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RAS <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Shanghai</strong> - Newsletter Vol 3 No 1 - January 2012<br />
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NEWSLETTER<br />
<strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Asiatic</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Shanghai</strong><br />
Our <strong>Society</strong> provides a forum for the<br />
development and expression of <strong>in</strong>terests and<br />
expertise from with<strong>in</strong> the local community, and<br />
from around the globe, to <strong>in</strong>spire and to enrich<br />
cultural life <strong>in</strong> Asia’s most dynamic metropolis.<br />
JANUARY 2012<br />
RAS LECTURE<br />
10 th January – 7pm<br />
Simon Cockerell<br />
Tourism <strong>in</strong> North Korea<br />
RAS Modern Ch<strong>in</strong>ese History<br />
Study Group - 9 th<br />
RAS Film Club -15 th<br />
RAS Book Club -16 th<br />
FORTHCOMING for FEBRUARY<br />
25 th - Francesca Tarocco<br />
Moderniz<strong>in</strong>g the Dharma: <strong>Shanghai</strong> and<br />
Buddhism <strong>in</strong> the Interwar Period<br />
For full details and updates of all our events<br />
please visit our website<br />
www.royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
Copy Deadl<strong>in</strong>e for Next Newsletter 20 th of this month<br />
RAS <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Shanghai</strong> is a branch of The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Asiatic</strong> <strong>Society</strong> of Great Brita<strong>in</strong> and Ireland
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PRESIDENT’s Note<br />
Dear Members and Friends<br />
It is a great honour and privilege for me to take<br />
over as President of RAS <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Shanghai</strong>. May<br />
I first take this opportunity to s<strong>in</strong>cerely thank<br />
Peter Hibbard for his dedication and<br />
commitment to resurrect<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Society</strong> and for<br />
all he has done over the past four years. I am<br />
very pleased to tell you that Peter will cont<strong>in</strong>ue<br />
his <strong>in</strong>volvement and assist whenever possible –<br />
thank you Peter.<br />
I would also like to extend thanks to the newly<br />
elected RAS Council and I have further good<br />
news to share with you. We have had an offer<br />
from a member to take up the position of<br />
Honorary Secretary, who will be co-opted to<br />
Council at our meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> February. We now<br />
have a larger Council with vary<strong>in</strong>g expertise<br />
and new ideas – as L<strong>in</strong>dsay Shen said at our<br />
recent Council meet<strong>in</strong>g, “it’s amaz<strong>in</strong>g to see<br />
so many people <strong>in</strong>volved on Council… <strong>in</strong><br />
comparison to the newly formed Council <strong>in</strong> 2007 when there<br />
were only a handful of people”.<br />
It is also worth mention<strong>in</strong>g that we have other key members co-ord<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g our activities who are not Council<br />
members, but operate under the direction of Council and provide excellent service to our <strong>Society</strong>, for which<br />
we are extremely grateful. In the fullness of time, we are hop<strong>in</strong>g to take on some permanent support to deal<br />
with the <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g adm<strong>in</strong>istrative load and day to day runn<strong>in</strong>g of the <strong>Society</strong>. I’m sure you will all be aware of<br />
the amount of organization <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> all our activities and we really need to address this now, so that when<br />
the time comes for Council members to move on, there is cont<strong>in</strong>uity of support for new people com<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>.<br />
Two other important people who have been with us from the very beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g, are Jennifer and Stephen, and we<br />
are <strong>in</strong>debted to them for their cont<strong>in</strong>ued valuable <strong>in</strong>put.<br />
The first item to address is our bulk e-mail<strong>in</strong>g system. We are <strong>in</strong> the process of chang<strong>in</strong>g this to facilitate<br />
quicker and easier communication with you. Please bear with us while we do this. Some names may<br />
<strong>in</strong>advertently fall by the wayside, so please do let us know if you th<strong>in</strong>k you are not receiv<strong>in</strong>g our mail<strong>in</strong>gs. We<br />
will endeavour to make the transition as smooth as possible. Can I rem<strong>in</strong>d you that details of all our activities<br />
are listed on our website.<br />
