Roving Exhibition on the Winning Entries of the 21st Chinese Poetry Writing Competition in 2011

Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese in 2012
The Awards for Creative Writing in Chinese has been organized since 1979, aiming to promote reading and encourage creative writing in Chinese. The Award is divided into six categories, including poetry, essay, fiction, literary criticism, children story and children picture category.

The 22nd Chinese Poetry Writing Competition in 2012
Chinese Poetry Writing Competition has been organized since 1991 to promote the proficiency in Chinese language and the appreciation of Chinese literature with rhymes.

Competition on Story Writing in Chinese for Students in 2012
The Competiton on Story Writing in Chinese for Students has been organized with the Hong Kong Children's Arts Society since 1995, aiming to promote reading of quality works and to widely encourage continual creative writing. The Competition is divided into 3 categories, including Upper Primary, Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary Category.

Roving Exhibitions of the Winning Entries of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature
Since 1991, Public Libraries has organized the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature to encourage Hong Kong writers' pursuit of excellence as well as local publishers to publish quality literary books. To further publicize the winning works of the Award, Hong Kong Public Libraries has organized two roving exhibitions as follows:

Roving Exhibition on Winning Entries of the Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature

Roving Exhibition on Introduction to Winning Entries of the 11th Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature in 2011

"Affectionate Discourse" Letter Writing Competition

Literary Performance Competition

Subject Talk Series: China Today

The Fourth Wave of Urbanization in China
Since 1949, China has experienced different stages of urbanization. The economic reform and open door policy in 1978, in particular, has profound impacts on the pace and mode of urbanization in China. There are four major waves of urbanization in China, each has its characteristics and impacts. China is now in the fourth wave of rapid urbanization. Through the analysis of the four waves of urbanization in China, we will be able to have a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing Chinese cities.

Storytelling Workshops: Marvellous Journey with Dong Dong and Uncle Mui

February
Date : 5, 12, 19 & 26 February 2012 (Sunday)
Time : 11:00 a.m. — 12:00 n.n.
Target : For children aged 4-7 with one of their parents
Venue : Children 's Activity Room, 2/F., Hong Kong Central Library