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School of Chinese Scholar Seminar

Localizing Sagehood: Cultural Memory of Yao, Shun, and Yu in Shanxi

分享嘉賓 Speaker:

Prof. SHIM Jae-hoon 沈載勳

(Department of History, Dankook University) 

主持人 Moderator:

Prof. Boqun ZHOU 周博群 教授

(School of Chinese, HKU)

日期時間 Date & Time: January 30, 2026 (Fri) 15:30-17:00pm (HKT)

語言 Language: English

地點 Venue: CRT-7.30, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU

授課模式 Delivery Mode: Face-to-face & Online

報名 Registration:

https://hku.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2nuiZwQtPUQuwDk

摘要 Abstract:

Yao, Shun, and Yu have long been revered as sage kings across premodern East Asia. This talk explores how their cultural memory was constructed in Shanxi from the Warring States to the Tang periods. By analyzing pre-Qin texts and key geographical records, I trace how Shanxi became central to remembering these figures. The study argues that cultural memory actively shaped the significance of place, rather than simply preserving historical traces.

講者簡介 About the Speaker:

Jae-hoon SHIM (沈載勳) is a professor in the Department of History at Dankook University in South Korea. He received his Ph.D. in 1998 from the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. His research interests include early Chinese history, East Asian historiography, memory studies, and comparative studies of ancient civilizations. His major monograph is [晉國霸業: 從晉之分封到文公稱覇](上海古籍出版社, 2022). He has published articles in journals such as Early China, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, T’oung Pao, Journal of Asian Studies, and Journal of Chinese History.

Notice:
1) The seminar will be conducted primarily in a face-to-face mode; Those who cannot attend the seminar in-person could apply for online participation (via Zoom);
2) All those who would like to attend the seminar are required to register online (Click HERE) on a first-come, first-served basis;
3) Email of confirmation will be sent to the registered email addresses and participants have to show the screenshot or print-out version of the email for entry of the seminar venue;
4) Walk-in or late-comers will not be allowed for entry of the seminar venue unless situation allows.

ALL are welcome*
*Pre-registration (Click HERE) is required.