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03/03/2023

Breakfast Club at Market House (8 March) - Residential Property Investment - https://mailchi.mp/cambridgechinacentre/breakfast-club-at-market-house-8-march-residential-property-investment

01/02/2023

Join us at our Breakfast Club on the 8 Feb and learn 'Tax Efficient Financial Planning' - https://mailchi.mp/cambridgechinacentre/chinese-new-year-gala-dinner-the-year-of-the-rabbit-a-lot-more-11518478

20/01/2022

Greater Cold (大寒 Dàhán), the last solar term before the Spring Festival
Preparations for the Spring Festival is busy yet joyful, and the pre-festival chores could take as long as a month and require everyone in the family to be involved, whether they are cleaning up the clutter, or preparing New Year' s decorations, food, goods and gifts.
There are many 'Spring Festival' traditions that are well kept and followed in various parts of China, like cleaning up the clutter (除尘), buying sesame stalks (买芝麻秸), putting up Spring Festival Couplets (贴春联), pasting up the Fu character (贴福字), offering sacrifices to the kitchen god and wish for blessing (祭灶王爷), firecrackers and fireworks (放鞭炮烟花), red envelopes (压岁钱), New Year's Eve dinner (年夜饭), and eating glutinous rice cake (吃年糕)...

What are ‘Chinese 24 Solar Terms’?
Over 2,000 years ago, ancient Chinese scholars observed the changing patterns in our natural world: the climates, the turning of the seasons, and astronomy. The scholars measured and divided the sun’s annual movements into #24 equal parts, creating the 24 Solar Terms which were used to in China. Even to this day, this invention still guides the and of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.

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05/01/2022

Lesser Cold (小寒 Xiǎohán) is the 23rd of the 24 Solar Terms. It usually begins around the 5-6 January, when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 285°.
Lesser Cold implies that the cold air accumulation hasn’t reached its peak; however, as it usually arrives around the 3rd nine-day periods (三九 sānjiǔ) following the Winter Solstice, it marks the beginning of the coldest days of the year for most areas of China.
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What are ‘Chinese 24 Solar Terms’?
Over 2,000 years ago, ancient Chinese scholars observed the changing patterns in our natural world: the climates, the turning of the seasons, and astronomy. The scholars measured and divided the sun’s annual movements into #24 equal parts, creating the 24 Solar Terms which were used to in China. Even to this day, this invention still guides the and of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.

The penultimate solar term is Xiao Han, meaning “Lesser Cold”, a time where, in many parts of China, people stay indoors out of the cold, preparing paper dec...

21/12/2021

"Winter Solstice" (冬至 Dōng Zhì) is the 22nd of the 24 Solar Terms. It usually begins around 21-22 December, when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 270°.
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What are ‘Chinese 24 Solar Terms’?
Over 2,000 years ago, ancient Chinese scholars observed the changing patterns in our natural world: the climates, the turning of the seasons, and astronomy. The scholars measured and divided the sun’s annual movements into #24 equal parts, creating the 24 Solar Terms which were used to in China. Even to this day, this invention still guides the and of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.

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D**g Zhi is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms, marking the winter solstice, the shortest day with most hours of darkness. D**g Zhi therefore represents the begi...

08/12/2021

Webinar: From Pith Paper Painting to the Thirteen Hongs of Canton 从通草画到十三行
Time: 10 Dec 2021, 10am (UK time)/ 6pm (China time)
Language: English
Zoom ID: 823 6671 8718
Password: 123456

About the Thirteen Hongs of Canton
The Thirteen Hongs of Canton (Guangzhou) was once the gate through which China connected with the world, as well as the window through which the world got to know China.
The word "Hong (行)", in Cantonese, means large trading houses. From 1757 to 1842, the Thirteen Hongs of Canton represented the only Chinese official trading hub that handled trade with the West.

About Pith Paper Painting
While travelling in China during the first half of the 19th century it became common for Europeans to collect small, attractive watercolour paintings by local artists. These ‘export paintings’ usually depicted scenes of everyday life in China as well as decorative images of birds, insects and flowers. They were often treated as souvenirs, bound in albums and taken back to Europe.
The paintings are very striking in their vibrant colours and translucency, which is due to the support on which they are painted. Instead of being made from plant fibres matted together, as with traditional paper, the soft white support is a thin slice of the stem of the Tetrapanax papyrifer plant. The velvet-like texture of the pith ‘paper’ lends itself well to the application of watercolours, and its ability to absorb water to alter the surface characteristics means the paint layer is raised, creating an attractive embossed surface.

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Presenters
China National Tourist Office, London
UK Research and Development Centre for Chinese Traditional Culture
CTSIC

Patron
Embassy of China, London

08/12/2021

Congratulations the winner! Please check your inbox for the ticket details and hope you enjoy the Christmas ride in Grand Arcade!

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07/12/2021

"Heavy Snow" solar term (大雪 Dàxuě) is the 21st of the 24 Solar Terms. It usually begins around the 7 December, when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 255°.
Chinese farmers love snow. They say that heavy snow gives the promise of a prosperous new year (瑞雪兆丰年). You can also tell from another farmer's proverb, "three layers of snow on wheat this year, a sound sleep on bread next year (冬天麦盖三层被，来年枕着馒头睡)".

What are ‘Chinese 24 Solar Terms’?
Over 2,000 years ago, ancient Chinese scholars observed the changing patterns in our natural world: the climates, the turning of the seasons, and astronomy. The scholars measured and divided the sun’s annual movements into #24 equal parts, creating the 24 Solar Terms which were used to in China. Even to this day, this invention still guides the and of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.

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06/12/2021

The Six is landing to Cambridge - Catching the untold story of RMS Titanic's Chinese survivors, the only night screening in
Cambridge Arts Picturehouse
Tomorrow 7 Dec at 6pm

The Six is executive produced by James Cameron, directed by Arthurs Jones, a British filmmaker who has been living in China for more than 20 years.

You can purchase the ticket in here:
https://ticketing.picturehouses.com//Ticketing/visSelectTickets.aspx?cinemacode=002&txtSessionId=38073&visLang=1

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Trailer for the new LP Films documentary feature The Six《六人》, the untold story of RMS Titanic's Chinese PassengersSynopsisWhen RMS Titanic sank on a cold nig...

01/12/2021

Newsletter : Cambridge China Centre invites you to have a Magical Sleigh ride at Grand Arcade *Tickets giveaway

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01/12/2021

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29/11/2021

Its our honour to support this cross-cultural event , partnering with China National Tourist Office, London is always joyful and exciting to bring our audience new angle and multi mixture of lifestyle activities from Art to food. We will try our best to share more with you between England and China, more interaction and sharing of arts and lifestyle. Thank you for everyone efforts and looking forward to more events from virtual to offline again in the future.

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