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Eye On Asia Photo Exhibition
SCEN Website Manager, Megan Hammell, has been shortlisted for the annual Eye On Asia Photography competition, and her entry is currently on show with the other finalists' photographs in the Parkinson Building, University of Leeds.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year at Heriot-Watt University
Professor Ian Baxter, Director of the Scottish Confucius Institute for Business & Communication extends an invitation to all to attend the annual Heriot-Watt University celebration concert for Chinese New Year.

Confucius Institute for Scotland: Distinguished Lecture
Join us on Thursday 15 February to hear from Professor Joan Judge of York University, Canada. Central to the political, literary and social revolutions of the 20th century was the figure of the masses:

The Giant Lanterns of China at Edinburgh Zoo
The Giant Lanterns of China exhibition currently on at Edinburgh Zoo is on from the 1st December 2017 until 25th February 2018.

Sounds of the Silk Road Concert
Now after the western world has celebrated their new year, over a billion Chinese people are preparing for their own new year celebrations on 16th February 2018.

A Great New Chinese Film is Released!
Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's new film, Youth, is coming to UK cinemas on December 15th.

Crystal Pan Balish tells us about Scottish Opera’s production of Warriors!
The Emperor's Incredible Army was successfully performed in Beijing by three artists of Scottish Opera and 890 Primary 5 (12 years old) pupils from Fangcaodi International School on Friday 3rd November.
Nanning Final Chapter
And just like that, the Preston Lodge Pipe Band's final two gigs in Nanning were upon us.
News from Lee Moore in Nanning!
We are joined on the trip by Olivia Contini who is a representative of Scottish China Education Network(SCEN). Olivia is originally from Musselburgh and is living in Guang studying Chinese.

News from Olivia Contini, SCEN Nanning Ambassador, in Nanning!
What a success day one in Nanning, Guangxi has been!

Chinese Opera Educational Events in August
*Firstly Seto Yok, the great Chinese Opera Singer from Hong Kong, will be giving a short and inspiring educational performance:

Chinese Arts and Culture Festival in Edinburgh
From Jie Song, Chairman: The Scotland China Chamber of Commerce is holding the 3rd Chinese Arts and Culture Festival on August 12.

Luocha Land - National Theatre of China Comes to The Edinburgh Fringe
A production from the National Theatre of China is appearing at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Color of West China Photography Exhibition
"Experience China" is an established cultural project of the Chinese State Council Information Office.
The Story of China - Fringe Festival
A student troupe from top Beijing Schools will be performing at the Fringe in The Story of China:
Contemporary Chinese Fashion Designers & Their Design Philosophy
It is our great pleasure to invite you to a special guest lecture by Dr Vera Bai.

Our Year in China
It's been a while since my last post. I do apologise, I've been busy with my students as they prepare for their exams.



The First Lecture of the 2017 Business Lecture Series from Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the first talk in our 2017 Business Lecture Series from Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG.