SACU Members' Event

 - SACU ChinaCafe 2018 Series - This is an opportunity for SACU members, OLD AND NEW, to get to know one another and learn about SACU's early days from an informal slideshow followed by a trip to the bar for a drink or two! SACU was founded in 1965 by Joseph Needham and others and in those days one of the very few ways that people from Britain could visit China was to join a SACU organised tour. The 1971 Tour was documented by Richard and Sally Greenhill, professional photographers, and we are delighted that Sally has agreed to come […]

A private gallery tour for Meridian Society and SACU members at the exhibition of China and Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson. This will be a free, private tour for the first 20 members of The Meridian Society and SACU who apply and will be conducted by Betty Yao MBE. Booking is essential through The Meridian Society themeridiansociety@gmail.com   This is the first London exhibition of Scottish photographer John Thomson’s (1837-1921) work which encompasses his ten years in Asia.  The exhibition will run from 13th April to 23nd June and includes images from newly discovered glass negatives held at the Wellcome Library, […]

Following SACU's successful panel discussion on China's Belt and Road Initiative on 20th April, SACU Vice President Jenny Clegg invites local members to meet on Thursday 24th May to exchange ideas and see what sort of activities could be taken up to build on the 20th April event. Meet in Room 2 of the International Society, opposite the Samuel Alexander Lecture theatre. Afterwards repair to the Red Chilli for a bite to eat.

The next meeting of SACU Manchester Group to discuss future plans and arrangements will be on Tuesday Sept 11th at 6 pm in Friends Meeting House, F14.

This illustrated talk and dinner is organised by The Meridian Society, SACU's affiliated society. The Friends Ambulance Unit 'China Convoy' - a prototype medical NGO The China Convoy, the most international section of the Friends Ambulance Unit, had a commitment to pacifism and to relieving the suffering of the Chinese by re-establshing hospitals across South West China. The Meridian Society is hosting an illustrated talk about the China Convoy by SACU Council member Andrew Hicks after a meal at Taste of China, 84 Southampton Row, London WC2B 6AA (nearest tube stations Russell Square or Holborn). The price for the talk and a meal […]

SACU members are invited by Guanghwa Bookshop to attend the book launch of this major new publishing project.   Throughout its 5000 years of civilization, China has always been a nation with a great diversity of natural geography and human cultures. Today, it is also one of the countries in the world that sees the most rapid urbanization process. There is no better way to understand China than studying its cities in depth. Aiming to publish on 100 cities in its series, National Human Geography of China is a rare encyclopaedia that explores Chinese cities chronologically and multi-dimensionally: from nature […]