BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) - ECPv6.8.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sacu.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240418T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240418T190000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20240307T212044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T212044Z UID:5238-1713463200-1713466800@sacu.org SUMMARY:The Mission! - The Portico Library\, Manchester DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Curator Iris Yau (SACU Council) is in conversation on the ‘Mission’\, the reaction from some churches and Christians to both the opium trade and China. \nIris Yau (丘靜雯 FRSA FHEA) discusses Missionaries in China with Dr Debbie Challis (FRHS) and their role in the campaigning against the opium trade\, the ambivalent view of the Church of England and eyewitnesses to the trade of it. \nBook on Eventbrite here (there is a charge): \nSACU members can attend the event free of charge\, email the exhibition curator Iris Yau (SACU Council) for complimentary tickets: iris@sacu.org.uk \n  \nIris Yau (SACU Council) at her exhibition “Infamous: Opium\, Silk\, Tea and the Mission” URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-mission-the-portico-library-manchester/ LOCATION:The Portico Library\, 57 Mosley Street\, Manchester\, M2 3HY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Exhibition-Infamous-IMG_4080.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250101T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250627T120000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250101T130647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250101T130647Z UID:5818-1735718400-1751025600@sacu.org SUMMARY:2024/25 SACU/Peking University Essay/Art Competition DESCRIPTION:2025 is the 60th Anniversary of SACU and so the aim of this year’s competition for senior school students is to encourage young people to explore the history of SACU through its digital archive database and other resources to produce a written essay or a piece of art. \n\nThe competition is now open and welcomes entries from all senior school children and there are great prizes for the winners! \nFull details in the flyer here \n\nTHEMES\n1. How do you see the contribution of SACU and its significance to us today?\nSACU was founded by Dr. Joseph Needham in 1965 with the support of others determined to promote intercultural and international communication globally. You are encouraged to explore the history of SACU\, by focusing on a person or on an event or events and tell us how you would promote understanding between different cultures and peoples today. \n2. How do you see the two capital cities of UK and China – London and Beijing?\nLondon and Beijing are both major world cities. To promote understanding between the UK and China\, the two capital cities should be able to work together in many ways. You may either present an understanding of aspects of one city in a foreigner’s eyes or do a comparative study of aspects of the two cities with suggestions on potential for collaboration. \nIf you have contacts with any senior schools please do forward this flyer to them. The competition welcomes entries from all senior school children and there are great prizes for the winners! \n  URL:https://sacu.org/event/2024-25-sacu-peking-university-essay-art-competition/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Peking-University-logo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250202T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250202T210000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250101T124800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T215305Z UID:5811-1738522800-1738530000@sacu.org SUMMARY:Spring Concert - East-West Dialogue Music Concert DESCRIPTION:SACU is co-host for this evening’s Lunar New Year concert celebrating music and cultural exchange at the Royal Academy of Music\, together with the Sino-British Ensemble and the UK Beijing Arts Centre. All welcome. \nOur concert will feature musicians from diverse backgrounds\, showcasing the power of cultural harmony through music\, in celebration of Spring Festival and SACU’s 60th anniversary year. \nSACU President Prof. Michael Wood will make the welcome speech. \nSino-British Ensemble is an instrumental and vocal ensemble composed of young artists from the UK\, including artists from China\, UK\, India and Germany performing innovative and fusion styles\, as well as new arrangements of classic Eastern and Western Music. \nProgramme here \nBook on Eventbrite – tickets £24-£54 – here. \nThere is a DISCOUNT CODE FOR SACU MEMBERS: email membership@sacu.org.uk \nVolunteers to join the concert choir welcome – contact zoe@sacu.org.uk URL:https://sacu.org/event/spring-concert-east-west-dialogue-music-concert/ LOCATION:Royal Academy of Music\, Marylebone Road\, London\, NW1 5HT\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/b702490cd3a0948adb374956891db881.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250514T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250514T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250220T224955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T224955Z UID:5909-1747249200-1747252800@sacu.org SUMMARY:A Wise and Noble Friend of China: George Hogg (1915-1945) DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our online event celebrating A wise and noble friend of China! \nGeorge Hogg’s nephew and biographer tells about his uncle who became a legendary hero in China as an inspirational educator and co-operative leader during the war-torn 1930s and 40s. \nHogg’s legacy is being celebrated in China this year\, being the 110th anniversary of his birth and the 80th anniversary of his tragic\, all too early\, death. \nSpeaker: \nMark Aylwin Thomas\, nephew of George Aylwin Hogg (1915-1945) and author of Hogg’s definitive biography\, Blades of Grass. \nThe biography has now been translated into Mandarin and published in Beijing in March this year in commemoration of Hogg’s life-work in war-time China. \nFree online talk – reserve your place on Eventbrite \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPhoto credits: Featured image copyright St. George’s School\, Harpenden;\nbook covers: RWA URL:https://sacu.org/event/a-wise-and-noble-friend-of-china-george-hogg-1915-1945/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/George-Hogg-in-China-St-Georges-School-copyright.