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SUMMARY:Young SACU Hotpot - Saturday 26 February\, 8.00pm
DESCRIPTION:Come and chat about China! \nWe would love to welcome you to Young SACU’s first Hotpot event – aimed at young people with China experience or an interest in engaging with China. \nCome and discuss your time in China while enjoying delicious Haidilao Hotpot! \nThis event is open to everyone\, both SACU members and the general public. \n£23 per person (all food included!) \n  \nReserve your place on Eventbrite here\n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/young-sacu-hotpot-saturday-26-february-8-00pm/
LOCATION:Haidilao HotPot\, Unit 4/5 Coventry Street\, London\, W1D 7DH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:From Pith Paper Painting to the Thirteen Hongs of Canton: Sharing Stories about the Maritime Silk Road
DESCRIPTION:The China National Tourist Office (CNTO) London and partners will co-present an online talk about Pith paper painting. SACU Vice President Dr Frances Wood will talk with Mr Alastair Blackburn and experts in Guangzhou in this latest edition of “Rediscover China in the UK series”. \n  \nThis event will be hosted by Dr Frances Wood\, who is a well-known sinologist and Vice-President of the Society for Anglo Chinese Understanding. Mr Alastair Blackburn who was a British collector of pith paper paintings\, Dr Cunjie Cheng\, who was a Chinese expert on pith paper paintings\, the curator of the Memorial Museum of Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen’s Mansion\, and Mr Heng Wang\, who was honorary curator of Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum will have lectures and dialogues. By sharing the story behind the pith paper paintings\, following the history of pith paper paintings and the current status of research\, explaining collections of the Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum\, the audience will look back at the history of Chinese and Western civilisations exchange. \n  \nThis event is organised by China National Tourist Office (CNTO) London\, the UK Research and Development Centre for Chinese Traditional Culture (UKCTC)\, China Travel Service & Information Centre (CTSIC). \n  \nFor more information see the attachment on Pith Paper Paintings\, sent to us by Yu Peng\, Minister Counsellor\, Cultural Office\, Chinese Embassy in the UK: Explaining Pith Paper Painting \n  \nThis event is Free. Please Register on Eventbrite:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-pith-paper-painting-to-the-thirteen-hongs-of-canton-tickets-221664112327
URL:https://sacu.org/event/from-pith-paper-painting-to-the-thirteen-hongs-of-canton-sharing-stories-about-the-maritime-silk-road/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211208T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211208T190000
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SUMMARY:China\, Climate Change\, COP26 - What Comes Next? SACU Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:SACU has assembled an excellent speaker panel to discuss China and the post COP26 period. \n\nThis is a free online event on Wednesday 8th December\, 5.30pm-7.00pm (GMT)\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nSACU’s Expert Panel will discuss what comes next for China and the world following COP26\, with a focus on addressing the following questions: \n\nHow should China’s involvement in COP26 be assessed and what role will it play in tackling climate change post COP26?\nWhat opportunities or challenges does China face in adhering to its green pledges? Is it doing enough in terms of policymaking and implementation\, and grass roots mobilisation?\nHow should countries around the world\, and the developed West in particular\, engage with China for the benefit of tackling the climate crisis?\n\n\n\n\n\nPanel: \nProfessor Astrid Nordin is Chair of Chinese International Relations in the Lau China Institute KCL\, prior to which she was Professor of World Politics and Founding Director of Lancaster University China Centre. She is also Senior Fellow of the Institute for Social Futures\, and Associate Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Astrid’s research draws on Chinese and other global traditions of thought to understand global challenges as they relate to China’s growing global role. \nDr Joy Zhang is an Associate Professor and Director of Studies in Sociology\, at the University of Kent. A Chinese-born British sociologist with a first degree in medicine\, her research concerns the transnational governance of scientific uncertainty\, with a focus on Sino-European contexts. Joy has previously headed the ESRC-funded project ‘Governing Accountability in China’s Life Sciences: A Comparative Study of Stem Cell and GM Food Governance’. \nDenis Fernando is a Climate Change Activist. He has been part of the Occupy London movement and an Officer for the National Union of Students representing African\, Arabs Asian and Caribbean students\, as well as being a student union officer at Goldsmith College and University of London Union. Denis is also a songwriter and musician whose work has featured across BBC Radio and RTE Lyric. \nSam Geall is Executive Director of China Dialogue and associate faculty at the University of Sussex. His research focuses on climate policy and politics\, energy transition\, and environmental governance in China\, as well as the impact of Chinese investment through the Belt and Road Initiative. He has authored several books including China and the Environment: The Green Revolution (2013). \nChair:  \nCarlos Martinez is an author and activist\, as well as a SACU member. He writes regularly for the Morning Star and is a co-founder of No Cold War. \nThere will be some time for Q&A. You are invited to submit questions in advance to events@sacu.org.uk \nEvent access \n\nReserve your place on Eventbrite: https://sacu-china-climatechange-cop26_publicevent.eventbrite.co.uk/\nOne day before the event\, you will be sent an invitation email link to register in advance on Zoom \nIf you register within one day of the event you will receive the invitation email one hour before the event starts
URL:https://sacu.org/event/china-climate-change-cop26-what-comes-next-sacu-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211203T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211203T193000
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare and the Sinophone World - SACU and Partners Online Event
DESCRIPTION:Asian Embodiment of a White Canon: Shakespeare and the Sinophone World:\nThis event is part of the China and the West: Cultural Dialogues series\, sponsored by Georgetown University’s Future of the Humanities Project (a partnership with Campion Hall\, Oxford\, and Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford) in cooperation with SACU.  \n \n  \nShakespeare’s tragedies have inspired incredible work in the Sinophone theatres of China\, Taiwan\, and Hong Kong. The tragedies have been reimagined as political theatre\, feminist operas\, Buddhist meditations\, and even comedies and parodies… \nFeatured: \nAlexa Alice Joubin writes about race\, gender\, and cultural globalization. Her latest book\, Shakespeare and East Asia\, was published by Oxford University Press in 2021. She co-authored Race with Martin Orkin\, which was published in Routledge’s New Critical Idiom series in 2019. \nMichael Scott (moderator) is Fellow and Senior Dean at Blackfriars Hall\, Oxford (and SACU). \nThis Zoom event is free but reservations are required: More information and reservations here \n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/shakespeare-and-the-sinophone-world-sacu-and-partners-online-event/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211025T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211029T170000
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SUMMARY:China Week 25-29 October 2021 - SACU partners the Lau China Institute\, King's College London
