Not long ago, the Commercial Press was reproduced in Shanghai in the form of a "shop-in-shop" on the third floor of the 1925 bookstore, and the "Hongkou Lecture Hall of the Commercial Press" lecture series was launched. The only bookstore in Shanghai that has been open for nearly a hundred years, it is also the first red-themed bookstore for the public created by Shanghai Xinhua Bookstore.
This weekend, the "Hongkou Lecture Hall of the Commercial Press" will usher in the eighth and ninth lectures, which will be delivered by Professor Wang Yonghao of Fudan University and Professor Guo Liang of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts respectively, bringing humanistic classes to public readers. From the distant history and distance to the individual's way of solitude, the lecture series looks at the important propositions in life from near and far.
Among them, Guo Liang will share "Perspective and the World in The Sea Chart" around the book "Seventeenth Century Europe and the Late Ming Dynasty Map Exchange" on the 16th. The book points out that the history of maps reflects the history of mankind, and for thousands of years, human beings have drawn maps, presented and cognitive maps in a variety of ways, and used them for a variety of purposes, which are both symbols of the state and power, as well as a treasure trove of scenery and wisdom.
The book describes the origins and evolution of maps in Europe and China in the late Ming Dynasty, their scientific basis, and their artistic expression. Missionaries tried to learn how to map China to map the world, and Chinese scholars in the late Ming Dynasty copied Western maps in their writings. The exchange reflects the history of cultural exchanges between China and the West at that time. Back and forth, the imprint of communication is hidden in the microscopic traces of the map. Between the scales, they show their legendary interpretation of the map image.
The "Solitude Scenery" sharing meeting will tell the fun of being alone online and offline on the afternoon of the 15th. This book is a collection of original essays by Wang Yonghao, and it is also a collection of works in the past ten years. The theme of "Landscapes of Solitude" is to retreat from the chaotic world, and focus on literature, especially poetry, indulge in art, especially painting, and in addition to the various civilizations and cultures preserved in ancient genealogies, artifacts, and even plants. Talking about famous objects and archaeology also comes from being alone.
Modern people who shuttle through the hustle and bustle of the city are always alone in facing the whole world, and if they cannot learn to be alone spiritually, modern people will not be able to experience freedom and romance, nor can they think individually. The scenery of solitude is to provide a spiritual landscape that can enrich the journey of life for the "spiritual solitude"; the art of solitude is an art that is conducive to releasing our body and mind and recovering our lives.
A person's path to the inner world is much longer than the road to the external world. The solitude that Wang Yonghao appreciates is "active solitude", out of love of solitude, "hidden in the city". "In solitude, you can fully develop your own heart, and then explore the boundaries that the heart can reach." Only by letting go of the mask worn when interacting with people can we get an accurate understanding of ourselves. ”
It is reported that the upgraded 1925 Bookstore integrated into the red cultural ecology with North Sichuan Road as the central axis, restored the style of the Hongkou Branch of the Commercial Press, and fully excavated the historical background of the revolutionary ancestor Comrade Chen Yun when he worked and joined the party when he was young. The numerical name of 1925 is the year when the Hongkou branch of the Commercial Press was built. Nowadays, the Hongkou Lecture Hall of the Commercial Press of "Shop within a Shop" meets readers every weekend to add another red cultural landmark and a bookish humanistic lecture hall to Shanghai.
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Editor: Xu Yang
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