📅 Conference Details
- Dates: August 18-19, 2018
- Locations: Witten/Herdecke University (Germany) and Brussels (Belgium)
- Format: 2nd World Association for Chinese Studies Conference
- Special Focus: 17th International Conference on Premodern Chinese Novel & Drama
- Theme: Chinese studies with international collaboration
- Participants: International scholars from Germany, China, Japan, Spain, Russia, USA, and other countries
📋 Conference Program (August 18-19, 2018)
Day 1: August 18, 2018
08:30-09:05 - Opening Ceremony (Hall 1)
- 08:30: Jan-Peter Nonnenkamp (Chancellor, Witten/Herdecke University) - Opening Address
- 08:35: Mu Zhai (Chairman of the Managing Board, World Association for Chinese Studies) - Welcome
- 08:40: Richard Trappl (Director, Confucius Institute Vienna) - Greetings
- 08:45: Martin Woesler, WACS President and Legal Representative - Conference Introduction
- 08:50: Hu Deping (President, Beijing Cao Xueqin Research Society) - Remarks
- 08:55: Chen Fei (Rugao Red Chamber Dreams Research Society) - Opening Statement
09:05-10:05 - Keynote Session: Pre-Qin Literature
- 09:05-09:25: Manfred W. Frühauf (Ruhr University Bochum)
EN: "Mu Tianzi Zhuan - Earliest Chinese Travelogue Literature"
中: 《穆天子傳》又名穆王傳，天子，被認為是中國文學中最早的遊記 - 09:25-09:45: Harro von Senger (Switzerland)
EN: "A Specialty of the first Swiss translation of Sunzi's Art of War"
中: 《孙子兵法》第一部瑞士翻译本的一个特徵 - 09:45-10:05: Helmut Schneider (Asian Philosophy Society)
EN: "The first translation of Daodejing into Latin in 1720 by Jesuit missionaries"
中: 《道德经》耶稣会传教士1720年最早的拉丁语翻译
10:10-11:10 - Keynote Session: Core and History of Sinology
- 10:10-10:30: Xu Baofeng (Research Center for Chinese Culture Translation, Beijing)
EN: "China as the Center of World Chinese Studies"
中: 世界汉学的中国中心
Abstract: 自18世纪末汉学在欧洲的兴起以来，汉学研究都保持了十分明显的西方视角... - 10:30-10:50: Martin Woesler (Witten University/BNU/Roma Tre)
EN: "Early International Sinology – The Example of Reviews of the Red Chamber Dreams"
中: 早期海外漢學——《红楼梦》书评为例 - 10:50-11:10: Alena Pavlova (Moscow City University)
EN: "Sinology in Russia: 400 years of study"
中: 在俄罗斯400年的汉学
Abstract: Russian sinology celebrates 400 years of diplomatic relations between Russia and China...
11:40-14:25 - Panel 1: Pre-Qin and Classical Literature Research
- 11:40-11:55: Mao Feng (Beijing Normal University)
EN: "The Cultural Spirit of 'Home Region Drinking Ceremony' in Chinese Classical Etiquette"
中: 中国古典礼制中"乡饮酒礼"的文化精神
Abstract: 渊源于西周、以儒家为表率的中国古典礼教秩序... - 11:55-12:10: Jing Xiadong (Hubei Normal University)
EN: "The Arrangement and Utilization of Novel Literature in Han and Tang Dynasties"
中: 中国汉唐之际小说文献的整理与利用
Abstract: 汉唐之际中国小说虽然尚处于雏形阶段，但是因中国古代小说观念的独特性... - 14:25: Discussant: Jing Xiadong (10 min.), Discussion (15 min.)
👥 Complete List of Participants and Papers
📖 Panel 2: Overseas Research on Classical Literature (13:40-14:25)
Ong Siew Kian (Wang Xiujuan) - University of Malaya, Senior Lecturer
EN: "Ancient Chinese Novels in Malay World"
中: 马来世界中的中国古代小说
Liang Yuan - Shanghai Lixin College of Accounting and Finance, Lecturer
EN: "The Documentary Value of Qi Rushan's Collection of 'Jijiao Pear' by Harvard University's Hanhe Library"
中: 哈佛大学汉和图书馆齐如山专藏《玉娇梨》的文献价值
Abstract: 哈佛大学图书馆齐如山专藏《玉娇梨》是《玉娇梨》众多版本中的一个重要版本。齐先生对此本也颇重视,并考订其刻于康熙以前...
