This presentation explores the stratification of traditional Chinese society into a majority of common farmers and an elite minority of scholar-officials chosen by imperial exam. It also challenges this conventional dichotomy by examining the role of monks, entertainers and wealthy merchants in critiquing and challenging elite hegemony. Participants will explore the arts, entertainments and handmade utensils of each class, from operas featuring folk stories about villainous officials to ancient script etched into stone chops that served as status symbols. Farmers cultivated the soil while scholars cultivated the mind but these, and other less prestigious occupations, each served an integral role in shaping and maintaining the Chinese culture that has endured into the present.
Space is limited and reservations are required. Please RSVP by 3:30 pm on the Friday prior to the lecture.
Admission/Cost: FREE - $5
Location:
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
Chuang Archive and Learning Center
541B 2nd Ave.
San Diego
CA 92101
Saturday, October 18 - 11:00 AM
For more information, please visit: www.sdchm.org or call (619) 338-9888
Space is limited and reservations are required. Please RSVP by 3:30 pm on the Friday prior to the lecture.
Admission/Cost: FREE - $5
Location:
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
Chuang Archive and Learning Center
541B 2nd Ave.
San Diego
CA 92101
Saturday, October 18 - 11:00 AM
For more information, please visit: www.sdchm.org or call (619) 338-9888
