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CHINA IN CONTEXT 2018 FULL PROGRAMME PACK Read all about it – Best-selling writers gather at Chinatown festival China in Context celebrates writers and writing from and about China in London’s Chinatown. Through talks, workshops, activities and a book fair, join us to enjoy and explore the range of writing that informs our understanding of contemporary China, history and culture. From best-selling authors and acclaimed screenwriters to published poets and award-winning journalists, China in Context highlights talent, themes and topics that are mainstream in the world’s second largest economy and available here in London for those with the curiosity to seek them out. China in Context will welcome the following writers to Chinatown in 2018: Yan Geling – prolific novelist whose novels The Lost Daughter of Happiness, The Uninvited, and The Flowers of War, have secured her role as one of China’s leading contemporary writers. Su Tong – best-selling author whose most famous work outside of China was adapted to become the award-winning Zhang Yimou film, Raise the Red Lantern. Roger Lee – Award-winning writer and producer whose films have transformed Hong Kong Cinema. Xinran – British Chinese writer whose work The Good Women of China, China Witness, and Miss Chopsticks gave UK audiences a better understanding of modern China. Ching He Huang – TV chef, writer and authority on Chinese cuisine whose recipe books include Stir Crazy, Eat Clean: Wok Yourself to Health, and Ching's Fast Food: 108 Quick and Healthy Chinese Favourites. China in Context 2018 is organised by China Exchange and Cypress Books. This year’s festival is supported by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office and Chinatown London.
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Read all about it – Best-selling writers gather at Chinatown festival
China in Context celebrates writers and writing from and about China in London’s
Chinatown. Through talks, workshops, activities and a book fair, join us to enjoy
and explore the range of writing that informs our understanding of contemporary
China, history and culture.
From best-selling authors and acclaimed screenwriters to published poets and
award-winning journalists, China in Context highlights talent, themes and topics
that are mainstream in the world’s second largest economy and available here in
London for those with the curiosity to seek them out.
China in Context will welcome the following writers to Chinatown in 2018:
Yan Geling – prolific novelist whose novels The Lost Daughter of Happiness, The Uninvited, and The Flowers of War, have secured her role as one of
China’s leading contemporary writers.
Su Tong – best-selling author whose most famous work outside of China
was adapted to become the award-winning Zhang Yimou film, Raise the Red Lantern.
Roger Lee – Award-winning writer and producer whose films have
transformed Hong Kong Cinema.
Xinran – British Chinese writer whose work The Good Women of China, China Witness, and Miss Chopsticks gave UK audiences a better
understanding of modern China.
Ching He Huang – TV chef, writer and authority on Chinese cuisine whose
recipe books include Stir Crazy, Eat Clean: Wok Yourself to Health, and
Ching's Fast Food: 108 Quick and Healthy Chinese Favourites.
China in Context 2018 is organised by China Exchange and Cypress Books. This
year’s festival is supported by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office and
Chinatown London.
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THE FULL PROGRAMME
An evening with Yan Geling 严歌苓
Monday 5 March 6:30pm-7:30pm £12
Author of many best-selling novels, including The Lost Daughter of Happiness, The Uninvited and The Flowers of War, Yan Geling is one of China’s leading contemporary writers. Hear her in conversation with two of her translators, Nicky Harman and Lawrence Walker.
The Future Is Female With Roseann Lake
Wednesday 7 March 6:30pm-7:30pm Free
Join us at Guanghwa Bookshop to discover how it is single women who are the most powerful force in ushering the world’s next superpower into a new future. Roseann Lake is a journalist and producer for the Economist, and author of Leftover in China: The Women Shaping the World’s Next Superpower. She was a television reporter in China for 5 years.
This event is held at Guanghwa Bookshop (address below)
Guanghwa Bookshop, 112 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5EJ
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In conversation with Su Tong 苏童
Saturday 17 March 12noon-1:30pm £12
Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, Su Tong’s 苏童 acclaimed
book Wives and Concubines was adapted into the Academy Award-
winning film Raise the Red Lantern 《大红灯高高挂》. Listen as he discusses
the themes behind some of his best-known works.
This event will be in Mandarin with English translation 本活动将使用中文并在
现场配英文翻译
Xue Xinran 薛欣然: ten years since “Miss Chopsticks”
Saturday 17 March 2:30pm-3:30pm £12
Miss Chopsticks, published in 2008, follows the experiences of three young migrant workers who moved to Nanjing in search of opportunities. In this
talk, British Chinese writer Xinran 薛欣然 will discuss the changes she has
seen in the decade since Miss Chopsticks.
Hong Kong Focus: Three events that celebrate Hong Kong’s role as a cultural
translator and highlight HK writing talent, supported by the Hong Kong Economic
& Trade Office
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A Simple Life with Roger Lee 李恩霖 – talk and film
Tuesday 13 March 6:45pm-9:30pm £12
Writer and producer Roger Lee 李恩霖’s works, including his most
internationally celebrated picture A Simple Life 《桃姐》, have marked a
transformation in Hong Kong cinema. After this talk, there will be a special screening of the film.
