The Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburgh

In this second talk in the series of six onThe PRC at 60, Paul Bailey, Professor in Modern Chinese History at the University of Edinburgh will address the topic: “The 1950s in China: New Wine in Old Bottles.`

The event is free but ticketed. To secure your seat at this second lecture in this series of six please book online here

This event will be held in the Raeburn Room, Old College, South Bridge, University of Edinburgh. Starting at 6pm with a few words of welcome this event will be followed by a drinks reception.

Should you have any questions please call us on 0131 662 2180

The Edinburgh Branch of the Scotland China Association will show a special DVD `Blue Poppies` at the Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh Tuesday 14 Oct 7pm for 7.30pm.

Diana Dodd of ROKPA will introduce this DVD, filmed by Sitar Rose, about three young women who, with the charity’s support, came to study at the RBGE to help ensure the survival of Tibet’s medicinal plants. One or two of the current students will attend the meeting.

All welcome, no admission charge.

SteepleArts in Newburgh, Fife is delighted to present this exhibition of approximately 60 Chinese socio-political posters collected in the early 1980s by a British teacher working in Wuhan in Central China. The exhibition ‘Red Star, White Flowers’ marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 1st October,1949. This collection is being shown for the first time in Britain and will appeal to those interested in graphic/poster art and particularly in its use as propaganda in a Communist regime.


So-called propaganda art has played a major supporting role in the many campaigns designed to mobilise the people and, throughout the People`s Republic, the propaganda poster has been the favoured vehicle through which art conveyed model behaviour. Extensive use is made of Socialist Realism, not only to show life as it really is but also life as it ought to be, thus propagating ideals of correct behaviour and thought. This practice did not stop with the establishment of the People`s Republic of China in 1949. On the contrary, propaganda art continued to be seen as one of the major means of explaining and illustrating the `correct` policies of the moment and the Communist Party`s visions of the future. These posters reinforced the messages passed on by other media such as newspapers, film and radio broadcasting. In modern China, posters are no longer produced in the same quantity and are seen by many Chinese as old-fashioned. In fact, they have now become collectors’ items in the West.


The exhibition is open from 12 noon till 4pm every day from 1st to 11th October, 2009. In addition, SteepleArts welcomes school groups and will extend opening hours to any morning if desired. Further details can be obtained from Ingrid Haas - 07772807091.

http://www.steeplearts.co.uk/

Mark your diary now for a series of six public evening lectures to be held in October and November 2009.

This lecture series will examine China`s history over the last 60 years. Click here for full details and to book any or all of the lectures.

Join in the 60th Anniversary celebrations by attending ECSSA`s special programme `Silver Moon over China` on Sat 03 October. This event will be held at Heriot-Watt University from 7-10pm with the support of the Confucius Institute.

A special performance in the evening entertainment programme will be given by Ding Qi Rui, a rising young contemporary dancer from LDTX Beijing, China who has been brought to Scotland by the Confucius Institute to attend an international dance workshop programme.

The event will also mark the Mid-Autumn festival with both traditional and contemporary performances taking place.

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Tickets are priced at £5/£4 for students and can be reserved by email to eacssa@googlemail.com

Venue: James Watt Centre 1, Heriot-Watt University. Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS.

Transport: Lothian Bus Nos 25 and 34 go directly to Riccarton Campus.