Hidden in Plain View: Chinese Wallpapers in Britain and Ireland – talk at China Exchange with ticket discounts for SACU members
China Exchange 32A Gerrard Street, London, United KingdomFor three hundred years, western interior decoration has incorporated Chinese wallpaper. From flourishing trade in the seventeenth century to today’s design choices, there is a global demand for Chinese art and design. Today we can find examples of sumptuously painted wallpapers preserved in historical homes across the UK and yet, despite their prevalence, how much do we know about how these papers were produced and what stories and artistic traditions they represent? Join expert Emile de Bruijn as he enriches our understanding of Chinese wallpaper and explains how Europeans fell for them, how the Chinese market and artisans responded […]
SACU Manchester/North West Get Together
International Society William Kay House, 327 Oxford Road, Manchester, United KingdomFollowing 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.
SACU Special Meeting – Website, Social media and TEAMS training
Friends Meeting House Euston 173 Euston Road, London, United KingdomColleagues - Please note change of venue and timetable. Bring laptops/devices. Our venue is room 'Hilda Clarke 3', First Floor, Friends Meeting House on Euston Road. Proposed timetable for the day: 1.30-4.00pm Website and Social Media discussion 4.00-5.00pm TEAMS induction
SACU AGM AND EVENTS
St Columba's Church of Scotland Pont Street, London, United KingdomSACU's AGM takes place in the morning from 11.00am, followed by an open event in the afternoon. This year our affiliated society, The Meridian Society, are organising the day and they will also hold their AGM in the morning. SACU members are welcome to attend SACU's morning AGM or just come along for the afternoon presentation. The provisional programme for the afternoon: 2.00 - 2.30 Registration - tea / coffee and biscuits 2.30 - 3.30 Tour of Shandong Province - Walter Fung 3.30 - 4.30 Wushu - Tomasso Gianni 4.30 - 5.00 Networking - close This is a free event but please book your place by emailing The Meridian SocietySociety […]
SACU North West Meeting
Friends Meeting House 6 Mount Street, Manchester, United KingdomAll welcome at the Friends Meeting House (Room F17) to get to know other SACU members and plan future SACU events in Manchester and the North West.
Liverpool Commemorates the Chinese Labour Corps
Liverpool Liverpool, United KingdomAs the centenary commemorations of World War I draw to a close this year, Liverpool remembers the contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps, almost a hundred thousand men from China who joined the Allied effort by providing logistical help at the Front. Join these commemorations in Liverpool organised by The Meridian Society, our affiliated society. The Meridian Society aims to raise awareness of the story of the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) nationwide through its project activities (supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund). Local residents and visitors from elsewhere are invited to join the commemoration in Liverpool on the […]
SACU Executive Committee Meeting
An "after work" meeting for the SACU Executive Committee from 6.00pm at our agreed venue at St Pancras.
SACU Manchester Group meeting
Friends Meeting House 6 Mount Street, Manchester, United KingdomThe 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.
Our Story, Your Stories: An Evening with Nicky Harman
Guanghwa Bookshop 112 Shaftsbury Avenue, London, United KingdomNicky Harman will be talking about RAO Pingru's "Our Story", at the Guanghwa Bookshop, 112 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5EJ on Wednesday 12 September 19.30-21.00. This event is free but please register through the Eventbrite link below. Mr Rao's book is the true story of a marriage in China that spanned the 20th century, told in vibrant, original paintings and prose. Rao Pingru was a 26-year-old soldier when he first saw the beautiful Mao Meitang. One glimpse of her through a window as she put on lipstick was enough to capture Pingru’s heart. It was a moment that sparked a union […]
“Family Life in Fiction” – Yan Ge in Conversation with Nicky Harman
China Exchange 32A Gerrard Street, London, United KingdomNicky Harman will be in conversation with YAN Ge, talking about her novel The Chilli Bean Paste Clan, at China Exchange, 32a Gerrard St, London W1D 6JA, on Thursday 13 September, 18.00-20.00, as part of the 2018 Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival. This event is FREE but please register with China Exchange using the link below. About The Chilli Bean Paste Clan: Set in a fictional town in West China, this is the story of the Duan-Xue family, owners of the lucrative chilli bean paste factory, and their formidable matriarch. As Gran’s eightieth birthday approaches, her middle-aged children get […]