This upcoming event organized by CCSC will bring together scholars and experts
in the field of Chinese incense to disseminate and share information regarding the
incense culture, a tradition that dates as far back as the Neolithic periods more than
5000 years ago, and coming into full flourish in the Song Dynasty, up to the Qing
Dynasty. This conference aims to provide an intersectional space for incense as
seen through the lens of recent archaeological research and scientific findings, and
incense as a cultural practice and ritual. The conference will include talks, and live
incense demonstrations and ceremonies.
Participants
(Alphabetical order by last name)
(Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology)
"Introduction to the Exhibition: The Dynastic evolution of Incense in China"
(Nanjing Agricultural University)
"The Botanical and Historical Etymology of Agarwood"
(Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology)
"Han Dynasty Incense Archaeological Discoveries"
(National Taiwan University of Arts)
"The composition of xiang pu (incense guidebooks) and the culture of incense in the Song Dynasty"
(Chinese antique fan collector and connoisseur)
"The use of fragrant materials in folding fans of the middle and late Ming Period"
(Jiangsu Second Normal University)
"A study of incense in ancient Chinese paintings"
(Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Shanghai Jincheng Art and Cultural Heritage College; China Incense Research Center)
"The etiquette of incense ceremony in the Song Dynasty; The production of incense as a medicine"
(Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology)
"Tang Dynasty Incense Archaeological Discoveries"
EVENT DETAILS
1-2 May 2015
Building 7, Nanjing Ten Dynasty of History , Xuanmu District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province
Event sponsor:
上元書院 
Registered attendees to the conference are privilege to a special discount for accommodations, offered by Grand Metro Park Hotel (南京维景国际大酒店).
Special discount price of RMB 650 (original price 750-800, depending on room).
Please contact Jasmine Guo at (+86) 185 5205 6090 or jasmine.guo@hkctshotels.com to book.
