Global Public Lecture (9): The Ancient Jade Enigma

The ninth Global Public Lecture, titled “The Ancient Jade Enigma: The Dao Pervades All Things; Jade Bears Culture”, interprets prehistoric jade artefacts through mineralogy to explore the spiritual codes of Chinese civilisation. The lecture will be held online, globally synchronised, from 15:00 to 16:00 Beijing Time on Sunday 27 September 2026.

Speaker

Wang Xiuwen: Senior engineer and researcher of prehistoric jade culture. Graduate of Dalian University of Technology, with over thirty years’ experience in the chemical industry and deep expertise in crystallography, petrology and mineralogy; also over thirty years’ dedicated collection and empirical study of Hongshan culture jade artefacts. Author of *Mineralogical Analysis for the Appreciation of Prehistoric Jade Artefacts*; forthcoming title: *Interpreting the Significance of Prehistoric Jade Artefacts: The Dao Pervades All Things; Jade Bears Culture*.

Jade bridges past and present; civilisation endures.