Bulletin Spring 1979

I C S News New Director Dr. Chingho Chen The University has appointed Dr. Chingho Chen as the new Director of the Institute o f Chinese Studies. Dr. Chen is Reader o f Japanese Studies and con currently Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies. Dr. Chenwas born in Taiwan in 1917 ， graduated from Keio University in 1942 and received his Litt. D. degree from the same University in 1966. He pursued specialized studies at Ecole Francaise d'Extr ê me-Orient (In Hanoi) from 1943 to 45 ， and also at Institu t des Hautes Etudes Chinoises o f Universit é de Paris from 1954 to 1955. Dr. Chen has taught at National Taiwan University, University o f Hue, University o f Saigon and Catholic University o f Dalat in Vietnam, Keio University, Southern Illinois University, Soka University in Japan, and served as Chairman o f the "Uy-ban Phien-dich Su-lieuViet-nam" (Committee for the Translation and Research o f Vietnamese Historical Sources), University o f Hue, from 1959 to 1965. Dr. Chen has written many articles and books in Chinese, Vietnamese, English and Japanese. His major publications include: A Collection o f Chinese Inscrip­ tions in Singapore, with introduction and illustrations (in Chinese); Muc-luc Chau-ban Trieu Nguyen ， Tap thu I, Trieu Gia-long and Tap thu I I ， Trieu Minh-mang (Catalogue o f the Imperial Archives o f the Nguyen Dynasty, Vol. I ， Era o f Gia-long, and Vol. II ， Era o f Minh-mang) (both in Vietnamese); Tu-duc Thanh-che Tu-hoc Giai-nghai-ca, with introduction, annotation ， original and Romanized text (in Vietnamese and Chinese); The Chinese Community in the Sixteenth Century Philippines, and Historical Notes on Hoi-An (Faifo) (both in English); and A Bibliographic and Linguistic Study on Annan Yi-yu (in Japanese). Visiting Scholars/Fellows In 1978/79 ， the following overseas scholars visited the ICS, where they conducted research and/or academic seminars: 1. Associate Professor I. Tanaka, University of Tokyo 2. Professor Li Fang-kuei, University o f Hawaii 3. Professor Lin Wen-yueh, University o f Taiwan 4. Professor Masataka Banno, International Christian University 5. ProfessorWolfgang Franke,Universiti Malaya 6. Professor L. Vandermeersch, University o f Paris V II 7. ProfessorR. Ruhlmann,University o f Paris III 8. Professor Bernard Gallin, Institute o f Ethno logy, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Visiting Fellows during the year included: 1. Professor Hsiao Hsin-yi, Victoria University o f Canada 23rd September, 1978-28th November, 1978 2. Dr. Francois Jullien, University o f Paris V II 16th October, 1978- 3. Mr. Ta Trong Hiep, University o f Paris V II 19th January, 1979 - 15th May, 1979 12