(In approximate date order. Events of the same program are grouped together. Unless otherwise indicated, please call 212-744-8181 ext. 145 to register for the events.)

Contemporary China

The New Chinese Empire

In this new book, dynastic China is brought to life while remnants of the old empire that still underscore China’s domestic and foreign policies are illuminated.

Lecturer: Ross Terril is a researcher at the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University, and the author of Mao, Madame Mao and China in Our Time.

Tuesday, November 11 6:30-8:30 PM

$10 members / $12 non-members

Reforming China’s Healthcare System

A discussion by leading specialists in China’s health issues and sustainable development focused on the lessons China has learned from AIDS and SARS and prospects for updating the healthcare system.

Panelists:

Yunzhen Cao is Associate Director, the AIDS Research Center at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

David Ho is Director & CEO of The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and Irene Diamond Professor at The Rockefeller University.

Jeffrey Sachs is Director of the Earth Institute and Quetelet Professor of Economics at Columbia University specializing in sustainable development.

Moderator: Nancy Chapman is Executive Director, the Yale- China Association.

Tuesday, November 18 6:30-8:30 PM

$10 members / $12 non-members

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Addressing Crucial Problems of Reform in Rural China: A Conference

Presented by The Zigen Fund

Co-sponsored by Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute, China Institute, and the Chinese Association of Science and Technology-Greater New York

Saturday, November 22, 2003, 9:00 – 6:00 followed by a reception.

The conference will be international and bi-lingual and is open free to the public. It will take place at:

Columbia University International Affairs Building, Kellogg Center

420 West 118^th Street, 15^th Floor.

Speakers include Professors Thomas P. Bernstein and Joshua Muldavin, representatives from Chinese NGO’s and the Zigen Fund’s Pat Yang. For further information including a detailed program, please contact Susan Greenwell of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at slg39@columbia.edu.

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Gallery

Today’s Artist from Nanjing

An illustrated introduction to contemporary Chinese artists from Nanjing in conjunction with Passion for the Mountains: 17^th Century Landscape Paintings from the Nanjing Museum and the 2^nd Annual Asian Contemporary Art Week in New York.

Lecturer: Weilan Hai Chang is Director, China Institute Gallery.

Tuesday, November 18

6-7:30 PM

Free Friends of the Gallery

$7 members China Institute and Asia Society/$10 non-members

To register, call 212-744-81818 x 147

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Short Course

Song Ci: Poetry of Love and Longing

Lyric poetry (ci) reached heights of refinement during the Song Dynasty (960-1272). Poetry from the Song dynasty (960-1272). Knowledge of Chinese is not required.

Thursdays, November 6, 13, 20 7-9 P.M.

$85 members / $90 non-members

Instructor: Ben Wang is a China Institute Senior Lecturer in Language and Humanities and an award-winning translator.

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China Institute 2003 Corporate Lecture Series

SINO-U.S. Investment Summit

November 3-5, 2003

Organized by Excite Media Group

Partner: China Institute and other organizations listed at www.sinoussummit.com

at the Princeton Club of New York City
15 West 43rd Street (bet. 5th & 6th Avenues), NY, NY 10036
Discount Registration for China Institute Corporate Members

Speakers from Merrill Lynch, Olympus Capital, The Carlyle Group, Reuters and more.

For full agenda visit www.sinoussummit.com

To register contact: Nicole Mudloff, Excite Media Group, 212.941.8499, ext 105 or visit
nmudloff@excitepr.com

Euromoney Presents & China Institute Co-Sponsors:

18^th International Airfinance Legal Conference: Moving Forward in World Aviation Market

November 6 & 7^th, 2003

JW Marriott Hotel, Washington D.C

Discount Registration for China Institute Corporate Members

Day 1: 12.15 –14.00 Lunch presentation: Structured Finance of Aircraft In China – The Challenge: How Would a Securitization be Done?

