About Us

RASBJ/ 北京煌雅文化, based in Beijing, offers in-person talks, online discussions, excursions and social gatherings which explore Chinese and Asian culture, history, art, cultural heritage preservation, science and technology. Our events feature Chinese and international scholars, authors and others focusing on the peoples of China and Asia and their interactions with the rest of the world – past, present, and future.

RASBJ aims to be a bridge towards cultural understanding. Our high-quality, curated events cater to the intellectually curious; about 120 have been recorded since February 2020 and the video archive can be accessed on demand by RASBJ members. If you'd like to join as a member, please visit the Memberships page of this website. (On your phone, click on the menu at the top left corner of the screen -- the three horizontal lines -- and select Memberships. On the computer, click on the Memberships tab at the top of the screen.)
For more on RASBJ activities, please visit the Events page of this website, where you can toggle between Upcoming Events and Past Events to see what is currently open for registration, as well as activities held in the past.February 11, Tuesday: Jeremiah Jenne on “Two Kinds of Time” (online)
February 13, Thursday: RASBJ’s Melinda Liu talks at RAS Hong Kong on “Doolittle Raiders: How China Remembers the US Aviators of WWII China” (in-person in Hong Kong)
February 19, Wednesday: Mark O’Neill on his new book about Liang Sicheng (online)
February 26, Wednesday: Zhou Yang on contemporary art photography and traditional Chinese gardens (online)
March 12, Wednesday: FT tech correspondent Eleanor Olcott on DeepSeek (in-person)
March 22, Saturday: RASBJ’s AGM followed by a dinner featuring Paul French as keynote speaker (in-person)
March 26, Wednesday: Co-authors Arne Westad and Chen Jian on “The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform” (format to be determined)