Low carbon Chinatown | 低碳唐人街

Low carbon Chinatown | 低碳唐人街

Come and hear Singaporean artist and designer Ling Tan talk about her projects on low carbon Chinese food and community participation.

By Manchester Confucius Institute

Date and time

Mon, 4 Mar 2024 18:00 - 19:00 GMT

Location

Manchester Central Library

St Peter's Square Manchester M2 5PD United Kingdom

About this event

Ling will share some of her latest environmental projects that combine data science, Chinese food culture, technology and community participation to explore different ways that we can all help respond to the Climate Crisis. This includes her recent outdoor work Low Carbon Chinatown, which premiered at London Chinatown during London Design Festival 2022.


Event feature image by Luke O'Donovan

Ling Tan is a UK based Singaporean designer and artist working within the field of social engagement, technology, citizen participation and politics. Originally trained as an architect, her work explores citizens’ interaction with the built environment through technology, and our collective agency and responsibility in tackling complex issues surrounding our cities. Find out more about her work.

Manchester Confucius Institute public talks are free, informal and informative lectures aimed at anyone with an interest in Chinese culture and language.

Find out more about the Manchester Confucius Institute.

Organised by

Manchester Confucius Institute

The University of Manchester is the proud home of the 2nd Confucius Institute in the UK, a partnership between the University of Manchester, the Chinese International Education Foundation and Beijing Normal University. The main purpose is the teaching of Chinese language through evening classes, school partnerships and teacher training programmes.

Manchester Confucius Institute also hosts free public events to promote Chinese language and culture in Manchester. As well as high-profile one-off events we hold regular intercultural activities, webinars, talks at Manchester Central Library and screen Chinese films at HOME as part of the Chinese Film Forum UK. 

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