This book event and theatrical performance is to celebrate the release of the book Contrast@1963, which is in a sense three books by three authors (all born in 1963) hailing from three different places: Taipei, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Authors Yang Shao (Taipei), Ma Ka-fai (Hong Kong) and Hu Hongxia (Shenzhen) compare and contrast the meaning and historical significance of 30 words and phrases in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Their comparative lexicon covers the gamut from Confucius to Jesus to Lu Hsun; from moms and dads to men and women; from history textbooks to Chinese holidays; from trains to planes to automobiles.

2 pm to 5 pm, Feb 12. UCCA Auditorium, 798 art zone, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5780-0200.