Just in time for book fair: a preview of Lingnan faculty's latest publications

"Chronicle of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Brigade (Revised Edition)"
《港九大隊志 (增訂版)》

Editors: Lau Chi-pang, Liu Shuyong | Publisher: The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Limited

Edited by Prof Lau Chi-pang, Associate Vice-President (Institutional Advancement and External Affairs) cum Director of Institutional Advancement and Public Affairs, Professor of the Department of History, and Co-ordinator of the HK & South China Historical Research Programme at Lingnan University, and Prof Liu Shuyong, an expert in Hong Kong history and Research Manager of the HK & South China Historical Research Programme, this book is the most systematic historical record of the Hong Kong-Kowloon Brigade to date. It is also Hong Kong’s first military chronicle.

The editorial team examined a wealth of historical materials meticulously, including military reports and foreign-language archives from the brigade headquarters supplemented by field research, to reconstruct the Brigade’s history. First published in 2022 after more than four years of compilation, this expanded edition commemorates the 80th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance, incorporating the latest academic findings to enhance its scholarly and authoritative value.

"Cai Zongqi on Tang Poetry"
《蔡宗齊講唐詩》
Author: Cai Zongqi | Publisher: Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company Limited

Prof Cai Zongqi, Lee Wing Tat Chair Professor of Chinese Literature, Department of Chinese, and Director of The Advanced Institute for Global Chinese Studies, selects 72 masterpieces of Tang poetry for this book. He combines traditional analysis of poetic structure with modern linguistic perspectives to explore the intricacies of time-space structure, imagery, and linguistic features that ancient poetic discourse often leaves unexplained.

Organised along two major axes – vertical and horizontal – the book traces the relationships and influences between poems, carefully examining artistic characteristics across thirteen themes to provide a comprehensive view of the development of Tang poetry.

"Commoning: Community Co-Creation and Shared Spaces (Enhanced Edition)"
《Commoning : 社群共造和共享空間 (增潤版) 》

Editors: Pun Ngai, Chau Leung | Publisher: Typesetter Publishing
 

Edited by Prof Pun Ngai, Chair Professor in Cultural Studies at Lingnan University, and Dr Chau Leung, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Cultural Research and Development, this book is a collaboration by the department’s faculty and students. It examines the historical context and social significance of “Commons” in Hong Kong, and presents typical cases of cooperation, environment, and space in a concise and accessible manner, including the current status and challenges of creating and implementing Commons in Hong Kong.

"Dai Ming: Keeper of Time and Legacy"
《大明穿越時空記》

Authors: Chen Fong-fong, Helen Lam Hoi-yan, Kinchoi Lam | Illustrations: Kinchoi Lam | Publisher: Department of Digital Arts and Creative Industries, Lingnan University

This book is an educational extension of the interdisciplinary research initiative Print and Preservation: Chinese Books Beyond Technology, which the artist Kinchoi Lam was invited to illustrate. In addition to e-books available online in Chinese, English, Nepali, and Urdu, the Chinese printed edition will be distributed free of charge at special events.

Through an engaging time-travel narrative, This illustrated book presents the historical evolution and different aspects of Chinese bookmaking and printing techniques vividly, in order to spark children's curiosity about Chinese culture and art history.

Click HERE to view the e-book version of "Dai Ming: Keeper of Time and Legacy".

"War and Peace: World War I and China"
《戰爭與和平 : 第一次世界大戰與中國》
Editors: Ricardo Mak King-sang, Au Chi-kin, Zeng Yi, Lee Chiu Chun | Publisher: Wan Juan Lou Books Company Limited

This scholarly work, researched by Dr Zeng Yi, Research Officer of Lingnan University’s History Department and scholars from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, explores the impact of World War I on China and its surrounding regions. The book is divided into seven sections, each focusing on a different aspect, ranging from world history to Chinese economics, Christianity, Sun Yat-sen and his Three Principles of the People, visual and conceptual history, diplomatic history, and cultural trends in post-war China.