Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai

RAS China in Shanghai - Newsletter Vol 3 No 4 - April 2012 

NEWSLETTER 

Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai 

Our Society provides a forum for the 

development and expression of interests and 

expertise from within the local community, and 

from around the globe, to inspire and to enrich 

cultural life in Asia’s most dynamic metropolis. 

Deke Erh, Michelle Blumenthal, Peter Hibbard, Tess Johnson, Katy Gow 

enjoy Deke’s warm hospitality at his Visual Documents Centre, Jinze. 

APRIL 2012 

RAS Lecture – 14 th 

Robert Bickers 

Britain, China and India 

1830s-1847 

RAS Lecture - 17 th 

Shelly Bryant 

A Living At Form: 

The Making of a 

Classical Chinese Garden 

RAS Weekender – 21 st 

Shelly Bryant - A Living Art Form: 

A Walk Through a Classical Chinese Garden 

RAS Lecture – 24 th 

Katharine Burnett 

The Missing Catalogue and 

Diaries of Pang Yuanji: Pang 

and his Modern Art World 

RAS Modern Chinese 

History Study Group 

9 th and 23 rd 

RAS Film Club – 15 th 

RAS Book Club - 16 th 

For full details and updates of all our events 

please visit our website 

www.royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

Copy Deadline for Next Newsletter 20 th of this month 

RAS China in Shanghai is a branch of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

RAS China in Shanghai - Newsletter Vol 3 No 4 – April 2012 

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Dear Members and Friends 

March has been 

a very full month for RAS 

events, thanks to our speakers and hosts, and 

Michelle for putting together the terrific 

programme. Two trips: one to Suzhou and the 

second to Jinze, were both highly enjoyable and 

informative, you can read about these and our 

other activities later in this issue. The photos 

on this page are of our visit to Deke Erh’s 

Visual Documents Centre at Jinze. 

Having just returned from our Weekender Lecture, I 

am reminded that RAS offers not only a platform to 

hear interesting speakers on diverse topics, but also 

affords an opportunity for members and friends to 

socialize. We had three new members join us and two 

of these had been in Shanghai for some time and 

were delighted to have just ‘discovered’ us!! We are 

very pleased to welcome them and all our recent new 

and renewal members. 

We have lined up another interesting 

programme for April, and we are also 

considering organizing two trips later in the 

year, but would like to have 

some feedback from you first, 

so do let us know if you would be interested in attending either of 

these particular activities. 

Our special focus groups continue to flourish and for those music 

lovers amongst you, we have included a couple of notices that may 

be of interest. Both Sophie and Edward are long time supporters 

of RAS. 

Enjoy the welcome Spring sunshine and we look forward to 

seeing you at our April events. 

Katy Gow, President

MARCH EVENTS 

Considering the complimentary and competitive events of 

the various Literary Festivals in and around China in 

March, RAS events were again very well attended. RAS 

Modern Chinese History Study Group, RAS Film Club and 

RAS Book Club (pictured right) continue to draw regular 

and new members to the RAS, for which we are delighted. 

To new members and friends; a very warm 

welcome and to our regular supporters many 

thanks for your continued interest in our 

focus groups and the main programme. 

The insight into Liu Kang’s personal life as an 

artist, with particular focus on the Shanghai 

years, brought another perspective in our 

investigation of Chinese Art. Sharing images and stories 

of his times, Gretchen Liu, his daughter-in-law, 

enlightened us to this aspect of the untold story. 

An intrepid group of Shanghailanders, including our 

President, Katy Gow and RAS Hong Kong Officer, 

Michael Broom, left Shanghai in grey but dry 

conditions to make the journey by bus to Suzhou for 

the celebration of the RAS Suzhou Chapter’s 1 st 

Anniversary where we were welcomed by Bill 

Dodson, VP Suzhou. Despite the drenching conditions 

of our journey, Jonathan Fenby entertained and 

educated us on the early years of Chiang Kai Shek’s 

life as well as warming and enlivening the reception 

for the anniversary occasion. Mr Fenby’s second appearance, 

covering the second part of Chiang’s life, is eagerly anticipated. 

