Presented by Duke Kunshan University Library, Where Waters Remember: Kunshan in Qian Li’s Pen Drawingstakes the pen drawings of Kunshan local artist Qian Li as its visual thread and draws on historical materials from the Kunshan Archives. Bringing drawings and archival records into dialogue, we trace both Kunshan’s history and the life of the city still unfolding today.

With the start of the summer break, Duke Kunshan University (DKU) Library embarked on academic visits to peer libraries and cultural institutions in Hangzhou.