CCCH9051-Digitizing Cultural Heritage in Greater China

Title

CCCH9051-Digitizing Cultural Heritage in Greater China

Subject

China: Culture, State and Society

Description

This course aims to help students better recognize and appreciate the importance and values of cultural heritages in Hong Kong, China and around the world, and to open their eyes to how digital technologies can be used to conserve and preserve cultural heritage worldwide. Three digital preservation projects will serve as running examples throughout this course: one from Hong Kong (e.g., the King Yin Lei virtual reality website), one from Mainland China (e.g., the e-Dunhuang online gallery), and one from Europe (e.g., the Europeana digital collections). Students will also gain a broad understanding on how economic development and heritage preservation impact us as global citizens in this information age.

References

Worthing, D., & Bond, S. (2008). Managing Built Heritage. John Wiley & Sons. [Chap. 2: Asset Type, Their Managers and Management Implications] (Week 1)
Yung, E. H., & Chan, E. H. (2011). Problem issues of public participation in built-heritage conservation: Two controversial cases in Hong Kong. Habitat International, 35(3), 457-466. (Week 2)
Letellier, R., & Eppich, R. (Eds.). (2015). Recording, documentation and information management for the conservation of heritage places. Routledge. [How does heritage information fit into the conservation process] (Week 3)
Lynch, C. (2002). Digital collections, digital libraries & the digitization of cultural heritage information. Microform & Imaging Review, 31(4), 131-145. (Week 4)
Hu, X., Ho, E. M. Y., & Qiao, C. (2017). Digitizing Dunhuang cultural heritage: A user evaluation of Mogao Cave Panorama Digital Library. iConference. (Week 5)

Items in the CCCH9051-Digitizing Cultural Heritage in Greater China Collection

The video has documented both artifacts and buildings in the Hong Kong Museum of Railway which is the cultural heritage in Hong Kong. Also, some insights of preservation of the cultural heritage, analysis of the current preservation situation and…

This documentary starts with a short introduction about one of the two remaining old-fashioned printing company in Hong Kong as well as the working principles of movable type printing. It then introduces the reasons for the disappearance of such…

This video introduces the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. It is a former site of Whitfield Barracks. It is worthy to preserve this site and promote it to the next generation as it has lots of values, including historical value, educational…

A short video made by an undergraduate student about the historical significance of the Court of Final Appeal Building in Hong Kong in the past, present and future. The video also explores the current preservation context of the building both in…

The Noon Day Gun is an explosive reminder of Hong Kong’s British colonial past. Through exploring its historical and societal significance, this video hopes to foster appreciation and understanding of the cultural heritage and to analyse the role…

Hong Kong style milk tea is seemingly insignificant, while it is quietly cheering for local citizens, maintaining the relationships between people. With the rotations of the times, Hong Kong style milk tea not only carries the Hongkongers’ stories…

The video introduces the Yau Ma Tei Threatre, which is a tangible cultural heritage in Hong Kong. In the old days, it was a theatre for silence movies. And nowadays it is preserved as the performance venue for the Chinese opera and is the only…

Cantonese Opera is inherited from the previous generation, which contains lots of values, such as historical, artistic, social value and etc. In this video, the content is together with some video clips, photos and screen recordings, by using a few…

This video is about The Art of making Spiced Indian Milk Tea. Indian Milk Tea spiced with ginger, cloves, cardamoms and cinnamon is called Chai in Hindi and other Indian languages. For Indians, chai is not just a beverage, it is History, Diversity…

This video introduces some background information of the bamboo theatre technique. It further talks about its value of being a cultural heritage as well as discusses the pros and cons of current and future preservation. The technique itself does not…

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