Date and Time
Date: 8 December, 2017
Time: 7:00PM – 8:30PM

Abstract
In 1296, Zhou Daguan was sent by the Yuan court as an envoy to the Khmer Empire (now Cambodia) and he stayed in the capital city, Angkor, for a year. Intrigued by Angkor’s geography, religion and customs, he wrote the 8500-word book “Customs of Cambodia” after returning to China. The speaker will illustrate the history of Angkor city and the diplomatic interactions between the Yuan court and the Khmer Empire through Zhou Daguan’s writings, along with pictures and artefacts.

Instructor
Mr. Francis Li
Academic Director of Savantas Liberal Arts Academy
Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society of Britain & Ireland
B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Venue
Flats A-B, 11/F, China Overseas Building, 139 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Target
General Public

Medium of Instruction
Cantonese

Tuition
Free

Application
Please submit your registration here. Seats are limited on a first-come-first-served basis.

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