Professor Oufan Lee sees movies adapted from books are the fruits of the combinition of writing culture and visual culture. He believes being able to tell a good story does not make a novel or movie good, “ being able to display artisitc expression and creativity while telling the story marks a good movie, ” Professor Oufan Lee said.

In the eyes of most people, Peking Opera is often misunderstood. Some say it has slow rhythms and is difficult to understand due to ancient tones and regional cultural differences.Ms. WANG Peiyu , the fourth generation of Yu School Laosheng (old characters) founded by Legend YU Shuyan, is billed as "Boss Yu". Her inspiring speech, riveting demonstration of the facial expression and several arias intrigued the audience.

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Topic: Liberation of Human being—— from Manual Labor to Mental Labor
Speaker: Prof. Xu Yangsheng

Date: October 25th, Wednesday

Time: 11:00-12:10

Venue: Governing Board Meeting Room, Dao Yuan Building

Language: Chinese

Abstract：

Prof. ZHANG Aiguo

The business etiquette will invite Patricia Mirrlees from Scotland as a keynote speaker. She will give students instructions on social etiquette in the formal social occasions such as business and academia.

Speaker: Professor Aaron Ciechanover

Date: Oct.17, Tuesday

Time: 16:30-17:30

Venue: Governing Board Meeting Room, Dao Yuan Building 

Language: English

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Over 50 international students joined local classmates to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with university management, including the President, Professor Xu Yangsheng, the Associate Vice-President for Global Affairs, Professor Jesús Seade, and the Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs, Professor Li Xia.