Lecture & Lunch: A Preview to Western Yunnan – Mangshi, Ruili, Tengchong & Kunming (Conducted in Cantonese) with Professor Joseph Ting at Lingnan Club

This lecture is presented in conjunction with the Museum Society’s upcoming trip, “A Tour to Western Yunnan – Mangshi, Ruili, Tengchong & Kunming” with Professor Joseph TING Sun Pao. Members and guests are welcome to attend.

In this lecture, Professor Ting will begin with an introduction of the natural environment of western Yunnan, its historical development throughout the ages, major ethnic minority tribes in the region and their unique cultures. He will talk about the ancient Southern Silk Road as well as Tengchong’s role in the trade with Myanmar after it was opened as a treaty port in the early part of the 20th century. The main focus of the talk will be on the fierce battles conducted in western Yunnan during the War of Resistance against the Japanese.

Speaker
Professor Ting graduated with a B.A. degree in 1974, MPhil in 1979 and PhD in 1989, all from The University of Hong Kong. He joined HK Museum of Art in 1979 as an Assistant Curator II, and retired in 2007 as the Chief Curator of the HK Museum of History. He is currently an Honorary Professor of the School of Chinese, HKU and an Adjunct Professor of the History Department of the Chinese University of HK. He is an Honorary Adviser of the HK Museum of Art and Museum of History; and also a Senior Adviser of the Art Museum of CUHK. Professor Ting is an Honorary Fellow of The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Education University of Hong Kong, and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the Hong Kong Metropolitan University.