Event Archive

2019

November

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  Calligraphy Workshop for Children

  02 November 2019, 13:00 - 15:00

  Chinese calligraphy is the ancient art of Chinese writing. This free workshop for children will introduce basic strokes and simple characters in a fun, relaxed setting. 

October

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  Calligraphy and Crafts

  23 October 2019, 19:00 - 21:00

  Come along to our Calligraphy and Craft session where you can try your hand at the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy and also enjoy a selection of other traditional Chinese crafts, such as knotwork, stamp making or papercraft. Sessions are free and all are welcome.

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  "Multidimensional Understanding of Hospitality and the Host-Guest Paradigm in China"

  08 October 2019, 17:15 - 18:45

  The next meeting of the Chinese Studies Group will take place on Tuesday, 8th October 2019. Dr Xiaoqing Chen, who is a lecturer in the Business School at the University of Aberdeen, will speak on: “Multidimensional Understanding of Hospitality and the Host-Guest Paradigm in China”. At social and cultural levels, different societies require...

September

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  Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Open Afternoon

  18 September 2019, 13:00 - 17:00

  Drop in at the Confucius Institute and join us in celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival. Enjoy some Chinese music, tea and most importantly Mooncake, the traditional Mid-Autumn treat!

July

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  Chinese Musical Instrument Workshop

  29 July 2019, 13:00 - 14:00

  If you have ever wanted to have a go at playing traditional Chinese instruments such as the Guzheng and Hulusi, come along to this workshop where Chinese instrumentalists will be on hand for guidance and tuition. Free, drop in and open to all. (We can also offer private instrument tuition, at...

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  Stories and songs

  22 July 2019, 10:30 - 11:00

  Stories and songs are a great gateway to language learning. You don’t need to be a Chinese speaker to enjoy our fun, interactive session of storytelling and songs, suitable for P1-P3 children and their parents and carers.

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  Kite Festival

  20 July 2019, 13:00 - 16:00

  Join us at the Confucius Institute for a family-friendly open afternoon of kite making and flying, Chinese games, crafts, live music and more.

June

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  Calligraphy Workshop for Children

  30 June 2019, 10:30 - 12:00

  Learn the ancient Chinese art of calligraphy. All materials provided.

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  Chinese brush painting workshop

  29 June 2019, 13:00 - 15:00

  Chinese brush painting workshop Change to previously advertised time. This workshop will now take place at 1pm.

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  Chinese Film Club

  27 June - 25 July 2019

  Thursday, 7pm  27th June, 4th, 18th and 25th July  Join us for a series of Chinese films. Perfect to complement your Chinese studies or simply as an introduction to the language and culture. All films will be in Chinese with English subtitles. The first showing will be the martial arts film Crouching Tiger,...