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Why Does China Matter? 18 April
From across Scotland, the finalists in the English Speaking Union public speaking competition for schools will gather in the Playfair Library on Wednesday 18th April to present their speeches on the topic `Why does China Matter?` This event is open to the public and you are very welcome to attend a...
Scholarships to China - deadline 02 May 2012
Applications for the Confucius Institute Scholarships for 2012 are now being accepted - one semester, one year and a two year Masters in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages are all on offer.
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Chinese Writers in Conversation 19 April
Fresh from the London Book Fair, Annie Baobei and Xu Zechen two of China’s most talked about and widely read contemporary authors will spend an evening in conversation with Alan Bissett, Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Writer of the Year 2011.
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Guest Lecture: Chinese Media since 1949 - March 29th 6pm
Join us on Thursday 29 March for an early evening lecture by Prof Stephanie Donald whose talk focuses on field research into media memories of older people in PRC pre 1949.
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Taster Session-Calligraphy Class 8 May
Try you hand at the ancient art of Chinese brush painting or calligraphy through a drop in evening class on Tuesday 08 May.