The Confucius Institute cordially invites campus and community audience to the annual UD-Peking University Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series on Tuesday October 29, 2019.
Professor An Pingqiu (安平秋教授) will give a talk on the Literati and Wine: The Glamor of Ancient Chinese Culture (酒与中国古代文人).
Professor An Pingqiu is the Director- General of China’s National Commission on Classics Editing & Research. He is also a distinguished professor of classical Chinese literature at Peking University. An internationally renowned scholar in classical Chinese cultural and literary studies, Professor An has published many books including: A Study of the Records of the Grand Historian, the Commentary of Guwen Guanzhi (anthology of essays written in literary Chinese), and Collection of Ancient Chinese Texts. He has been a Visiting Professor at many international universities in Japan and America.
Date: Tuesday October 29, 2019
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Location: Kirkbride Lecture Hall, Room 004
English interpretation will be provided for this talk.
Light refreshments and beverages will be provided before the event.
The event is open to the public for free.