THE SYMPOSIUM ON CHINESE DIETARY CULTURE

Time:

It takes place every two year. The first session was held in 1989.

Subject:

To promote the trends for research on Chinese dietary culture, enhance the information exchange, and advance the academic position of Chinese dietary culture.


      


(1)  The 1st Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Theme:

The Mystery of Chinese Dietary.

Date:

Sep.21-22, 1989.

Venue:

Hall Apollo, 20F, Mercuries Building

Participant:

Total 151 experts both from domestics and overseas.

Papers
published:

In addition to the key-note speech, the total were 18 papers, among them, 12 papers in Chinese, 4 papers in Japanese, and 2 papers in Korean.

Publications:

The First Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture.


(2) The 2nd Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Themes:

1. Chinese Tea and Wine.
2. Chinese Dietary and its Way to the Regimen
3. The Rapid Progress in the Food Processing Technology.
4. The Aesthetics of Chinese Dietary Culture.
5. The Economics Point of View on Chinese Dietary Culture.

Date:

Sep.5-6, 1991.

Venue:

Hall Apollo, 20F, Mercuries Building

Participant:

Total 169 experts both from domestics and overseas.

Papers
published:

In addition to the key-note speech, the total were 16 papers, among them, 10 papers in Chinese, 5 papers in Japanese, and 1 paper in English.

Publications:

The Second Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture.


(3) The 3rd Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Themes:

1. The Development of Chinese Food & Drink Culture.
2. The Future for Chinese Food and Drink.
3. The Evolutionary changes in Utensils.
4. Research on the Technical terms for Food

Round Table Discussion:

1. The Chinese Dietary Customs.
2. Medication, Food, Exercise, and Health.

Date:

Sep.9-10, 1993.

Venue:

Hall Apollo, 20F, Mercuries Building

Participant:

Total 107 experts both from domestics and overseas.

Papers published:

In addition to the key-note speech, the total were 21 papers, among them, 18 papers in Chinese, and 3 papers in Japanese.

Publications:

The Third Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture.

(4) The 4th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Themes:

  1. Chinese Dietary Culture in the Light of Anthropology.

  2. Chinese Dietary Culture in the Light of Literature and Arts.

  3. Chinese Dietary Culture in the Light of Liquory Culture.

  4. Chinese Dietary Culture in the Light of Archaeology.

  5. Chinese Dietary Culture in the Light of Worship Cuisines.

Date:

Sep.21-22, 1995.

Venue:

International Conference Hall, National Central Library.

Participant:

Total 200 experts both from domestics and overseas.

Papers published:

In addition to the key-note speech, the total were 17 papers, among them, 15 papers in Chinese, 1 paper in Japanese, and 1 paper in Korean.

Publications:

The Fourth Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture.


(5) The 5th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Theme:


Chinese Foodways in the Twenty-First Century: Prospects of Globalization of Chinese Food and Cuisine.

  1. The Impact of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Methods of Health Promotion on Chinese Dietary Culture in the Twenty-First Century.

  2. International Trade and Tourism: Impact on the Spread of Chinese Food Culture.

  3. Refined Chinese Cuisine and the Development of Fast Food.

  4. Chinese Diaspora and Changing Chinese Food Culture Overseas.

  5. Chinese Cuisines and Local Traditions : Localization and Globalization of Chinese Major Cuisines

  6. Meat Diet versus Vegetable Diet: Chinese Food Culture and Its Relationship with the Trends of Global Culture.

Round Table Discussion:

Food, Culture, and Human Civilization.

Date:

Nov.21-22, 1997.

Venue:

Cho-Yiu Conference Hall, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Participant:

About 120 experts both from domestics and overseas.

Papers published:

In addition to the key-note speech, the total will be 17 papers.

Publications:

The 5th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture.


(6) The 6th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Theme:

Regional Food Cultures in China

Round Table Discussion:

Tradition and Innovation in Chinese Food

Date:

Oct 25-27, 1999

Venue:

Grand Hall, Fuzhou Lakeside Hotel, Fujian, China

Participant:

Total 150 experts both from domestics and overseas

Papers published:

In addition to the keynote speech, the total were 30 papers, among them, 20 papers in Chinese, and 4 papers in Japanese, and 6 papers in English.

Publications:

The 6th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture


(7) The 7th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Theme:

The New Image of Chinese Cuisine in the 21st-Century

Round Table Discussion:

Definition, transformation and future developments in the Chinese cuisine and in Chinatowns in Japan.

Date:

November 12-13, 2001

Venue:

Tokyo International Forum, Japan

Participant:

Total 150 experts both from domestics and overseas

Papers published:

In addition to the keynote speech, the total were 18 papers.

Publications:

The 7th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

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(8) The 8th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Theme:

The Sources of Chinese Dietary Culture--Production of soures of food.

Date:

October 17-19, 2003

Venue:

International Academic Exchange Center of Sichuan University, China

Participant:

Total 150 experts both from domestics and overseas

Papers published:

In addition to the keynote speech, the total were 27  papers

Publications:

The 8th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

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(9) The 9th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Theme:

The Little Tradition in Chinese Dietary Culture

Date:

November 11-13, 2005

Venue:

International Conference Hall , National Cheng Kung University(11/11-12) International Conference Hall, Taiwan Woman's College of Arts & Technology(11/13)

Tainan ,Taiwan

Participant:

Total 150 experts both from domestics and overseas

Papers published:

In addition to the keynote speech, the total were 23  papers

Publications:

The 9th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

 

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(10) The 10th Symposium on Chinese Dietary Culture

Theme:

 Chinese Food in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Adaptation in Historical Perspective

Date:

November 12-14, 2007

Venue:

Sri Mas Grand Ballroom, Bayview Hotel Georgetown, Penang

Participant:

Total 150 experts both from domestics and overseas

Papers published:

In addition to keynote speech, the total were 24  papers

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