Alice Xin Liu and Eric Abrahamsen’s fresh and novel 

approach to translation, managing and editing China’s first 

English language publication of an old magazine on new 

Chinese literature in the country’s quest for soft power, 

was enlightening for our audience which included a group 

of New York University students. For those of you 

interested in continuing the pursuit of contemporary 

Chinese literature, Eric has advised that there is a web 

page for Pathlight magazine on Paper Republic where you 

can sign up for a very low volume newsletter about 

notifications regarding new issues: http://paperrepublic.org/pathlight/ 

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After a record number of consecutive wet and grey days, the sun shone (in more ways than one), Deke 

Erh, his wife Liling and our esteemed member Tess Johnston, were incredible hosts for our RAS 

Weekender, in the practically untouched and less known water town of Jinze. Our bus driver’s schedule to 

carry a larger group of people later in the day, meant that we were able to accommodate a few more than 

expected members and guests on this experience of a walk along the canal and through the village, to a 

picnic lunch held in the ambling complex of Deke’s 

individual vision and efforts, having collected, 

established and built this unique research centre. 

The insights into late Qing dynasty legal codes, 

dialogues and commentaries on homicide and 

homosexual rape of the period 

held the attention and focus of 

an intimate audience during 

Jeffrey Riegel’s lecture on 

the subject. After both the 

audience and speaker were treated to a host of interesting questions, answers and 

dialogue. 

We would like to thank our contributors; Gretchen Liu of Singapore, Jonathan Fenby of 

London, Alice Xin Liu and Eric Abrahamsen of Beijing, Jeffrey Riegel of Australia and 

Michael Tsang, Deke Erh and Tess Johnston of Shanghai for their presentations. Their 

support and contributions have made this past month’s 

programme rich and diverse, creating depth to 

the fabric of our lives in Shanghai. 

This past month has seen special efforts which 

are due thanks; Bill Dodson for hosting a record 

group at the 1 st anniversary celebration and 

Michael Broom for joining us from RAS Hong 

Kong for both the RAS Weekender and RAS Film 

Club. We appreciate your support. 

Last, but by no means least, thanks are due to 

Katie Baker, Linda Johnson and Sandy Strand for 

their time, efforts and dedication in the focus 

groups as well as support for the programme. 

To members and 

friends of the RAS we thank you for your 

support and look forward to continuing 

attendance of our April events. 

We will look at addressing acoustics in some 

of our venues and ask you for your support 

in letting us know if there is something you 

would like us to cover. If you can make a 

suggestion as regards presentations, venues 

and formats for the future, these would be 

most welcome. 

Michelle Blumenthal 

Hon Programme Director

APRIL EVENTS 

Our April programme commences with RAS Modern 

Chinese History Study Group and is followed by an 

RAS Weekender, RAS Film Club and RAS Book Club. 

We will then introduce a new feature of an RAS 

Lecture and RAS Weekender, in tandem. This month’s 

programme will complete with the regular second 

meeting of the RAS Modern Chinese History Study 

Group and an RAS Lecture. 

Professor Robert Bickers will be visiting from the UK 

and in an RAS Weekender present to us on Britain, 

China and India 1830s – 1947. With the inter 

relationship between the three countries seldom 

explored we look forward to learning more of this 

dimension of the history and the triangular 

interaction. 

In a special focus of an RAS Lecture followed by an 

RAS Weekender on the same subject, Shelly Bryant 

will lecture and then visit a Chinese Garden, the title 

of this double act: A Living Art Form: The Making of a 

Classical Chinese Garden and A Walk through a 

Classical Chinese Garden. 

