Date: 14:00, Saturday, October 16, 2010
Venue: Multifunctional Hall, 4th Floor, Shanghai Library
Lecturer: Mrs. Petra Haering-Kuan, sinologist and writer; Dr. Yu-Chien Kuan, linguist and translator
Booking Code: 101009
The German girl Hai Peichun, met Dr. Yu-Chien Kuan the first time in a friend's party and thus walked into the latter's life, developing herself from a student with scant knowledge of China into a the daughter-in-law of a Chinese family. While China is integrating itself with the outside world, Peichun is narrowing the distance between her and this originally unfamiliar land and went through the feelings of concern, misunderstanding, fondness and tremendous love in the end. She would now tell her stories related to China and share with the audience her funny and touching experiences on this Oriental land. Dr. Kuan will attend the lecture as well, reading paragraphs of his wife's book entitled The Chinese Family of a German Daughter-in-Law (literally translated).
About the Lecturer
Madam Hai Peichun (a.k.a. Petra Haering-Kuan) was born in the suburb of Hamburg, Germany. She went to study Chinese language and literature in Hamburg University (Universität Hamburg) in 1975 and married Dr. Yu-Chien Kuan two years later. Mrs. Kuan spent years to study traditional Chinese medicine, capable of speaking Chinese fluently as well as practicing TCM. Currently, she's devoting herself to writing, introducing the Chinese culture to the western world and building a bridge in particular for Sino-German cultural exchange.
Dr. Yu-Chien Kuan, born in Guangzhou, took a position as translator for Russian scholars after graduation from Beijing Foreign Studies University and later earned his doctoral degree from Hamburg University. He had worked for the Chinese Language and Literature Department in the same university for 30 years and currently holds the positions such as president of Sino-German Cultural Exchange Association. Dr. Kuan was awarded with the medal for "Arts and Science" contribution by Hamburg Municipality in 2006.
How to Attend the Lectures
1. Tickets are available at the information desk since October 6, 2010.
2. Text Message Booking: readers could text "JZ(Blank)Booking Codes(Blank)Name" to 021 23330 08702.
3. Website Booking: please register and log onto http://www.jiangzuo.org or http://www.library.sh.cn/jiang for booking. Please register 30 minutes in advance at the hall entrance after successful booking.
For further information, please consult mylecture@msn.com