As we celebrate the New Year 2012 and prepare to welcome the Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Year of the Dragon, we have managed<br />
to squeeze <strong>in</strong> some RAS events and we do hope to see some of you at these dur<strong>in</strong>g the first half of January.<br />
Our first Lecture of the year is very timely <strong>in</strong>deed, given recent events <strong>in</strong> North Korea, and promises to be a<br />
fasc<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g talk.<br />
X<strong>in</strong> Nian Kuai Le - Katy
DECEMBER EVENTS<br />
December started with a planned light schedule:<br />
one RAS Weekender and one RAS Lecture, the<br />
regular two meet<strong>in</strong>gs of the RAS Modern Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
History Study Group and a RAS Film Club<br />
gather<strong>in</strong>g. Late opportunities meant that we<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded two further RAS Weekenders.<br />
Heaven’s Embroidered Cloth was the topic of<br />
Chris Hall’s talk <strong>in</strong> which he lead us through<br />
some of his outstand<strong>in</strong>g collection of Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
Antique textiles; rang<strong>in</strong>g from a Han Dynasty<br />
robe to the changes that occurred <strong>in</strong> both<br />
dress and decorative fabrics <strong>in</strong> the Q<strong>in</strong>g<br />
period. (photos left)<br />
Follow<strong>in</strong>g the bus tour <strong>in</strong> November, some<br />
members were able to take advantage of<br />
Alvaro Leonardo’s special tour of the<br />
Abelardo Lafuente Exhibition he directed<br />
and produced. The exhibition while small was one of<br />
the highlights of <strong>Shanghai</strong>’s exhibition programme. The<br />
creativity of the exhibition presentation coupled with<br />
excellent <strong>in</strong>formation and images made it a really cherry.<br />
(photos right)<br />
John Service, an American diplomat on service <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> is<br />
the subject of Lynne Jo<strong>in</strong>er’s highly acclaimed<br />
biography of the man, and was the topic of her<br />
talk when she enterta<strong>in</strong>ed us with many anecdotal<br />
accounts of her experiences dur<strong>in</strong>g the process of<br />
writ<strong>in</strong>g this work. (photos right)<br />
Anna Greenspan presented to us the research<br />
and development of her work on <strong>Shanghai</strong> Retro<br />
futurism and how our city has come to<br />
look and be like the future of cities. Treat<strong>in</strong>g us<br />
to some excellent footage she illustrated how our<br />
ideas of aesthetics of the future have been<br />
shaped and <strong>in</strong> turn <strong>in</strong>fluenced the aesthetic image<br />
of <strong>Shanghai</strong> of today. (photos left)<br />
SUZHOU CHAPTER: Bill Dodson, VP Suzhou,<br />
welcomed Ian Gow, who shared his<br />
research and enthusiasm of western<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluences on Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Higher Education. (photos<br />
bottom left and right)<br />
Thank you to each of our wonderful presenters as<br />
well as the co-ord<strong>in</strong>ators of RAS Film Club and RAS<br />
Modern Ch<strong>in</strong>ese History Study Group.<br />
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JANUARY EVENTS……<br />
NORTH KOREA, a highly topical subject <strong>in</strong> recent times, will welcome <strong>in</strong> 2012 <strong>in</strong> the RAS<br />
Lecture programme. Simon Cockerell a veteran of ten years of travel to this country will be<br />
the presenter on Tuesday 10 th January at 7pm.<br />
Ow<strong>in</strong>g to the holidays on both ends RAS Modern Ch<strong>in</strong>ese History Study Group will meet<br />
on Monday, 9 th January only – details below. February will see us return to the regular<br />
schedule of the 2 nd and 4 th Monday of each month.<br />
RAS Film Club will meet on Sunday, 15 th January to view Suzhou River - details below.<br />
We will have our first meet<strong>in</strong>g of the new RAS Book Club under Sandy Strand’s leadership on<br />
Monday 16 th January (the third Monday of each month, where possible). Midnight <strong>in</strong> Pek<strong>in</strong>g by<br />
Paul French will be the subject, with Paul <strong>in</strong> attendance of this book club discussion – details<br />
below.<br />
We wish you a very happy New Year for the start of 2012 and look forward to welcom<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the Year of the Dragon later <strong>in</strong> the month.<br />
RAS MODERN CHINESE<br />
HISTORY<br />
STUDY GROUP<br />
Due to holidays please note<br />
NEW DATE for JANUARY<br />
6.30pm will start promptly at 7pm<br />
CHANGE of VENUE: Melange Oasis,<br />
Jiashan Market Shanxi Nan Road Lane 550 No. 37 Build<strong>in</strong>g D<br />
