Close to China

Chinese students at the University will be organising a Chinese cultural celebration on Thursday and Friday entitled "Close to China" at various venues on campus.

There will be an introduction to major Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Qingdao. Activities will focus, among other subjects, on Chinese calligraphy, drawing, arts and crafts, Chinese medicine and Chinese food.

There will be a Chinese zither show and the screening of the Chinese film The Hero. There will also be a Chinese Tea ceremony.

The programme can be downloaded from: www.um.edu.mt/noticeboard/closetochina.doc

The Institute of Health Care and the China Cultural Centre will be organising a public lecture on food and Chinese culture at the IHC conference hall on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The lecture will be delivered by Professor Gong Wenxiang, Executive Dean of Beijing University.