Launch events

"Understanding Authenticity in China's Cultural Heritage" commenced in the 2019-20 academic. To grow our network and share our interests, we held and participated in a series of events, including:

23 October 2019

"Introducing the Understanding Authenticity in China's Cultural Heritage Project" by Chris Foster

"Modern Majiayao: Recreation, Imitation, Forgeries?" by Anke Hein

As part of the workshop:

"Yangshao Culture and Painted Pottery: Understanding, Preserving and Presenting the Past" held at the University of Oxford

18 November 2019

A project roundtable in London gathering stakeholders in China's past from different professions, to introduce the project and have a casual conversation both about what interests us in the topic and ways we might collaborate together moving forward. 

30 January 2020

Anke Hein spoke in the "Heritage Pathways: Authenticity in Chinese Heritage" seminar at the University of Oxford

4 March 2020

Chris Foster spoke in the panel, "Who Owns History", hosted by the Jewish Book Week and in association with the Oxford Literary Festival, held in London. https://jewishbookweek.com/event/who-owns-history/

4 April, 6 May, 19 May & 27 May 2020

Chris Foster led a series of translation & text-reading seminars dedicated to the Gu Yuejing 古樂經 (Ancient Classic of Music), held virtually. 

Owing to the pandemic, our conference "Understanding Authenticity in China's Cultural Heritage" was postponed from May 2020 to March 2021.