Photo Credit: Raymond Wong MBE Sir David Tang KBE, businessman, socialite and founder of fashion label Shanghai Tang has died. The flamboyant billionaire, who turned 63 earlier this month had only notified close friends of his final farewell party recently at the Dorchester, will be talked about for months to come, the man himself will be […]
Category: Brit/Chinese Culture
Why My Chinese Heritage Inspired Me To Write – Selina Siak Chin Yoke
There is a cruel Chinese saying: ‘Yellow on the outside, white on the inside.’ It’s derogatory, intended to mean that a person is more Western than Chinese and has lost her way. My own father once said that about me. He was wrong, as I hope my novels demonstrate. What he sensed was the ambiguity […]
Opening ceremony of Master Dahan with Mark Slaats from Littleton & Hennessy
Mark Slaats, art consultant and antiques dealer at art advisory group Littleton & Hennessy provided the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of Dahan: Contemporary Monk Painting, at the Mall Galleries in London. Mark Slaats said: “I really loved some of Master Dahan’s work – which combines Chinese and Western aesthetics. Chinese art, both antiques […]
Study suggests bilinguals have an improved attentional control
Native Chinese speakers have helped researchers shed light onto the cognitive benefits of bilingualism, pointing to an enhanced ability to maintain attention and focus. The results of the study, published in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, suggest it is this improved attentional control that provides the ‘bilingual advantage’, rather than a better-than-average inhibitory control. Bilinguals have been […]
British Chinese star moves Heaven and Earth to stage Mini Moon Festival at O2
Image: Marcus Way Experience a show where the Far East meets the West, with music, arts and dance taking centre stage at Bristol’s O2 Academy on October 1 to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival. Bristol music artist and songstress Makala Cheung has moved the Mini Moon Festival to the O2 following the success of the inaugural […]
Experience China in UK – A cultural exploration of West China
The series of events titled “Experience China-Cultural Exploration of West China” is being held around the United Kingdom and Ireland. Organised jointly by the State Council Information Office of China, the Chinese Embassy in the UK, the Chinese Embassy in Ireland and the Chinese Consulate General in Edinburgh. The main events include Western Chinese song […]
The highly acclaimed Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio to perform at New Diorama Theatre, London
The highly acclaimed Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio from Hong Kong will perform its ground-breaking version of Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” on Friday 4 (7.30pm) and Saturday 5 (2.30pm & 7.30pm) August at the New Diorama Theatre, 15-16 Triton St, Regent’s Park, London NW1 3BF. Created in 2009 in Hong Kong, Titus Andronicus 2.0 is a bold […]
Samson Young: One of Two Stories, or Both (Field Bagatelles)
One of Two Stories, or Both (Field Bagatelles) is a newly commissioned radio series and gallery installation inspired by tales of Chinese migrants, presented as part of the MIF17 programme. Sound artist and composer Samson Young will take visitors and listeners on a journey inspired by the myths and legendary tales of 17th-century Chinese travellers making their way to […]
Hong Kong delegation urges closer connections to Asia following Brexit
Hong Kong and Bristol can play key roles as stepping stones to inter-continental trade following Brexit. That was the central theme at Friday’s Hong Kong Trade Development Council seminar held at Bristol’s Radisson Blu Hotel marking the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong being handed back to China. Supported by Hewlett Rand and the Bristol West […]
British Chinese in Profile: Dr Johnny Hon – International Investor and Philanthropist
Few can people can proudly boast to have achieved as many things in one lifetime as Dr Johnny Hon – international investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is passionate about uniting the East and the West in a myriad of ways and has been extremely successful in his endeavours. Dr Hon was born in Hong Kong […]