A Study of Western Missionaries' Production of Religious and Pedagogical Books in the Cantonese Language in Late-Qing Period

This project aims to investigate into the history of missionaries and their religious and pedagogical publications rendered in Cantonese during the Late-Qing and Early-Republican Era. It will particularly focus on how Cantonese was learned by Western missionaries and why they wanted to produce Bible-related materials in colloquial Cantonese.

Funding Source: HKSAR Govt Related Organizations - Lord Wilson Heritage Trust