In our quest to satisfy the interests of our members 

of RAS on the subject of Chinese art, both traditional 

and modern, Katharine Burnett will feature her 

detailed investigation of Pang Yuanji; a scholar of the 

ancient, a patron of his period, an artist himself and a 

promoter of Chinese art to the western world. The 

Missing Catalogue and Diaries of Pang Yuanji: Pang 

and his Modern Art World. We hope that this further 

investigation of the transitionary times will deepen 

our understanding of Chinese two-dimensional art. 

As per our schedule: RAS Modern Chinese History 

Study Group will be held on the 2 nd and 4 th Monday, 

RAS Film Club on the 3 rd Sunday and RAS Book Club 

on the 3 rd Monday, of April. 

Michelle Blumenthal 

Hon Programme Director 

Dear All 

SPECIAL NOTICE 

forthcoming travel offers 

For members, friends and supporters of RAS 

China in Shanghai, we would like you to 

note the offers of a special RAS Weekender 

and RAS Travel that will be offered in 

forthcoming months. 

RAS Weekender 

WildWall with William Lindesay 

Friday 25 th May to Sunday 27 th May 

Please register early, your interest in 

attending this RAS Weekender, so that we 

can gauge interest to either plan or discard 

this opportunity. See website shortly for full 

details. 

RAS Travel 

A four to six day visit to North Korea 

Dates TBA during October holiday week. 

Please register your interest and potential 

commitment to attend this first-time plan for 

RAS Travel. See website shortly for outline 

of details, dates and costs. 

All interest and enquiries to RAS Enquiry at: 

enquiry@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

Please put RAS Travel in the subject box. 

We look forward to hearing from you 

regarding these special opportunities. 

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RAS CALENDAR 

APRIL 2012 

Further details are given below and on our website 

RAS Modern Chinese History Study Group: 

Monday, 9 th – 7pm 

Lecture 26 – Nixon, Kissinger and China 1969-1972 

Lecture 27 – Mao’s Deterioration and Death 1971-1976 

RAS Weekender: Saturday 14 th – 4pm 

Professor Robert Bickers 

Britain, China and India 1830s-1847 

RAS Film Club: Sunday, 15 th – 6.30 for 7pm 

Kekexilin / Mountain Patrol - Directed by Lu Chuan - 2004 

RAS Book Club: Monday 16 th – 6.30pm 

The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the making of China by Julia Lovell 

RAS Lecture: Tuesday 17 th –7pm 

Shelly Bryant A Living Art Form: The Making of a Classical 

Chinese Garden 

RAS Weekender: Saturday 

21 st 9.15am departure 

Shelly Bryant 

A Living Art Form: A Walk 

Through a Classical Chinese 

Garden 

RAS Modern Chinese History Study Group: 

Monday, 23 rd – 7pm 

Lecture 28 – The Legacy of Mao Zedong: an Appraisal 

Lecture 29 – The Post-Mao Interregnum 1976-1977 

RAS Lecture: Tuesday 24 th – 7pm 

Professor Katharine Burnett 

The Missing Catalogue and Diaries of Pang Yuanji: Pang and his 

Modern Art World 

FORTHCOMING FOR MAY: 

James Palmer – Heaven Cracks Earth Shakes: the Tangshan 

Earthquake and the Death of Mao’s China. 

Daniel A Bell - Political Legitimacy in China: A Confucian Perspective.

RAS SUZHOU Chapter 

The Suzhou chapter of the RAS celebrated its first 

anniversary on 17 March as part of the Bookworm’s 

International Literary Festival. About a dozen members 

from the Shanghai chapter traveled by bus to join more 

than thirty visitors from Suzhou to enjoy a talk delivered 

by Jonathan Fenby. Fenby is an author of several books 

on China, including a biography of Chiang Kai Shek. 

Fenby spoke on the early life of Chiang Kai Shek, 

focusing on the period from the fall of the Qing dynasty 

in 1911, to 1937, with the fall of Shanghai to Japanese 

occupation forces. The talk was the first of two parts on 

the Generalissimo’s life, the second of which Fenby will 

be presenting to the Shanghai chapter of the RAS during 

the summer. The talk was followed by a wine reception 

for visitors, and a dinner for RAS members. 

