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SUMMARY:Blooming in the West – Flowers from China
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, Dr Fang ZONG will introduce some traditional garden plants of China and their journeys to the West. Their cultural symbolism\, presence in art and medical applications will also be discussed. The seasonal plants will be highlighted\, for example\, bamboo\, flowering plum and evergreen pine as the ‘Three Friends of Winter’. \nDr Fang ZONG was a biomedical academic researcher and tutor (PhD in Medical Science from the Karolinska Institute\, Sweden)\, and is now a museum professional\, providing research\, consultancy\, and curation of Chinese culture. She has been working at the Manchester Museum for more than 10 years and was part of the team which established the Lee Kai Hung Chinese Culture Gallery. She was personally awarded an Exceptional Performance Award by the University of Manchester in 2024. \nBook your tickets now. \nThis event is part of the Manchester Confucius Institute Public Talk Series. \nPhoto By Zhao Mengjian 趙孟堅 b. 1199 – d. circa 1264 Taipei: National Palace Museum.\, Public Domain
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