On Friday 23rd September and Saturday 24th September, Lancaster University Confucius Institute hosted a variety of activities in the Lancaster University Library as part of their Library Festival 2022. These events were open to all students, staff and members of the community of all ages.

Over the two days, there were multiple Chinese calligraphy sessions and a chance for people to handle objects from Lancaster City Museum with an expert to find out about Lancaster’s history and connections with China.

On Saturday, a tradition Chinese string band called ‘The Twelve Strings’ performed by the library tree. You can watch their performance via Youtube: Scarborough Fair + Jasmine （Erhu ｜Pipa | Guitar | Dizi）at Lancaster University Library - YouTube.