Year of The Dragon – 2024 Chinese New Year Programme
Falling on Saturday 10th February 2024, the Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon, will arrive to succeed Rabbit for the start of the new year in the lunar calendar. Queen’s University Belfast would like to take this opportunity to invite all our students, staff members, as well as members of the public, to join in our events and send our best wishes to all those who celebrate —
Happy and Healthy Year of The Dragon!
龙年快乐、安康 (Lóngnián kuàilè ānkāng)!
January 2024
| From | To* | Event | Output |
| Mon 08/01 | Sun 04/02 | Drawing Competition – Year of The Dragon | Exhibition |
| Tue 09/01 | Sun 04/02 | ArtEast Online Exhibition – Call for Contribution (ArtEast member only) | Exhibition |
| Wed 10/01 | Sun 04/02 | Chinese Artefacts at Queen’s – Call for Contribution (QUB students and staff members only) | Exhibition |
February 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| Fri 02/02 | 13:00-17:00 | Drawing The Dragon Workshop (Cube, One Elmwood) | Not required Exhibition |
| Sat 03/02 | 19:00-22:00 | Spring Festival Gala (Mandela Hall, One Elmwood) | Closed |
| Mon 05/02 | 15:00-16:30 | Chinese Muslim Heritage Literacy: Reflections on a Recent Research Report (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Wed 07/02 | 14:00-17:00 | Festival of Chinese New Year (Postgraduates only, Social Space, Graduate School) | Closed |
| Thu 08/02 | 12:00-14:00 | QUB CNY Launch Event (Blue Sky Room, One Elmwood) | Closed |
| Thu 08/02 | 14:00-16:30 | CNY Interactive Fair (GF foyer area, One Elmwood) | Not required |
| Mon 12/02 | 15:00-16:30 | Bridging Eastern and Western Cultures through Film: The 2024 Eutopia Arthouse Film Festival Information Session (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Wed 14/02 | 13:00-14:00 | A Decade of Academic and Cultural Encounters with(in) China (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Thu 22/02 | 13:00-14:00 | How to synthesize Mandarin by yourself? – Phonetics is never a mystery (Auditorium, McClay Library) | Closed |
| Sat 24/02 | 12:00-15:00 | Fun Time with Table Tennis at Queen’s (with Ormeau Table Tennis Club, QUB PEC) | Closed |
This is the special programme for the CNY celebration period, subject to changes.
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.
We would like to thank all the teams, colleagues and students, contributors and performers, as well as helpers, for their dedicated work and endeavours, without which the programme would have not been so engaging and entertaining. We also want to extend our thanks to QUB Annual Fund 2024 for their support to fund us with our activities open towards a wider community.
March 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| 13/03 | 15:30-17:00 | Zen and Visual Art | Closed |
April 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| 19/04 | 14:00-15:30 | UN Chinese Language Day Forum | Closed |
May 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| 01-02/05 | 16:30-18:30 | EAFF Cultural Bridge Special Section Screening | Closed |
| 24/05 | 13:00-14:00 | The Journey to My PhD | Closed |
June 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Registration |
| 10/06 | 11:30-12:30 | Dragon Boat Festival – Special session for School of Psychology students | Closed |
| 19/06 | 12:00-13:00 | How could TCM help you? – Health perceptions and self-practice guides | Closed |
| 21/06 | 13:00-14:00 | Experiences of studying in the UK — A case study on the RED virtual community of Chinese international students | Closed |
September 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Output |
| 08/09 | 13:00- 15:00 | Chinese Calligraphy (Ulster Museum) | Report |
| 12/09 | 14:00- 16:30 | Mid-Autumn Festival and Welcome Event | Report |
November 2024
| Date | Time | Event | Output |
| 14/11 | 12:00- 14:00 | Translating Wuxia Martial Arts Fiction | Report |
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