Tues 2nd
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Talk: Archaeology and Text – Two Shipyards in Ming China by Sally Church, BA, MA, PhD
 From 1405 to 1433, the eunuch admiral Zheng He commanded a series of maritime expeditions to India, Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Most of the ships used on those expeditions were built at the Treasure Shipyard in Nanjing, a city that is strategically located on the bend of the Yangzi river, and was then the Chinese capital. Approximately 120 years later, in the 1540s and 1550s, China's coasts were being attacked by pirates and a new era of shipbuilding was launched for military defense. A large number of these ships were built at the Longjiang Shipyard, also in Nanjing, though it was no longer the capital. These two shipyards were on different sites, had different purposes, and different historical trajectories. Moreover, our evidence about them is of two different natures - one archaeological and the other textual. This lecture will combine the two kinds of evidence into a single investigation of shipyards in the Ming period (1368-1644), intending to reveal a clearer picture of their infrastructure than has been possible before.
Sally Church is a Senior Research Associate of the Cambridge University Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Civilizations in Contact. She studied Chinese history at Middlebury College for her BA. She obtained an MA in Chinese literature at the University of Chicago and a PhD, also in Chinese literature, at Harvard. Her academic work focuses on various aspects of pre-modern Chinese history, especially on the maritime expeditions of Zheng He (1405-1433), the history of Chinese ships during the Ming period and earlier, and Chinese diplomatic history during the Ming. She was co-author of the Oxford Starter Chinese Dictionary, published in 2000.
Org. Associação Arqueológica do Algarve, in English.
Entry: 5€ (Non-members of AAA)
Tuesday 2nd November, 14:30 |
Sat 13th
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 Art Opening: Colourful End of Summer
Collective exhibition featuring Jane Page Petra Kartak, Sue Findley, Rosina Boxall, Aderita Silva and Anna Theeuwes (continues until 12th January 2011).
Entertainment by Aperitivo and Musical Trio All Our Yesterdays (with contributions from Walter and Paula Sulzer, Mary Legg, Gertrud Durnholz, Erik van Lint, Carlos Soares, Dinah and David Littlewood, and Jane Page).
Free entry
Saturday 13th November, 19:00 |
Sun 21st
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Jazz Club @ The Museum: I-Tento-Trio
After the Spanisch “fury” in October we whole-heartedly welcome a Trio from the Algarve: In-Tento-Trio. This trio was born in 2005, created by Fernando Pessanha a pianist in cooperation with João Melro on drums and Pedro Reis on bass.This band will play originals, a mixture of Jazz/Rock and Classical music.
Entry: 10 € (Amigos 8 €)
Sunday 21st November, 17:00 |
Fri 26th
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Classical Concert: Consort Al-Gharb
We regret to inform Amigos that the concert featuring the Consort AlGharb on 26th November has been cancelled. This is because two of the musicians are unavailable due to illness and contractual obligations. Apologies to all for any inconvenience or disapointment.
Friday 26th November, 20:30 |
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Newsletter for November 2010