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to take part as partners for the Lau China Institute‘s China Week\, a flagship series of events on China\, climate change and the environment. The inaugural China Week will be held from 25th-29th October\, the week prior to the UN COP26 in Glasgow\, as a forum for discussion on China’s role in addressing the greatest global challenge of our time. We invite you to join us for a week of high-level panel discussions\, film screenings\, book launches\, photography exhibitions\, and much more\, featuring special guests and leading China experts from the UK and across the globe. Our audience will be a range of policy-makers\, industry leaders\, MPs and researchers with an interest in China’s environmental & climate change policies. \nThere will be a range of hybrid and online events during the week featuring speakers from the World Economic Forum\, United Nations Environment Programme\, Harvard Business School\, Chatham House\, China Dialogue\, the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change at the London School of Economics\, Tsinghua University\, Beijing Normal University\, Australian National University\, World Resources Institute\, the Institute for International Political Studies and more. \nPlease find full details on each event during the week: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/series/china-week \nand on the Lau China Institute’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lauchinainstitute
URL:https://sacu.org/event/china-week-25-29-october-2021-sacu-partners-the-lau-china-institute-kings-college-london/
LOCATION:King’s College London\, Strand Campus\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211022T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211022T171500
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SUMMARY:The Case for Cross Cultural Dialogues: Webinar Discussion on Literature and Art - SACU in Partnership with Blackfriars Oxford and Georgetown University\, USA
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar U.K. historians Professors Michael Wood and Kerry Brown (both SACU members) will discuss their enthusiasm for Chinese literature\, art\, and performance with Kathryn Temple of Georgetown University and Tong Ping\, a native of Chengdu—a city famed for its pandas but also as an intersection of differing Chinese cultures. The discussion will be co-chaired by Michael Scott\, who has held fellowships at two Chinese universities and published a book in China on the stories of King Arthur (and SACU member)\, and Barnaby Powell\, SACU Council member\, a veteran of development banking in East Asia and co-author of three books on China. \n  \nGeorgetown University U.S.A. and Blackfriars Hall Oxford\, in co-operation with SACU\, are running a monthly series of zooms on cross cultural studies of Chinese and Western culture as part of a Future of Humanities Project. \n  \nIt is aimed at anyone interested in exploring and discussing the rich Chinese culture and history and looking at some of the Western comparisons. \n  \nRegister for this free webinar at: https://georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_45sQsbHJSVCqMo8lHjeiZA \n  \nFor details\, see websites: \nhttps://global.georgetown.edu/series/china-and-the-west-cultural-dialogues \nhttps://global.georgetown.edu/events/the-case-for-cross-cultural-dialogues \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-case-for-cross-cultural-dialogues-webinar-discussion-on-literature-and-art/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211002T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211002T220000
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SUMMARY:1921 (film) - SACU Co-Sponsors Special Online Screening
DESCRIPTION:This is a special online screening of ‘1921’\, a full length feature film produced to mark this year’s centenary of the Communist Party of China. It is set against the background of the intense class struggle waged by the young Chinese working class in Shanghai in particular. The action also takes us to Moscow\, Paris and elsewhere. Key early Chinese communists like Li Dazhao\, Chen Duxiu\, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping all feature in this not to be missed film. \nA review by Friends of Socialist China co-editor and SACU member Keith Bennett can be read online. \nPlease note the film is in Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. \n\n\nWho is organising the screening?\nThis event is organised by Friends of Socialist China\, in coordination with Trinity Cine Asia. SACU is a co-sponsor along with the Morning Star\, the Geopolitical Economy Research Group\, the International Manifesto Group\, and Qiao Collective. \nHow does the online screening work?\nAt the start time (7pm Britain\, 2pm US Eastern\, 11am US Pacific)\, registered users will receive (by email) a link to stream the film. They will then have a three-hour window in which to watch it. \nWhy is there a charge for this event?\nPlease note that Friends of Socialist China are not making any money from the showing; their purpose in arranging it is to ensure that its important political and cultural content reaches a wider audience. However\, Trinity Cine Asia\, with whom they are partnering to organise the screening\, have paid the costs of distribution and marketing; therefore all proceeds go to them. \n\nFor more information about the film and to register please follow this Eventbrite link: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-online-showing-of-1921-tickets-170177556653
URL:https://sacu.org/event/1921-film-sacu-co-sponsors-special-online-screening/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:Railways and Reunions - SACU Public Event
DESCRIPTION:This year our AGM will be preceded by a public event which we are delighted to have jointly organised with the Manchester Consul General of the Chinese Embassy.  In brief we are planning a joint event which we will host to mark the 110th Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution. \n  \nWe will bring together family members of Sun Yat-sen and James Cantlie who played such a critical role in helping Sun Yat-sen when he fled to London in 1896. The event will include: \n  \n\nvideo film of the Chinese locomotive now located in York Railway Museum [James Cantlie’s son was advisor to Chinese railways]\nReunion by Zoom between members of Sun Yat-Sen’s family in China and James Cantlie’s family members in UK: to be facilitated by Dr Frances Wood\, SACU Vice-President\nSACU President Michael Wood talks about railway history ‘To change the face of China’\, looking at China’s first diplomatic mission to the UK in 1877\, and the engineer Rowland Stevenson’s plans for the future of Chinese railways.\n\nZoe Reed\, SACU Chair\, will host the event in person. \n  \nBecause of the time difference and to accommodate the availability of Sun Yat-Sen’s family the event is to be held at 10.30am UK time. \n  \nThis will be SACU’s first in-person meeting since lockdown so we do hope some people will join us in person but recognise that others may still prefer to attend by Zoom. \n  \nThis is a free public event in person and online with registration on Eventbrite. We ask all SACU members to please register on Eventbrite to take part whether you intend to join in person or online by Zoom. We will send everyone the Zoom links nearer the time: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/railways-and-reunions-sacu-x-manchester-chinese-consulate-public-event-tickets-169933189745
URL:https://sacu.org/event/railways-and-reunions-sacu-public-event/
LOCATION:Wesley Hotel Euston\, 81-103 Euston Street\, London\, NW1 2EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210610T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210610T193000
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SUMMARY:Education as a Bridge to Anglo-Chinese Understanding: SACU Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:SACU Panel Discussion – SACU’s Public Education Working Group has assembled an excellent speaker panel to cover multiple aspects of this vital collaboration. The Expert Panel will discuss education about China in the UK as a ‘Bridge to Anglo-Chinese Understanding’.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nPanel: \nTim Clissold is a well-known writer on China\, author of Mr China: a Memoir (2005); China Rules (2014); and most recently Cloud Chamber (2021). He is a Senior Research Associate at the Cambridge University China Centre and a champion of introducing the study of Chinese civilization in schools. \nProfessor David Law is Academic Director\, Global Partnerships\, at Keele University and the author of the Higher Education Institute’s (HEPI) report on UK higher education institutes export to China. \nTheresa Booth is Co-Director of Chopsticks Club\, whose ‘Engage with China’ initiative focuses on building ‘China literacy’ across all ages in schools. The China Enrichment Programme (run as a charity) feeds specifically into A Levels (History\, Politics\, Economics\, Geography and Philosophy). \nLucy Yang is a Senior Language Tutor and Language Co-ordinator\, supporting Chinese teaching and learning at four Confucius classrooms and over 20 link schools at the Confucius Institute\, School of Arts\, Languages and Cultures at the University of Manchester. \n  \nChair: \nBarnaby Powell is a SACU member who has been involved in private sector development in the Chinese world for over 40 years living in Asia for 20 of these. \n  \nRegister on Eventbrite and you will be sent the Zoom link nearer the time:  \nhttps://sacu-education-as-a-bridge.eventbrite.co.uk \nThere will be some time during the event for Q&A. You are invited to submit questions in advance to events@sacu.org.uk
