Showcasing Chinese cinema
UI Confucius Institute to host monthly Chinese Movie Night Wednesday, with "Red Detachment of Women"

The University of Idaho Confucius Institute will host its monthly Chinese Movie Night Wednesday evening at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre. The free event, which begins at 7 p.m., is […]

Welcoming Wappett

New co-director of the Confucius Institute provides fresh perspective Matthew Wappett is a University of Idaho faculty member who, after eight years on campus, decided to shatter a misconception harbored […]

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Not your usual opera

A rarely seen form of Chinese entertainment is making an appearance at the University of Idaho, thanks to the efforts of UI’s Confucius Institute. Providing a mash-up of different genres […]

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Guest Voice: Peking Opera

Peking Opera is one of the Chinese traditional operas, found in Beijing, with 150 years of history. It is based on the “Hui opera” and “Han opera”  and  absorbed the […]