| Palace of Puzzles - a celebration of Chinese culture and the life of James Legge |
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On Saturday 26 September the town of Huntly in Aberdeen will be host to a most unique event as it celebrates its unique link between its Scottish borders and the Far East.
The procession will leave from the town square at 2pm and will be followed at 4pm by a Chinese tea ceremony and a discussion celebrating James Legge and his achievements. 'Cultural understanding, misunderstanding and amnesia 111 years after James Legge' will be held at the James Legge House, 9 The Square, Huntly, admission free. Legge was a famous missionary working in China and Hong Kong during the nineteenth century. His achievements include the first western translations of the Chinese classics including the famous manual of divination the Book of Changes, better known as the I-Ching. He also succeeded in bringing the insights of Confucius, Mencius and other great Chinese writers to the English literary landscape and later went on to head Chinese Language and Literature at Oxford University in the 1860s. The day's celebrations will finish with a traditional Chinese banquet combined with a Ceilidth, at 7.30pm at the Gordon Arms Hotel, The Square, Huntly. Tickets are £10 and can be booked by calling deveronarts on 01466 794494. For further info email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Find out more about sinologist extraordinaire James Legge at www.jameslegge.org www.deveron-arts.com Image: Deng Dafei and He Hai are part of The Utopia Group and are artists in residency in the town of Huntly until 30 September 09. |
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As homage to their ancestor, the nineteenth century missionary James Legge, the locals of Huntly will stage a traditional Chinese mourning ceremony,accompanied by Scottish music. The procession will be led through the town square by Deng Dafei and He Hai of the Utopia Group, an artist group from Beijing. Clad in traditional ceremonial white dress, the participants will be sewn together so that they remain physically touching as they parade through the town.
