A New Era Begins 1975-78

1976-77. In appreciation o f the generous support given by friends and patrons to the Art Gallery and the Institute o f Chinese Studies, an exhibition o f “Gifts to the Art Gallery" received from 1971-1978 was held in conjunction w i th the opening of the Annex. Research Projects During recent years, research programmes have continued. While the study o f bronze seals o f the Ch'in and Han dynasties has been completed, the following research projects are being conducted currently: 1. Kwangtung Art and Culture in the late Ming and Ch'ing Periods, making use of the unique Jen Yu-wen Collection; 2. Trade Pottery in East and South-east Asia in conjunction wi th the Centre for East Asian Studies, the study of recently unearthed Chinese export ware in this region; and 3. History of Tea Drinking and Tea Utensils in China, from the T'ang Dynasty to the Ch'ing Dynasty. More research projects will be discussed later i n connection wi th the newly established "Centre for Chinese Archaeology and A r t " . Comparative Literature and Translation Centre The Centre for Translation Projects was established in 1971 w i th a substantial grant from The Asia Foundation. Subsequently the Centre has received annual grants from The Asia Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The chief purpose of the Centre is to promote translation through instruction, research and publications. In the beginning, the Centre was chiefly concerned w i th the translation from English into Chinese, w i th special emphasis on social sciences and the humanities. I t also collaborated w i th the academic departments in sponsoring translation symposia, compiling glossaries o f social and natural science terminology and rendering service to the Translation minor programme and Certificate Course in Advanced Translation at the Extramural Studies Department. To-date, one title in the humanities and two titles on social change have been published. Hsin Hsing ， Taiwan ， A Chinese Village in Change by Bernard Gallin is in the press, and A Critical Study of the Chinese Translation of Hamlet is i n t he f i nal ed i t i ng stage. A Glossary of Sociological Terms has been completed by the Social Research Centre w i th the assistance from the Centre. Three more titles are either under serious preparation and editing or in the process of translation. Renditions I n 1973 ， the Centre ventured to the new field of translation from Chinese i n to English by publishing Renditions, a Translation Magazine issued twice a year. Within a short period, this journal has achieved international recognition and a world-wide circulation among students 67