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Discussions on contemporary Chinese culture and society. SACU has been building understanding and friendship between British and Chinese people for over sixty years. Contact us at podcast@sacu.orgJoin us at www.sacu.org
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with Moss Roberts (opens the original)
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In the final episode of our series on Chinese literature, we are joined by Professor Moss Roberts, translator of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, to learn about the book's creation and role in Chinese society. You can find Professor Roberts's homepage here: https://wp.nyu.edu/mossroberts/publications/ You can find his more recent writing with the Appia Institute here: https://www.appiainstitute.org/profile/robert-moss/ Contact me with feedback and suggestions at podcast@sacu.org.uk To find out mor
The Chinese Classics (opens the original)
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In this episode, I am joined by Peter Xiao, a PhD student at University College London, to learn about the Confucian Classics, and the impact they have had on China for two thousand years. Connect with Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-ruiheng-xiao-1ab19410a/ Contact me with feedback and suggestions at podcast@sacu.org.uk To find out more about the Society, visit out website: www.sacu.org The cover image is was created by the producer based on a public domain image. Intro/outr
Dream of the Red Chamber in Modern China (opens the original)
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Dream of the Red Chamber is often identified as China's greatest novel. Cao Xueqin's masterpiece can be compared to the works of Shakespeare in its impact on Chinese culture. Yet Dream of the Red Chamber - its characters, text and story - continue be be reimagined and reinterpreted today. To learn how Chinese readers and writers are exploring this work through fan fiction, and what that tells us about the hopes and desires of young Chinese women, I am joined by Grace Songyan Li, whose PhD thesis
Classical Chinese Poetry, with Jonathan Stalling (opens the original)
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In this episode, I am joined by Professor Jonathan Stalling who tells the story of Chinese poetry: why was it so important to Classical Chinese civilisation? What does Chinese poetry sound like? How does it work? And how can you write it in English? To learn more about Classical Chinese poetry (and to learn to write your own), visit: https://www.juejupath.com/ The poets mentioned in this episode are; Bei Dao: https://www.amazon.com/August-Sleepwalker-Beidao/dp/0811211320 Zheng Xiaoqiong: https:/
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