URL:https://sacu.org/event/education-as-a-bridge-to-anglo-chinese-understanding-sacu-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210406T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210406T190000
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SUMMARY:Standing Up To Sinophobia: from Fu Manchu to Bat Soup
DESCRIPTION:The increase in hate crime against Chinese people is alarming. As an organisation with the mission to build friendship and understanding between the peoples of China and the UK\, it is important that we provide a platform and facilitate dialogue that will help understand this terrible feature of British society and work with others to tackle it. \nDr Jenny Clegg SACU Vice-President will open the event with a presentation on Fu Manchu. \nA distinguished panel will look at the distinctive nature of Sinophobia and how we might tackle it: \n\nDr Diana Yeh Senior Lecturer in Sociology\, Culture and the Creative Industries and Associate Dean (EDI)\, School of Arts and Social Sciences\, City\, University of London\nAnna Chen ChineseBritish writer\, Poet and Broadcaster who blogs as Madam Miaow @MadamMiaow\nYeow Poon Chair of the Chinese Community Centre –Birmingham\, a leading member of CARG UK (Covid-19 Anti-RacismGroup)\nSabby Dhalu Co-Convenor of Stand Up To Racism\n\nThere will be a short time for Questions and Answers (send to membership@sacu.org.uk in advance) \nThe event will close with a set from Ken Cheng\, British born Chinese professional Poker Player\, a comedian\, a BBC New Comedy Award finalist who explores Sinophobia through his art. \nThis event is Free. Please register on Eventbrite and join us (Zoom link will be sent nearer the time):\nhttps://sacu-standing-up-to-sinophobia.eventbrite.co.uk
URL:https://sacu.org/event/standing-up-to-sinophobia-from-fu-manchu-to-bat-soup/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200901T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200901T183000
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SUMMARY:SACU Public Event: UK-China Relations: Finding the way forward for cooperation in difficult times
DESCRIPTION:Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding\nSACU Public Event\n\nUS-China relations are deteriorating alarmingly\, and the UK government has allowed itself to get drawn into the growing crisis.  Yet over recent decades\, relations of cooperation between the UK and China have grown firm roots\, building interdependencies across many fields\, to the great benefit of both sides.\nSACU has invited a panel of speakers with differing areas of expertise\, but all with long-standing experience of working with Chinese counterparts\, to discuss their experiences and their views on the value\, the challenges and the benefits of cooperating with China\, as well as the prospects\, in these problematic times\, for their continuing cooperation into the future. \n\nWe are delighted that Dr. Ruby Wang\, Michael Wood\, Graham Perry and Kerry Brown will speak and share their experiences and views on Cooperation. \n  \n \n  \n  \nDr. Ruby Wang is a UK Medical Doctor working on the NHS frontline.  Incoming China Head of Programme Delivery for Health and Life Sciences for the FCO at the British Embassy in Beijing. \n  \n  \nGraham Perry has made 70+ China visits as a businessman at the Guangzhou Trade Fairs\, negotiating with China’s Trade Corporations. Visiting Professor of Dispute Resolution at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. He has also been an active Vice-Chairman of SACU. \n  \n  \nProfessor Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London.  From 1998 to 2005 he worked at the FCO and as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Beijing. He is the author of almost 20 books on modern Chinese politics. \n  \n  \n \nProfessor Michael Wood is currently Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. Since 2013 he has made a dozen visits to China making films\, chiefly for the six-part Story of China. His new book\, The Story of China\, is due for publication in September 2020. Michael is SACU’s President. \n  \n  \n  \nWe will hear from our Panel about Cooperation between China and UK in the fields of science and medicine; film making; business and academic spheres and will get an opportunity to question our Panel via the Q&A function in Zoom. \n  \nPlease join us! \nZoom event: Registration required on Eventbrite: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/116385001673 \nThe Zoom meeting details will be provided to people who have registered via Eventbrite. \nZoë Reed\nChair SACU\nwww.sacu.org.uk \n  \n英中了解协会 \nSACU公开活动 \n \n  \n英中关系–如何在困难时期寻求合作之路 \n当前，中美关系令人担忧，英国政府也使自己卷入了这场日益严重的危机。回顾近几十年来的中英关系，合作根基牢固，各个领域相互依存，互惠互利。 \n  \n英中了解协会邀请了来自不同领域、并与中国同行业者有着长期合作经验的专家，通过他们的经验与专业知识，与我们一起探讨与中国合作共赢的价值理念、挑战以及益处。同时，在此困难时期，一起展望与中国保持继续合作的前景与未来！ \n  \n我们非常荣幸邀请到Ruby Wang医生; Michael Wood教授; Graham Perry和Kerry Brown教授作为与会嘉宾与我们分享他们对英中合作的经验和观点。 \n  \n  \n \nDr. Ruby Wang，NHS一线工作医生，英国驻北京大使馆新任外交部卫生和生命科学项目执行主任。 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n   \nGraham Perry，北京对外经济贸易大学争议解决客座教授，英中了解协会副主席。作为经商人士到访中国70余次，多次参与广交会以及中国公司的贸易谈判。 \n  \n  \n  \n  \nProfessor Kerry Brown，伦敦大学国王学院中国研究所所长，中国研究教授。1998年至2005年，在英国外交部工作，任英国驻北京大使馆担任一等秘书。已出版近20本关于现代中国政治研究的著作。 \n  \n  \n  \nProfessor Michael Wood，英国曼彻斯特大学公共历史学教授，英中了解协会主席。自2013年以来，他多次前往中国拍摄电影、纪录片，致力于讲述中国故事，最近一部在英国广播电视台BBC播出的《杜甫》引发广泛关注和赞赏。他的新书《中国的故事》将于2020年9月出版。 \n  \n  \n  \n本次活动中，我们将积极听取各位专家在科学、医学、电影制作以及学术文化等各个领域的中英合作的经验\, 并欢迎各位参与者通过Zoom答疑功能进行提问。 \n  \n欢迎大家参与活动！ \n活动详情： \n2020年9月1日，星期二\n17:30-19:00\nZoom会议 \n\n  \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/116385001673 \n请使用Eventbrite注册以获得会议加入链接。 \nZoë Reed\nChair SACU\nwww.sacu.org.uk \n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-public-event-uk-china-relations-finding-the-way-forward-for-cooperation-in-difficult-times/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200523T033000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200612T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
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SUMMARY:Three Years in Wuhan - 3 documentary films by Wenlan Peng
DESCRIPTION:A series of documentary shorts on two small and medium sized businesses in Wuhan and how they confront challenges throughout a three-year period\, including the recent lockdown\, are being shown on BBC World News and BBC News Channel. They were made by Wenlan Peng\, film maker and former Chair of The Meridian Society.\n\n\n  \n\n\nClick here for BBC iPlayer link with more about the documentaries and transmission times. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBelow are the dates and times worldwide of Episode 1\, which starts Saturday 23 May 2020; episodes 2 and 3 will be shown at the same times and on the same days of the week but one and two weeks later. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTitle: Three Years in Wuhan – Episode One \n\n\n\nTransmission times in GMT for World News:\nSAT 23/05            02:30\nSUN 24/05          09:30\, 21:30\nWED 27/05          11:30\nTHURS 28/05      13:30\nFRI 29/05            05:30\, 16:30\n\n\n\nBBC NEWS CHANNEL transmission times in BST: \nSAT 23/05            18:30 \nSUN 24/05          19:30 \nMON 25/05        10:30\nTUES 26/05        01:30 \nPhoto source: BBC 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/three-years-in-wuhan-3-documentary-films-by-wenlan-peng/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200501T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200501T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20200430T205016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200430T212757Z
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SUMMARY:Art Saves Us: Art\, Music and Poetry Global Online Performance 5 - Supported by SACU