The Modern Ch<strong>in</strong>ese History Study Group cont<strong>in</strong>ues to meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at<br />
7:00 pm. There are occasional exceptions due to holidays so please check the website for updates. We<br />
have a lively group of history buffs as well as newbies to <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> and everyth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> between, who watch an<br />
hour DVD lecture and then discuss the issues covered <strong>in</strong> the lecture. At our current venue, Melange Oasis,<br />
we can order d<strong>in</strong>ner, dr<strong>in</strong>ks, or snacks. (See website for address and map). A recent RAS lecture by<br />
Lynne Jo<strong>in</strong>er about her book, "Honorable Survivor" chronicl<strong>in</strong>g the life of John Service, dovetailed nicely<br />
with our current topic and many history group members attended the lecture. John Service was an<br />
American diplomat who was deeply <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> dur<strong>in</strong>g the WWII era and the Civil War between the<br />
Nationalists and the Communists. Members are <strong>in</strong>vited to jo<strong>in</strong> Study Group lectures at any time.<br />
RSVP is essential as space is limited.<br />
Further details and RSVP to: studygroup@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
Michelle Blumenthal<br />
NB: FOR FEBRUARY …… 25 th - Francesca Tarocco<br />
Moderniz<strong>in</strong>g the Dharma: <strong>Shanghai</strong> and Buddhism <strong>in</strong> the Interwar Period<br />
MONDAY - 9 th January<br />
The lecture topics for this session are:<br />
Lecture 16 - Socialist Transformation 1953 - 1957<br />
Lecture 17 - Cracks <strong>in</strong> the Monolith 1957 - 1958<br />
Katie Baker
RAS FILM CLUB<br />
at Chai Bites<br />
Embankment Build<strong>in</strong>g, Ground Floor<br />
410C North Suzhou Road<br />
3 rd Sunday of the month<br />
15 th January – 6.00pm<br />
film starts promptly at 6.30pm<br />
RSVP is essential as space is limited<br />
filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
Suzhou He, 2000<br />
“Suzhou River”<br />
Directed by Lou Ye<br />
Produced by Nai An and Philippe Bober<br />
Written by Lou Ye<br />
Cast: Zhou Xun (Moudan/Meimei), Jia<br />
Hongsheng (Mardar)<br />
Mandar<strong>in</strong> with English subtitles<br />
Paris Film Festival, 2000 Grand Prix and<br />
Best Actress (Zhou Xun)<br />
Rotterdam Film Festival, 2000 Tiger<br />
Award<br />
Viennale, 2000, FIPRESCI Award "for its<br />
realistic and documentary approach to<br />
thriller conventions, and its expressive use<br />
of narrative and c<strong>in</strong>ematic structure".<br />
Fantasporto, 2002, Critics Award<br />
FULL DETAILS: on our website<br />
RAS FILM CLUB LAST MONTH… we saw Jiang Wen’s<br />
Guizi Lai Le or “Devils on the Doorstep”, a film that we all<br />
agreed is a complex and <strong>in</strong>telligent <strong>in</strong>terpretation of the effects<br />
of wars. Set at the close of the Japanese occupation of <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong><br />
and filmed <strong>in</strong> black and white, members’ comments confirmed<br />
that it is both a comedy and a tragedy, rendered with historical<br />
accuracy and shock<strong>in</strong>gly <strong>in</strong>cisive on the ru<strong>in</strong> that war can br<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Particularly impressive was the lead performance of Jiang Wen<br />
who appears <strong>in</strong> almost every scene as well as direct<strong>in</strong>g. He is<br />
thoroughly conv<strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>g as he moves through the story, battered<br />
by his experiences. The f<strong>in</strong>al dramatic scene was cause for<br />
discussion and whilst some of the audience were disturbed by<br />
the violence <strong>in</strong> the latter part of the movie, others felt that it was<br />
pitched at a level necessary for the <strong>in</strong>tent of the movie. From<br />
the comments I received it was another satisfy<strong>in</strong>g meet<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
THIS MONTH… cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g our exploration, the film for<br />
January is Lou Ye’s Suzhou He or “Suzhou River”. Like “Devils<br />
on the Doorstep”, it was made <strong>in</strong> 2000 but is very different <strong>in</strong><br />
form and content. Firmly set <strong>in</strong> <strong>Shanghai</strong> and filmed largely with<br />
a handheld camera, it is a multi-layered love story that has<br />
been compared to Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Wong Kar-Wai’s<br />
Chungk<strong>in</strong>g Express but is also a re<strong>in</strong>vention of the ghost story.<br />
Another award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g movie by a director who has made<br />
