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VIRTUOUS HERITAGE: The Xu Family of Guangzhou

Posted: January 17th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Bilingual in English & Chinese; Illustrated.
VIRTUOUS HERITAGE: Xu Family of Guangzhou
Mandarins, Revolutionaries, Educators and Scientists
高風世承：廣州許氏家族
Published by University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU
Distributed by Hong Kong University Press
December 2011  152 pp.
Hardback ISBN 978-988-19021-4-6  HK$380 / US$53
As part of the celebrations to commemorate the centenary of the 1911 Revolution and the 100th anniversary of The University of Hong Kong, an exhibition is held at the University Museum and Art Gallery to trace the development of China in the past two centuries through the legacies of the Xu Family in Southern China. Beginning from the late Qing period, through the Republican era to the present, members of the Xu Family served in multiple capacities that made them influential in charting the destiny of the Chinese nation. They include Qing mandarins; Chinese diplomatic corps; revolutionary military commanders; a martyr general; celebrated poets; wives of a literary giant and outstanding scientist. This fully-illustrated publication accompanying the exhibition focuses on the saga of the Xu (Hui) family.
香港大學美術博物館聯同廣州許地許氏宗親會合辦「高風世承：廣州許氏家族」展覽，通過嶺南第一家族的傳奇故事，追溯近現代中國的發展，把這展覽作為辛亥革命及香港大學百周年的紀念活動。從晚清歷民國至新中國，許氏家族成員一直在中國發展中擔任重要角色。廣州許家人材輩出，既有一品大員和封疆大吏、外交使節、東征北伐的民國將軍、壯烈犧牲的紅軍將領，也有一代文豪的紅顏知己、才高八斗的詩人、備受尊崇的科學家。為配合展覽，博物館出版此圖冊，闡述許氏家族的歷史。

One Comment on “VIRTUOUS HERITAGE: The Xu Family of Guangzhou”

  1. 1 Becky Allison said at 12:33 pm on February 17th, 2022:

    Hello,

    Where can I buy this?

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