DESCRIPTION:5th Event In This New On-Line ‘Art\, Music & Poetry Hour’\nThe Young Musicians’ Benefit Hour\nSupported by Renowned Cellist\, Julian Lloyd Webber \nFriday 1st May 2020 at 7:30pm UK time on Zoom  \nConcert will mix video performances and artist interviews \n  \nThis concert will be featuring performances from talented young musicians: Shutian Cheng\, Yang Lu\, Taejas Venkataraman\, Shang-En Pai\, Thomas Luke\, and Lauren Zhang.⁠  There will be interviews with the young talents conducted by Annabelle Lucas\, a St Paul”s Girls School graduate who is now attending Pomona College in the US. \nLaunched to support the incredible work carried out by NHS staff in these challenging times and supported by cellist and Principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire\, @julian_lloyd_webber\, ART SAVES US seeks to use the universal language of art and charity to strengthen the sense of unity and humanity\, and to console those in isolation\, especially the elderly and the vulnerable.⁠ \n‘Art Saves Us’ was founded by Shanghai-born\, London-based Kailan Lucas\, a US lawyer. Her creative focus is on Sino-European cultural exchanges in the worlds of art\, literature and music\, having founded and curated the First Shanghai International Poetry Festival.  ‘Art Saves Us’ is proud to count leading figures from the arts as its main supporters\, including Nobel Literary Prize Nominee\, the poet Adonis; cellist\, Julian Lloyd Webber; former Poet Laureate\, Sir Andrew Motion; architect Patrik Schumacher\, Head of Zaha Hadid Architects practice and leading contemporary Chinese artist\, Xu Bing from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts. \nMs Kailan Lucas noted: “Art Saves Us is pleased to have young musicians coming to the forefront to show support for the frontline workers.  Through their action\, we hope to see a positive influence on the younger generation at this unusual and difficult time.  We will continue to use the universal language of the arts and charity to strengthen the sense of unity and humanity”. \nFurther events are planned as the current health crisis unfolds. \n  \nEvent access will be a nominal £5 registration fee on Eventbrite page: \nhttps://tinyurl.com/y8yd7wob \nFor more information and to make a contribution to ART SAVES US: https://artsavesus.com/
URL:https://sacu.org/event/art-saves-us-art-music-and-poetry-global-online-performance-5-supported-by-sacu/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200424T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200424T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20200412T153240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200421T204330Z
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SUMMARY:Art Saves Us: Art\, Music and Poetry Global Online Performance 4 - Supported by SACU
DESCRIPTION:ART SAVES US is inviting you to the fourth ‘Art\, Music and Poetry’ Concert Hour. \nIn the light of COVID-19’s rapid spread\, the ART SAVES US benefit concert and art auction\, originally scheduled for the end of March\, has moved online. Art transcends borders\, unites people regardless of race\, religion or nationality. Art is a solace to many\, particularly in difficult times. ART SAVES US seeks to use the universal language of art and charity to strengthen the sense of unity and humanity\, and to console those in isolation\, especially the elderly and the vulnerable. Let art meet charity. \n3rd\, 10th\, 17th and 24th April \nLondon Time: 3pm; Beijing Time 10pm \nUS East Coast 10am; US West Coast 7am \nViewing Platform: Zoom \nTicket Information: £1 (for access to Zoom) \nRegister\n£25/£50/£100/£250/Unlimited Donations \nDonate\nART SAVES US invites musicians\, artists\, writers and poets from around the world to perform for our series of online concerts. During each concert\, 6 artists will present a variety of performances:  these include vocals\, piano and violin excerpts\, poetry recitation\, fashion performance video\, dance and ballet and finally interviews with the artists themselves…  A multisensory feast! \nAn introductory performance programme and follow-up information on the participating artists of each concert will be announced and updated on the ART SAVES US WeChat platform\, website and social media. All donations raised by the benefit concert will be used to support the UK National Health Service (NHS)  and other medical organizations indeed in the midst of the epidemic. \n24th April 2020 \n“As long as the global epidemic exists\, ART SAVES US will continue to support those affected through our online benefit concerts. We welcome artists\, musicians\, writers and performers to join us from all over the world – let’s walk together in the spirit of charity!”\nwww.artsavesus.com \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/art-saves-us-art-music-and-poetry-global-online-performance-4-suopported-by-sacu/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200417T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200417T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20200412T152337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200416T170045Z
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SUMMARY:Art Saves Us: Art\, Music and Poetry Global Online Performance 3 - Supported by SACU
DESCRIPTION:ART SAVES US is inviting you to the third ‘Art\, Music and Poetry’ Concert Hour. \nIn the light of COVID-19’s rapid spread\, the ART SAVES US benefit concert and art auction\, originally scheduled for the end of March\, has moved online. Art transcends borders\, unites people regardless of race\, religion or nationality. Art is a solace to many\, particularly in difficult times. ART SAVES US seeks to use the universal language of art and charity to strengthen the sense of unity and humanity\, and to console those in isolation\, especially the elderly and the vulnerable. Let art meet charity. \n3rd\, 10th\, 17th and 24th April \nLondon Time: 3pm; Beijing Time 10pm \nUS East Coast 10am; US West Coast 7am \nViewing Platform: Zoom \nTicket Information: £1 (for access to Zoom) \nRegister\n£25/£50/£100/£250/Unlimited Donations \nDonate\nART SAVES US invites musicians\, artists\, writers and poets from around the world to perform for our series of online concerts. During each concert\, 6 artists will present a variety of performances:  these include vocals\, piano and violin excerpts\, poetry recitation\, fashion performance video\, dance and ballet and finally interviews with the artists themselves…  A multisensory feast! \nAn introductory performance programme and follow-up information on the participating artists of each concert will be announced and updated on the ART SAVES US WeChat platform\, website and social media. All donations raised by the benefit concert will be used to support the UK National Health Service (NHS)  and other medical organizations indeed in the midst of the epidemic. \n17th April 2020 \nNational Ballet of China\, Adonis \nTANG Feng\, Marco Nereo Rotelli\, Tamara Luckhurst \n“As long as the global epidemic exists\, ART SAVES US will continue to support those affected through our online benefit concerts. We welcome artists\, musicians\, writers and performers to join us from all over the world – let’s walk together in the spirit of charity!”\nwww.artsavesus.com\n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/art-saves-us-art-music-and-poetry-global-concert-3-supported-by-sacu/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200410T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200410T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20200409T093648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200409T160028Z
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SUMMARY:Art\, Music and Poetry: Global Online Performance 2 - Supported by SACU
