🔎【Free Participation in In-Person Courses × Online Live Stream Announcement】Qian Mu's Former Residence Su Shu Lou Lecture Hall – Culture and History Lecture: "Landscape Descriptions in Classical Poetry by Taiwanese Calligraphers," by Professor Chen Zhangxi, November 29, 2025
🚪Any door of registration website:
https://www.beclass.com/rid=295004f6865f0d28ba16
"I don't know the true face of Mount Lu," "Only the Yellow Crane Tower remains here"—when you stroll through Alishan, marveling at the majestic and towering sacred trees; or stand on Fort Sanmao, gazing at the white clouds drifting across Tamsui Harbour; have you ever felt the urge to recite the scene in poetry?
In fact, the calligraphers of this land once admired the same scenery as us, and even shared the same emotions. They incorporated their attachment to the soil of their homeland, their admiration for the mountains and rivers, and even their anxiety about the changing times into the pauses and rhythms of their brushstrokes and the rhythm of their verses.
These works, a fusion of poetry and calligraphy, are "travel maps of the landscape" bequeathed to us by our ancestors. Lukang literati depicted pastoral life, adapting to the weather and enjoying wine and conversation. Chiayi calligraphers portrayed Bazhang Creek as a dancing river of life, echoing the distant clouds of Yushan. In the minds of Yilan poets, Guishan Island is not only a wonder of the sea, but also a cultural landmark that bears witness to the rise and fall of history and carries a sense of nostalgia. One traveler even embarked on a three-year journey across Taiwan, documenting the local culture and landscape of one hundred scenic spots in quatrains and running script.
On November 29, 2015, at 2 PM, the Qian Mu Residence was honored to invite Professor Chen Zhangxi, a renowned contemporary poet, calligrapher, and scholar, to visit. Through calligraphy and poetry, he led us and other Taiwanese calligraphers to revisit the mountains, rivers, cities, and towns of Taiwan. We look forward to appreciating the scenery that a camera cannot capture together—rediscovering the collective emotions, life memories, and cultural soul carried in those familiar landscapes, and rediscovering the "meaning of scenery" on our journey.
📆Event Time: November 29th, 2015 (Saturday), 14:10 – 16:00
🏡Event location: Classroom C508, 5th Floor, Qinpu Building, Boai Campus, Taipei City University (No. 1, Aiguo West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City), online courses
👨🏫Speaker: Professor Chen Zhangxi
🔔Activity fee: free
🚀Online course information:
After the course starts, the live broadcast URL will be announced on the "Qian Mu Former Residence YouTube Channel" and the "Qian Mu Former Residence FB Fan Page". Everyone is welcome to leave comments and discuss!
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# Taiwanese calligraphy # Classical poetry
# Landscape Writing # Poetry Creation
# Poetry and Calligraphy in One # Calligrapher
# Literary Landscape # Local Scenery
# Hometown Feelings # Taiwan Scenery
# Chen Zhangxi # Sushulou Lecture Hall
# Free Events # Arts and Culture Lectures
# Taipei Event # Free Lecture
# Former Residence of Qian Mu # Online Course
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🔎【Free Participation in In-Person Courses × Online Live Stream Announcement】Qian Mu's Former Residence Su Shu Lou Lecture Hall – Culture and History Lecture: "Landscape Descriptions in Classical Poetry by Taiwanese Calligraphers," by Professor Chen Zhangxi, November 29, 2025
