NZCFS at Youxie’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations in Beijing...
Society members Charles Rowe and Jessica Rowe recently represented NZCFS at the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Peop...
Natalie’s Shandan story contd…. April, 2014
Natalie’s next episode begins philosophically by asking herself why is she in China. She then proceeds to explain why: because of Rewi ...
Youxie – The Chinese Govt. dept. that arranges friendly relation...
‘Youxie’ is the accepted abbreviated form for the ‘Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries’ and this term is gene...
Bay of Plenty Arts Scholarship – a Huge Success Story in China
John Hodgson, President of Tauranga Branch of NZCFS, is thrilled to find that the four Bay of Plenty secondary-school arts students, who...
Looking ahead – what China’s comprehensive reforms mean for New ...
Chinese Ambassador Wang Lutong recently (11 Apr, 2014) gave a speech to a full house at the University of Wellington.This was His Ex...
Kiwis at Peking University
Charles Rowe, our first Youth Intern, has spread his wings and is now the Liaison Officer for the New Zealand Centre at Peking University w...
Natalie Bowie’s diary from Shandan, contd… March 2014
This month Natalie has posted many fascinating photos on her blog (as well as lots of news): Lots of small children in the parks on Sunda...
Chopsticks – The ‘When’ and The ‘How’
When visiting a Chinese restaurant, it would be inconceivable not to use the proper eating implements, the ubiquitous chopsticks. But ther...
Two Extraordinary Exhibitions from the National Museum of China
New Zealand China Friendship Society is proud to support two stunning exhibitions at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand,...
History of Chinese People in New Zealand – Helen Wong &...
In the NZ Herald recently there was a story about a Chinese man who arrived as a refugee from war-torn China in 1939. The story is a hear...
He Mingqing Scholars: Wang Xue jun and Zhu Caixia
Two scholars, Wang Xue jun and Zhu Caixia, were selected in 2012, from Shandan, Gansu Province. They are studying well and achieving good re...