Bill Dodson 

Vice President Suzhou 

RSVP REMINDER for all 

RAS events…. 

Using the correct e-mail address will 

ensure a quicker response, especially 

on oversubscribed events. 

Please remember to include the 

appropriate date and event title in 

the subject box. 

As members, please try to take 

advantage of the lead-time on special 

and limited number events, you have 

the chance of priority booking, but we 

do want our events full and available to 

others. Let us know if you have any 

particular comments and we will try to 

take these into consideration in the 

planning of forthcoming lectures, 

events and interest groups. 

RAS Lectures & Weekenders - 

bookings@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

RAS Modern Chinese History 

Study Group - 

studygroup@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

RAS Book Club - 

bookclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

RAS Film Club - 

filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

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RAS MODERN CHINESE HISTORY STUDY GROUP 

starts promptly at 7pm 

VENUE: 

Melange Oasis, 

Jiashan Market Shanxi Nan Road 

Lane 550 No. 37 Building D 

Monday – 9 th April 

Lecture 26 – Nixon, Kissinger and China 1969-1972 

Lecture 27 – Mao’s Deterioration and Death 1971-1976 

Monday - 23 rd April 

Lecture 28 – The Legacy of Mao Zedong: An Appraisal 

Lecture 29 – The Post-Mao Interregnum 1976-1977 

We have welcomed many new members to our Study Group, as we tackled the 

complicated history of the Cultural Revolution and simultaneous friction with the Soviet 

Union in the 1960's. After watching the one hour lecture on DVD, our wide variety of 

participants engaged in an interesting discussion. A change of venue to Vienna Cafe on 

March 13 was reviewed very favourably by members, so we may look into alternating 

between the Cafe and Oasis. 

Below is a map to Melange Oasis. Full details are also available on the RAS website. 

Please do make your reservation in good time as space is limited. 

Katie Baker 

RSVP is essential as space 

is limited. 

Further details and to RSVP: 

studygroup@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

www.royalasiaticsociety.org.cn

RAS FILM CLUB 

at Chai Bites 

Embankment Building, 

Ground Floor 

410C North Suzhou Road 

3 rd Sunday of the month 

18 th March 

film starts promptly at 7pm 

Kekexilin / Mountain Patrol 

2004 

Directed by Lu Chuan 

RSVP is essential as space is limited 

filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

FILM CHOICE 

for MAY 

Jia Zhang Ke’s 

Er shi si cheng ji 

24 City 2008 

RAS FILM CLUB LAST MONTH… 

Zhang Yang’s Lou Ye Gui Gen or Getting Home, last month’s film, 

brought another full house to the film club. A black comedy come 

road movie, Zhao’s adventurous trip from Shenzhen to Chongqing 

with his dead friend in tow, brought laughter and compassion to Chai 

Bites. The actor playing Zhao, Zhou Benshan, is familiar to a Chinese 

audience as a stand-up comedian and a regular star of television 

drama, and was considered by the audience to be perfectly cast as he 

convincingly played an unlikely hero. Everyone agreed that the most 

stunning aspect of the film was not only the landscape but also the 

way Zhang Yang effectively provided a commentary on China’s 

poverty without offending the censors. All of the cameo roles were 

also praised for their depth of character and for the performances 

given by actors who all have proven reputations in Chinese film. 

Other comments raised the theme of love of country and the 

continuing value of family, both of which are revealed throughout the 

film. Altogether a life-affirming movie that packages many of China’s 

contemporary problems into a creative and entertaining bundle. 

