Date and Time

30 September – 18 November, 2016 (Except 28 October)

Every Friday 7:00 to 8:30PM, 7 lessons in total

Overview

The Belt and Road is a strategic initiative put forward by the Chinese government. This course will elaborate on the historical origin of China’s relations with countries and regions along the Belt and Road. The speaker will also show students the historical artifacts related to their cultural exchanges.

	Topic	Date
1	Foreign Relations in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties	30 Sep
2	Western Han Dynasty: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road	7 Oct
3	Han Dynasty: Contacts with Southern Countries	14 Oct
4	Tang Dynasty: Silk Road and Cultural Transmission	21 Oct
5	Song and Yuan Dynasties: Interactions with Southeast Asian Countries	4 Nov
6	Ming Dynasty: Zheng He’s Treasure Voyages and Their Influences	11 Nov
7	Qing Dynasty: Macartney’s Description of the Chinese People	18 Nov

Instructor

Mr. Francis Li

Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society of Britain & Ireland

Academic Director of Savantas Liberal Arts Academy

B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Venue

Room 306, 3/F, Lucky Centre, 165-171 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Eligibility

General public

Medium of Instruction

Cantonese Chinese

Tuition

The tuition fee is $560 for the entire program. In addition, there is a $200 deposit, which will be returned to students with an 80%+ attendance rate at the end of the program. The total of $760 will be used to reserve a place in the course.

SLAA is fully committed to making its courses accessible to students from all socio-economic backgrounds. Full or partial fee remission is available to students who require financial assistance. If you would like to apply for fee remission, please indicate accordingly on the application form.

Application

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

SLAA reserves the right to change or modify the contents of this course outline.