Introduction to Chinese Culture Series: How Film Came to China

Saturday 30 May 2026, 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Venue

Lancaster City Centre

Open to

All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, External Organisations, Postgraduates, Public, Staff, Undergraduates

Registration

Cost to attend - booking required

Registration Info

Please register for the sessions via the eStore.

Ticket Price

£4 per person per session

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.

How film came to China session: The rise of early Chinese film and its cultural roots

How did film first arrive in China? What were China’s earliest films like? How did early filmmakers tell stories of love and society?

This talk invites you to explore how a foreign technology was transformed into a distinctly Chinese art form.

Speaker

Guangqiong Li

Confucius Institute, Lancaster University

Contact Details

Name Lancaster University Confucius Institute
Email

ci@lancaster.ac.uk

Website

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-institute