DESCRIPTION:ART SAVES US is inviting you to the second ‘Art\, Music and Poetry’ Concert Hour. \nIn the light of COVID-19’s rapid spread\, the ART SAVES US benefit concert and art auction\, originally scheduled for the end of March\, is now moving online. Art transcends borders\, unites people regardless of race\, religion or nationality. Art is a solace to many\, particularly in difficult times. ART SAVES US seeks to use the universal language of art and charity to strengthen the sense of unity and humanity\, and to console those in isolation\, especially the elderly and the vulnerable. Let art meet charity. \n3rd\, 10th\, 17th and 24th April \nLondon Time: 3pm; Beijing Time 10pm \nUS East Coast 10am; US West Coast 7am \n  \nViewing Platform: Zoom \nTicket Information: £1 (for access to Zoom) \nRegister\n£25/£50/£100/£250/Unlimited Donations \nDonate\n  \nART SAVES US invites musicians\, artists\, writers and poets from around the world to perform for our series of online concerts. During each concert\, 6 artists will present a variety of performances:  these include vocals\, piano and violin excerpts\, poetry recitation\, fashion performance video\, dance and ballet and finally interviews with the artists themselves…  A multisensory feast! \nAn introductory performance programme and follow-up information on the participating artists of each concert will be announced and updated on the ART SAVES US WeChat platform\, website and social media. All donations raised by the benefit concert will be used to support the UK National Health Service (NHS)  and other medical organizations indeed in the midst of the epidemic. \nApril 10th 2020 \nIvan Ilić\, David Harsent\, Jiaxin Lloyd Webber \nZhang Jun\, Chris Orr\, Yao Hong  \n  \n“As long as the global epidemic exists\, ART SAVES US will continue to support those affected through our online benefit concerts. We welcome artists\, musicians\, writers and performers to join us from all over the world – let’s walk together in the spirit of charity!”\nwww.artsavesus.com \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/art-music-and-poetry-global-online-performance-2-supported-by-sacu/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200406T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200406T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20200404T145524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200405T151806Z
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SUMMARY:Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet - New Film by Michael Wood\, SACU President
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce that SACU President Michael Wood presents his new film ‘Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet’ on BBC FOUR on Monday 6th April at 9.00pm and iPlayer (Film repeated Tuesday 7th April on BBC FOUR at 2.45am) \nMichael Wood and Sir Ian McKellen conjure up the life\, times and words of Du Fu\, one of the world’s greatest poets. \n‘There’s Dante\, there’s Shakespeare and there’s Du Fu’ Prof Stephen Owen – Harvard \nBBC listing with film clips: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h3dq  \n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/du-fu-chinas-greatest-poet/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191029T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20191011T100425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191011T101021Z
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SUMMARY:Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
DESCRIPTION:Our partner organisation The Meridian Society is holding this talk with free entry for SACU and The Meridian Society members. \n  \nProfessor Roger Mason\, a member of The Meridian Society\, will give a talk on research in the Three Gorges of the Yangtse River\, one of the cradles of ancient Chinese culture. \n \n  \nRoger Mason is well known as one of the co-discoverers of a 550 million year old fossilised fern in Leicstershire when a schoolboy. With his interest in rocks aroused he taught and researched geology for 20 years at UCL and then Wuhan University until retiring in 2011. His hobby is translating Chinese poetry into English. \n  \nEntry is free for Members of The Meridian Society and SACU\, for non-members £5 donation. \nRegistration: booking is not required but if you plan to attend please email themeridiansociety@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/three-gorges-of-the-yangtze-river/
LOCATION:Camden Chinese Community Centre\, 9 Tavistock Place\, London\, WC1H 9SN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event,The Meridian Society Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Meridian Society":MAILTO:themeridiansociety@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190720T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190720T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190605T195542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190714T215959Z
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SUMMARY:From Old London to New Milton Keynes: Chinese Identities in Britain: SACU Free Talks and Film
DESCRIPTION:From Old London to New Milton Keynes: Chinese Identities in Britain; SACU Free Talks and Film \n  \n  \nThe Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) is delighted to invite you to this afternoon of talks and a film\, timed to coincide with the Lao She symposium held this year in Beijing to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the birth of novelist and playwright Lao She\, one of  20th century China’s most significant literary figures. \n  \nDr Amy Matthewson: Loitering through London with Lao She \nSACU member Dr Amy Matthewson talks about her really exciting project in conjunction with the Museum of London Docklands to develop an interactive app based on Lao She and his years in London. The app will work in conjunction with the museum\, combining places Lao She mentions in his novel Mr. Ma and Sonalong with visual and material cultures from the Museum’s permanent collection. It will allow visitors to engage with Lao She’s London and the broader issues and experiences of the Chinese community in London. \nAmy uses Lao She’s Mr. Ma and Son to frame the history of the Chinese community living and working in London. Her aim is to explore the experiences of the Chinese and probe into areas of race relations and identity politics\, the production of social and cultural processes in which community identities are shaped\, with the objective of understanding community interactions as well as the formation of a sense of identity\, whether in terms of ‘Chineseness’\, ‘Britishness’\, or a complex mix of both. \n  \nDr Frances Wood\, SACU Vice President: A Blue Plaque for the Silent Traveller \nChiang Yee came to London in 1934\, escaping from the difficulties of serving as an official in the warlord era in China. He left his family behind\, intending to study at LSE. With the Japanese invasion\, he found himself unable to return to China and struggled to survive until he found his voice in a long series of books\, beginning with The Silent Traveller in Lakeland. His 15 year stay in Oxford was commemorated recently with the unveiling of a Blue Plaque. \n  \nPlease note: This talk is a change to our original programme. We regret Dr Jenny Clegg cannot now join us for this event. We are delighted that Dr Frances Wood has offered to talk instead about ‘The Silent Traveller’ and we will invite Dr Jenny Clegg to give her talk on ‘Fu Manchu and the Yellow Peril’ at a future event.  \n  \nMichael Ho: From HK to MK (film)  \n“What does it mean to be British? Gabriel\, a dentist originally from Hong Kong\, has lived in Milton Keynes for nearly 50 years. His mixed-race son Michael couldn’t wait to leave. Now a film-maker\, he returns to the city to discover how his father feels about the place he has made home.” (British Film Institute) \n  \nThis afternoon event is held jointly with The Meridian Society (TMS) and follows the AGMs of both SACU and TMS to be held during the morning 11.30am – 1.00pm. All members are invited to their society’s AGM\, then join other members for a ‘bring your own lunch’ or just come along to the afternoon presentations. \n  \nThe afternoon is a free event\, open to everyone\, but registration is required. \nBook your free place: https://sacu-from-old-london.eventbrite.co.uk \n  \nDo come and join us! \n  \nDirections: Our venue is the Upper Hall at St Columba’s Church\, which is located on Pont Street in Knightsbridge in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Church is within easy reach of three London Underground stations – Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line)\, South Kensington (Piccadilly\, Circle and District Lines) and Sloane Square (Circle and District Lines). \nAny questions? Please email events@sacu.org.uk \nWe look forward to welcoming you on Saturday 20th July! \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/from-old-london-to-new-milton-keynes-chinese-identities-in-britain-sacu-free-talks-and-film/
