On August 8, 2009, Professor Zhu and Professor Yang, vice presidents of our association, introduced the literacy of oracle calligraphy and Oracle inscriptions to the vast number of Chinese scholars at the "Chinese Studies Salon". Professor Zhu analyzed the characteristics of oracle calligraphy from three aspects: brushwork, writing and composition. Professor Yang introduced the basic methods of literacy in Oracle Bone Inscriptions from four aspects: font comparison, phonetic borrowing, word meaning analysis and context inference.
The second lecture of sinology salon: an overview of the basic knowledge of Zhouyi. Professor Yang.
On August 16, 2009, Professor Yang, vice president of our association, introduced the title, structure, nature, divinatory symbols, divinatory symbols and words of Zhouyi to China scholars with the title of Introduction to Zhouyi. In the lecture, Professor Yang put forward his own views on the academic hot issues such as the school attribute of Yi Zhuan, the relationship between classics and biography, and whether hexagrams and characters have ideological connotations.
The third lecture of sinology salon: an overview of the thinking logic of Yijing. Professor Wu Kefeng.
On August 23rd, 2009, Professor Wu Kefeng, the vice president of our association, introduced the connotation, characteristics and research contents of the logic of the Book of Changes to China scholars with the title of "Overview of the Thinking Logic of the Book of Changes", and made a deep discussion on the thinking logic of the pre-Qin period from the perspectives of Taihe, non-hexagrams and sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes.
Lecture 4 of Chinese Studies Salon: Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Ancient Chinese Characters. Professor Zhu and Professor Yang.
On August 30th, 2009, at the request of Oracle Bone Inscriptions fans, Professor Zhu and Professor Yang, vice presidents of our association, gave another lecture on literacy in oracle calligraphy and Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Professor Zhu's lectures include: introduction of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Oracle Bone Inscriptions's divination belief, Oracle Bone Inscriptions's divination method, the discovery of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, the characteristics of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, the staging of Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, and oracle calligraphy's appreciation. Professor Yang's lectures include: what is ancient Chinese characters, why we should learn ancient Chinese characters, how to read ancient Chinese characters, and the theory of "six books" in philology.
Lecture 5 of the Salon of Chinese Studies: Tang Poetry and Imperial Examination. Professor Yang Yongming.
On September 6th, 2009, Professor Yang Yongming, the chairman of our society, took the lives of famous poets such as Bai Juyi, Wang Wei and Meng Haoran as examples to analyze the relationship between Tang poetry and the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty, and revealed some little-known anecdotes about the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty.
Lecture 6 of Chinese Studies Salon: Poet's Eyes and Poet's Language, Professor Cha Hongde.
On September 13, 2009, Professor Cha Hongde, Vice President of our Association, gave a brief introduction to the theory and method of classical poetry appreciation with the theme of "Poet's Eyes and Poet's Language". In the interactive session, Professor Cha had a heated discussion with the audience on the relationship between poetry and history, poetry eyes and meteorology, the meaning of the author and the meaning of the reader.
Lecture 7 of Sinology Salon: Introduction to Sun Tzu's Art of War, by Professor Ai Yuejin.
On the morning of September 20th, 2009, the sky was overcast and rainy, but the atmosphere of the public lecture held by Tianjin Sinology Research Association was warm. Ai Yuejin, a professor at Nankai University and vice president of Tianjin Sinology Research Association, is explaining Sun Tzu's Art of War to sinologists who have arrived in spite of the storm. In his explanation, Professor Ai quoted classics and compared ancient and modern Chinese and foreign war cases. His vivid, humorous and simple words attracted bursts of applause and laughter. In a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, everyone listened to Professor Ai's explanation and appreciated the great ideas contained in all 13 articles of Sun Tzu's The Art of War.