A Rose Journey from Shanghai to Manchester

Demonstration / Talk / Lecture
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11
Sep

RHS Garden Bridgewater, M28 2LJ

RHS Garden Bridgewater, M28 2LJ

Venue

RHS Garden Bridgewater, Learning Studios

Booking

  • Member

    Free Garden Entry

  • Non-member

    Normal garden Admission Applied

  • No pre booking is required for this event. There will be a sign up sheet on the day as places are limited.

    This event takes place in the garden. Pre book your visit to benefit from discounted ticket prices.

Overview

  • Event times

    3pm – 4pm 

  • Subject

    Demonstration / Talk / Lecture

  • Topic

    Roses

On a quest following the descendants of Tang dynasty and Song Dynasty roses around the world, Shanghai-based author Chen Danyan will be in conversation with Marcus Chilton Jones to share her story of discovery. Following an accidental revelation dating the roses in a contemporary garden back to the Tang dynasty, Chen Danyan’s journey leads her to the UK to explore the RHS archive and talk to archivists about the myths and truths about the roses’ journey to Europe. To kickstart the discussion, Chen will read her short story ‘Yueyuefen – Old Blush’.

This event is a collaboration with the Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester.
You can find out more about the Confucius Instutue here
 
Chen Danyan is a prominent Shanghai writer best-known for her trilogy of biographical narratives: Shanghai Memorabilia, Shanghai Princess, and Shanghai Beauty. Her novel Nine Lives received the 1997 UNESCO Youth Literary Gold Prize for Tolerance.
 
Marcus Chilton-Jones is the first and current curator of RHS Bridgewater gardens, appointed in 2017 to oversee its horticultural evolution.
 

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