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Events
Golden Jasmine
Chinese Film Festival
Boomtown Beijing 北京沸腾
Saturday, May 10
6:00p.m.-7:30p.m.
Location: Janikies Theater |
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China will host its first ever Olympic Games this summer in Beijing. In addition to the spectacular stadiums and cutting-edge sports facilities, how will the Gamel affect the Chinese people and what are the ordinary Chinese doing to prepare for this international event? This timely documentary brings the camera into the daily life of four Beijing residents, a taxi driver, a young boy, a city cleaner and a partially blind athlete, witnessing their joys and tears of pursuing their Olympic dreams and reflecting their subtle yet vital contribution to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The film is directed by Tan Soik Soik, an award-winning documentary director and producer.
Screening is free and open to the general public. Refreshment will be served. A raffle will be conducted. Come to WIN A 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC SOUVENIR!
Past Events
Golden Jasmine Chinese Film Festival
Lady Confucius 孔夫人
April 26, 2008
Earth Day 2008 at Bryant: China and the Environment
April 22, 2008
Lecture: The Emerging Environmental Legal and Policy System of China: Today and Tomorrow
Hongjun Zhang, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington DC. Dr. Zhang drafted the environmental laws and policies when he worked as Legislative Director in China’s National People’s Congress.
Lecture: The Three Gorges Dam: Environmental Implications of the World’s Largest Dam
Guangli Xu, Professor and Chair, Civil Engineering Department, China University of Geosciences (CUG) at Wuhan
Panel Discussion: Environmental Challenge: China’s Problem or the World’s Problem? And How to Face It?
Moderator: Hong Yang, Associate Professor of Science and Technology, Director, U.S.-China Institute and Confucius Institute, Bryant University
Panelists: Hongjun Zhang, Guangli Xu, and Gaytha Langlois, Professor of Environmental Policy, Bryant University
Films
Documentary: Live in a Dilemma, directed by Jin Huaqing
This documentary reveals the true life of Chinese migrant workers who dismantle waste metals shipped to China from the U.S., Japan, and Australia. The film is provided by the Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Movie: Still Life, directed by Jia Zhangke
The film features life of people who had to leave their homes because of the construction of the controversial Three Gorges Dam.
Bryant Chinese Tea Table
Mondays, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Thursdays, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: U.S.-China Institute, Chafee Center Building
The U.S.-China Institute and the Confucius Institute at Bryant University are pleased to announce a new Chinese enrichment program: Bryant Chinese Tea Table. Collaborating with the Department of Modern Languages, the Tea Table provides an excellent opportunity for students who are enrolled in Chinese classes to practice the language and obtain tutoring assistance from native speakers. Moreover, all faculty members and students who are interested in Chinese language and culture are invited to join and interact with China experts and native speakers. The gathering is informal but full of enthusiasm and interactions. The Chinese Tea Table is set up in the reception room at the U.S.-China Institute in the Chafee Center Building.
American Influence on Modern Education in China through the "Boxer Indemnity" and the Founding of Tsinghua University
Jiashi Yang, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska
March 17, 2008
Current Business Climate in China: Mergers and Acquisitions
A special lunch discussion for business leaders and professionals
Wendy Cai, Managing Director, Chinese Services Group, Deloitte LLP
February 21, 2008
Understanding the Current Business
Climate in China
Wendy Cai, Managing Director, Chinese Services Group,Deloitte LLP
February 21, 2008
Chinese Family: Continuity and Change
Martin Whyte, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
December 6, 2007
Social Welfare in China: Disability Policy and Practice
Helen McCabe, Assistant Professor of Education, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
November 15, 2007
U.S-China Relations in the 21st Century: Friends, Foes, or Competitors?
Shiping Zheng,
Chair, International Studies Department,
Bentley College
October 11, 2007
Grand Opening of the Confucius Institute at Bryant University
The Confucius Institute at Bryant University is one of 20 currently in the United States. Named after the Chinese philosopher whose once-banned teachings are enjoying renewed popularity throughout China, the institutes are being established around the world by China’s Ministry of Education to promote understanding of the Chinese language and culture. Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley signed an agreement with Director General Madam Xu Lin of China’s Ministry of Education last November to establish a Confucius Institute at Bryant under the umbrella of the university’s U.S.-China Institute. The grand opening festivities began on Sunday, Sept. 9, and continued through Friday, Sept. 14. The events were free and open to the public.
September 9, 2007
The Golden Jasmine Chinese Film Festival
Offered in collaboration with the Rhode Island International Film Festival
Tales of Rain and Magic
Written and directed by Sun Xiaoru, Tales of Rain and Magic is a story of a young girl’s coming of age, and of the psychological and physiological changes she encounters along the way. This film, which had its U.S. premiere at this year’s Rhode Island International Film Festival, has played to capacity audiences at festivals around the world.
Chinese Dumplings
This 15-minute drama illuminates how, in childhood, small moments define us in big ways. This short film, written and directed by Michelle Hung, was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival, the Santa Barbara Film Festival, and the Newport Beach Film Festival.
September 10, 2007
China Explorer
China Explorer, an exhibition of photographs taken by people who have traveled to China through Bryant University’s China programs.
The Golden Jasmine Chinese Film Festival
Offered in collaboration with the Rhode Island International Film Festival
The Orchard
Directed by Hu Ze, The Orchard is a dark psychological tale that explores the condition of the Chinese medical system and those struggling with it.
September 12, 2007
Silk Road Jeopardy
Silk Road Jeopardy, a friendly competition among 33 Rhode Island high school students who studied Chinese at the Confucius Institute during the summer of 2007, then traveled along portions of China’s ancient Silk Road for two weeks.
The Golden Jasmine Chinese Film Festival
Offered in collaboration with the Rhode Island International Film Festival
Across the Plateau
Across the Plateau is a visually spectacular documentary about seven Chinese men and women, all retired, who embark on a 3,100-kilometer cycling journey from Lanzhou, an important city on the ancient Silk Road in northwest China, across the Tibetan plateau to Everest Base Camp. The seven cyclists all survived traumatic experiences during the Cultural Revolution, and their life experiences contribute to their determination and stamina in tackling this late-life adventure. The film, produced in Australia and China, was directed by Paul Liu and Zhang Zeming. It had its world premiere at the 2007 Rhode Island International Film Festival. (Still color photographs from the film can be downloaded at http://www.roninfilms.com.au/feature/2440048147.html)
September 14, 2007
“Ping Pong Diplomacy:” Speech and Friendship Match with Zhuang Zedong
Zhuang Zedong, the world table tennis champion who in 1971 launched what came to be known as Ping Pong diplomacy, will speak about the pivotal role he played in the process. Zhuang’s talk, presented in Chinese with English translation, begins at 7 p.m. He will discuss how his simple act of friendship – presenting a silk item to an American table tennis player in an era when both countries looked upon each other with suspicion – paved the way for President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to China in 1972 and, in Zhuang’s opinion, to an environment in which China could host the 2008 Olympic Games. Afterward, Zhuang, the three-time world champion known as the Michael Jordan of table tennis, will participate in a friendship match against the winner of a campus tournament.
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