· Overseas precedents: Cosco I, II

· Domestic developments: the gray market for sales of receivables

· Creditor protection under the 2002 China Trust Law and the Bankruptcy Law

· Political and Policy Risks

Ms Ann Rutledge, Founding Principal, R&R Consulting

Day 2: 16.30 – 17.15 Aircraft Finance in Asia Today Leasing In China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Lessor's Approach
Aircraft Registry
Lien Recordation – How It Works
Financing Approaches
Effect of SARS and Iraq war
Major Asian airlines such as Singapore Airlines , Cathay , China Airlines

Mr John Bloemen , Ansett Worldwide Aviation , Australia and Mr Nimish Vakil, Partner, Tyabji Dayabhai, India

For full conference information and to register contact:

Annabel Gale ,Marketing Executive, Euromoney Seminars,Tel +44 (0) 20 7779 8319
Fax+44 (0) 20 7779 8603, AGale@euromoneyplc.com, www.euromoneyseminars.com

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Learned (Renwen) Society Events (in Mandarin)

The Learned (Renwen) Society at China Institute presents the following lectures in Chinese in October. All the lectures are free, but donations are welcome. For lecture/event schedule and registration, please call 212.744.8181 x 142 or email chair@chineselectures.org. Lecture/event schedule and descriptions in Chinese are also available at our Chinese language website http://chineselectures.org.

NYC Lit Fest 2003: Chinese Chapter

From Oct. 23 through Nov. 16 this year, the New York Literary Roundtable is organizing a "NYC Lit Fest 2003: Home" event. This first-ever literary festival inNew York Cityoffers 74 events at 48 venues in a variety of
genres and in all five boroughs. As part of the festival, the Learned (Renwen) Society at China Institute is presenting a major lecture on the theme of “home” on Saturday, November 1,2-4 pm. The lecture will be given by the captivating speaker, Mr. Ben Wang, senior lecturer and co-chair of the Learned (Renwen) Society at China Institute. Steeped in classical Chinese literature, Mr. Ben Wang has given lectures at many universities, museums and cultural institutions in theU.S..He recently received a distinguished citation from the City Council of New York for his outstanding contributions to the community with his literary talent. At this lecture, Mr. Wang will discuss major poems on the theme of "home" by major poets in Chinese literature, starting from Shijing (Book of Odes). For a more detailed description of his lecture and free registration, please visithttp://chineselectures.org(then click Upcoming Lecture). For the complete NYC Lit Fest 2003 lineup throughout the city, please visit
http://www.timeoutny.com/litfest2003/index.php?tonyact=listings.

Saturday, November 1 2:00-4:30 PM

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Chinese School Principals’ Day/Seminar

China Institute and Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York (CLTA-GNY) cosponsor a Chinese School Principals’ Seminar on Sunday, November 16, the first annual Chinese Principals’ Day proposed by CLTA-GNY. The speakers and topics are as follows:

The Honorable Elizabeth Wong, Executive Director and Guaranty Agency CEO; Higher Education Student

Assistance Authority:

Chinese schools and Chinese community

Dr. Jianming Shen (lawyer):

Legal issues concerning the operation of Chinese schools and how to apply for nonprofit status

Dr. Ping Xu, Baruch College:

How to apply for research grants

Dr. Ming-Der Chang, Principal of the Plainview Chinese School on Long Island:

Partnership between Chinese schools and the public school system

Mr. Li Yan, Principal of the newly founded High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies, New York City Dept of Education:

Prospect of dual-language public schools in the U.S.

Mr. Hui Yu, President and General Principal of Huaxia Schools:

Some major issues facing the Chinese schools in the U.S.

Mr. Fanglin Ai, Education Attaché, Chinese Consulate General in New York

This event is open to everyone who is interested in the teaching of Chinese, but advance registration is a must.

Sunday, November 16 1:00-4:00 PM

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A Random Talk on New Account of Tales of the World (Shi Shuo Xin Yu)

This classic is a collection of anecdotes of wise men, scholars, monks of Buddhist and Taoist origin, even of emperors and their concubines, written by Liu Yiqing of the fifth century. The sources for this collection are also the fountain for many novels about this time when people tried to free themselves of a stringent bureaucracy.