Getting Home was based upon a true story and THIS MONTH’s 

offering takes us a step closer to a full-blown documentary. Lu 

Chuan’s Kekexilin or Mountain Patrol takes the story of a voluntary 

Tibetan wildlife patrol reported in the newspapers and turns it into an 

emotional and beautiful movie. A Beijing reporter travels to Tibet to 

meet the patrol leader and accompany them on one of their patrols 

protecting the endangered Tibetan antelope from poachers. The film 

is engaging, captivating the viewer with extraordinary landscapes that 

are beautiful but brutal and with a story that has the same 

characteristics. The Tibetan actor Duo Bujie plays the leader of the 

patrol brilliantly. He is rugged, full of machismo, but compassionate 

and dedicated. Only two other professional actors appear in the film, 

the other characters being played by local recruits. Filming in the 

harsh landscape made the making of the film a life-threatening 

enterprise and this resonates into the film itself. There are some 

disturbing scenes as the patrol encounters the poachers who kill and 

skin antelopes for commercial gain but this docudrama is not an 

account of good and evil, but an exploration of the complexity of life 

in China’s outer reaches. 

Book early to be sure of a seat! 

See you there! 

Email your opinion to: filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

Linda Johnson 

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RAS BOOK CLUB 

Monday 6.30pm 

CHANGE OF VENUE 

gloLondon, 3F VIP Room 

1 Wulumuqi Lu near Dongping Lu 

(across from the American Consulate) 

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Monday 16 th APRIL 

Our March meeting featured a lively and intimate group of 15-mostly 

people new to the RAS and to the RAS Book Club. We discussed The 

Maker of Heavenly Trousers with this book’s editor, Michael Tsang of 

Penguin. 

While Midnight in Peking (January 2012 book selection), was set in pre- 

World War II Peking, this book is set in Peking after the fall of the Qing 

Dynasty. It recreates life among the multi-lingual foreigners (living 

outside the Legation District) and the household entourage (an extended 

Chinese family called the five virtues). 

We enjoyed hearing the particular things that interested Michael about the book including the focus on 

religion, the romance and risque lives of the main characters and his favorite line: “Yet it was only one 

tiny baby who had died of all the millions in China”. 

With a smaller group, we were able to talk more in-depth with Michael about his role in editing and fact 

checking of a book written in 1912 (and published in 1935) where the author was no longer alive. 

For voracious readers, here are some recommendations from Michael Tsang: 

Title Author 

Fortress Beseiged Shen Congwen 

English Wang Gang 

Dream of Ding Village Yan Lianke 

Chinese Whispers Hsaio-Hung Pai 

Song of Everlasting 

Sorrow Wang Anyi 

APRIL MEETING: please note the new venue… 

Date/ Day Title Author 

16 Apr 2012 The Opium War Julia Lovell 

The Opium War is both the story of modern China (starting with the first conflict with the West) and an 

analysis of the country’s contemporary self-image. It explores how China’s national myths mould its 

interactions with the outside world, how public memory is spun to serve the present; and how delusion 

and prejudice on both sides have bedeviled its relationship with the modern West. 

Julia Lovell teaches modern Chinese history at Birkbeck College, University of London. She is the author 

of: The Great Wall: China Against the World and The Politics of Cultural Capital: China’s Quest for a 

Nobel Prize in Literature and writes on China for the Guardian, the Independent and the Times Library 

Supplement. Her main translations of modern Chinese fiction include, most recently, Lu Xun’s The Real 

Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China. 

We will continue to make our book selections readily available to you when possible. 

Please join us. This is your Book Club. Comments and suggestions are welcome. 

Sandy Strand

RAS JOURNALS . . . 

are available at RAS events. 

Members – one free copy 

Additional copies 150 RMB 

NEXT EDITION: 

Due out later this year 

RAS BOOK CLUB 

BOOK AVAILABILITY FOR RAS 

BOOK CLUB IN APRIL 

THE OPIUM WAR: DRUGS, DREAMS, 

AND THE MAKING OF CHINA 

by 

JULIA LOVELL 

On Monday 16th April 2012 at 6:30pm, the 

RAS Book Club will meet to discuss: 

THE OPIUM WARS: Drugs, Dreams and 

the Making of China. 

