The Chinese Culture Company
April 5th marks Tomb Sweeping Day in China, a day to both honour ancestors and celebrate the arrival of spring. But this is only one of the festivals that happen in China in April, which corresponds to the third lunar month of the Chinese calendar. What other festivals are coming up this month?
Read on to find out!
Continue reading “Noteworthy Dates in the Chinese Calendar – April 2022 Edition”
Sugar painting is a traditional Chinese folk art that was done on by street vendors and at fairs for people to take away and eat (though we wouldn’t recommend you eat them nowadays!). The most common subjects are animals. Read on for five key things to know about this folk art!
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While Cultural Keys can be considered your go-to for a variety of traditional Chinese culture activities, there are of course plenty of other fun and interesting cultural events happening around the capital every month!
Here’s our round-up of activities connected with Chinese language and culture for April in Beijing!
Please note: Cultural Keys is in no way affiliated with any of the events or organisations listed in this article, unless explicitly stated. We offer no guarantee about the quality of any third party events, and strongly suggest interested participants contact the relevant organizers to clarify event details before attending.
Continue reading “Chinese Language & Culture Events in Beijing – April 2022”
While Cultural Keys can be considered your go-to for a variety of traditional Chinese culture activities, there are of course plenty of other fun and interesting cultural events happening around the capital every month!
Here’s our round-up of activities connected with Chinese language and culture for March in Beijing!
Please note: Cultural Keys is in no way affiliated with any of the events or organisations listed in this article, unless explicitly stated. We offer no guarantee about the quality of any third party events, and strongly suggest interested participants contact the relevant organizers to clarify event details before attending.
Continue reading “Chinese Language & Culture Events in Beijing – March 2022”
Last week Cultural Keys was pleased to welcome Wen Meng Xin from China News to our culture centre! Wen Meng Xin spent the day with us learning about what we do, as well as interviewing our co-founder AJ Donnelly. We also held a free calligraphy and painting class so she could get footage of some typical events.
See some pictures of the event below!
Continue reading “Photos from our recent Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Workshop!”