http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/Information on news items from The Confucius Institute for Scotland in the University of Edinburghhttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=378&result=0The language class timetable for autumn 2010 is now complete with online booking opening week beginning 9 August. The timetable of classes is as shown below Chinese 1.1. Monday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings Chinese 1.2 Monday and Wednesday evenings Chinese 1.3 Tuesday evenings Chinese 1.4 Tuesday evenings and Wednesday afternoons Chinese 1.5 Thursday evenings Chinese 2.1 Thursday evenings Chinese 3.1 Wednesday evenings Chinese 4.1 Tuesday evenings Chinese 4.3 Monday...Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:19:41 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=378&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=385&result=0In August and September we are running three Saturday Calligraphy Taster Courses. Led by Chang Zhi, each Saturday session will focus on Chinese Calligraphy and Brush Painting with the chance to create your own piece of art work. Priced at only £30 each session will run from 10.30am to 3pm with a 30 minutes break for lunch. The dates on which sessions will run are 28 August, 4 September and 11 Sept. Further details and booking information available here. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:02:21 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=385&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=377&result=0Rhythm of the Drums: Song of the Cicada is the title of the 2010 Fringe Production organised by the Confucius Institute for Scotland. With 16 lunchtime shows (13.40-14.40) running between 4 August and 22 August, make sure you find a slot to enjoy the exuberant drumming, dramatic dance, heartfelt singing, and glorious ethnic costumes in this spectacular show. From the Wood Drum Dance of the Miao people – known as ‘oriental disco’ for its frenetic movements - to the ethereal beauty of the...Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:37:45 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=377&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=384&result=0The final film showing of the summer for the Burrell`s China Season 2010, will take place on Sunday 12th Sept at 2pm in the Lecture Theatre at the Burrell. `Spring in a Small Town` (1948, 85 min) depicts the love triangle of Yuwen, her ailing husband Dai Liyan, and doctor Zhang Zhichen in a small war-torn town in the South of Yangtze River after WWII. Between Yuwen and Liyan, there is only duty and concern, but no love, as they silently and politely pass the days in the ruined manor that...Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:10:11 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=384&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=383&result=0As part of the Burrell`s China Season 2010, there will be a free monthly Chinese film shown in the Burrell Theatre at 2pm over summer 2010. Next month`s film is `Snow in August` which will introduced by Dr Yupin Chung, Curator of Chinese and Far Eastern Civilisations will be shown on Sunday 8th August at 2pm. `Snow in August` (2002, 120 min) from Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a “major drama about life.” This is a special screening of Gao’s...Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:05:42 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=383&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=382&result=0Take advantage of the half price preview shows offered on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th of August to ensure you are one of the first to discover the incredible polyphonic music from Guizhou province. The New York Times described their singing as `Multifarious and splendid music making ...to brilliant and amusing effect.’ Guizhou Ethnic Arts Ensemble will appear from 5-23 August (not 8,11,18) in a lunchtime show in Fringe venue no 7, the New Town Theatre, George Street. Read all about them,...Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:32:02 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=382&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=381&result=0Back by popular demand, Harmony Chinese Music Ensemble, will once again give a concert in the atmospheric Canongate Kirk on Edinburgh`s Royal Mile. With a number of recently composed pieces plus special arrangements of folk and modern songs this year`s Fringe Festival performance should prove as popular as in previous years. Enjoy this Chinese music display - traditional, new and improvised, with the fascinating voice of Fong Liu. Full array of percussion, bamboo flute, ruan (moon guitar),...Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:14:41 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=381&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=380&result=0Throughout the month of August, the Institute`s touring exhibition on Shanghai and the 2010 Expo will be on display in Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh to give shoppers and visitors to the restaurants, cinema and Britannia, information on the fascinating story of Shanghai`s evolution over the last 100 years culminating in its being chosen as host city for the 2010 Expo. To read more about the Expo itself and about the exhibition we have compiled please visit our microsite. Exhibition...Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:45:59 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=380&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=379&result=0With limited seats on offer for this popular class, early booking is recommended for Zhang Chi`s calligraphy class held on Tuesday evenings from 6.30-8.30 starting on 28 September. Suitable for both beginners and improvers, full details of the course and registration details are available on the courses section of our website. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:21:26 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=379&result=0