CCS News and Activities(Vol.36 No.4)

CCS Hosts Seminar on Ming Palace Architecture and Official Power Dr. Kim Hong-gil delivered a keynote paper on 'Ming Palace Architecture and Official Power' at an August 31, 2005, seminar organized by the Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) at the NCL. The event was hosted by Dr. Hsu Hung, a professor of history at Soochow University. Dr. Kim's paper explored how the officialdom guided the architectural engineering for the imperial palace in Beijing during the Ming period. The paper drew similarities between Ming officials and modern technocrats, noting that the former played a leading role in guiding craftsmen through the many construction processes. Several well-known scholars took part in lively discussions during the seminar.