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January Wednesday 23rd
Chinese Calligraphy by Ms Zhao LiHong
February World Heritage Sites in Sichuan
by
Norman O’Galligan &
John Ryan
Early in 2007 the ICCS
received an invitation from
“Youxie” (The Chinese People’s
Association For Friendship
with Foreign Countries). The Society gratefully accepted this invitation, and in September a party of six members flew out to Beijing. The visit was mainly centred on World Heritage Sites and Ancient Capitals in Sichuan and Henan provinces. March Wednesday 26th
Our Chinese Gardaí People of Chinese origin make up a
sizeable percentage of the population of
Ireland. It is very much to be welcomed
that some of them are now serving in An
Garda Síochána. We will be privileged
tonight to hear about the experiences of
these Gardaí, and their special
deployments, from two of the people
involved. April The ICCS Visit to China,
Part 2: Henan by David Judge and Sam Tsang Henan, south of the Yellow River, is where China started. The ICCS
group visited three ancient capitals -
Kaifeng, Luoyang, and the daddy of them
all, Anyang - as well as staying in the
modern Provincial capital and transport hub, Zhengzhou. Tonight we will hear
about all this (and the crunchy fried
scorpions) in another, yes, lavishly illustrated talk. Evening meetings will start at 8 pm on the FOURTH
WEDNESDAY of each month,
except for FEBRUARY - THIRD Wednesday,
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 11th
Year of the Rat stamps, Hong Kong
Chinese New Year Dinner
This year, the Year of the Rat, 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 20th (NB THIRD Wednesday)
There is so much of interest to report from this trip that it was decided to spread the material over two evenings. Tonight’s talk is part 1 of the two, focussing on Sichuan. No Gigabyte has been spared in making it as fully illustrated as any member could wish.
STOP PRESS! Of Great Interest to Members:The Inaugural Chinese Language & Culture Contest
UCC Chinese Bridge
The Inaugural Chinese Language & Culture Contest – UCC Chinese Bridge - aims at promoting Chinese language and culture in Ireland. It is co-organized by UCC Confucius Institute and Irish Institute of Chinese Studies at UCC.
Theme:
Fever with the Olympics, Fun with Chinese
Eligible Participants:
Non-Chinese native speaker in Ireland
Content:
Chinese language skills
General knowledge about China
Chinese culture skills (e.g. Chinese songs, dances, operas, musical instruments, calligraphy, painting, paper cutting, and martial arts, etc).
There will be one First-prize, two Second-prize, three Third-prize winners; and Individual Award winners.
All winners will be granted commemorative certificates.
Special Prize:
The winners will be selected to participate in the World Chinese Bridge Contest in June 2008 in China. The travel expenses will be covered by Chinese government.
Schedule :
Deadline of Registration: Monday, 21st April 2008
Contest Day: Saturday, 26th April 2008
Venue: UCC
For information see Chinese Language and Culture Contest
Wednesday 23rd
Kaifeng Fireman
Dublin City
Chinese New Year Festivities, 1 -11 February 2008
For information see www.dublin.ie/cny
Chinese New Year 2008 Celebration Charity Gala Evening
Venue: RDS Ballsbridge Serpentine Hall Dublin 4
Date: 5th Feb 2008 (Tuesday) Time: 6:45pm
Tickets: €20, €15
Booking: info@cicaireland.com or contact 0879602090
0872580839
0872443028
Or directly from
Mandarin House Chinese Restaurant
179 Parnell St. Dublin 1.
Proceed from Sales is to aid Love without Boundaries project 2008
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