(Funded under Strategic Research Theme: China-West Studies, The University of Hong Kong)
Principal Investigator
Angela Ki Che Leung, Director and Chair Professor of History, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Joseph Needham-Philip Mao Professor in Chinese History, Science and Civilization
Total Fund Awarded
HKD 75,000
Project Duration
December 16 – 17, 2014
Project Description
The conference focuses on the essential linkage between food and medicine and how we ought to examine themes related to this issue from a wide variety of angles. The conference scope is unique in bringing together scholars focusing on medicine or food with a comparative perspective and focusing generally on East Asia. A conference volume based on the best and most engaging papers of the conference will be produced. Both the conference and the published collections will have long-lasting impact on enhancing future research on the featured topics.