In keeping with our newly established 

format, we have copies of this book 

available for our members. To obtain your 

copy, please contact the RAS Book Club at: 

bookclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

The available edition is the paperback 

version from 2011 at a price of RMB 255 

We will continue to make books readily 

available to you when possible. 

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RAS China in Shanghai Journal 

Call for Contributions 

Honorary Journal Editor - Lindsay Shen PhD 

The Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai welcomes 

submissions on the culture and history of China. We invite 

scholars, writers and photographers to contribute work to a 

journal that from 1858 to 1948 was an internationally 

recognised repository of learning on China. Our aim is to 

create a 21st-century RAS China Journal that is authoritative, 

creative, incisive and readable. 

The editor welcomes enquiries at: 

editor@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

“Guide for Contributors” 

see next page 

Details are also available on our Website under “News”. 

Journal Editorial Advisory Committee 

RAS China in Shanghai is very pleased to announce that the following people have joined the 

Journal Editorial Advisory Committee and is very grateful to each of them for their help. 

Robert Bickers, University of Bristol, UK 

Michelle Blumenthal, independent art consultant, Shanghai; RAS China in Shanghai Council 

Katharine Burnett, University of California, Davis 

Colin Day, fomerly Publisher of Hong Kong University Press 

Spencer Dodington, writer, Shanghai; RAS China in Shanghai Council 

Paul French, writer, Shanghai; RAS China in Shanghai Council 

Ian Gow, Sino-British College, Shanghai 

Peter Hibbard independent scholar, Shanghai; RAS China in Shanghai Council 

Liu Wei, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou; RAS China in Shanghai, Hon Vice President 

Robert Mintz, The Walters Art Museum, MD 

Ni Yibin, independent scholar, Shanghai 

Justin O’Jack, Council on International Educational Exchange, Shanghai 

Lynn Pan, independent scholar, Shanghai 

Jeffrey Riegel, University of Sydney 

Lindsay Shen, Sino- British College, Shanghai; RAS China in Shanghai Council 

William Smith, Sino-British College, Shanghai

Introduction and Scope 

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai 

Guide for Contributors 

The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society China in Shanghai publishes original research articles of up to 10,000 words 

(shorter articles are also welcome) on Chinese culture and society, past and present, with a focus on mainland China. 

Original articles, which will be peer-reviewed, must be previously unpublished, and make a contribution to the field. 

The Journal encourages contributions from both inside and outside the academy, and also accepts for consideration 

material that falls outside the boundaries of traditional scholarship including, but not limited to, photo-essays, 

interviews, translations, maps, essays. The Journal also publishes timely reviews of books on all aspects of Chinese 

history, culture and society. 

Submissions 

All material should be submitted as an electronic attachment to the editor: editor@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

A separate cover sheet should include the following: 

Title of work 

Contributor’s name and contact information 

Abstract of up to 300 words 

For peer review, the main body of the text should not include the author’s name. Text should be double-spaced, leftaligned, 

12pt, in an easily read font such as Times New Roman, and paginated. The first line of paragraphs should be 

indented. 

Illustrations should be high quality JPEG or TIFF files, and able to reproduce well in black and white. Authors are 

responsible for securing copyright permissions, and for any associated costs. 

Process 

Submissions will be acknowledged by e-mail. Original articles, that in the opinion of the editor (working with the 

editorial advisory committee), make a significant contribution to the field, will be sent to one independent peer 

reviewer. The Journal operates a “double-blind” system of review, which means that neither the reviewer nor the 

writer is informed of the other’s identity. Following peer review, an article may be accepted, accepted with revisions, 

or declined. 

Authors of accepted original articles will be sent a proof before publication. This is for final checking only, as no 

substantial revisions are possible at this stage. 

Style 

The journal uses British English. 

For punctuation, vocabulary and Romanization of Chinese, please refer to the Hong Kong University Press Style 

Manual, available at 

http://www.hkupress.org/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=41&Pid=5&Version=0&Cid=3&Charset=iso- 

8859-1. 

