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Free Mandarin Conversation practise

Public lecture by Master Chen Lisheng, the 15th generation disciple of Wudang XuanWuPai and president of Wudang Taoist WuJi Kungfu Academy

Professor Li Ruru of Leeds University is an expert in Chinese Opera and music. Both Kunju and Beijing Opera are the well-known genres of the traditional Chinese theatre. How do the old theatres cope with the demands of the fast-changing world and the pressure of new technologies?

Suitable for all ages. Come along and learn about the ancient Chinese art of Calligraphy. Practise your own Chinese writing and drawing skills.

Sifu Bruce Clark of Yees Hung Ga International Kung Fu association Aberdeen will give an introduction to the traditional Chinese art of Lion dancing.

Interested in learning Mandarin? Come along to our taster sessions and find out more about the language and culture. 45-minute language taster classes, each starting on the hour.

An evening of Scottish music and Chinese puppetry at the Beach Ballroom.

Claire Carolan of the Library of the University of Aberdeen will speak about her recent project on relationships between university libraries and Confucius Institutes in France and Germany.

Reading with Xiaolu Guo at May Festival

The Confucius Institute has invited Prof. Zhu Binzhong to give a lecture about Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize Laureate, and his masterpiece, Red Sorghum.