Speaker: Dr. DAI Fang is an assistant professor at the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies at Hunter College.

Saturday, November 22 2:00-4:30 PM

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Young Associates Events

While Young Associate Programs are open to all, they are designed with the interests of members in their 20’s to 40’s. If you would like to receive early notification of Young Associate Events, please send an e-mail to mfeder@chinainstitute.org with the subject Please add to YA e-list.

Book discussion with Yu Hua on his award winning book To Live

Wednesday, November 12, 6:45PM

At China Institute

This will be the third session of the Young Associate’s book club. As with the previous sessions, the concept is to read a book in advance and then meet with the author to have an informal discussion. To Live may be purchased at all major book stores in New York (Anchor Books, 2003). This session will be in Chinese with English translation. Yu Hua’s new novel Chronicle of a Blood Merchant will be available for purchase the night of the discussion.

Originally banned in China, Yu Hua’s novel To Live was recently named one of the last decade’s ten most influential books in his homeland, and was awarded Italy’s Grizane Cavour in 1998. In 2002 Yu Hua became the first Chinese writer to win the prestigious James Joyce Foundation Award. To Live was also turned into the Zhang Yimou – directed film of the same name, which won the Grand Prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

Young Associate Members $5, Non-Members $10; Discussion limited to the first 20 registrants. Additional seating will be available in the rear. Reservations Required.

To Register: call 212-744-8181 x137

(Young Associates will have 11 events during 2003. In addition to these events, Young Associate Members also receive all the benefits entitled to our general membership, including discounts on programs & lectures, complementary gallery admission, a discount at our gift shop, 2 invitations per year to our catered gallery openings, our program and course catalog and priority registration for classes and programs.

To join, print out and mail or fax the form located at http://www.chinainstitute.org/membership/form.html or call 212-744-8181 x137)

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China Institute Women’s Association (CIWA) Events

Annual Bazaar

Saturday, November 8, 2003 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Support CIWA and Support China Institute

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT CHINA INSTITUTE PROGRAMS.

Jewelry, Art Works, China, Porcelain, Pictures/Paintings, Handicrafts, Fashion Accessories, Cosmetics, Books

This is a great place to shop for Christmas gifts.

Browse and Find Your Special Treasure

LIGHT CHINESE BRUNCH/LUNCH -- Authentic Chinese specialties

Special Fun Events: Children’s Corner/Calligraphy/and lots more

GENERAL ADMISSION: $1.00 at the door

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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART TOUR

“Dreams of Yellow Mountain:

Landscapes of Survival in 17th Century China”

SPEAKER: FRANCE PEPPER, Assoc. Director of Public Programs, China Institute

DATE: Saturday, November 22, 2003

TIME: 10:30 a.m.

PLACE: METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street--Main Hall

COST: $16 regular; $13 senior; $2 additional for guests (includes admission)

Note: no discount for Met members

Please join us to see the companion exhibition to China Institute’s “Passion for the Mountains” with France Pepper, who lectures frequently in the Met’s Asian galleries. This show features 50 works from both the Museum’s permanent holdings and private collections by artists living in Nanjing and the surrounding Yellow Mountain area during a time of intense political resistance and artistic innovation.

For further information, please call Ingrid Mei at 212-744-8181, ext. 136. Please let her know by Monday, Nov. 17th if you plan to attend.

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Chinatown Walk

Tours begin with a brief introduction to the history of Chinatown, followed by a visit to the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, the first store established in Chinatown, a supermarket stocked with Chinese sauces and spices, a tea store offering the best teas from China, a Buddhist temple, and a bookstore where you may browse and buy Chinese textbooks, dictionaries and tapes as well as calligraphy and painting supplies. Along the way, a multitude of vegetables, fish and other food items are pointed out and explained. Tours begin in Chinatown and culminate in a Dim Sum lunch.

Sunday, November 15

11 AM -1 PM

$10 members / $12 non-members

Additional fees for museum admission ($3 adults, $1 seniors & students, free for children under twelve and museum members) and Dim Sum lunch (optional).