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14th June 2022News and Events

Past, Present, Future – Chinese Language Acquisition and Society Conference Speakers (17th June)

Join us here at Goldsmiths Confucius Institute for Dance and Performance in celebrating 10 years of the department. […]

14th June 2022News and Events

Join us here at Goldsmiths Confucius Institute for Dance and Performance in celebrating 10 years of the department. […]

10th May 2021Chinese Festivals

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Chongwu Festival（重午节）, Dragon Festival, Zhengyang Festival（正阳节）, Tianzhong Festival（天中节）and so on, […]

4th May 2021Chinese Music

Zheng or Guzheng is a traditional music instrument in China with over 2500 years of history. During the […]

26th April 2021Chinese Martial Arts

Wen Ji Qi Wu originally means to get up early and dance a sword. Later, it acquired the […]

19th April 2021Chinese Festivals

Clear and Bright (Qingming) is one of the 24 solar terms in China. Since the 24 solar terms […]

23rd March 2021Chinese Music

Erhu, or erh-hu, is one of the most prevalent instruments in Chinese folk music. The prototype of erhu […]

15th March 2021Chinese Dance

Tibetan dance, or Tibetan ethnic dance has a long history closely connected with Han dance culture. It interacts […]

9th March 2021Chinese Music

Qin or Gu Qin is a very traditional music instrument in China with nearly 3000 year-long history. In […]

3rd March 2021Chinese Martial Arts

Chinese traditional culture is broad and profound, and martial arts inherited from traditional culture not only has the […]