Professor Dame Jessica Rawson will deliver three public lectures as 2026 Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The Department of Fine Arts and the Institute of Chinese Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong are honoured to welcome Professor Dame Jessica Rawson as their 2026 Distinguished Visiting Professor, sponsored by the Bei Shan Tang Foundation. Professor Rawson, from the University of Oxford, is a world-renowned scholar in Chinese art and archaeology, and the recipient of the Tang Prize in Sinology (2022). Her research has profoundly shaped our understanding of ancient China, including Chinese ornamental systems, burial practices, and cultural exchanges between China and Eurasia.
Under the theme “The Loess and China’s Civilisation”, Professor Rawson will deliver three public lectures offering fresh insights into the following topics:
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China’s Unique Architecture: A New View from Recent Archaeological Discoveries |
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Jade and Gold: Chinese and Eurasian Cultures Compared |
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04/2 |
The Dancing Horses of the Tang Dynasty (618–906) and their Predecessors |
Lectures will be conducted in English and are available for on-site attendance and live streaming via online platforms, with Mandarin simultaneous interpretation provided online.
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For more details, please visit: https://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~fadept/zh/news/professor-dame-jessica-rawson/
Professor Rawson's book 'Life and Afterlife in Ancient China' has been translated into Chinese, by CITIC, Zhongxin. Among the 1000 book published by them this year it is cited as one of the 15 most successful books for 2025.
