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=578&result=0Chi Zhang, calligraphy tutor at the Institute will be appearing at Dundee`s McMcanus Gallery on 19th May when a special event focusing on this ancient art will be held. The collections unit in Barrack Street will host a talk and demonstration of calligraphy techniques along with a dispaly of Chinese coins at 10.30am on the Saturday. The following day Chi will lead brush painting workshop at 1pm with a drop-in session from 2-4pm. Entry is free. As Christine Donald, early history curator for...Thu, 10 May 2012 15:11:51 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=578&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=576&result=0The examination timetable for the May 2012 diet of HSK exams in now finalised. This examination has continued to draw increasing number of candidates keen to test their language skills and improve their eligibility for scholarships, future employment etc. For the first time we are also running exams at a satellite location - Queen Anne High School in Dunfermline where pupils who are studying Chinese for SQA certification will check their progress against this global benchmark. We wish all...Wed, 09 May 2012 11:10:03 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=576&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=575&result=0The second talk in our Business Lecture Series on China will be given by Stephen Perry, MD of London Export Corporation and Chair of 48 Group Club will share his views on why `Understanding China is Essential for Everyone`. His talk, which starts at 5.30pm on Thursday 10 May at the Confucius Institute promises to give the audience much food for thought. For full details of his profile and an introduction to the talk please visit our microsite www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/cswFri, 27 Apr 2012 17:59:20 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=575&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=577&result=0Registration for the China Postgraduate Network Annual Conference taking place in Edinburgh on 18 and 19 June 2012 is now open. Supported by the British Association of Chinese Studies, the Institute of Academic Development and the Confucius Institute for Scotland the conference looks set to be very popular. The conference is open to graduates and scholars from all disciplines whose work relates to China, providing an opportunity to present research and receive feedback, listen to keynote...Wed, 09 May 2012 11:19:18 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=577&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=574&result=0Do you want to know about traditional Chinese wedding? Do you want to know the ceremonial procedures of traditional Chinese wedding? And do you want to know the social meaning, cultural significance, aesthetic meaning, and theological meaning of traditional Chinese wedding? In this week’s Chinese Conversation and Culture Corner, we will introduce traditional Chinese wedding! Married or unmarried you are very welcome to join us! Hope to see you around 5.30pm, Friday 4 May, Confucius...Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:53:42 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=574&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=573&result=0The Annual General Meeting of the Edinburgh branch of the Scotland China Association will take place on Saturday 12 May starting at 11am. The venue will be the Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, EH2 2JL. Following the business meeting there will be a talk by Dr Barbara Kualbach on `Peking opera`. Dr Kualbach is director of the Goethe Institut Glasgow and an expert in this topic, having spent a year in Taiwan training as a Peking opera actor this replaces her scheduled talk on 13 December,...Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:15:55 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=573&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=572&result=0Jointly organised by the Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Centre for China Research the 2012 Glasgow China Lecture is entitled `Riding the Tiger: Challenges of China`s Municipal Finance in the 21st Century` DATE: Monday 21 May 2012TIME: Lecture: 1800-1915, networking: 1915-200VENUE: Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow, 1 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ The talk will be given by Christine Wong, Professor of Chinese Public Finance in the...Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:08:15 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=572&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=571&result=0The first CCCC of the spring term will take place on Friday 27 April with a focus on food. Food is very important to us all and nowhere more perhaps than in China. As the economy has improved in China, eating has becomes a form of entertainment as well as an essential element in life. Chinese cuisine which for a long time reflected mostly Cantonese food has begun to be recognised around the world. Join us for the first Chinese Culture & Conversation Corner of the spring term when we will...Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:20:09 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=571&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=570&result=0To find out about the economic, commercial and political background dynamics that underlie present and future commercial relationships with China join us at 6pm on Thurs 26 April for the first lecture in our Business Lecture Series. The first talk in the series will be given by Adam Dupre, China Company Research Services and ex officio Vice President 48 Group Club. Starting at 6pm in the Confucius Institute for Scotland`s base in Abden House the talk will be followed by a drinks reception....Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:06:13 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=570&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=569&result=0Join us for the fourth lecture in the Spring 2012 Business Lecture Series on China. The lecture series aims to deliver awareness and stimulate debate on Scotland and Scottish business engagement with China.Over a series of lectures in spring and autumn 2012 the global context in which the Scotland-China business relationship needs to be understood will be examined. Dr. JI Bin is vice president of the All China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, vice chairperson of the China Youth Federation...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:26:54 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=569&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=568&result=0Join us for the second lecture in the Spring 2012 Business Lecture Series on China. The lecture series aims to deliver awareness and stimulate debate on Scotland and Scottish business engagement with China.Over a series of lectures in spring and autumn 2012 the global context in which the Scotland-China business relationship needs to be understood will be examined. Stephen Perry has been involved with China since his earliest days. With decades of practical experience the company of which he...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:19:37 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=568&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=567&result=0Join us on 10 May at 6pm in the Confucius Institute for Scotland for the second lecture in the Spring 2012 Business Lecture Series on China. This lecture series aims to deliver awareness and stimulate debate on Scotland and Scottish business engagement with China. For full details and to book a space at this event please visit our microsite Stephen Perry has decades of experience in China and in his talk entitled `Understanding China is essential for everyone` he will reflect on China`s...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:01:35 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=567&result=0http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=566&result=0Join us for the first lecture in the Spring 2012 Business Lecture Series on China. The lecture series aims to deliver awareness and stimulate debate on Scotland and Scottish business engagement with China.Over a series of lectures in spring and autumn 2012 the global context in which the Scotland-China business relationship needs to be understood will be examined. Adam`s talk `China/Scotland: the global context` will address the general themes of the whole series – the economic, commercial...Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:57:11 GMThttp://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/news/article.php?article_id=566&result=0