{"id":23874,"date":"2018-10-11T19:19:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=23874"},"modified":"2024-01-16T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T03:55:11","slug":"arts-at-hsmcs-south-country-in-days-of-yore-paintings-and-calligraphy-by-zhang-xiaoyou-virtual-reality-brings-spectators-back-to-jiangnan-in-the-late-qing-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/arts-at-hsmcs-south-country-in-days-of-yore-paintings-and-calligraphy-by-zhang-xiaoyou-virtual-reality-brings-spectators-back-to-jiangnan-in-the-late-qing-dynasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts at HSMC\u2019s South Country in Days of Yore \u2014 Paintings and Calligraphy by Zhang Xiaoyou; Virtual Reality Brings Spectators Back to Jiangnan in the Late Qing Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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11 October 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arts at HSMC<\/em>\u00a0 proudly presents South Country in Days of Yore\u2014Paintings and Calligraphy by Zhang Xiaoyou<\/strong><\/em>. The exhibition is sponsored by HSMC\u2019s Sin Wai Kin Chinese Culture Promotion Scheme, curated and organised in association with B Action Company Limited, and supported by Education Connect Limited. The opening ceremony held on 11 Oct 2018 (Thu) was officiated by Mr Chan Shing Wai, Assistant Director (Heritage and Museums), Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD); Dr Sin Wai Kin; President Simon S M Ho and Adjunct Professor and artist Zhang Xiaoyou.<\/p>\n

The exhibition showcases 39 art pieces by Professor Zhang, namely ruler paintings, freehand paintings, Dunhuang paintings and calligraphy. A virtual reality (VR) setup featuring the masterpiece South Country in Days of Yore<\/em> is there to bring to viewers an immersive experience back to the Jiangnan region in the Late Qing Dynasty.<\/p>\n

\u201cArts at HSMC<\/em>\u00a0 brings programmes of various art forms on campus to our staff, students and the community. They contribute to HSMC\u2019s unique \u2018Liberal + Professional\u2019 education model and our students\u2019 all-round development. I am amazed by Professor Zhang\u2019s ruler paintings. The compositions are seamlessly accurate and aesthetically constructed, bringing scenes of the ancient township to life. We hope to promote traditional Chinese culture and art to the youth and the wider public, as well as to revitalise the legacy of the lost genre of ruler paintings,\u201d President Ho addressed the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am glad to be invited to join you at the opening of Professor Zhang\u2019s exhibition,\u201d Mr Chan from the LCSD said. \u201cApart from ambience and vitality, traditional Chinese paintings are also characterised by the expression of inner attributes through forms, which are utterly portraited in Professor Zhang\u2019s thematic exhibit South Country in Days of Yore<\/em>. There are, moreover, a collection of precious ruler paintings depicting magnificent ancient township with great precision. These enable spectators to enter into Professor Zhang\u2019s world of artistical reminiscences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Professor Zhang expressed, \u201cThe exhibits are a fine selection from my creations over decades. They are revival of the lost genre of ruler paintings through my intensive research incorporating scientific painting skills. I hope you will enjoy viewing them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right after the opening ceremony, Professor Zhang conducted a seminar on \u201cRuler Painting: The Culture and Continuity of Ancient Painting Genres\u201d, followed by calligraphy demonstration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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(From left) Curator, HSMC College Council Member and Founder of B Action Company Limited, Mr Dannie Cheung; President Simon Ho; Mrs Zhang Xiaoyou; Professor Zhang Xiaoyou; LCSD Assistant Director (Heritage and Museums) Mr Chan Shing Wai; Dr Sin Wai Kin; Mrs Sin Wai Kin; Mr Benedict Sin; and Provost Gilbert Fong <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Professor Zhang at the live calligraphy demonstration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mrs Sin received Professor Zhang\u2019s calligraphy as a gift.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Cheung received Professor Zhang\u2019s calligraphy as a gift. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Professor Zhang shared his experience in ruler paintings at the seminar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Exhibition opens from 12 to 23 Oct 2018 to the public free-of-charge. 39 art pieces by Professor Zhang Xiaoyou: 10 ruler paintings, 20 freehand paintings, 7 Dunhuang paintings and 2 pieces of calligraphy, are on display.<\/p>\n

About the Exhibition<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

About Professor Zhang Xiaoyou<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"11 October 2018 Arts at HSMC\u00a0 proudly presents South Country in Days of Yore\u2014Paintings and Calligraphy by Zhang Xiaoyou. The exhibition is sponsored by HSMC\u2019s Sin Wai Kin Chinese Culture Promotion Scheme, curated and organised in association with B Action Company Limited, and supported by Education Connect Limited. The opening ceremony held on 11 Oct […]","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":23881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[198,146,10,107],"tags":[],"topics":[],"month":[320],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23874"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23874"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24173,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23874\/revisions\/24173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23874"},{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=23874"},{"taxonomy":"month","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/month?post=23874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}