Chuan Lyu Lectures 2010
to be delivered by

Professor Yen Chuang-ying
Professor of Art History, Academia Sinica

Monday, 17th May, 2010
5pm, Room 8/9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 
(there will be a tea reception at 4:45pm in the Common Room of the Faculty) 

The conflict between innovation and tradition in classic temple 
architecture in Taiwan – the metamorphosis of the great hall at Nanyao 
Temple in Zhanghua

During the Japanese colonial era, Nanyao Temple 南瑤宮 in Zhanghua 彰化 was 
known as one of the three most important places dedicated to Mazu 媽祖 
throughout the island. This paper discusses the rise of Nanyao Temple in 
the Qing dynasty, and the successful promotion of the Mazu festivals for 
the benefits of local prosperity in the colonial period. On the main altar 
more than a dozen of Mazu imagery display the complex structure of various 
groups of local believers. The small sizes of these Mazu imagery signify 
the intimate relationship between Mazu and local believers. The conflict 
between the western and innovative style and the traditional style of 
architecture took place during 1910’s and 1930’s. This paper finally 
analyses the failure of western influences in this traditional Mazu temple


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Wednesday, 19th May, 2010 5pm, Room B3 Institute of Criminology (there will 
be a drinks reception in the foyer after the talk)

“Self-Portraits and Images of Women in Official Art Exhibitions and the 
Issue of Cultural Identity during the Japanese Colonial Period in Taiwan”

The paper analyzes cultural identity in colonial Taiwan during the 1920's 
and 1930's through a study of self-portraits, family portraits, and images 
of women hung in official art exhibitions. The research focuses on the work 
of three painters: Chen Zhiqi 陳植棋 (1906-1931), Chen Jin 陳進 
(1907-1998), and Li Shiqiao 李石樵 (1908-1995).


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This year's speaker Yen Chuang-ying is Professor of Art History, Academia 
Sinica. After undergraduate studies in Taiwan and doctoral studies at 
Harvard in the history of Chinese art, she has been an active member of the 
Institute of Philology and History at Academia Sinia in Taipei. Widely 
known for her research on Chinese Buddhist art, she has in recent years 
developed a new interest in Taiwan's art and architecture, a field of 
growing interest inside and outside of the country. She can justly be 
termed a founder of the disciple of the art history of Taiwan, and her 
lectures promise to show both the range of her interests in Taiwanese art 
and architecture as well as the novel approaches that the development of 
this new discipline is encouraging.


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This lecture series is organised by the Department of East Asian Studies 
and supported by the Chuan Lyu Foundation.

All are welcome!





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