Professor Dame Jessica Rawson Chinese Art History Lecture Series 2026

The Department of Fine Arts and the Institute of Chinese Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong welcomed Professor Dame Jessica Rawson as their 2026 Distinguished Visiting Professor, sponsored by the Bei Shan Tang Foundation. 

Under the theme 'The Loess and China’s Civilisation', Professor Dame Jessica Rawson delivered three public lectures offering fresh insights into the following topics:

29 January 2026: China’s Unique Architecture: A New View from Recent Archaeological Discoveries

31 January 2026: Jade and Gold: Chinese and Eurasian Cultures Compared

4 February 2026: The Dancing Horses of the Tang Dynasty (618–906) and their Predecessors