The second lecture of the CHP-UCCA Cooperation Series: All for the cultural rights of local residents.

In 2005-2008, the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center conducted the Mengma Archive Project – a cultural revitalization project in Mengma Village in Yunnan. The project empowered local villagers to document their invaluable culture, and also helped restore self-respect in their community. This resulted in the official Mengma Archive, a written record of Dai culture available in both the Dai language and Mandarin. The whole archive was written by Dai villagers.

The Mengma Archive Project received wide praise both domestically and internationally. Originally, the Mengma Archive was an experimental project that tested the concept of cultural restoration. During this lecture, CHP will discuss the project’s concept, methodology, results and also improvements.

Mr. He Shuzhong, founder of CHP and cultural conservation expert, will be the main speaker.

Note: All lecture series will be conducted in Chinese. A perfect opportunity for Mandarin students and Chinese culture fanatics!

Time: 14 March 2010, 10.30am-12.30pm

Venue: Auditorium, UCCA

798 Art District, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District

Link to UCCA event