Bulletin Number Five 1985

invited to join this University as Visiting Professor. He served first as Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts, then Dean of the Faculty of Arts and finally Pro-Vice-Chancellor in Academic Affairs, taking an active part in the reorganization of the University in 1976. During this period he continued his research in Chinese archaeology and art, publishing a number of articles on Chinese painting. After his retirement from The Chinese University in 1979, he was invited to stay on as Honorary Director of the Centre for Chinese Archaeology and Art and the Institute of Chinese Studies, and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Fine Arts. Professor Cheng is very concerned about the development of archaeology in China. He has lectured at academic institutions in China at their invitations, especially Zhongshan University in Guangzhou. He was invited in March by Xiamen (Amoy) University to be its Academic Adviser and Visiting Professor of Anthropology, and in October by Sichuan (Szechwan) University to be an Academic Adviser of its Museum. In 1981 ， he was awarded a DLitt, honoris causa, degree by this University; and in 1985 The British Academy elected him a Corresponding Fellow. Professor Cheng is a serious scholar who has published over a hundred monographs, articles and books. Listed below are some of his majo r publications: A History of Chinese Mortuary Object (with Shen Wei-chun), Peking, 1932. An Index of the Shui-ching-chu, Peking, 1933. A History of Ancient Chengtu, 1946. Archaeological Studies in Szechwan, Cambridge University Press, 1957. Archaeology in China, 4 Vols. Heffer, 1959-63. Archaeology in Sarawak, Heffer ， 1969. An Introduction to Chinese Art and Archaeology, Cambridge University, 1973. Bibliography of the Shui-ching-chu, Taipei, 1974. Man and Culture in China, Hong Kong, 1978. The World of the Chinese — A Struggle for Human Unity, Chinese University Press, 1980. Studies in ChineseHistorical Geography, Chinese University Press, 1981. Studies in ChineseArchaeology,Chinese University Press, 1982. Studies in Chinese Art, Chinese University Press, 1983. Studies in Chinese Ceramics, Chinese University Press, 1984. Studies in Shui-ching-chu (with Wu Tien-jen), Taipei, 1984. Q: You were elected a Corresponding Fellow of The British Academy this July. Could you please tell us what led to your election — was it because of your having attained high international standing in archaeology or because of your other contributions? A: I'm not too sure why The British Academy gave me that honour. I guess the nomination was made by some professors of the University of London and Cambridge University, who may feel that I have made some contribution to archaeology, mainly i n two areas. On the one hand, it is a recognition of my earlier work in Szechwan. As the Curator of the West China Union University Museum, I rearranged and improved the display o f the 30,000 specimens of the museum collection, with the aim to unfold a continuous story of the past with archaeological remains. This effort of mine yielded some fruitful results and some Japanese scholars even called me the 'Father of Szechwan Archaeology'. On the other hand, it is a recognition of my more recent work in Cambridge and here in Hong Kong. At Cambridge, I built up the Mu Fei Collection —a private research library of Chinese archaeology and art. Although this collection represented only my personal effort, it was quite an important library for the study of Chinese archaeology in England. To carry on my work at Cambridge after joining this University, I set up the Centre for Chinese Archaeology and Art here under the Institute of Chinese Studies. With the M u Fei Collection as a basis, I have added new materials to the collection, making it available to all those interested. The Centre also publishes a Publica- 22 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS