Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2007

49 News in Brief CUHK Celebrates Doha Victory of Three Alumni T he Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, celebrated the victory of three alumni who achieved brilliant results at the 2006 Asian Games on 12 January. Miss Chiu Wing-yin Rebecca (right 2) won silver in the women’s squash singles, Mr. Lee Chi-wo Daniel (middle) bagged silver at the Men’s Triathlon and Miss Pau Ming-wai Akina (left 2) won a bronze medal in the women’s sabre team competition. The University also presented Daniel Lee and Akina Pau with scholarships to further their studies at the University. Art Museum Exhibition T he exhibition on ‘Double Beauty II: Qing Dynasty Couplets from the Lechangzai Xuan Collection’ took place at Art Museum from 17 March to 13 May. The Chinese couplet is a unique literary form that demonstrates the extensive use of parallelism in the classic tradition. A couplet reflects the writer’s knowledge of epigraphic studies and Chinese philology as well as the artistry of his calligraphy. Couplets became an increasingly popular art form in the Qing dynasty. Calligraphers, scholars, officials and even emperors wrote couplets not simply as an art form but also to demonstrate their competence in large characters. Bearing at the same time aesthetic value and social function, these Qing dynasty couplets represent the calligraphy of the period. The exhibition features a selection of 150 couplets from the renowned Lechangzai Xuan Collection. A fully illustrated bilingual catalogue accompanied the show.