To celebrate one of the oldest and most respected traditions in the Chinese calendar – the Mid-Autumn Festival – Yauatcha will be serving moon cakes on their menus from 1st August to 15th September. Yauatcha has created a signature moon cake to mark the occasion – a sweet pastry exterior with a thick, Chinese custard […]
Category: Chinese Culture
Inside the China National Acrobatic Troupe with star performer Di Hui
Ever wondered what it takes to be a top class acrobat? With a 2000+ year history, the art has been refined down to a tee. Meet Di Hui, an award winning acrobat from Harbin. Now 28, she arrived in Beijing aged 11 to join the China National Acrobatic Troupe. Considered too old to be a top […]
China Rediscovered: The Benaki Museum Collection of Chinese Ceramics
In May 1936 the steamship Sorrento sailed into the port of Piraeus, Greece. Aboard were 452 items of Chinese pottery, destined to join another 341 already on display at the Benaki Museum in Athens. Over the past 9 years the museum’s founder, Antonis Benakis, had been in contact with their donor, Greek-origin British businessman George […]
A Danish great grandfather, who lived and worked in China from 1900 to 1936
An article by journalist Peter Kenworthy about his Danish great grandfather, who lived and worked in China from 1900 to 1936. The article discusses culture, and the nature of Western semi-colonial behaviour, and is based on quotes from reports and letters that he wrote while in and after leaving China. “We talk a lot about culture in the […]
Study Day: Chinese Art at Ashmolean Museum (University of Oxford)
This study day explores the impact of Buddhist paintings from the Dunhuang caves and of Daoist mythology on Modern Chinese artists. Expert presentations followed by object viewing will allow a deeper understanding of the art historical context of works shown in the current Ashmolean exhibition ‘Pure Land: Images of Immortals In Chinese Art’ . 21 […]
University of Bristol Lion Dance Troupe to perform at Bristol Museum
By King Lee, Esme Yoko Morishima and Joulin Ng – Troupe members The University of Bristol Chinese Lion Dance Troupe is a rich source of Chinese culture both for the University and Bristol itself. Established in 1995, the Troupe enjoyed an initial boom in success, attracting a wide audience and a strong membership. These formative […]
Liu’s Garden of Dreams – Royal College of Art
Gardens, a passion shared in both China and Britain for centuries, are deeply rooted in both cultures. In C.18th England, the landscape architect Capability Brown established new trends with smooth-surfaced, undulating grass park-land, intermittently dotted with mature trees and occasional serpentine lakes. In China, classical gardens, consisting of walls, ponds, rocks, trees, flowers-beds and winding paths, date back even further, […]
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节快乐
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Chinese celebration second to only the Chinese New Year. Today is the date of this festival, based on the Chinese lunar calendar which is always on the 15th day of the 8th month , where the moon is at its fullest, roundest and brightest. You can celebrate this special occasion […]
China National Peking Opera Returns to the UK
10 years after their last visit to the UK in 2005, the magnificent China National Peking Opera Company returns to the UK this winter, coming to both the Liverpool Echo Arena Auditorium (13 – 15 November) and London’s Sadler’s Wells (19 – 22 November). China National Peking Opera Company will be performing two masterpieces for UK […]
The Secret Life of Chinese Gardens
A special exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum Broadway An exciting new exhibition has opened at the Ashmolean Broadway. Those with an affinity for Chinese art and history will enjoy the minimalist space, cleverly accented with artistic impressions of Chinese gardens. The Secret Life of Chinese Gardens brings together famous artists and their lesser known contemporaries […]