Poster for Women Hold Up Half the Sky in Scotland, organised by Mint Chinese Film Festival and Aya Films.
New Film Festival Brings Female-led Chinese Films to Scotland
‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Mint on Tour’ will bring a programme of Chinese cinema to six cities in Scotland. From September 8th to October 26th MINT Chinese Film Festival will be screening a series of...
Mid-Autumn Festival Rabbits are sitting around the moon cake.
Rabbits Have a Reunion on the Moon for Mid-Autumn Festival
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, several rabbits—animals associated with the festival—have been invited to taste mooncakes on the Moon. Rabbits sitting around a giant mooncake for a Mid-Autumn...
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Review: The fabulous Wing Chun is worthy of Yip Man’s legacy
Wing Chun Review: Excellent dance drama showcases the story of Yip Man, running until September 7th at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Wing Chun brings the story of Bruce Lee’s teacher Grandmaster Yip Man to life...
Locals watch a lion dance performance at a show for the celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in London, Britain, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
What is Mid-Autumn Festival?
Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, but what is it? And how can you celebrate? Held every year on the 15th day of the 8th Month in China’s lunar calendar, Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals...
Eric Liddell Exhibition opening in Edinburgh, UK.
Eric Liddell & Weifang Exhibition Opens in Edinburgh, UK
New Eric Liddell & Weifang exhibition in Edinburgh shows Eric Liddell’s story in China. The new exhibition Eric Liddell & Weifang opened on August 22nd at the Eric Liddell Community charity...
Image of main characters in Zhang Yimou's film To Live.
Movie Review: To Live by Zhang Yimou at The Garden Cinema
To Live Review: The Garden Cinema screens terrific but sorrowful movie by Zhang Yimou. To Live is not an enjoyable movie. Life is unrelenting in oppressing the protagonist Fugui and his family, to the...
They Symphony Kukai performance..
Review: Symphony Kukai’s European premiere
Symphony Kukai’s European Premiere introduces an East Asian Buddhist monk to the UK through music. Inside Central Hall Westminster, the orchestra and choir sit in the shadow of a great organ, ready to...
The opening image at the Red Sorghum screening, used in this Red Sorghum review.
Movie Review: Zhang Yimou’s Red Sorghum at The Garden Cinema
Red Sorghum review: The opening movie of The Garden Cinema’s Zhang Yimou retrospective shines. Zhang Yimou’s magnificent directorial debut Red Sorghum (1987) shines as it opens a retrospective of his movies screening...
A musician playing at the Yunnan Cultural Festival.
Yunnan Cultural Festival Dazzles London
The inaugural Yunnan Cultural Festival brought southwestern China to the UK for a wonderful day of performances, workshops, and market stalls. Held in Camden on Saturday 3rd of August, the inaugural Yunnan...
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Zhong Feifei: The Sino-Congolese Social Media Star
“With my curly hair, how could I interpret a song celebrating antique China?” declared Zhong Feifei while smiling, a bit ironically and mischievously (T/N: there’s no bite to it) talking about her...
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A virtual journey into London Chinatown’s now and then
With giant flowers blossoming along the pavement, black and white banners written in traditional Chinese that were commonly seen in any Chinese city back in the 1900’s hovering in the air and iconic landmarks...
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Anti-racist Instagram Opera: Shaping and Rethinking the Theatrical Form
As a response to the prejudice shown towards the East and South East Asian diaspora during the pandemic, the anti-racist Instagram opera, nineteen ways of looking, a constellation of music, image, dance...
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Xuefei Yang to Illuminate Shakespeare's Globe with Candlelit Recital
Xuefei Yang, hailed as “One of the most extraordinary instrumentalists in the world” by the New York Sun and recognized as “One of the 100 Best Artists of Our Time” by Classic FM,...
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China Musicians Association Celebrates Resounding Success of China-UK Cultural Exchange Concert
From June 28 to July 2, the China Musicians Association’s art troupe presents a special cultural exchange concert in the UK, and hosts 2 meeting performances in Manchester and London, showcasing...
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Jessamine Chan: ‘The feeling of otherness affected how I saw the world’
The School for Good Mothers is an instant New York Times Bestseller, an explosive debut novel, where one lapse in judgement lands a struggling young Chinese-American single mother Frida Liu in a government...
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A virtual journey into London Chinatown’s now and then
Feature image: Chinatown in London. Photography: Valentin Petkov @thefreak1337/Unsplash. With giant flowers blossoming along the pavement, black and white banners written in traditional Chinese that were...
