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SUMMARY:The Meridian Society's Chinese New Year Celebration\, Sunday 26th January
DESCRIPTION:Our partner organisation The Meridian Society has arranged a Chinese New Year Celebration and invites SACU members to join them. Firstly they will be going to BFI Southbank for the film Four Springs which documents the daily life of the director’s family over four Chinese New Years in the remote town of Dushan in the Guizhou province of southwest China. Afterwards they will be going for a Chinese New Year meal at Taste of China in Bloomsbury. The two can be booked separately or together. \nTimes and venues \n\n2.00 p.m. for 2.20 p.m. at BFI Southbank (website for directions)\n5.30 p.m. for 6.00 p.m. at Taste of China (googlemaps for directions)\n\nPlaces are limited so please email The Meridian Society early to reserve your place. The deadline for booking and payment is Friday 17th January. Priority will be given to current Meridian Society members\, supporters who book for both events\, then on a ‘first come first served’ basis. \n  \nFour Springs (2017) by Lu Qingyi \nFour Springs is an award-winning independent documentary made on a tiny budget by first time director Lu Quingyi.   Set in a remote rural town this intimate observational film follows the director’s parents as they celebrate New Year over a period of four years.  It captures the family’s everyday toils\, excursions in nature\, visits to friends\, reunions and separations. \nIn 2013 Lu Qingyi with no prior training started to shoot his family on visits home as part of a diary. Unusually for an independent documentary the film attracted attention in China and was released in mainstream Chinese cinema’s where it became a surprise box-office hit \nFour Springs is showing as part of the Chinese Visual Festival. \n  \nPayment \n\nMembers of The Meridian Society\nmeal £25\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £37 (£35)\nAssociates (members of SACU and family members of Meridian Society members)\nmeal £27.50\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £39 (£37)\nNon-members\nmeal £30\, film £12.50 (£10.50 concessions*)\, combined £42 (£40)* 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 may prefer to buy their own tickets.Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment. Payment should therefore be made as soon as possible and no later than Friday 17th January. \nPlease send your cheque made payable to ‘The Meridian Society’ to:  The Treasurer\, 5 Mildmay Street\, London N1 4AB. \nAlternatively email The Meridian Society  and they will forward their account details if you wish to pay by direct bank transfer.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-meridian-societys-chinese-new-year-celebration-sunday-26th-january/
CATEGORIES:SACU Members' Event,The Meridian Society Event
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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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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
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