Date 24.8.2023 (Thursday)
Time HKT 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Venue G/f Atrium, School of Architecture CUHK
Language English and Putonghua
Format In-person and live broadcast
The School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong is proud to host the Rural Revitalization Symposium 2023 together with the Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation. The Symposium brings together over 20 experts from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Australia, Japan and overseas to present their latest research, projects and academic insights, and to deliberate on pertinent topics concerning rural revitalization: rebuilding, landscapes, policy & planning, engagement & community building and more. The Symposium is accompanied by the Xue Wu Zhi Annual Interflow Camp (21-25 August), a 5-day event connecting Hong Kong and the Mainland university students visiting rural project sites of our School of Architecture research team together with symposium scholars.
9:00 - 9:45 am | Opening & Keynotes
- Prof. CHIU Chi Yue, Dean of Social Science, CUHK
- Prof. Hendrik TIEBEN, Director, School of Architecture, CUHK
- Prof. Stephen TANG, Head, Countryside Conservation Office
- Prof. WONG Kam-sing, Chairman, Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation
10:00 - 11:15 am | Rural Rebuilding
- MU Jun, Dean & Professor, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture
- HUANG Yinwu, Associate Professor, School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- ZHOU Tiegang, Professor, Xian University of Architecture and Technology
11:25 am - 12:55 pm | Rural Settlements & Landscapes
- DAN Wenhong, Professor, Guizhou Normal University
- LI Limin, Associate Professor, Xian University of Architecture and Technology
- Ken TAYLOR, Emeritus Professor, The Australian National University
- Wallace CHANG, Associate Professor, HKU
14:10 - 15:25 pm | Rural Policy and Planning
- ZHANG Yue, Professor & Director, Tsinghua University Rural Construction Research Institute
- LAM Wai-fung, Professor & Director, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, HKU
- Kenichiro ONITSUKA, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
15:35 – 16:50pm | Rural Engagement & Community
- PAN Xi, Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University
- ZHOU Zhengxu, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
- Thomas CHUNG, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, CUHK
17:00 – 17:45pm | Urban-Rural Alliance Roundtable
- Countryside Futures
- Learning from Mainland
- Hong Kong way forward
Respondents | ZHU Jingxiang, Sidney CHEUNG, Hiroyuki SHINOHARA, Maggie MA KINGSLEY
Moderators | CHEN Jun, Miriam LEE, TIAN Fang, Jimmy HO
Presented by Countryside Curators Ltd (a social enterprise supported by CUHK S-KPF)
Free admission. RSVP here to join this event.
