Chinese Culture Colloquium｜Classics and Origins: Zhouyi and Laozi

Topic: Classics and Origins: Zhouyi and Laozi

Speaker: Prof. Xing Wen

Date: April 26, Thursday

Time: 16:15-17:30

Venue: Governing Board Meeting Room, Dao Yuan Building
Language：Chinese

Speaker's Profile:

Xing Wen is Adjunct Professor, PhD Tutor, and Associate Dean of School of Humanities, Southwest Jiaotong University. He is tenured professor of Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures at Dartmouth College. He was awarded the "Chinese Fine Arts Award" and other Chinese and American academic awards.

Abstract:

Zhouyi, also known as the Book of Change, is the root of the Confucian classics, while Laozi (also Lao-Tzu or Lao-Tze) is regarded as the founder of Taoism. Confucianism and Taoism are the backbone of traditional Chinese culture and the two classics still have some basic issues to be clarified. The discovery of relevant archaeological literature and the arrival of the digital age help us to effectively trace and collate the two classics to return to the origins and we shall perceive classics in the new era.