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BCI supports Leeds Chinese elderly community to celebrate the Year of the Horse The Lychee Red Chinese Seniors Project welcomed the Year of the Horse with a warm and vibrant celebration on Monday 16 February, bringing together older Chinese residents, their families, and supporters for a day rich in culture, connection, and community pride. The...
Inside Chinese Football: Language, Culture & Real‑World Experience Our recent online lecture, Inside Chinese Football: Language, Culture & Real‑World Experience, delivered by Jacopo Maria Mazzanti, offered attendees an in‑depth look at the linguistic, cultural, and professional world of football in China. Jacopo—an experienced football coach, translator, and specialist in Chinese football terminology—drew on nearly five...
BCI Celebrates with Special Awards Honouring Seven Key Community Partners The Business Confucius Institute (BCI) at the University of Leeds marked a major milestone last Friday with a ceremony celebrating the "UIBE Confucius Institute 20th Anniversary Partnership Award." The event honoured seven organisations whose long-standing collaboration has helped the Institute promote Mandarin language learning and...
When Tang Xianzu Met Shakespeare: Celebrating Cross‑Cultural Creativity at Leeds The Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds recently hosted When Tang Xianzu Meets Shakespeare, a vibrant exhibition that ran from Monday 16 February to Friday 27 February 2026 in the Maurice Keyworth Foyer at Leeds University Business School. The exhibition followed the successful...
The Leeds Business Confucius Institute is proud to celebrate the winners of its 26 Chinese Writing Competition, now in its second year. Running from 1 January to 31 January 2026, the competition invited learners from across the Leeds community to express their creativity, share their ideas, and celebrate Chinese culture through the written word. Celebrating...
The Business Confucius Institute (BCI) at the University of Leeds welcomed the Chinese New Year in spectacular style, hosting two vibrant celebration evenings on Tuesday 17th and Thursday 19th February from. Each evening welcomed around 100 attendees, transforming the venue into a colourful hub of culture, creativity and celebration. Students, staff and community members came...
Merrion Centre Welcomes Thousands for Two‑Week Chinese New Year Celebration Supported by the Business Confucius Institute The Merrion Centre marked the Year of the Horse with two vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations across consecutive weekends in February 2026, drawing thousands of visitors from across Leeds. Supported by funding and on‑site staff from the Business Confucius...
The Business Confucius Institute (BCI) welcomed attendees to a fun Chinese New Year Language Taster Session on Tuesday 10 February, offering a friendly introduction to Mandarin ahead of the upcoming Year of the Horse celebrations. The one‑hour session, led by BCI language teacher Qingyuan, took place in Maurice Keyworth SR (1.05) and quickly filled with...
BCI visits Garforth Academy to Celebrate Lantern Festival On Friday 30th January, BCI teachers Qingyuan Yang and Yingying Bai delivered a Chinese Taster Session and Lantern Festival introduction at Garforth Academy, marking the second consecutive year of collaboration to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The session welcomed 20 enthusiastic children and four teachers, all eager to...
On 19 January, the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds (BCI) partnered with the Dr Xunnan Li of the "School of Performance and Cultural Industries" and the charity Health for All (Leeds), to support the “Lychee Red Chinese Seniors Project.” Together, they launched a four‑week Chinese classical music and dance workshop series for...