Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre 
Quota: 110 seats; first come, first served

Lectures will be conducted in Cantonese unless otherwise specified. Free Admission. To be delivered simultaneously through live broadcast via Zoom (Please stay tuned on the announcement of the Antiquities and Monuments Office).

Date & Time Topic Speakers

20.6.2026

3 – 5 pm

When Silk Paved its Way: The Story of Han's Connection with the Western Regions

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Lecture ID: 812 2321 4279
Password: 645357

Dr. CHEUNG Shin-yee
Board Director of Hok Hoi Library
Award-winning Travelogue Writer

28.6.2026

3 – 5 pm

Bearing Witness to a Millennium through Chu Vogue: Interpreting Jade Relics Unearthed in Xuzhou, the Kingdom of Chu in Western Han Dynasty (In Putonghua)

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Lecture ID: 811 8556 5206
Password: 071450

Mr. MIAO Hua
Director, Collection Management Department, Xuzhou Museum (Xuzhou Han Dynasty Stone Art Museum)

11.7.2026

3 – 5 pm

Three Types of Religion in the Han Dynasty: Shrines of Local Immortals, Funerary Texts from Tombs, and Heavenly Master Daoism

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Lecture ID: 834 9238 3140
Password: 672247

Professor LAI Chi-tim
Director, Centre for Studies of Daoist Culture; Executive Associate Director, Institute of Chinese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Remarks:

Online lecture will be delivered in live broadcast. Please ensure your device is connected to a stable network. If you are using mobile network, please make sure that you have sufficient mobile data.

For the user guide of Zoom, please visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us

Audience will be admitted 15 minutes before the talk starts. Earlier admission may be arranged if necessary.

Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

The Antiquities and Monuments Office makes no representations on the contents of the talk.

No recording of any kind is allowed without prior permission.

Enquiries: 2208 4488 / enews@amo.gov.hk

Special Arrangements of Education Activities under Inclement Weather Conditions