Co-hosted by RASBJ, Yale Club of Beijing, and Yale Center Beijing

Event Time

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Registration

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Presentation and Q&A

7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Location

Yale Center Beijing 
36th Floor Tower B of IFC Building 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue Chaoyang District, Beijing (Yong'anli Subway Station, Exit C) 

Registration and Fees

Registration
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Ticket: Free for Yale alumni; RMB 30 for regular admission.

*The registration fee for the event is non-refundable. Unless due to a force majeure reason, Yale Center Beijing will not refund any part of the registration fee if a participant fails to attend the event.

Walk-ins will not be accepted.

The language of the event will be English .

Note: Seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Event

A century after the death of William Geil (1865–1925), the first person to explore and photograph the length of the Great Wall of China, William Lindesay, a British researcher of the Great Wall and founder of International Friends of the Great Wall, will speak at Yale Center Beijng on May 14. The lecture will take the audience on a journey along the Great Wall in the past and the present, honoring the legacy of William Geil through vivid storytelling, stunning and sometimes startling photography, and moving videos.

The Speaker

William Lindesay
British Research of the Great Wall
Founder, International Friends of the Great Wall

William Lindesay has lived in China for over 30 years, dedicating his life to the exploration, research, and preservation of the Great Wall. He has authored 10 books on the subject, published by major houses including Harvard University Press, Oxford University Press and Penguin Viking. He has received several of China’s highest honors awarded to foreigners, including "The Friendship Award" (1998) and the Beijing Great Wall Friendship Award (2008). He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006, and currently serves as an honorary senior research fellow at the University of Liverpool.