{"id":4944,"date":"2025-01-17T11:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T11:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/?p=4944"},"modified":"2025-01-19T18:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T18:16:44","slug":"happy-year-of-the-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/2025\/01\/17\/happy-year-of-the-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Year of the Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Launch of the Chinese New Year celebrations (Wednesday 22 January) \u2013 open to all students and staff<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 46%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>With the arrival of the Year of the Snake on<strong>&nbsp;Wednesday 29 January<\/strong>, we would like to send our best wishes to all those who celebrate it and its variations (Lunar New Year in some Asian countries) and invite staff and students to join together on&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday 22 January for the main launch event<\/strong>, as below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a collaborative event, organised by The Language Centre, One Elmwood Student Experience Team, Queen\u2019s Students\u2019 Union, CSSA, MSSNI, Ppi Belfast, and Queen\u2019s iRISE Staff Network, supported by People and Culture Diversity and Inclusion team.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/Happy-Year-of-the-Snake-at-Queens-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4945 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/Happy-Year-of-the-Snake-at-Queens-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/Happy-Year-of-the-Snake-at-Queens-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/Happy-Year-of-the-Snake-at-Queens-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/Happy-Year-of-the-Snake-at-Queens-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/Happy-Year-of-the-Snake-at-Queens.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>12:00 \u2013 13:00\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Welcome Reception (Auditorium, McClay Library) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><em>please register for this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/RbrhGu5vqv\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/RbrhGu5vqv\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>13:00 \u2013 13:30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dragon Dance and Parade&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; departing from McClay Library through Lanyon, finishing at One Elmwood Student Centre and Students\u2019 Union)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>13:30 \u2013 16:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cultural Fair and Performances (One Elmwood Foyer &#8211; Ground Floor)&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>no registration required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chinese Culture Forum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration of the Year of the Snake also announces the start of our Chinese Culture Forum in 2025, with the following talks contributed by Queen&#8217;s staff and students, including visiting academics and students from a range of disciplines. Check the programme button and book the events that you are interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4950\" data-id=\"4950\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/CCF2025-Sinong-Ma-1-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/CCF2025-Sinong-Ma-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/CCF2025-Sinong-Ma-1-300x169.jpg 300w, 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