tbd | tbd |