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2024/25 SACU/Peking University Essay/Art Competition
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. The competition is now open and welcomes entries from all senior school children and there are great prizes for the winners! Full details in the flyer here THEMES 1. How do you see the contribution of SACU and its significance to us today? SACU was founded by Dr. Joseph Needham in 1965 […]
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Spring Concert – East-West Dialogue Music Concert
Spring Concert – East-West Dialogue Music Concert
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. Our 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. SACU President Prof. Michael Wood will make the welcome speech. Sino-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 […]
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Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves: Joseph Needham on the Silk Road, Online talk by Frances Wood
Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves: Joseph Needham on the Silk Road, Online talk by Frances Wood
When SACU founder Joseph Needham led an expedition to Gansu in 1943, he intended to stay for a couple of days at the Mogao caves near Dunhuang. The breakdown of a lorry and the difficulty of obtaining spare parts meant that he spent several weeks there, making drawings and taking photographs of the caves, adding considerably to knowledge of this wonderful site. The history of the caves and their exploitation by early 20th century explorers forms a background to Needham's visit. Speaker information: Frances Wood Dr Frances Wood, one of SACU's vice presidents, studied Chinese at Cambridge and Peking universities […]