The Chungking Legation

Foyer, R.G. Casey Building, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, John McEwen Crescent, Barton, Canberra 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday until 20 January 2016 The Chungking Legation: Australia’s diplomatic mission in wartime China exhibition is now open to the…

Celestial Empire: Life in China, 1644-1911

This exhibition brings together material from the National Library of Australia and the National Library of China to provide a window into the diversity of life under the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), China’s last imperial dynasty. The exhibition will be the…

ASAA Conference 2016

The Australian National University (ANU) is proud to host the 2016 Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA). The conference will be held on the ANU campus in Canberra between Tuesday, 5 July and Thursday, 7 July…

When China Met Africa 中非遇

Asia Pacific Screens – ANU Directed by Marc & Nick Francis 2011, 74 mins, UK Chinese with English subtitles 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Wednesday 2 Dec 2015 The Auditorium, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU A historic gathering…

The Art of Kunqu and Peking Opera

ANU China Seminar Series Tang Yuen-ha 4:00pm – 5:30pm, Friday 4 December 2015 The Lotus Hall, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU, Canberra In this lecture-recital, Ms. Tang Yuen-ha will describe her experiences as a student of…

Managing the Foreign

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies Seminar Series Prof Mark Sidel, University of Wisconsin Managing the Foreign: The PRC draft Law on Overseas NGO Management and recent developments in China 5.30pm, Thursday 17 December 2015 Room 321, Level 3, Sidney Myer…

The Bronze Age of the Altay Mountains

China Studies Centre and Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts University of Sydney Professor Shui Tao, Nanjing University 2.00pm – 3.30pm, Wednesday 2 December 2015 Room 310, Old Teachers College (A22), University of Sydney Professor Shui Tao, Deputy Director, Department…