Children's Charity Silent Auction

The Chinese Calligraphy Society of Europe

warmly invites you to

Love Without Boundaries

Children's Charity Silent Auction

17 July 2010, 11am – 5pm

Brunei Gallery
Thornhaugh Street | Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG

We look forward to seeing you at 11am for the
opening ceremony of the auction.

download the invitation here

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Opening Ceremony

The Chinese Calligraphy Society of Europe was founded on 26 March 2010 at Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, in a well received ceremony lead by Neil MacGregor (director of the British Museum), Vikram Seth (Trustee of the British Museum, CBE), Councillors Wu Xun & Lin Xu (Chinese Embassy), Dr Chan Cheng (Honorary Trustee of Nanjing University, China) & Mrs. Sherry Kuei-Chan (Vice President of The UK Association for Promotion of Chinese Education), Dr Zhang Xinsheng (director of London Confucius Institute, partner of the Society), Zhang Rong (author of Wild Swan & Mao Tze Tong), and others.

The renowned Zhang Hai, chairman of the Calligrapher's Society of China, sent a letter to celebrate the inauguration of the Society and Neil McGregor made the opening speech.
Zhao Yizhou (chairman of the Society) presented a long scroll of Dao De Jing by Yun Ping (vice president of Calligrapher's Society of Henan Province, China) to the British Museum on behalf of the Society.

On 30 April, Zhao Yizhou, was invited by Zhang Hai to attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition 'Life is Like Song' in Beijing. Zhang Hai presented Zhao Yizhou with his calligraphy 'Great Virtue' wishing the young Society a long and interesting future.



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