Interesting Articles

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

Based mainly on the chronology in “Rewi Alley – An Autobiography”, Second edition 1987 (New Zealand). Published and printed by New World P...

"Happy Moon Festival!"- from the New Zealand China Friendship Society.  There are lots of Chinese holidays and festivals being celebrated i...

The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China, by Huan Hsu.  Fourth Estate, London, 2015. ISBN978-0-00-747943-6 A Chin...

In 1602 Queen Elizabeth I wrote a letter to the Emperor of Cathay seeking trade with China - intending for the letter to be delivered t...

Miles concluded his talk with some observations about the evolving nature of  'friendship', personal and corporate, with China over the year...

When Rewi Alley returned to New Zealand to rehabilitate after suffering serious wounds on the Somme in World War I, he met his old high-...

So, briefly, Chinese toilets, at least for men are very 'respectable'.  Let's hope that things are improving for women. Duncan France

If you have always wanted to visit China, this video is a must to see and will definitely persuade you to go, especially along the River Li ...

During this night bombs thudded incessantly, and shell shrieked away making things miserable for an already thoroughly nervous group of pass...

If you are planning a visit to Shanghai, you might consider the places of interest suggested below by Barbara Markland, Secretary of the N...