兩代帝師翁同龢
(English summary:A Confucian scholar holding the highest degree in the imperial examinations(Zhuangyuan), Weng Tonghe served as imperial tutor for two Qing emperors(Tongzhi and Guangxu). Concurrently with his duties as imperial tutor, he also held a number of prominent positions in the Qing government. In this lecture, Mr. Wang Zhongliang, President of the Weng Tonghe Museum in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, will discuss Weng Tonghe's life story and accomplishments. Weng Tonghe's great-great-grandson, Weng Wan-go, served as the president of China Institute in the 1980s and has since remained active in China Institute's activities as a trustee emeritus.)
翁同龢(1830-1904)江蘇常熟人,1856年,殿試一甲第一名進士。曾先後為同治、光緒兩朝帝師,一生立朝凡四十餘年,是晚清政壇名噪一時的朝廷重臣。同時,他也是一位國學大師、文化大家。翁同龢的書法自成"翁體",有"晚清第一書家"之譽;他是一位宰相詩人,具有相當高的藝術成就,存詩一千二百餘首;他還是一位收藏、鑑賞大家,常熟翁氏收藏傳承六世180年而不散,世所罕見。
翁同龢作為帝師、儒相,他是如何教導皇帝、努力使同治、光緒帝成為一代明君,卻又為何被朝廷神秘"開缺"?他高調"主戰"背後是一種什麼思想?他是怎樣力主評反晚清四大奇案之"楊乃武與小白菜冤案"?常熟翁氏收藏歷經六世而不散,體現了一種什麼樣的文化現象?翁同龢紀念館館長王忠良將結合翁同龢的一個個人生片斷,揭開晚清政壇一幕幕神秘面紗。
王忠良,中國民主同盟盟員,2008年擔任翁同龢紀念館館長以來,致力於翁氏家族人物、中國科舉文化研究。主持《翁同龢精神遺產與廉政文化》課題項目。常熟市宣傳部部長潘志嘉、常熟市翁同龢研究會理事長鄧玒、常熟市美術館館長吳文雄、常熟市博物館館長朱晞也將參加此次講座。
翁同龢的玄孫翁萬戈80年代曾擔任華美協進社社長。他今年雖已是94歲高齡,仍獨居New Hampshire的青山中, 潛心研究中國歷史、文學與藝術。華美人文學會曾於2006年舉辦過翁萬戈成就慶祝會,當時的情景可點擊此處、照片可點擊此處瀏覽。
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Saturday, March 30, 2013 2:00 - 4:00 PM
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