Introduction to Chinese Culture Series: How Film Came to China
Saturday 30 May 2026, 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Venue
Lancaster City CentreOpen to
All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, External Organisations, Postgraduates, Public, Staff, UndergraduatesRegistration
Cost to attend - booking requiredRegistration Info
Please register for the sessions via the eStore.
Ticket Price
£4 per person per sessionEvent 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
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