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January TUESDAY 23rd
(NOT Wednesday!!) Introducing Tai Chi by Tai
Chi Master Sam Sun Have you ever tried Tai Chi?
This is your chance to meet an accredited Master. Master
Sam Sun is a 20th generation member of the Chen Style Tai Chi, which is
a
famous and well established Tai Chi practice. He is also a 9th
generation of
Xin Yi Kong Fu, and a member of the World organization of Wu Shu and
Tai Chi.
He is an instructor of the highest level in China, and Chairman of the
Association of Chinese Kong Fu Incorporating
Tai Chi in Ireland. (This meeting will be
held in the
United Arts Club as usual, but in the room on the right, just inside
the front
door.) February The Qinghai Tibet Railway-
On the Roof of the World: Part 2
by Gerard Corcoran Gerard was recently a passenger on the
amazingly-engineered new
train travelling from China to Tibet.
Last October he gave a superb presentation about this
fantastic journey,
but he had so much more to tell us that he promised to give a second
talk in
the spring. True to his word, he will give us this second part tonight,
illustrated with video footage of Tibet, Qinghai and Xian, as well as
of the
train journey itself. March Wednesday 28th
“Family Celebrations in
China” by Victor Huang. We in Ireland are becoming familiar with the
Chinese New Year
festival and its customs. However, there are other annual festivals in
China,
each with its special traditions. Victor Huang, an experienced
presenter, will
tell us about some of these, and also about how the Chinese mark the
big family
events – births, marriages and deaths. (Victor Huang, M.Comm, is a Ph.D Candidate in the Smurfit School of Business, UCD; Council member of the Ireland China Association, and Director of China Opportunities Consulting.) April "Five Key Words for Unlocking Chinese Culture" by Professor Jerusha McCormack There are some basic concepts which have come to seem natural and obvious to the Chinese, but which do not translate easily into Western terms. Tonight Professor McCormack will discuss five of the most crucial of these concepts, to deepen our understanding of Chinese ways of thinking.
We try to ensure that the Programme will
proceed as listed. Evening meetings will start at 8 pm on the FOURTH
WEDNESDAY of each month,
EXCEPT FOR JANUARY,
and will be held in theUNITED ARTS CLUB
3 Upper FitzWilliam Street
Dublin 2.
(very near Baggot
Street)
This venue is very convenient . It is right beside Baggot Street, and a five-minute walk from Leeson Street or Mount Street, so it is well served by buses. Parking is abundant and free (after 7.00 p.m., which is ideal for our meetings at 8.00 p.m.).
February
Monday 19th
Year of the Pig stamp, Canada
Chinese New Year Dinner
This year, the Year of the Pig, the ICCS Dinner will again be held in
Wong's Restaurant,
7 Sandford Road,
Ranelagh,
Dublin 6
at 7.15 p.m.
Members will receive details by post.
Numbers are limited so early booking is advisable.
Wednesday 28th
Moon Cakes
Wednesday 25th
Socrates Confucius
Any
Questions? Phone Jane Almquist, Tel:4977206
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