several banned <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> movies (the last be<strong>in</strong>g Summer<br />
Palace), it gives us a very different look at contemporary<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>ese film.<br />
Book early to avoid disappo<strong>in</strong>tment.<br />
Happy New Year!<br />
THE FILM CLUB WANTS YOUR INPUT…<br />
There are a huge number of Ch<strong>in</strong>ese movies worth watch<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and decid<strong>in</strong>g on a programme of films raises an array of<br />
possibilities as to where to draw the parameters of what we<br />
screen. From time to time we will ask members to give us their<br />
op<strong>in</strong>ion on whether a particular category of film should be<br />
excluded or <strong>in</strong>cluded from consideration. Thank you for the<br />
responses you sent last month that told me you would like to<br />
concentrate on Ma<strong>in</strong>land films, supplemented by other Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
language films that are significant to the genre. This month we<br />
are pos<strong>in</strong>g the third question:<br />
DO WE WANT TO INCLUDE DOCUMENTARY FILMS?<br />
<strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong> is considered to have made a huge contribution<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternationally to this genre of film. Prolific <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong>, it would be<br />
possible to have a club dedicated just to documentary.<br />
Email your op<strong>in</strong>ion to filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
L<strong>in</strong>da Johnson<br />
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RAS BOOK CLUB<br />
Monday 6.30pm<br />
The PuLi Hotel and Spa<br />
16 th JANUARY<br />
We will be re-launch<strong>in</strong>g the RAS Book Club on Monday January the 16 th.<br />
We would like to welcome Sandy Strand as the new RAS Book Club<br />
leader. Sandy is a long time resident of <strong>Shanghai</strong> and a great reader! We<br />
wish her the very best <strong>in</strong> her endeavours to lead and shape the RAS Book<br />
Club.<br />
Meet<strong>in</strong>gs of the RAS Book Club (where possible) will take place on the 3 rd<br />
Monday of each month with some adjustments when the particular Monday<br />
falls on a public holiday.<br />
The meet<strong>in</strong>gs will be held <strong>in</strong> one of several venues that lend themselves to<br />
book club discussions. In most of the venues it will be possible either to<br />
take advantage of a special offer by the venue for dr<strong>in</strong>ks, snacks and <strong>in</strong><br />
some cases d<strong>in</strong>ner. Please remember that our use of the venues while free<br />
to RAS requires us to provide some k<strong>in</strong>d of reciprocation <strong>in</strong> order for the<br />
venue to cont<strong>in</strong>ue to host us without a venue charge. We do hope you can<br />
understand these arrangements.<br />
The subject/content of the RAS Book Club choices will be around the<br />
overall brief of the RAS, which is to cover books written on and about <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong><br />
and the region around us.<br />
For members and friends who plan to participate <strong>in</strong> the RAS Book Club we<br />
would greatly appreciate your <strong>in</strong>put as to the type of books you would like to<br />
be read<strong>in</strong>g and discuss<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the book club meet<strong>in</strong>gs. You can email Sandy<br />
at: bookclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
In some cases we are fortunate to have the authors with us here <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Shanghai</strong> and on these occasions we will take advantage for this special<br />
privilege and <strong>in</strong>vite the author to jo<strong>in</strong> us for the discussion of that particular<br />
month’s book club. We will at all times take <strong>in</strong>to consideration the<br />
acquisition of the title (here <strong>in</strong> <strong>Shanghai</strong>) and try to get the publishers to<br />
provide us with direct purchase opportunities.<br />
We will commence the RAS Book Club on Monday January the 16 th with<br />
Midnight <strong>in</strong> Pek<strong>in</strong>g a literary non-fiction work by Paul French who will jo<strong>in</strong> us<br />
for the discussion. If you have read Midnight <strong>in</strong> Pek<strong>in</strong>g you are welcome to<br />
jo<strong>in</strong> us but please email your reservation to:<br />
bookclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
RSVP REMINDER for all RAS events….<br />
BOOK CLUB VENUE<br />
for JANUARY 2012:<br />
The PuLi Hotel and Spa,<br />
The Library<br />
Ground floor off the Long Bar.<br />
1 ChangDe Road,<br />