References 

Notes should appear at the end of the article, and be formatted according to The Chicago Manual of Style. The notes 

and bibliography system, or the author-date system may be used according to whether your paper falls into the 

category of humanities, or physical/social sciences. 

A quick guide is available at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. 

For archival sources, please follow the format requested by the repository. 

The editor welcomes enquiries at editor@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

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Shanghai Radio Programme 

Classical music 

"Classical Connections" is Shanghai's only English radio 

programme, and airs every weekend on Shanghai's Classic FM, 94.7 fm. 

It is hosted by Edward Morton Jack, an Englishman in China for more than 13 years. He is a 

pianist himself, with a background in both music and broadcasting, and has for many years been 

the host of Shanghai's only English radio talkshow (on which our former president and many of our 

speakers have been guests). 

"Classical Connections" airs in four different editions every weekend: 1-2pm and 10-11pm, every 

Saturday and Sunday. 

The music ranges from Baroque to Contemporary. No piece has ever been repeated, and most 

programmes introduce at least one composer not previously featured. All the music and 

performances are personally chosen by Edward, who hosts the programme and provides his own 

research and insight. (The programme also contains Chinese translation to enable local listeners 

to join in too.) 

The channel streams live online here: 

http://radio.smgbb.cn/radio/live/2009-07-07/648.shtml 

All programmes are archived and available at the above link within a week after broadcast: first 

select the previous weekend's date, then the 13:00 or 22:00 broadcast from the menu on the right, 

and the programme will stream automatically. 

Edward also broadcasts a similar daily segment every weekday: "Edward's Choice", Mon-Fri at 

1.25pm. 

A Musical Afternoon 

To Support Heart Surgery for Chinese Children in Need 

SOPHIE MORGAN LEACACOS 

PIANIST 

BACH, BEETHOVEN & CHOPIN 

3pm, Sunday, 15 th April 2012 

at the Shanghai Centre Theatre 

1376 Nanjing Road West, 4 th floor 

(Use escalators in front entrance of The Portman Ritz-Carlton) 

Recommended Donation RMB 100

RAS China in Shanghai - Newsletter Vol 3 No 4 - April 2012 

THANK YOU to all our recent EVENT 

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President – Katy Gow 

Vice Presidents – Tess Johnston, Spencer Dodington, Mike Nethercott 

Hon Secretary – Patrica Lambert 

Hon Treasurer - Jan Flohr 

Hon Programme Director - Michelle Blumenthal 

Hon Journal Editor – Lindsay Shen PhD 

Hon Librarian - Kim Taylor PhD 

Hon Research & Publications Director – Paul French 

Council Member - Membership – Wendy Stockley 

Council Member - IT – Lynn Fawcett 

Council Member – Simon Drakeford 

Council Member – Alexandra Hendrickson 

Council Member – Liz Jennings 

Council Member – Neale McGoldrick 

Ex Officio – Jennifer Wen 

Past President 2007-2011 – Peter Hibbard MBE 

Vice President Suzhou – Bill Dodson 

Hon Vice Presidents: 

Carma Elliott CMG OBE, Nenad Djordjevic, Professor Liu Wei 

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RAS MEMBERSHIP FORM 

Any foreign passport holder interested in Asian culture and in promoting the aims of the Society may apply for 

membership. (PRC law unfortunately prohibits us from admitting Chinese nationals.) 

The Society operates a rolling membership system – membership is valid for one year from the date of 

registration. Payments are only possible in cash – please remit your fee and completed form to a Council 

member at one of our events. 

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PLEASE VISIT the Society’s website for up-to-date news of all events. 

Past newsletters are also available: 

RAS Membership Enquiries: membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

RAS General Enquiries: enquiry@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

RAS Event Bookings: bookings@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

RAS Film Club: filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn - RAS Book Club: bookclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn 

RAS Modern Chinese History Study Group: studygroup@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn

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