Literati culture is a hallmark of the Chinese humanistic tradition. In the present era of cultural renewal, its influence is felt in aesthetics, social ethics, and ecology.
This introduction to literati art, design and ideas is conceptual and exploratory, focusing on the personal and social experience of art and the relevance of literati approaches to contemporary issues.
Huan Cui Tang is a private organization that encourages attention to literati thinking through curatorial projects, publications, and educational ventures. Huan Cui Tang assists private collectors of literati art in developing collaborations with museums and institutions as a means of addressing a wider public. Huan Cui Tang also provides a platform for discussion of new publications and events in the field, and offers practical resources to collectors.
'Huan Cui Tang' recalls a private garden in Anhui Province built around 1600 as an ideal site for literati gatherings. A guided viewing of a handscroll depicting this garden is shown in the 'features' section.
- Eric Otto Wear 華立強 and Chuk-Kwan Ting 丁竹筠
Shanghai, 2009