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250618T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250618T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250402T205825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T210650Z UID:5948-1750273200-1750276800@sacu.org SUMMARY:Classical Music in China\, through the eyes of five composers: Online talk by Dr Ben Lunn DESCRIPTION:Classical music in China has gone through a fascinating process of evolution which followed the shape of the society and its continuous changes. Despite its fascinating history\, full of lessons for many the world over\, large elements of this music are unknown to many in the Western world. \nIn this session\, Dr Ben Lunn will discuss the circumstances that influenced five particularly significant composers – Xian Xinghai\, Jian’er Zhu\, Tan Dun\, Wenchen Qin\, Sel Nkbayar – drawing out how they adapted to the changing world around them. \nSACU is delighted to host this talk by member Dr Ben Lunn\, composer and conductor. \nBook your free place on Eventbrite here \nSpeaker biography: \n‘BEN LUNN puts his beloved birthplace Sunderland on the musical map’ – Linton Stephens\, BBC Radio 3 \n‘His work extends the palette of sounds that can be brought into contemporary classical music\, redefining both modern composition and concert-hall inclusion.’ – Alan Morrison\, Rhinegold.co.uk \nDr Ben Lunn has forged himself a unique position within the new music landscape. As a composer\, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him\, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this\, he has become renowned for his championship of others\, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert experiences and opportunities for others. \nBook your free place on Eventbrite here \nDr Benn Lunn\nPhotos copyright: \nfeatured image: Drake Music Scotland\nimage at foot of text: YCM portrait\n  \n  \n  URL:https://sacu.org/event/classical-music-in-china-through-the-eyes-of-five-composers-online-talk-by-dr-ben-lunn/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Drake-Music-Scotland-130624-231-of-429-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250619T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250619T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250611T120233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T075839Z UID:5989-1750359600-1750363200@sacu.org SUMMARY:How to Eat: A Confucian Guide to Dining Together DESCRIPTION:How to Eat: A Confucian Guide to Dining Together – Lecture for SACU \nAre table manners important? Confucius once said: “Exemplary persons do not take leave of their authoritative conduct even for the space of a meal.”[1] Even during a meal\, one’s consideration for the comfort of fellow diners provide pertinent opportunity to cultivate consummate conduct (ren 仁). Beyond avoiding a faux pas\, eating together compels us to bring out the better part of ourselves with every mouthful. \n[1] The Analects of Confucius\, trans. Roger T. Ames and Henry Rosemont Jr. (New York: Ballantine Books\, 1998)\, 90. \nThis lecture is one of a series: \nA Practical Guide for Every Day – The Art of Living from the Confucian Tradition \nSeries two – Making Friends and Entertaining (Series two\, May – July 2025) \nLecture 5. How to Eat: A Confucian Guide to Dining Together (19 June 2025) \nThe event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nTo understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr Katherine Ngo\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Kelly Ngo\n \n \n\n  \nThe event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nFull Programme of the Seminar Series here \nThe seminar series will run monthly on the third Thursday of each month at 7.00-8.00pm UK time (with a month’s break between each series). Just before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThese seminars are open at all. Attendees are invited to join SACU here. \nPhoto credits: Dr Katherine Ngo & Dr Kelly Ngo URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-eat-a-confucian-guide-to-dining-together/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2fb4b7f8bdc8464b8e9424c6af2b9f45.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250716T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250716T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250511T170956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250511T170956Z UID:5971-1752692400-1752696000@sacu.org SUMMARY:Anglo-Chinese Relations in an Upended World DESCRIPTION:Anglo-Chinese Relations in an Upended World: Free online talk for SACU by Andrew K P Leung\, SBS\, FRSA \nIntroduction: The liberal\, value-and rules-based world order led by the United States since the end of the Second World War has now been upended by President Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) rules-of-the-jungle iconoclasm\, rattling relations with the entire world\, traditional allies not exempted. Many nations including EU Member States are recalibrating relationships with other regions and nations with growth potential\, especially China\, as the world’s second largest economy\, ideological and other risks regardless. As home to Adam Smith and the world’s leading proponent of free (and fair) trade\, the United Kingdom is well poised to re-examine and re-explore opportunities for more fruitful relations with a changing China\, including Hong Kong. \nShort Bio: Andrew K P Leung\, SBS\, FRSA\, International and Independent China Strategist with decades of experience and insight on China’s development\, including as Hong Kong’s