LOCATION:St Columba’s Church of Scotland\, Pont Street\, London\, SW1X 0BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event,SACU Members' Event,The Meridian Society Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190315T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190315T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190210T221207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T160134Z
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SUMMARY:The Story of China: SACU Talk by Professor Michael Wood
DESCRIPTION:Illustrated with film clips\, Michael Wood reflects on some of the themes in his recent highly praised series on Chinese history\, and looks forward to his forthcoming film on the 40th anniversary of Deng’s Reform and Opening Up. \nHistorian and broadcaster Michael Wood is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester and author of some 120 documentary films which have been shown worldwide. \nOf his ‘Story of China‘ series the Chinese state news agency Xinhua said it had “transcended the barriers of ethnicity and belief and brought something inexplicably powerful and touching to the TV audience.” \nThis free talk is organised by the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU). \nJoin us for this fascinating talk in the Auditorium at EY’s Canary Wharf offices\, 25 Churchill Place\, Canary Wharf\, London E14 5EY \nProgramme: \n5.30 – 6.00 pm: Registration [please allow plenty of time for registration and security] \n6.00 – 7.20 pm: Welcome; Michael Wood’s presentation with Q&A \n7.20 – 8.00 pm: Refreshments and Networking \n8.00 pm: Event Closes \n  \nPlease reserve your free place on Eventbrite: https://sacu-michael-wood-talk.eventbrite.co.uk \n  \nSACU is grateful to EY (Ernst & Young) for their generous support of this event.  \n  \nTravelling to Canary Wharf:\nEY’s Canary Wharf offices are a 5-minute walk from Canary Wharf Underground station (Jubilee line) or DLR (Lewisham) Canary Wharf station.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-story-of-china-sacu-talk-by-professor-michael-wood/
LOCATION:EY Canary Wharf\, 25 Churchill Place\, Canary Wharf\, London\, E14 5EY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190211T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190301T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190110T193407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190110T193913Z
UID:2498-1549882800-1551459600@sacu.org
SUMMARY:Chinese Labour Corps: Library of Birmingham Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham is commemorating the contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps in World War I. \nIn November 2018\, Britain commemorated the end of World War I with events across the country. One group that has been consistently overlooked is the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) – volunteers from mainland China who were sent by the Chinese government to support the British and French armies on the Western Front. While hostilities ceased in November 1918 and troops returned home\, the CLC remained behind to clear battlefield debris into 1919 with the final units not leaving until September 1920\, almost two years after armistice. \nTheir contribution was never acknowledged in Britain until a campaign to recognise the CLC began in 2013.  Since then\, a number of projects have taken place and the Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham (CCC-B) is bringing together elements from Ming Ai Institute’s ‘British Chinese Armed Forces Heritage’ exhibition which commemorates the CLC in WWI and the Hong Kong British Army Aid Group in WWII together with artefacts from the Chinese in Britain Forum’s ‘Ensuring We Remember’ campaign under the title ‘Chinese Labour Corps: The Forgotten Men of World War I’. \nThe full exhibition will be on display at CCC-B from 1st – 8th February 2019 (not Sunday 3rd February) and after this\, selected items will go on display in the Spotlight zone of the Library of Birmingham from 11th Feb-1st March. \nOn Wednesday 27th February there will be a Panel talk in the Library Voices of War & Peace Engagement Centre. \nGuest speakers: \nSteve Lau\, Chinese in Britain Forum/Ensuring We Remember Campaign \nChungwen Li\, Ming Ai Institute \nPeng Wenlan\, The Meridian Society \nThe exhibition and talk are free to attend. Contact Kate Gordon on 0121 685 8510 or email kategordon@ccc-b.org.uk to register your interest.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/chinese-labour-corps-library-of-birmingham-exhibition/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad Street\, Birmingham\, B1 2ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190210
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190125T202048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190125T205712Z
UID:2541-1549670400-1549756799@sacu.org
SUMMARY:The Meridian Society's Chinese New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 9th February\nThe Meridian Society’s Chinese New Year Celebration \nSACU’s partner organisation The Meridian Society invites you to join them for their Chinese New Year celebration:- \n“Firstly we will be going to BFI Southbank for the documentary triptych by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni depicting life in 1970s China. Afterwards we will be going for a Chinese new year meal at Taste of China in Bloomsbury. The two can be booked separately or together.” \nTimes \n\n13.30pm for 13.40 at BFI Southbank (website for directions)\n17.45 for 18.00 at Taste of China\, (googlemaps for directions)\n\nAs places are limited please e-mail to reserve your place early. The deadline for booking is extended to Wednesday 30th January with payment no later than Friday 1st February. \nPriority will be given to current Meridian Society members\, supporters who book for both events\, then on a ‘first come [payment received] first served’ basis. \n \nChung Kuo Cina (Film) \nIn 1972\, during Mao’s Cultural Revolution\, Antonioni was invited to direct a documentary about New China. The result was a three-and-a-half hour film divided into three parts. \nThe first part\, taken around Beijing\, includes a cotton factory\, older sections of the city\, and a clinic where a Cesarean operation is performed\, using acupuncture. The middle part visits the Red Flag canal and a collective farm in Henan\, as well as the old city of Suzhou. The final part shows the port and industries of Shanghai\, and ends with a stage presentation by Chinese acrobats. \nMao disliked it so much that Antonioni was consequently charged with being anti-Chinese as well as counterrevolutionary. The movie was finally shown at Beijing’s Cinema Institute 30 years later. \n \nDishes\nSoup\nSweet Corn and Pork Rib Soup\nMain Courses\nSpicy Seabass in Pot\nStir Fried Lamb in Chilli\nGriddle Spicy Chicken\nSweet and Sour Pork\nRed Braised Pig’s Trotters\nSalt and Chilli Squid\nStir Fried Aubergine and Green Bean\nMixed Vegetables\nRice and Stir Fried Noodles\nTo Finish\nFresh Fruits \nPrices \nMembers of The Meridian Society\nlunch £25\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £37 (£35)\nAssociates (members of SACU and family members of Meridian Society members)\nlunch £27.50\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £39 (£37)\nNon-members\nlunch £30\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £42 (£40)\n* concessions for the film are available to seniors\, students\, unwaged and disabled (evidence required on the day).\nPlease note:  Members of BFI pay lower prices and are advised to buy their own tickets. \nPlaces will be confirmed on receipt of payment. Payment should therefore be made as soon as possible and no later than Friday 1st February. \nPlease send your cheque made payable to ‘The Meridian Society’ to:  The Treasurer\, 5 Mildmay Street\, London N1 4AB.  Alternatively if you wish to pay by direct bank transfer please contact us and we will forward our account details. \nNote: Membership for the Meridian Society is an annual fee of £35 a year (£20 for concessions). \nVisit The Meridian Society website for information about other activities.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-meridian-societys-chinese-new-year-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Meridian Society":MAILTO:themeridiansociety@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190211
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190122T204820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190210T103246Z
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SUMMARY:Happy New Year of the Pig!
