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SUMMARY:Cultural Relics: Reconstructing Buddhist Monasteries in the early
  PRC - Dr Gregory Scott\, University of Manchester
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DESCRIPTION:\nThe Manchester China Institute Lunch Time \nSeminars Series
  2018-2019\n\n\nDr Gregory Scott \nLecturer in Chinese Culture and Histo
 ry- University of Manchester\n\nTuesday 30th October 2018\, 12:00-14:00p
 m\nCommittee Room A\,  Whitworth Building\n\n"Cultural Relics: Reconstru
 cting Buddhist Monasteries in the early PRC"\n\nIn the newly established
  People's Republic of China\, during a period of political and economic 
 revolution between 1949 and the late 1950s\, hundreds of Buddhist sites 
 in the PRC were repaired and rebuilt using state funds. Several historic
  sites would play host to visiting cultural and political leaders from e
 lsewhere in Asia\, highlighting the historic Buddhist links between Chin
 a and the rest of the region. In an era of a global Cold War between Com
 munist and Capitalist-aligned states\, Buddhism provided a means of unde
 rtaking cultural diplomacy with non-aligned countries and nations on the
  other side of Cold War ideological lines. This presentation will introd
 uce some of my work-in-progress research on why these reconstructions to
 ok place\, how the rebuilt sites were used\, and how these religious sit
 es were transformed as a result. It forms part of a larger book project 
 on Buddhist monastery reconstructions in China between 1866 and 1966\, a
 nd links this history to many aspects of the contemporary Buddhist reviv
 al in post-1970s China.\n \nPlease note\, event is free and lunch is pro
 vided but you must register on Eventbrite at the link on the right (unde
 r 'More Information")\n
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Committee Room A\, Whitworth Building\, Manchester
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