chief representative for the UK and eastern Europe\, Russia\, Switzerland\, Norway and EU applicant countries. \nSee more about Andrew Leung on his website here \nPlease reserve your place on Eventbrite here URL:https://sacu.org/event/anglo-chinese-relations-in-an-upended-world/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SACU-logo-updated-Oct-2021.png ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250717T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250717T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250611T121112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T075856Z UID:5992-1752778800-1752782400@sacu.org SUMMARY:How to Entertain: A Confucian Guide to Being the Host or Guest DESCRIPTION:How to Entertain: A Confucian Guide to Being the Host or Guest – Lecture for SACU \nThe essence of propriety is to “be humble and respect others\,” according to the Chinese classic on ritual. This dual sentiment is manifestly lived out in the interaction between host and guest\, which can range from a casual visit to a friend to meeting parents-in-law for the first time. Through various situations\, we examine how Confucian thought esteems adaptability to the context in these complementary roles. \nThis lecture is one of a series: \nA Practical Guide for Every Day – The Art of Living from The Confucian Tradition \nSeries two – Making Friends and Entertaining (Series two\, May – July 2025) \nLecture 6. How to Entertain: A Confucian Guide to Being the Host or Guest (17 July 2025) \nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nThis event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nTo understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr Katherine Ngo\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Kelly Ngo\n \n \n\n  \nThis event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nFull Programme of the Seminar Series here \nThe seminar series will run monthly on the third Thursday of each month at 7.00-8.00pm UK time (with a month’s break between each series). Just before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThese seminars are open at all. Attendees are invited to join SACU here \nPhoto credits: Dr Katherine Ngo & Dr Kelly Ngo URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-entertain-a-confucian-guide-to-being-the-host-or-guest/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2fb4b7f8bdc8464b8e9424c6af2b9f45.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251016T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250929T135639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T141914Z UID:6048-1760641200-1760644800@sacu.org SUMMARY:How to work together: A Confucian guide to workplace relations DESCRIPTION:We may spend more time during the day and most days of the week with colleagues than family members\, which makes work relations vital to realising the good life. In early Confucian thought\, the shared goal of mutual personal growth for both leader and subordinate was to ensure a thriving community. We bring to light how the seemingly hierarchical work setting accommodated a dynamic nature to the relationship – drawing on Confucius and other exemplars who creatively engaged with others even in difficult situations. \n \nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nIn order to understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr Katherine Ngo\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Kelly Ngo\n \n \n\nThis is Lecture 7 in Series 3 ‘In the world of work and study’. \nEach lecture will be approximately 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion.  Participants will be encouraged to ask questions using the Zoom chat function so that the speakers can respond to as many points as possible. \nRegistration on Eventbrite is required here \nJust before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThis seminar series is free and open to all. We invite attendees to join SACU here \n  URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-work-together-a-confucian-guide-to-workplace-relations/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image4-Confucius-image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251120T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251120T200000 DTSTAMP:20260922T162430 CREATED:20250929T140835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T141810Z UID:6051-1763665200-1763668800@sacu.org SUMMARY:How to lead: A Confucian guide to wise leadership DESCRIPTION:Leadership has never been easy – even over two thousand years ago in ancient China. Confucius and those who followed in his footsteps travelled to various states to offer ideas on better leadership for all levels of government. They argued that wise leadership is not a skill developed in isolation\, but rather the culmination of an embodied virtuosity in interactions. For example\, the exemplary Shun developed within a dysfunctional family\, influencing his closest family members as well as his community and state. \n \n\nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nIn order to understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n \n \n \n \n Dr Katherine Ngo\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Kelly Ngo\n \n \n\nThis is Lecture 8 in Series 3 ‘In the world of work and study’. \nEach lecture will be approximately 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion.  Participants will be encouraged to ask questions using the Zoom chat function so that the speakers can respond to as many points as possible. \nRegistration on Eventbrite is required here \nJust before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThis seminar series is free and open to all. We invite attendees to join SACU here URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-lead-a-confucian-guide-to-wise-leadership/ CATEGORIES:Public Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sacu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SACU-logo-updated-Oct-2021.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR