座談會簡介過了馬六甲海峽，鄭和所到的西洋，究竟是今天甚麼地方？這些地方有甚麼重要性，現在又是甚麼樣子？在茫茫大海上，鄭和船隊使用的又是甚麼地圖和定位技術？由唐宋時海上絲路趨於興盛，到鄭和下西洋的時代，中國航海者留下不少文字，讓我們可以窺見當時中國人對東起孟加拉灣西達非洲東岸的大海洋，有多少認識。在旅行自由又容易的今天，加上互聯網無遠弗屆，跟講者來一次實地查探及書上追蹤，為自己打開一片廣濶的海洋世界。這次座談會是香港科技大學藝術節2018 “絲路講座” 系列的其中一講，由科大教育創新中心、科大藝術中心及科大圖書館合辦。名額有限，歡迎校外人士參加，請報名留座。
備註: 出席此座談會的科大同學可獲HLTH1010課程中"Activities"單元的"Wellness and Personal Enrichment"1.5小時學習時數。如有查詢，請聯絡Ms. Alice Ho (lbalice@ust.hk)。講者簡介張倩儀小姐畢業於中文大學及香港大學，主攻文史和教育。多年來積極參與推廣閱讀和文化活動，如撰寫書評、香港書展名家推介，曾擔任中文大學讀書會、九龍城書節講者, 華語紀錄片節評審等。她亦曾經擔任商務印書館總編輯和康文署歷史博物館諮詢委員會委員。近年多寫遊記及文化觀察文章。個人著作曾獲香港書獎，青年文學獎。
 

Jerusalem, a city revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, has been depicted on legions of maps, probably earlier and more frequently than any other city. This talk will survey the maps of Jerusalem through time, from the 6th century Madaba Mosaic map, to the early accurate maps from the late 19th century. Some of the maps depicted a realistic view of Jerusalem but many others are imaginary images of Jerusalem of the Holy Scriptures. Therefore the maps serve as a mirror through which we can look at the development of Jerusalem on one hand and at the perceptions of the Holy City held by European scholars and map-makers on the other hand.The event is co-organized by the Library and Division of Social Science. Prof. Kellee Tsai, Division Head and Chair Professor of Social Science, will introduce Prof. Rubin before the talk.A reception will be held before the talk at 12:30.Attendees can expect to acquire knowledge of the following:About historical-cultural aspects of Jerusalem and the Holy Land.Develop and deepen interests for geography and history.Develop artistic skills in appreciating historical maps and some basic skills and dimensions in appreciating maps. Admire the valuable special maps collection. RegistrationRegister at Library Event Registration.HKUST students may attain 1 hour credit for the HLTH1010 Healthy Lifestyle Course after attending the talk. Please show SID card on arrival for registration. Professor Rehav RubinProf. Rubin is a professor at the Department of Geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; he is currently the Elman Family Visiting Professor of Jewish and Israeli Studies in the Division of Social Science at HKUST. His main areas of research and teaching is the history of cartography and mapping of Jerusalem and the Holy Land; geographical aspects of pilgrimage and Holy Places; historical geography of Israel/Palestine, especially in late antiquity.