Year of The Rabbit – 2023 Chinese New Year Programme
This year the Chinese New Year (or Spring Festival 春节 in Chinese) falls on Sunday 22nd January 2023, when the transition from Tiger to Rabbit takes place. We, The Language Centre and QUB iRise Staff Network, would like to take this opportunity to invite all our students, staff members, as well as members of the public, to join in our celebrations and send our best wishes to all those who celebrate —
Happy and Healthy Year of the Rabbit!
兔年快乐、安康 (Tùnián kuàilè ānkāng)!
Pre-CNY Events
| From | To | Event | Output |
| Fri 09/12/22 | Fri 13/01/23 | CNY2023 Drawing Competition | Exhibition |
| Fri 09/12/22 | Sun 22/01/23 | Discovering Chinese Family Names and Dialects | Report/Talk |
January – February 2023
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| Fri 20/01/23 | 13:00-15:30 | Tasting the Rabbit: Chinese cultural demo and display (with The Graduate School) | Closed |
| Sun 22/01/23 | 00:00 – | ArtEast Online Exhibition | Open access |
| Tue 24/01/23 | 12:00-15:30 | CNY2023 Launch Event at Queen’s (McClay Library – Lanyon – Junction, MST) | Closed |
| Thu 26/01/23 | 12:00-13:00 | Beyond Putonghua: The Charm of Chinese Dialects (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Sun 29/01/23 | 12:00-17:00 | ArtEast Exhibition: Chinese Brushes in Belfast and Beyond (Ulster Museum) | Open access |
| Mon 30/01/23 | 13:00-14:00 | Exploring CHEN Xuefeng’s Imaginary Garden (Training Room 2, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Tue 31/01/23 | 14:00-15:00 | Childcare Arrangements and Grandparenting in Chinese Families (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Wed 01/02/23 | 13:00-14:00 | Hong Kong Culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Thu 02/02/23 | 12:00-13:00 | New Year Celebration of An Ethnic Blang Village in China (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Sat 04/02/23 | 14:00-18:00 | Fun Time with Table Tennis at Queen’s (with QUB Table Tennis Club, PEC) | Closed |
| Mon 06/02/23 | 15:00-16:30 | The Charm of Guzheng: An introductory workshop (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| TBC | TBC | Baijiaxing: The Norms of Chinese Family Names (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Register |
More culture talks and workshops can be found below.
We welcome proposals from a wide range of subjects with an interest in China-related themes and topics.
March 2023
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| Wed 15/03/23 | 15:00-16:30 | The Charm of Guzheng: Interactive Workshop 2 | Closed |
April 2023
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| Fri 14/04/23 | 13:00-14:00 | ‘The Six’ Chinese survivors of the Titanic: The little known story | Closed |
| Thu 20/04/23 | 12:00-13:00 | UN Chinese Language Day Celebration | N/A |
May 2023
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| Sat 06/05/23 | 19:00-21:00 | The Songs from Spring – Singing with Chinese Poetry | Closed |
September 2023
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| Fri 29/09/23 | 14:00- 16:30 | Mid-Autumn Festival & LC-iRISE Welcome | Register |