Confucianism Study Society (CSS)

On Wednesday, 28 January 2009, the CSS held its Chinese New Year Party at the Cairngorm Room, Pleasance. Through the commitment and hard work of everyone involved, it was a lovely event. The room was decorated with balloons and various traditional decorations, and the food was delicious and plentiful. CSS president, Guan H. Tang, addressed the participants, which included both members and non-members, and then initiated some fun games for everyone to play and meet other people - they were robust games but nobody ot hurt! New friends were made and lots of photos were taken.

On 11 July 2008, the CSS Committee had a very positive and productive meeting with volunteer members and chose its first Team Leaders. Mr. Yinghui Wu is the Leader of both the IT Team and the Art & Design Team, Ms. Yan Zhuang is the Leader for the Interpretation Team, Ms.

On 23 June 2008, the CSS Committee met Professor Xu Zhihong, the President of Peking University, at Playfair Library Hall after his presentation on “China’s Current Development in Higher Education, Progress and Challenges”.

Professor Xu fully appreciates the main purpose of the CSS and is willing to support its expanding mission. He strongly encourages the CSS contributing creatively to the collaboration between University of Edinburgh and Peking University, as well as links between the UK and China.