Preserving the Tanka Language and Maritime Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hong Kong (Talk in Cantonese and Putonghua)

(Registration opens on May 19)

This activity is part of the ICH Month programmes.

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP0N4lFyxt8db2Waca2PdGDMSKPOQIeTK5fvO6jsRHCnOkWg/viewform?usp=header

Dr WANG Cong, Associate Professor; and Dr ZHAO Zixun, Researcher, from the Education University of Hong Kong will explore the Tanka language spoken by Hong Kong’s “boat people”, its interactions among Tanka, Cantonese, and Hakka, its cultural identity embedded, and how digital technology and community action can work together to preserve this endangered intangible cultural heritage of “seaborne memory”.

Fee： Free Admission

Seat are limited, first come first serve.