Lecture Series at Hamline-October 6 and November 3

Below is information on a lecture series that will be held at Hamline Univ
about the history and culture of China. The series is being presented by Dr.
Yali You, a music professor at Hamline, and a native of Xian, China.

All lectures are given at Sundin Music Hall on Hamline University campus in
St. Paul, MN. All lectures are free and open to the public. The dates in
2007 are set for the first Saturdays in October and November on Oct. 6 and
Nov. 3 at 1: 30 pm. The future dates in 2008 will be announced at a later
time. A native of Xian, China, Dr. Yali You, Professor of Music at Hamline
University, will be the lecturer.

About the Shaanxi, China Lecture Series
Yali You
Fall 2007 Spring 2008
Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University

Shaanxi Province has a special significance in Chinese history. It is the
birthplace and cradle of Chinese civilization and culture. In 5000 years of
Chinese history, 13 different dynasties established their capitals there,
lasting over 1180 years all together. It has left an extremely rich
cultural legacy in this centrally located province in northern China.
The lectures in this series will uncover the splendors of cultural and
historical events which shaped the Chinese as a whole. The details will
focus on the Bronzes of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC), the
Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty
(221-206 BC), the largest territory in Chinese history of the Han Dynasty
(206BC-220AD), the prosperity and flourish of poetry, arts, culture, and the
golden age of Chinese history in Tang Dynasty (618-907).
The origin of the Chinese herbal medicine and agriculture, the association
with dragon, the creation of writing, movable printing, paper-making, the
Silk Road and China¹s connection with the world, the arts and architecture,
poetry, music, customs and traditionsS will be included in the lectures.
The ancient city of Xian, capitol of Shaanxi province, many historical sites
in and around the city and in the province will be focused in the later
portion of the series. Power point presentation of actual images will
accompany the lectures.

This lecture series is given in honor of the 25th anniversary of the
sister-state relationship between the state of Minnesota and Shaanxi
province.