Event Details
WHAT: "The Great Wall of Two Williams": William Lindesay will transport us along the Great Wall a century after the death of the first person to explore and photograph its length, William Geil.
WHEN: 7:00-8:15 PM, Wednesday 14th May at Yale Center Beijing (doors open at 6:30 PM), at the Yale Center Beijing, 36th Floor, Tower B, IFC Building, 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue
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ABOUT THE EVENT: A century after the death of William Geil (1865-1925), the first person to explore and photograph the length of the Great Wall of China, Willian Lindesay OBE will be the speaker May 14 at the Yale Center Beijing. A British researcher of the Great Wall and founder of the International Friends of the Great Wall, Lindesay will evoke a journey along the Great Wall in the past and the present, honoring the legacy of William Geil through vivid storytelling, stunning and sometimes startling photography, and videos. This event is co-organized by the RASBJ, the Yale Center Beijing and Yale Club.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: William Lindesay has lived in China for over 30 years, dedicating his life to the exploration, research and preservation of the Great Wall. He has authored 10 books on the subject, published by major houses including Harvard University Press, Oxford University Press and Penguin Viking. He has received several of China's highest honors awarded to foreigners, including 'The Friendship Award' (1998) and the Beijing Great Wall Friendship Award (2008). He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006, and currently serves as an honorary senior research fellow at the University of Liverpool.
HOW MUCH: Free for members of RASBJ and partner RAS branches in London, Shanghai and Hong Kong. RMB 30 for non-members. Interested in becoming an RASBJ member? Please sign up at https://rasbj.org/membership/โโ
NOTE: Members of the Yale community please register with the Yale Center Beijing by emailing yalecenterbeijing@yale.edu
HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT: To register with RASBJ, please click "Register" or "I will Attend" and follow the instructions. Members of partner RAS branches, please register 72 hours in advance to allow time for membership verification. Non-members: please pay no later than noon May 12. You may find payment via Alipay easier than via WeChat; payments can also be made with international credit cards. After successful registration and payment, you will receive a confirmation email. If you seem not to have received it, please check your spam folder.
REFUND POLICY: If the event is cancelled by the organizers, registrants will be refunded in full.
