JAS Library of Classical Learning

To further promote academic exchange from scholars around the world, the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology Library of Classical Learning brings together outstanding papers on classical Chinese studies from the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Volume 1: Collected Essays on the Scholarship of Professor Jao Tsung-i. Edited by HKBU Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology. Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company (H.K.) Limited, 2015.

In recognition of the excellent scholarship of Prof. Jao Tsung-i, the first volume of theJao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology Library of Classical Learning, entitledCollected Essays on the Scholarship of Prof. Jao Tsung-i, published in December 2015, has collected outstanding articles from a recent Symposium on the scholarship of Prof. Jao Tsung-i, discussing his academic achievements and their historical significance from interdisciplinary perspectives.

Volume 2: Collected Essays on Pre-Qin Philosophers and War Ethics. Edited by Lo Ping-cheung. Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company (H.K.) Limited, 2016.

The Pre-Qin philosophers often addressed the issues of war and ethics in their philosophical works. Their extensive discourse on war ethics is as fascinating and relevant today as ever, demonstrating a remarkable insight and deep understanding of the subject matter. In collaboration with HKBU’s Centre for Applied Ethics, the Academy published the Collected Essays from the Conference on Pre-Qin Philosophers and War Ethics in an attempt to explore the possibility of moving Sinological research into a more practical spectrum and giving weight to a well-established discourse for future cross-cultural dialogue.

Volume 3: Collected Essays on Excavated Manuscripts and Material Culture. Edited by Adam C. Schwartz. Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Company (H.K.) Limited, 2017.

Many issues related to excavated manuscripts are actually concerned with the material conditions of life in ancient times. By utilizing valuable information from excavated texts, scholars can reconstruct the material life of the past and study its cultural phenomena. As a post-conference proceedings of the “Excavated
Manuscripts and Material Culture: The Fifth Young Scholars Forum on Excavated Manuscripts,” the current volume contains 17 revised papers on oracle bone script, ancient bronzes and bronze script, Warring States scripts, silk and bamboo manuscripts from the Warring States period to the Han dynasty, and stele inscriptions, reflecting some of the latest research and thinking on these topics.Manuscripts and Material Culture: The Fifth Young Scholars Forum on Excavated Manuscripts,” the current volume contains 17 revised papers on oracle bone script, ancient bronzes and bronze script, Warring States scripts, silk and bamboo manuscripts from the Warring States period to the Han dynasty, and stele inscriptions, reflecting some of the latest research and thinking on these topics.

Volume 4: Festschrift for the Eightieth Birthday of Professor Nienhauser. Edited by Chen Zhi, Xu Xingwu. Nanjing: Nanjing University Press, 2023.

Festschrift for the Eightieth Birthday of Professor Nienhauser comprises twenty-one essays written hitherto by former students of Professor Neinhauser, and their contents span research into and translation of The Records of the Grand Historian, Tang dynasty poetry and legendary romances, ancient novels, early documents, and Ming and Qing dynasty study of canonic classics. The contributors to this book include Master’s and Doctoral candidates supervised by Professor Neinhauser who have been appointed to academic positions in recent years in both China and overseas as distinguished scholars where they can enlighten the uninitiated and continue his legacy of exegetical excellence, for example, Professors Lü Zongli, Chen Zhi, and Zhang Zhenjun. In addition are found Professor Nienhauser’s fellow researchers and friends, for example, Professor Zhang Bowei of Nanjing University and Professors Cheng Zhangcan and Xu Xingwu; and also visiting scholars to the Madison campus of the University of Wisconsin from universities worldwide, such as Professors Sun Bao, Lu Xiaojun, and Luo Ning.




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