Opening Ceremony of Gleanings from the Jiaye Library: Rare Books of Ming and Qing Bibliophiles｜「嘉業片羽——明清藏書家舊藏擷英」展覽開幕典禮

Opening Ceremony of Gleanings from the Jiaye Library: Rare Books of Ming and Qing Bibliophiles｜「嘉業片羽——明清藏書家舊藏擷英」展覽開幕典禮 Date: 6 Oct 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 4:00 p.m. Venue: Digital Interactive Lab, 2/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong Description: As a pioneer of modern university libraries in East Asia, the Fung Ping Shan Library at The University of Hong Kong holds a distinguished collection of rare books originating from renowned Ming and Qing dynasty private libraries. Foremost among these is the exceptional collection of printed editions and bound manuscripts formerly held by Liu Chenggan’s (1881–1963) Jiaye Library in Wuxing, which stands as one of Hong Kong’s most valuable collections of Chinese rare books. Encyclopaedic in scope, the Jiaye Library collection contains a precious, highly curated corpus of Song and Yuan dynasty editions that, though not exclusively unique titles, are paired with a spectacular array of hand-copied manuscripts. These manuscripts include rare, cherished items from the prestigious Tianyi Pavilion of the Fan family and the Dansheng Hall of the Qi family dating to the Jiajing (1522–1566) and Tianqi (1621–1627) reigns of the Ming dynasty, alongside personal drafts bearing the editorial annotations of prominent textual critics from the Qianlong (1736–1795) and Jiaqing (1796–1820) eras of the Qing dynasty. These works represent singular testaments of immense historical and cultural value. To advance the research and preservation of these precious rare books, the exhibition Gleanings from the Jiaye Library: Rare Books of Ming and Qing Bibliophiles carefully selects thirty-three remarkable titles from over one hundred rare books of the Jiaye Library collection held by the Fung Ping Shan Library, all of which were passed down through the hands of prominent Ming and Qing bibliophiles. Arranged chronologically according to the era of these collectors, the exhibition traces the historical evolution of bibliophilism and its profound relationship with shifts in academic currents over nearly five centuries. Furthermore, through meticulous archival investigation and bibliographical research, the exhibition reconstructs the historical narrative of how these rare books from the Jiaye Library were acquired and transferred to The University of Hong Kong in the 1950s, successfully filling a crucial gap in both the history of collecting in Hong Kong and scholarship on the Jiaye Library. It is hoped that Gleanings from the Jiaye Library: Rare Books of Ming and Qing Bibliophiles will highlight The University of Hong Kong’s significant contributions to the preservation and study of rare books, while fostering deeper engagement with the evolution of Chinese classical scholarship. (The opening ceremony will be conducted in English.) 日期：2026年10月6日（星期二） 時間：下午4時正 地點：香港大學圖書館總館二樓 Digital Interactive Lab 展覽簡介： 香港大學馮平山圖書館作為東亞現代大學圖書館之先驅，館藏善本多源自明清藏書樓。其中尤以吳興劉氏嘉業堂舊藏之刊本、寫本最為珍罕，堪稱本港公私古籍收藏之翹楚。嘉業堂藏書海涵萬象，其宋元刻本雖為數無多，非盡秘笈；然其寫本或為明代藏家范氏天一閣、祁氏澹生堂之珍秘，或為乾嘉經師孫伯淵、陳仲魚之手澤。吉光片羽，彌足珍貴。 為研究與保護這批珍稀文獻，本展覽以「嘉業片羽」為題，從馮平山圖書館所藏嘉業堂善本中，擷取曾經明清重要藏書家遞藏之古籍精英三十三種。展覽以藏書家之世代為序，分階段介紹五百年間藏書源流與學術興替之關係。同時，本展結合檔案調查與目錄學研究，考證上世紀五十年代嘉業堂善本入藏香港大學之始末，以期填補香港藏書史與嘉業堂研究之空白。 從明代經世致用的文獻採訪，到清初金石、史學之雙軌並進；從乾嘉經師寸錙必較的樸學正宗，到清末民初百川歸海之萬流總匯。五百年間中國私家藏書的興衰流轉，不僅記錄了先賢對書籍的熱忱，更折射出學術思潮與國家命運的隆替。期望本次展覽能彰顯香港大學在古籍研究與保護領域的卓越成就，並進一步推動中華優秀傳統文化的傳承與發展。 （開幕典禮將以英語進行） Date/Time: 06/10/2026 16:00-17:00 Venue: Digital Interactive Lab, 2/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong Organized by: University Libraries

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