Event Details

A 10 week introduction to Chinese culture incorporating lectures and practical sessions. Each session has a different topic of Chinese culture.

The series will begin on 9 May 2026 until 18 July 2026(inclusive).

Saturday afternoons from 1:30pm to 3:00pm, each session lasting 1.5 hours. The venue will be Lancaster City Centre.

Each session has a different topic of Chinese culture including taichi, calligraphy, Chinese film, opera, tea, philosophy.

Specific dates are May 9, 16, 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27; and July 4, 11, 18.

You are not required to participate in all of them though you are very welcome to do so.

'What is Education For? Rethinking Learning through Confucian Thought' session

In contemporary education systems increasingly oriented toward skills acquisition and measurable performance, the fundamental purpose of education is often called into question. This talk draws on the educational philosophy of Confucius to revisit the deeper aims of learning.

Focusing on the Confucian ideal of self-cultivation, it explores how education can be understood not merely as the transmission of knowledge or the development of competencies, but as a lifelong process of moral and personal formation. The talk will examine how this perspective offers valuable insights for rethinking higher education, character development, and the broader concept of lifelong learning in today’s world.