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28 May 2024
On 22 May 2024, Min Jin Lee, acclaimed author of the bestselling novel Pachinko, gave a talk as part of the Ra Jong-Yil Lecture Series at the University of Cambridge.


15 May 2024
The Japanese Studies section celebrated 75 Years of Japanese Studies at Cambridge on Friday 10 May at an evening reception with alumni, students and supporters


10 May 2024
On 7 May 2024, the inaugural Cambridge Korean Studies Graduate Workshop took place at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.


06 May 2024
Professor Kushner delivered a lecture on 2 May summarizing his recent work: “When Justice Fails: Postwar East Asia and the struggles over memory and history”


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An engrossing history of ancient Chinese philosophy and culture from an eminent Cambridge expert. 

We are often told that the twenty-first century is bound to become China's century. Never before has Chinese culture been so physically, digitally, economically or aesthetically present in everyday Western life. But how much do we really know about its origins and key beliefs? How did the ancient Chinese think about the world?