between Nanj<strong>in</strong>g Xi Lu and Yan’an Lu,<br />
J<strong>in</strong>g’an District<br />
<strong>Shanghai</strong> 200040 <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>a</strong><br />
T +86 21 3203 9999<br />
F +86 21 3251 8988<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation@thepuli.com<br />
Us<strong>in</strong>g the correct e-mail address will ensure a quicker response, especially on oversubscribed events.<br />
Please remember to <strong>in</strong>clude the appropriate date and event title <strong>in</strong> the subject box.<br />
As members, please try to take advantage of the lead-time on special and limited number events, you have the<br />
chance of priority book<strong>in</strong>g, but we do want our events full and available to others. Let us know if you have any<br />
particular comments and we will try to take these <strong>in</strong>to consideration <strong>in</strong> the plann<strong>in</strong>g of forthcom<strong>in</strong>g lectures, events and<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest groups.<br />
RAS Lectures & Weekenders - book<strong>in</strong>gs@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
RAS Modern Ch<strong>in</strong>ese History Study Group - studygroup@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
RAS Book Club - bookclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
RAS Film Club - filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn
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THANK YOU to all our recent EVENT<br />
PATRONS………<br />
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1195 Fux<strong>in</strong>g Middle Road<br />
www.sbc-usst.edu.cn<br />
1 ChangDe Road J<strong>in</strong>gAn District<br />
www.thepuli.com<br />
www.earnshawbooks.com<br />
Jiashan Market Shanxi Nan Road<br />
Lane 550 No. 37 Build<strong>in</strong>g D<br />
www.melange-oasis.com<br />
sasha’s<br />
restaurant and bar<br />
www.sashas-shanghai.com<br />
RAS Council Members 2011-2012<br />
410C North Suzhou Rd,<br />
Hongkou<br />
www.chailiv<strong>in</strong>g.com<br />
SUZHOU Gunxiufang<br />
77, Shi Quan Jie.<br />
www.suzhoubookworm.com<br />
President – Katy Gow<br />
Vice Presidents – Tess Johnston, Spencer Dod<strong>in</strong>gton, Mike Nethercott<br />
Hon Secretary - Vacant<br />
Hon Treasurer - Jan Flohr<br />
Hon Programme Director - Michelle Blumenthal<br />
Hon Journal Editor – L<strong>in</strong>dsay Shen PhD<br />
Hon Librarian - Kim Taylor PhD<br />
Hon Research & Publications Director – Paul French<br />
Council Member - Membership – Wendy Stockley<br />
Council Member - IT – Lynn Fawcett<br />
Council Member – Simon Drakeford<br />
Council Member – Alexandra Hendrickson<br />
Council Member – Liz Jenn<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
Council Member – Neale McGoldrick<br />
Ex Officio – Jennifer Wen<br />
Past President 2007-2011 – Peter Hibbard MBE<br />
Vice President Suzhou – Bill Dodson<br />
Hon Vice Presidents:<br />
Carma Elliott CMG, Nenad Djordjevic, Professor Liu Wei<br />
T8 Club Lounge<br />
No.8 X<strong>in</strong>tiandi North Part, Lane 181 Taicang Road<br />
www.t8shanghai.com<br />
www.hkupress.org<br />
www.britishchambershanghai.org<br />
Rm 201, Raffles City,<br />
268 Central Tibet Rd<br />
www.<strong>in</strong>terfaceglobal.com<br />
78 X<strong>in</strong>g Guo Road, <strong>Shanghai</strong> 200052<br />
www.radisson.com/shanghaicn_plaza<br />
RAS JOURNALS<br />
Journals are available at RAS events<br />
Members – one free copy<br />
Further copies available - 150rmb<br />
Enquiries: enquiry@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn Membership: membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn
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RAS MEMBERSHIP FORM<br />
Any foreign passport holder <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> Asian culture and <strong>in</strong> promot<strong>in</strong>g the aims of the <strong>Society</strong> may apply for<br />
membership. (PRC law unfortunately prohibits us from admitt<strong>in</strong>g Ch<strong>in</strong>ese nationals.)<br />
The <strong>Society</strong> operates a roll<strong>in</strong>g membership system – membership is valid for one year from the date of<br />
registration. Payments are only possible <strong>in</strong> cash – please remit your fee and completed form to a Council<br />
member at one of our events.<br />
PLEASE VISIT the <strong>Society</strong>’s website for up-to-date news of all events.<br />
Past newsletters are also available:<br />
Membership Enquiries: membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
General Enquiries: enquiry@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
Event Book<strong>in</strong>gs: book<strong>in</strong>gs@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn<br />
Film Club: filmclub@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn Study Group: studygroup@royalasiaticsociety.org.cn