Wang Tianhong - Jilin University, Lecturer
EN: "Robert Payne and The White Pony: An Anthology of Chinese Poetry from the Earliest Times to the Present Day"
中: 罗伯特·白英与《白驹集：从古至今中国诗》
🎭 Panel 3: Creative Style of Classical Novels and Poems (15:15-16:00)
Nakagawa Satoshi (Zhong Chuanyu) - Risshō University, Professor
EN: "On the 'Three Kingdoms Romance' in 'The Complete Biography of the Three Kingdoms'"
中: 关于《精镌合刻三国水浒全传》之《三国志演义》
Satoko Matsuura - Kanagawa University, Assistant Professor
EN: "Toyo Bunko (The Oriental Library)'s Collection 'Chuxiang Yang Wenguang Zhengman Zhuan'"
中: 关于日本东洋文库收藏《出像杨文广征蛮传》的初步考察
Uehara Kyuichi (Shangyuan Jiuyi) - Tokyo University, Toyo Culture Research Institute
EN: "On the existence of cross-regional cooperation between different surnames in the commercial publishing circles in the late Ming Dynasty"
中: 論明末商業出版界中異姓書坊間的跨地域合作關係之存在
🌹 Panel 4: Red Chamber Dreams Research (16:50-17:20)
Huangfu Xiuwen - Beihua University, Professor
EN: "The Writing Conception, the Track of Writing and the New Test of the Author in Red Chamber Dreams"
中: 《红楼梦》的写作构思、成书轨迹及作者新考
Abstract: 本文通過對《紅樓夢》全面史料的研究，梳理出：一、我們現在讀到的《紅樓夢》前80回，是以兩部書作素材，由曹雪芹創造性地組合、增刪、改寫而成的...
Wu Qiuye - Central Literature and History Research Institute, Associate Researcher
EN: "The Writing Conception, the Track of Writing and the New Test of the Author in Red Chamber Dreams"
中: 《红楼梦》的写作构思、成书轨迹及作者新考
Co-authored with Xu Zaiyuan
Tseng Lih-Woei (Olivia Tseng, Zeng Liwei) - Soochow University Taiwan, PhD Candidate
EN: "Analysis of Xue Pan's Stereoscopic Image in Red Chamber Dreams"
中: 《紅樓夢》薛蟠立體形象探析
Abstract: 《紅樓夢》中渾名「呆霸王」的薛蟠，其橫行霸道、呆頭呆腦的形象，與賈寶玉的文人形象形成強烈對比。然而，作為襯托賈寶玉的「鬚眉濁物」，薛蟠亦有自己個別的生命形象...
🎭 Panel 5: Yuan Drama Research (10:25-12:00)
Zhang Fangxin - Jilin University, Associate Professor
EN: "The Influence of Traditional Drama on the Comparative Narrative of Early Chinese Films"
中: 传统戏曲对中国早期电影对比叙事的影响
Abstract: 早期中国电影，筑建于戏曲和文明戏之上，被定义为"影戏"，因此，中国传统戏曲的结构、主题、表现手法便对中国早期电影产生了直接的影响...
Xu Zifang - Southeast University, Professor
EN: "A New Probe into the Ancient and Modern Dramas Copied and Proofread by Zhao Qimei"
中: 赵琦美与钞校本古今杂剧新探——纪念赵琦美抄校本古今杂剧发现80周年
Cheng Huaping - Huadong Normal University, Professor
EN: "Research and Reflection on Ming Zaju in the Modern Academic History Pattern"
中: 现代学术史格局下的明杂剧研究与反思
Lü Fang (Lu Fang) - Boston College, Associate Professor
EN: "A Study of Lin Yutang's English Translation of Liu E's 'A Nun of Taishan'--Religious View and Feminine Ideals"
中: 深谷幽兰听回响——从英译"泰山尼姑"看林语堂对刘鹗之宗教观与女性观的跨文化承继
📚 Panel 6: Modern and Contemporary Literature (13:15-14:00)
Park Jaewoo (朴宰雨) - Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea, Professor
EN: "The Representation of the Significance of Lu Xun among the Discussion of East Asian Intellectuals in the 21st Century"
中: 鲁迅在21世纪东亚知识分子论述中的意义再现：以韩国李泳禧为中心
Abstract: 中国人对孔子与鲁迅开始相提并论，是从1918年鲁迅发表《狂人日记》后开始，已经过了一百年...
