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Dodie Johnson

Dodie is going back to China!

Back in 2012, the New Zealand China Friendship Society published an article based on several interesting e-mails that Dodie Johnston sent ...

Great News – China to ban Ivory Trade!

BBC News has just reported :"China announces ban on ivory trade and processing activities by end of 2017: Conservation groups hailed ...

2016 Environmental Delegation to China produces some surprising ...

A deeper insight into the environmental problems facing China and the fascinating methods to address them was gained by the six members of...
Xi Yuanping President Xi Jinping's Little Brother

Shandan Bailie School Diary – Our Teacher’s 2nd Repo...

The following is the second report from Michelle Elia, 'our' latest teacher at Shandan Bailie School."It’s 9.12pm on December 4th, 2...
The Water Kingdom - A Secret History of China

Book Review: The Water Kingdom – A Secret History of China...

The Water Kingdom - A Secret History of China, by Philip Ball.  Bodley Head, 2016. ISBN (hardback): 978147923547. The following is based...
Diana Coop

First Fellow of Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (NZCFS) is a Co...

In June 2016, the New Zealand China Friendship Society (NZCFS) joined with the prestigious Winston Churchill Memorial Trust which awards a...

Pacific China friendly relations extended in new Association

New Zealand China Friendship Society national executive members Dave Bromwich (President), George Andrews, Miao Fan and Heiko Lade attende...
Hamilton Dragon Dance team performing a traditional dragon dance

NZCFS Hamilton Branch’s “Year of the Fire Monkey” Ce...

The Hamilton Branch of the New Zealand China Friendship Society (NZCFS) has had a long history of participation in 'things Chinese' from t...
Liu Guozhong - One of the caves in Shuangshipuzhen

How Rewi Alley helped hide 10,000 workers

A story of enterprise and initiative in the times of Japanese invasion. In 1937, the Japanese invaded China in force. As well as causing ...

“As in a Dream…” A Chinese poem written in wat...

Water calligraphy, a poetic activity where artists use a large brush to write Chinese characters using water instead of ink can be found...
Nelson Garden - An Overview

Opening of the Nelson Garden in Huangshi (Nelson’s Sister ...

Nelson received an invitation from the Huangshi Municipal Committee to attend the opening of the Garden and Mineral Expo on 26th September...