Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2005

A v ifa u n a a n d F a u n a o n C U H K C a m p u s On curiously abrupt slopes foliages sharp wi t h cicadas hides thef amous bird, its dragon wings become ferns, pike blade claws twigs. Feng, w i t h eagle beak and tongue, build the nest o f flames i n minds old and young, beacon above the sea at To Lo, and signal nine angels o f wisdom. (From 'A t Chinese University' by A ndrew Parkin) Birds have always been special to the Chinese University. The emblem of the University is the mythical Chinese b ird f e n g (鳳 ) ， or phoen ix as it is sometimes called, which transforms ideologically and physically into the University and its landscape in the poem by Andrew Parkin, emeritus professor of English. Known as the Bird of the South since the H a n dynasty, the f eng is a symbol of nobility, beauty, and loyalty.