DESCRIPTION:Here is our list of Chinese New Year 2019 celebrations around the UK (plus NYC and Sydney). \nHappy New Year!\n新年快乐!\nLondon ……………https://londonist.com/…/chinese-new-year-in-london-events-c… \nManchester………..https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and…/chinese-new-year… \n\nLiverpool………….. https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/celebrations-for-chinese-ne…/ \nCardiff……………… https://cardiff.carpe-diem.events/…/9215152-chinese-new-ye…/ \nMacclesfield………..https://www.macclesfield-tc.gov.uk/celebrating-chinese-new…/ \nBangor……………. https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/…/17354591.chinese-y…/ \nSheffield…………….https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/confucius/events/cny \nBirmingham…………https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/…/chinese-new-year-2019-wh… \nSouthampton………https://www.ukshaolintemple.com/event/chinese-new-year-2019/ \nNewcastle……………https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/…/chinese-new-year-2019-wha… \nYork……………………https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-new-year-2019-at-york-… \nNew York……………https://www.cityguideny.com/article/Chinese-New-Year-NYC… \nLeeds…………………https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/whats-on/chinese-new-year.aspx \nSydney………………https://www.sydney.com/…/chinese-new-year-celebration-year-…
URL:https://sacu.org/event/happy-new-year-of-the-pig/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190204T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190110T170807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190110T170807Z
UID:2490-1549274400-1549641600@sacu.org
SUMMARY:Chinese Labour Corps: Exhibition at Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham\, 4-8 Feb 2019
DESCRIPTION:Chinese Labour Corps: The Forgotten Men of World War I:\nExhibition at the Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham\nFriday 1 Feb to Friday 8 Feb (not Sunday 3 Feb)\nThe Chinese Community Centre – Birmingham is going to stage the first exhibition in the West Midlands about the Chinese Labour Corps in February 2019\, coinciding with Chinese New Year. \nIn November 2018\, Britain commemorated the end of World War I with events across the country. One group that has been consistently overlooked is the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) – volunteers from mainland China who were sent by the Chinese government to support the British and French armies on the Western Front. While hostilities ceased in November 1918 and troops returned home\, the CLC remained behind to clear battlefield debris into 1919 with the final units not leaving until September 1920\, almost two years after armistice. \nTheir contribution was never acknowledged in Britain until a campaign to recognise the CLC began in 2013.  Since then\, a number of projects have taken place and the Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham (CCC-B) is bringing together elements from Ming Ai Institute’s ‘British Chinese Armed Forces Heritage’ exhibition which commemorates the CLC in WWI and the Hong Kong British Army Aid Group in WWII together with artefacts from the Chinese in Britain Forum’s ‘Ensuring We Remember’ campaign under the title ‘Chinese Labour Corps: The Forgotten Men of World War I’. \nThe full exhibition will be on display at CCC-B from 1st – 8th February 2019 (not Sunday 3rd February): \nFriday 1 Feb: 2 – 7pm \nSaturday 2 Feb: 10am – 1pm \nMonday 4 – Friday 8 Feb: 10am – 4pm \nAfter this\, selected items will go on display in the Spotlight zone of the Library of Birmingham from 11th Feb-1st March. \nOn Wednesday 27th February there will be a Panel talk in the Library Voices of War & Peace Engagement Centre. \nGuest speakers: \nSteve Lau\, Chinese in Britain Forum/Ensuring We Remember Campaign \nChungwen Li\, Ming Ai Institute \nPeng Wenlan\, The Meridian Society \nThe exhibition and talk are free to attend. Contact Kate Gordon on 0121 685 8510 or email kategordon@ccc-b.org.uk to register your interest. \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/chinese-labour-corps-exhibition-at-chinese-community-centre-birmingham-4-8-feb-2019/
LOCATION:CCC-B\, 99 Bradford Street\, Birmingham\, B12 0NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190202T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190202T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190110T170117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190110T170323Z
UID:2485-1549101600-1549112400@sacu.org
SUMMARY:Chinese Labour Corps: Exhibition at Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham\, 2 Feb 2019
DESCRIPTION:Chinese Labour Corps: The Forgotten Men of World War I:\nExhibition at the Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham\nFriday 1 Feb to Friday 8 Feb (not Sunday 3 Feb)\nThe Chinese Community Centre – Birmingham is going to stage the first exhibition in the West Midlands about the Chinese Labour Corps in February 2019\, coinciding with Chinese New Year. \nIn November 2018\, Britain commemorated the end of World War I with events across the country. One group that has been consistently overlooked is the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) – volunteers from mainland China who were sent by the Chinese government to support the British and French armies on the Western Front. While hostilities ceased in November 1918 and troops returned home\, the CLC remained behind to clear battlefield debris into 1919 with the final units not leaving until September 1920\, almost two years after armistice. \nTheir contribution was never acknowledged in Britain until a campaign to recognise the CLC began in 2013.  Since then\, a number of projects have taken place and the Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham (CCC-B) is bringing together elements from Ming Ai Institute’s ‘British Chinese Armed Forces Heritage’ exhibition which commemorates the CLC in WWI and the Hong Kong British Army Aid Group in WWII together with artefacts from the Chinese in Britain Forum’s ‘Ensuring We Remember’ campaign under the title ‘Chinese Labour Corps: The Forgotten Men of World War I’. \nThe full exhibition will be on display at CCC-B from 1st – 8th February 2019 (not Sunday 3rd February): \nFriday 1 Feb: 2 – 7pm \nSaturday 2 Feb: 10am – 1pm \nMonday 4 – Friday 8 Feb: 10am – 4pm \nAfter this\, selected items will go on display in the Spotlight zone of the Library of Birmingham from 11th Feb-1st March. \nOn Wednesday 27th February there will be a Panel talk in the Library Voices of War & Peace Engagement Centre. \nGuest speakers: \nSteve Lau\, Chinese in Britain Forum/Ensuring We Remember Campaign \nChungwen Li\, Ming Ai Institute \nPeng Wenlan\, The Meridian Society \nThe exhibition and talk are free to attend. Contact Kate Gordon on 0121 685 8510 or email kategordon@ccc-b.org.uk to register your interest. \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/chinese-labour-corps-exhibition-at-chinese-community-centre-birmingham-2-feb-2019/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190201T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190201T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20190109T205510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190110T170344Z
UID:2476-1549029600-1549047600@sacu.org
SUMMARY:Chinese Labour Corps: Exhibition at Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham\, 1 February 2019