Legend of Jin Yong 金庸
Saturday 17 March 4:30pm-5:30pm FREE
Jin Yong 金庸 is a legend of the Chinese speaking world selling over 300m
books and yet, his work is relatively unknown in the UK. Join Anna Holmwood, the translator of Jin Yong’s extraordinarily popular
series, Legends of the Condor Heroes 《射雕英雄传》 and others as they
describe how they have been inspired by his work.
In partnership with Asia House
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Feast on Poetry
Sunday 18 March 3pm-4pm FREE
Whet your appetite for culinary verse in this free poetry workshop focused on food. In a session with a two-course menu, first savour a recital of culinary poetry with poet, Jennifer Wong before cooking up your own food-inspired writing. No writing experience is necessary.
Book Fair Weekend Thursday 15-Saturday 17 March 12noon-8pm, Sunday 18 March
12noon-6pm
A weekend packed full of talks, workshops and activities complimented by the
Cypress Books Book Fair.
Book Fair Weekend Events
Winnie Li – Translating Personal Experience into Fiction
Saturday 17 March 1:30pm-2:30pm FREE
Winnie Li’s debut novel Dark Chapter is a fictionalised account of her own experience as the victim of rape. Hear how personal trauma can be translated into fiction, the work behind publishing a first novel, and Winnie’s plans for the future.
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Remembering the Chinese Labour Corps
Sunday 18 March 12:45pm-1:30pm FREE
Hear historian Dr Frances Wood explain the story of the 140,000 men who were recruited from China to form the Chinese Labour Corps for the British and French forces during WWI and the struggle to gain recognition for their contribution to the war effort.
Stories Told in Chinese Painting
Sunday 18 March 1:45pm-2:45pm FREE
In this talk by art expert Dr Malcom McNeill, you'll learn to ‘read’ Chinese art, become familiar with the most popular tales told in Chinese painting as you explore the world of Chinese painting and literature.
In partnership with the Meridian Society
Sunday lunch (writing) with Ching He Huang
Sunday 18 March 12noon-1pm £6
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TV chef and cookery author Ching He Huang has become an ambassador of Chinese cooking around the world. Spend an hour with her and hear of her experience of writing extensively about Chinese food, translating recipes and techniques for different audiences and perhaps pick up a cookery tip or two.
Yaji – an elegant gathering
Sunday 18 March Drop in between 2pm-5pm FREE
A Yaji 雅集 is an “elegant gathering” - a distinguished congregation of
creative individuals, getting together to enjoy art and various kinds of performances. Drop in to enjoy what happens as we recreate this vibrant atmosphere with a unique chance to explore this fascinating tradition through a range of artistic performances.
In partnership with the London Youlan Qin Society, the Chinese Design Centre and the Chinese Tea Company.
About the Book Fair
Showcasing a vast range of books about China, the China in Context book fair curated by Cypress Books will be open throughout the Book Fair Weekend. With
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over 1000 titles from a huge range of genres, come for a browse, come to find inspiration, come and enjoy!
During the Book Fair, Cypress Books will hold a series of engaging activities:
Multi-dimensional China: Where Steel Forests Meet Red Earth
Thursday 15 March 7:15pm-8:30pm
Renowned translators Nicky Harman and Michelle Deeter will unveil two different faces of China: urban and rural. How has life changed in China's cities and countryside throughout the decades? How did China's urban and rural stories confront, interlink and integrate?
Saturday 17 March 1pm-2pm Dance of Brushes – Chinese Painting Workshop
Saturday 17 March 2pm-4pm Taster language lesson: Mandarin for Adult Beginners
Saturday 17 March 2pm-4pm Taster language lesson: Mandarin for Children
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Sunday 18 March 2pm-3pm Write Like An Artist – Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
Free family activities will be on offer on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March
by Hatching Dragons – the UK’s first bilingual nursery care provider. Drop in
between noon and 4pm.
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ABOUT CHINA IN CONTEXT
China in Context is a UK celebration of writers and writing from and about China.
Following a successful short run in May 2017, the festival returns for a fortnight
from 5-18 March. China in Context is organised by China Exchange and Cypress
Books.
ABOUT THE ORGANISERS
China Exchange is a charity based in the heart of London’s Chinatown. Bringing
people to the area for more than just food, the organisation’s broad programme
of events encourages people to learn more about China and its influence on the
world. Recent guests have included Sir John Major, Sir Tim Rice and Ruby Wax.
chinaexchange.uk
Cypress Books is the first and largest UK based publisher and distributor of books,
periodicals and cultural products about China. Cypress Books, together with its
retail shop Guanghwa Bookshop, is the main supplier of Chinese publications to
the UK’s major distributors, retailers and schools. cypressbooks.com
More About Chinatown
London’s Chinatown encompasses Gerrard St, the bottom half of Wardour St, Rupert St and Rupert Court, a section of Shaftesbury Avenue, Lisle St, Macclesfield Street and Newport Place, Newport Court and Little Newport Street. The community holds festivals throughout the year and boasts near to 100 restaurants with cuisine from across East Asia, dozens of shops including herbal remedy treatments, hairdressers, pharmacists, reflexology specialists and travel agencies, and acclaimed bars and pubs. chinatown.co.uk/en
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AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS
Yan Geling – 5 March
Su Tong – 17 March
Roger Lee – 13 March
Nick Harman
For more information, please contact:
Louise Chapman
Programme and Partnerships Manager
China Exchange
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