Events

This page displays regular and one off events organised by the Liverpool Confucius Institute and is updated regularly. Please check back for the latest sessions. All events are free to attend and held at 126 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L69 3GR.

Upcoming events

Talk with Ding Wenjun
Thursday 26th June 2025 (5-6pm)

Title: Industrial Heritage and the Memory Representation: an aesthetic study of state-owned factories in South China

DING Wenjun is an Associate Professor of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China), and was a visiting scholar at Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (2016—2018). His research interests focus on the sociological theory of literature and art, including the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and Contemporary Chinese Urban Culture.

In order to discuss the possibility of industrial heritage as a space for aesthetic education, the article takes the artistic transformation of the State-owned Zini Sugar Factory(紫坭糖厂) in Guangdong Province as the case study. The Zini Tang(紫泥堂) project is in a stagnant stage, forming the spectacle that is different from the mature artistic space, which is the topographic structure of living space and production space adjacent to each other. This is a ruin space with dual meanings. Firstly, it is the ruin of the spectacle that the original abandoned state of the production space can be preserved for a long time that the artistic creation does not change the overall structure of the factory area; At the same time, the cross-generational memory that represented by the adjacent living space and production space is in a state of mutual penetration, which is the ruins in the philosophical sense of Walter Benjamin. This is another model for the development of industrial heritage that activates the value of the memory by placing the spectacles in the development course of the communities, which shows the path to construct Guangzhou's urban culture from the perspective of production.

 

Weekly cultural events 

Traditional Chinese dancing 中国古典舞主题

Mondays 3-4pm.

  • 17 February 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（八大元素 Eight Key Elements）
    This will be a trial session. Everyone is warmly invited to experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture. Please wear comfortable dance shoes and loose-fitting clothing.

  • 24 February 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（旁提 Páng Tí – Side Lift）

  • 3 March 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（横拧 Héng Nìng – Horizontal Twist）

  • 10 March 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（头眼手组合 – Head, Eyes, and Hands Combination）

  • 17 March 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（晃手 Huǎng Shǒu – Hand Shake）

  • 24 March 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（盘手 Pán Shǒu – Hand Twirl、穿手 Chuān Shǒu – Hand Through / Passing Hand）

  • 31 March 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（云手 Yún Shǒu – Cloud Hands）

  • 28 April 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（摇臂 Yáo Bì – Arm Shake）

  • 5 May 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（云间转腰 Yún Jiān Zhuǎn Yāo – Cloud-Style Waist Turn）

  • 12 May 2025 – Body Rhythm Elements 身韵（风火轮 Fēng Huǒ Lún – Wind and Fire Wheel).

Traditional Chinese painting 国画主题

Wednesdays 3-4pm.

  • 19 February 2025 – Plum Blossoms 国画梅花
    This will be a trial session. Everyone is warmly invited to experience the charm of traditional Chinese painting.

  • 26 February 2025 – Orchid 兰花

  • 5 March 2025 – Bamboo 竹子

  • 12 March 2025 – Chrysanthemum 菊花

  • 19 March 2025 – Peony 牡丹

  • 26 March 2025 – Lotus 荷花

  • 2 April 2025 – Hibiscus 芙蓉

  • 30 April 2025 – Chinese Landscape Painting 山水画

  • 7 May 2025 – Chinese Landscape Painting 山水画

  • 14 May 2025 – Chinese Landscape Painting 山水画.

Language exchange 汉语角

Wednesdays 4.30-6pm.

Join us during term time to learn about the Chinese language and culture through themed discussions and practical activities.

  • 5 February 2025 – Chinese New Year Celebrations 新年庆典

  • 12 February 2025 – Introductions and Greetings 介绍与问候

  • 19 February 2025 – Dining Out in China 在中国外出就餐

  • 26 February 2025 – Public Transportation in China 中国的公共交通

  • 5 March 2025 – Shopping in China 在中国购物

  • 12 March 2025 – Chinese Family Values 中国家庭价值观

  • 19 March 2025 – Chinese Historical Figures 历史人物

  • 26 March 2025 – Education in China 中国的教育

  • 2 April 2025 – Visiting a Doctor in China 在中国就医

  • 29 April 2025 – Trends in Chinese Pop Culture 中国流行文化趋势.

Tai Chi classes

Thursdays 12:30-1:30 pm.

1 May to 3 July 2025

Participate in weekly Tai Chi sessions led by Master Chen. Open to all levels.

Wushu classes

Thursdays 4-5pm.

1 May to 3 July 2025

Learn basic movements and techniques of Chinese Wushu (Kung Fu) in these energising weekly sessions.

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