DESCRIPTION:Chinese Labour Corps: The Forgotten Men of World War I:\nExhibition at the Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham\nFriday 1 Feb to Friday 8 Feb (not Sunday 3 Feb)\nThe Chinese Community Centre – Birmingham is going to stage the first exhibition in the West Midlands about the Chinese Labour Corps in February 2019\, coinciding with Chinese New Year. \nIn November 2018\, Britain commemorated the end of World War I with events across the country. One group that has been consistently overlooked is the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) – volunteers from mainland China who were sent by the Chinese government to support the British and French armies on the Western Front. While hostilities ceased in November 1918 and troops returned home\, the CLC remained behind to clear battlefield debris into 1919 with the final units not leaving until September 1920\, almost two years after armistice. \nTheir contribution was never acknowledged in Britain until a campaign to recognise the CLC began in 2013.  Since then\, a number of projects have taken place and the Chinese Community Centre-Birmingham (CCC-B) is bringing together elements from Ming Ai Institute’s ‘British Chinese Armed Forces Heritage’ exhibition which commemorates the CLC in WWI and the Hong Kong British Army Aid Group in WWII together with artefacts from the Chinese in Britain Forum’s ‘Ensuring We Remember’ campaign under the title ‘Chinese Labour Corps: The Forgotten Men of World War I’. \nThe full exhibition will be on display at CCC-B from 1st – 8th February 2019 (not Sunday 3rd February): \nFriday 1 Feb: 2 – 7pm \nSaturday 2 Feb: 10am – 1pm \nMonday 4 – Friday 8 Feb: 10am – 4pm \nAfter this\, selected items will go on display in the Spotlight zone of the Library of Birmingham from 11 Feb-1st March. \nOn Wednesday 27th February there will be a Panel talk in the Library Voices of War & Peace Engagement Centre. \nGuest speakers: \nSteve Lau\, Chinese in Britain Forum/Ensuring We Remember Campaign \nChungwen Li\, Ming Ai Institute \nPeng Wenlan\, The Meridian Society \nThe exhibition and talk are free to attend. Contact Kate Gordon on 0121 685 8510 or email kategordon@ccc-b.org.uk to register your interest. \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/chinese-labour-corps-exhibition-at-chinese-community-centre-birmingham/
LOCATION:CCC-B\, 99 Bradford Street\, Birmingham\, B12 0NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190116T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190116T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20181231T160834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181231T160834Z
UID:2422-1547667000-1547672400@sacu.org
SUMMARY:Meet the Chilli Bean Paste Clan: An Evening with Yan Ge and Nicky Harman
DESCRIPTION:Set in a fictional town in West China\, the novel\, The Chilli Bean Paste Clan\, is the story of the Duan-Xue family\, owners of the lucrative chilli bean paste factory\, and their formidable matriarch. As Gran’s 80th birthday approaches\, her middle-aged children get together to make preparations. Family secrets are revealed and long-time sibling rivalries flare up with renewed vigour. As Shengqiang struggles unsuccessfully to juggle the demands of his mistress and his wife\, the biggest surprises of all come from Gran herself… \n  \nJoin the author Yan Ge and the translator Nicky Harman on the evening\, and catch a glimpse into the life of a typical dysfunctional family in modern China. Hear how Yan Ge put her mastery of the Sichuan dialect to excellent use\, and how Nicky Harman responded to that challenge during her translation. \n  \nFree Entry\, but please register on Eventbrite (link below) \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/meet-the-chilli-bean-paste-clan-an-evening-with-yan-ge-and-nicky-harman/
LOCATION:Guanghwa Bookshop\, 112 Shaftsbury Avenue\, London\, W1D 5EJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181120T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181120T191500
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20181117T082216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181117T082323Z
UID:2307-1542741300-1542741300@sacu.org
SUMMARY:SACU's Silk Road Tour: Talk by Walter Fung
DESCRIPTION:Walter Fung\, editor of China Eye will talk about his recent visit to China’s Western provinces on the SACU Silk Road tour (with slides). The tour included the ancient cities of Guyuan\, Yinchuan and Dan Junggar\, as well as Xining\, Tupan and Urumchi in Xinjiang.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacus-silk-road-tour-talk-by-walter-fung/
LOCATION:Friends Meeting House\, 6 Mount Street\, Manchester\, M2 5NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
ORGANIZER;CN="SACU":MAILTO:info@sacu.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181117T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181117T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20181104T215943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181115T232130Z
UID:2288-1542457800-1542472200@sacu.org
SUMMARY:The Chinese Labour Corps: World War One's Hidden History
DESCRIPTION:This commemoration of the Chinese Labour Corps is organised by our partner organisation The Meridian Society and co-hosted by The British Library. \n\n\nOn 11 November 1918 streets throughout Western Europe were filled with jubilant crowds. Armistice had been declared and weary soldiers were at last able to go home. Yet some had to stay behind at the Front – amongst them the Chinese Labour Corps who were needed to clear the land of ordnance and dig up and bury the dead. \n\nAlmost 140\,000 Chinese labourers had been recruited by the British and French armies to fill the void resulting from the losses at the Battle ofthe Somme. They provided much needed manpower by digging trenches\, building railroads and repairing tanks. China\, hoping to be rewarded withthe return of Shandong Province from German control\, was keen to assistthe Western Allies. \nIn this final year of the centenary of the Great War\, as we remember all those who took up arms\, we must also commemorate those who helped behind the lines. \nThe Meridian Society invites all to an afternoon of remembrance in honour of the Chinese Labour Corps to pay tribute to these men whose contribution has not as yet been formally recognised. \n\n \n\n  \n \nThe event\, co-hosted by the British Library\, will include: \nThe Shandong Problem – talk on the historical backdrop to China’s involvement in WWI and the political agenda of each of the major players in the war – by SACU Vice President Dr Frances Wood\, former Curator of Chinese Collections at the British Library\, co-author of ‘Betrayed Ally – China in the Great War’. \nSome Paradoxes of the Chinese Labour Corps Recruitment – talk on the challenges and contradictions within the British Army’s recruitment of the Chinese labourers – by Dr Gregory James\, author of ‘The Chinese Labour Corps 1916-1920′ \nExpectation versus Reality – talk on the social and cultural disparities between what Chinese labourers thought they would experience and what they were actually faced with on arrival at the Front – by Prof Philip Vanhaelemeersch\, translator of two diaries written by Chinese labourers. \nScreening of Forgotten Faces of the Great War: The Chinese Labour Corps – an oral history by descendants of Chinese labourers and Western officers of the CLC. \nCherry Blossom and other pieces – music on the erhu (Chinese two-stringed fiddle) by Charlie Tienkyi-Waddle.  \n\n\nThere will be a short break\, during which light refreshments will be served free of charge. \nDate: Saturday\, 17 November\nTime: 12.30-4.30pm\nVenue: Knowledge Centre\, British Library\, 96 Euston Road\, London NW1 2DB \nEntry: Free to members of The Meridian Society. A limited number of complimentary tickets are still available\, email  chineselabourcorps@gmail.com \nNon-members £12\, under 18s £8 (other concessions available)\nPlease book through the British Library https://www.bl.uk/events/the-chinese-labour-corps \nFor more details on the project please click here: http://themeridiansociety.org.uk/test/test/chinese-labour-corps/
URL:https://sacu.org/event/commemoration-of-the-chinese-labour-corps/
LOCATION:Knowledge Centre\, The British Library\, 96 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 2DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
ORGANIZER;CN="The Meridian Society":MAILTO:themeridiansociety@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180925T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180925T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T164334
CREATED:20180910T152559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180910T192940Z
UID:1988-1537902900-1537907400@sacu.org
SUMMARY:Great Books of China: Frances Wood
DESCRIPTION:SACU Vice President Frances Wood will give an illustrated lecture on some outstanding works of Chinese literature\, drawing from her new book\, Great Books of China\, which ranges from The Book of Songs\, compiled over 2\,500 years ago through to late-twentieth-century novels. \n  \nFrances Wood is a distinguished historian of China and Chinese culture. She was head of the Chinese collections at the British Library until 2013. Her books include Did Marco Polo go to China?\, The Silk Road\, The First Emperor of China\, The Lure of China and Betrayed Ally: China in the Great War (with Christopher Arnander). . 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/great-books-of-china-frances-wood/
LOCATION:Knowledge Centre\, The British Library\, 96 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 2DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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