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Shang-Chi star Simu Liu: I will never change my Chinese name
The creatives behind Marvel’s first-ever Asian-led superhero movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings arrived in London last week to attend the premiere on the “Blue Carpet” at the Curzon...
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Beauty Across Borders: China-UK Photography Competition launches in London
The ‘Beauty Across Borders: China-UK Photography Competition’ was officially unveiled on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in London.The organizers, sponsors, supporters, and media partners of the “Beauty...
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Beauty Across Borders: China-UK Photography Competition
Get ready to be part of an exciting photography celebration, as the “Beauty Across Borders: China-UK Photography Competition” brings forth the mesmerizing natural beauty and rich cultural heritage...
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Building Transnational Bridges: The Grand Opening of China Film Festival 2024 in London, UK
On April 11, the China Film Festival 2024, hosted by China Film Administration and organised by China Film Archive, commenced in London, UK, marking a significant milestone in Sino-British cultural exchange....
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Performance Review: She Came from Xinjiang
She Came from Xinjiang is a performance on the Camden Fringe blending a mix of dancing, singing, and acting. It is written, directed, and performed by Mikray Tursun. Alongside her Euan Shedden also acted...
The screen at the UK premier of the Chinese movie Successor.
Movie Review: China’s blockbuster comedy Successor arrives in the UK
Chinese movie Successor brought plenty of laughs to its UK Premier at Odeon Covent Garden on Friday 2nd August The hilarious Chinese movie Successor (2024) held its UK premier last Friday as it opens globally...
Poster for Blink of an Eye showing Beijing urbanisation.
Sold out “Blink of an Eye” Screening in London Shows Reality of Beijing Urbanisation
Blink of an Eye at the Barbican brought together a series of short films showcasing Beijing urbanisation. Premiering in July to a sold-out cinema at the Barbican Blink of an Eye showcased Beijing urbanisation...
The Garden Cinema in London.
The Garden Cinema brings Chinese great Zhang Yimou to the UK
The After four years of work, a season of Zhang Yimou’s movies will screen for the first time in Europe at The Garden Cinema from July 19th. London’s newest independent cinema, The Garden Cinema...
China's famous painting Admonitions of the Court Instructress goes on display for only six weeks this summer at the British Museum in London.
One of China’s oldest paintings goes on display in London
China’s famous painting Admonitions of the Court Instructress goes on display for only six weeks this summer at the British Museum in London. Weaving your way through the British Museum’s seemingly...
Chinese Traditional Art exhibition hosted in Beijing.
'Spirit Matters: Traditional Culture in Chinese Contemporary Art' Hits the UK
Chinese traditional culture is turned into art. On July 5, 2024, the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts unveiled the China National Arts Fund’s 2024 project “Spirit Matters: Traditional Culture...
Visitors participate in a silk fan workshop at the London Craft Week.
Silk and Handicrafts-themed workshops at “Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity" London Craft Week
Silk and handicraft workshops held at London Craft Week. On May 15, during the 10th London Craft Week themed “Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity”, Silk and Handicrafts-themed lectures and workshops were...
Speaker at the London Craft Week.
Jizhou Kiln Ceramics Made a Grand Entrance at the 10th London 'Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity' Craft Week
On May 14, the annual 10th London Craft Week, themed ‘Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity’ featured a special event with Jizhou Kiln Ceramics as the guest of honour. Jizhou Kiln, located in...
Speech at the London Craft Week.
10th London Craft Week themed 'Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity' launched in UK
Chinese themed 10th London Craft Week launches On May 13th, London celebrated the opening of the tenth annual London Craft Week. This year themed “Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity.” London...
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Famous actress Cecilia Yip performs in the stage play 'King Lear' in England
Hong Kong film star Cecilia Yip to star in new King Lear play in London Film star Cecilia Yip will star in a Hong Kong version of King Lear at the Riverside Studios in London. The performance will premier...
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Exploring the Elegance of Chinese Characters: "Evolution of Chinese Characters" Exhibition Grandly Opens in London
April 20th marks the 15th United Nations Chinese Language Day. To mark it, a ten-day ‘Evolution of Chinese Characters’ exhibition has launched in London. The exhibition is organised by the...
Maize Maze Exhibition.
Overseas Chinese artists Hosts thematic contemporary art exhibition Maize Maze
On 27th September 2023, the contemporary art group exhibition Maize Maze: Immortality Experiment, together with Ran Zhou’s solo exhibition RIGID unveiled in London. The exhibition constructs a coherent...
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