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This lecture is part of the School of Chinese RPg Student Conference on “History, Institutions, and Documents of Imperial China From the 10th to the 13th Century”

中國歷史上的信息渠道

Communication Channels in Chinese History

主講嘉賓 Speaker：Prof. Deng Xiaonan 鄧小南教授

主持人 Moderator：Prof. Ming Kin Chu 朱銘堅教授

日期 Date：17 January 2025 (Fri)

時間 Time：10:00am – 11:30am

語言 Language：Putonghua普通話

地點 Venue：CRT 7.30, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU

Abstract

本講將討論中國古代歷史上的信息渠道問題。歷朝歷代的不同人群，都有關於「信息」的關切與焦慮。歷史上的內外交往，都離不開對於各類信息的了解與把握；政策制訂是基於信息的判斷，政治交往、社會活動都是有關信息的溝通，是雙邊多邊的往復交流交涉方式。對於信息的搜集、處理、掌控、傳布，統治者從來不曾掉以輕心。在歷代史料中，我們都會注意到相關的制度化舉措，以及君臣之間長期持續的若干「熱點」議題。貫通古今的信息渠道問題值得關注。本講將自古今事件與「新聞」的角度切入，介紹講者對於該問題的思考過程，重點關注中國古代官方的上傳下達渠道，討論多層多途信息渠道的建設及其運行，繼而探討歷史上圍繞信息溝通的制度文化因素。

This lecture will discuss about the problems of communication channels in imperial China. All the people in different dynasties expressed concerns regarding “information”. Internal and external interactions in history were closely related to all kinds of information. Policies were formulated based on the information, and political and social activities were revolved around the exchange of information. These interactions served as channels for communication between bilateral and multilateral relations. Rulers could never take the importance of collecting, managing, controlling and circulating information slightly. This lecture will explore research methods focusing on events and “news” from ancient times. It will mainly center on official communication channels, figuring out the establishment, operation, and the institutional and cultural factors influencing them.

About the speaker

鄧小南，北京大學博雅榮休教授，主要研究領域為宋史、官僚制度史、唐宋婦女史，學術著作有《祖宗之法：北宋前期政治述略》《宋代文官選任制度諸層面》《朗潤學史叢稿》《宋代歷史探求》《宋代文官制度六題》等。

Deng Xiaonan is one of Boya Chair Professors in Peking University. Her research mainly focuses on the history of Song Dynasty, the history of political institutions and the history of women in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Her renowned scholarly monograph The Ancestors’ Instructions Must Not Change: Political Discourse and Practice in the Song Period, has a wide influence on the study.

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