Thomas Weyrauch - German China Association, Giessen, Legal Adviser
EN: "China's Political Party Landscape since 1894"
中: 1894年以來的中國正當景觀
📍 Parallel Programs (Hall 2)
CCTSS Authors' Forum - Contemporary Western Authors on China
Time: 10:50-12:30 & 13:45-14:30 (Hall 2)
Host: Xu Baofeng | Assistant: He Shuyang
Participants: Jenny Schon, Sören Heim, Stephan Gräfe, Pamela Mertens-Kautz, Annemarie Kurz, Leon Sohel Busch, Zoe Tu, Martin Woesler
CCTSS Publishers' Forum - European Publishers Consortium Salon
Time: 14:45-15:45 (Hall 2)
Participants: Steffen Schickling (Harrassowitz), Mu Zhai (World Sinology Press USA), Song Yi (European University Press), Thomas Weyrauch (Longtai Press), Martin Woesler (West German University Press)
CCTSS Young Translators Forum
Time: 16:00-18:00 (Hall 2)
Participants: German & Austrian translators including Steffen Mikolajczyk, Isabell Kaufmann, Sara Kredel, Ben Kluge, Chiou Chung, Ina Sophia Liu, and prominent sinologists Harro von Senger and others
Day 2: August 19, 2018
🌹 Panel 4: Red Chamber Dreams Translation Research (08:30-09:55)
Mu Zhai - Jilin University/Houston University, Professor
EN: "The research on the 'Red Chamber Dreams' under the general perspective of Redology"
中: 质疑文学史上的一些传统分类，以《红楼梦》为例
Markus Siedenberg - Folkwang University Essen, Dr.
EN: "Comparison of the Outlaws of the Marsh and Goethe's Faust"
中: 《水浒传》和歌德的《浮士德》比较
Abstract: A Comparison of the Essence of the 'Evil' in The Water Margin and Goethe's Faust - examining moral criticism and cultural confrontation through philosophical and evolutionary psychological argumentation...
Shi Ling - Shandong Normal University, Professor
EN: "The Value and Significance of Yuan Mei and the Related Literature of Red Chamber Dreams"
中: 袁枚与《红楼梦》相关文献的价值和意义
Abstract: 袁枚与《红楼梦》相关文献：1袁枚谈及曹雪芹：《随园诗话》；2、江南女诗人现存文献与袁枚、《红楼梦》；3、饮食文献《随园食单》与《红楼梦》饮食描写...
🌐 Conference Innovation
- Dual-Track Format: Main academic sessions in Hall 1, parallel CCTSS forums in Hall 2
- International Scope: Participants from 8 countries across 3 continents
- Digital Humanities Focus: Integration of computational methods in literary analysis
- Translation Studies: Dedicated sessions on cross-cultural literary transmission
- Multi-generational Participation: From established professors to PhD candidates
- Contemporary Relevance: Connecting classical texts to modern interpretation methods
🏛️ Institutional Representation
- Germany: Witten/Herdecke University, Ruhr University Bochum, Folkwang University Essen
- China: Beijing Normal University, Jilin University, Hubei Normal University, Central Literature and History Research Institute
- Japan: Risshō University, Kanagawa University, Tokyo University
- Taiwan: Soochow University Taiwan
- USA: Boston College, Houston University
- Korea: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Malaysia: University of Malaya
- Russia: Moscow City University
2nd World Association for Chinese Studies Conference
Historical archive - Digital humanities conference concluded in 2018