The Meridian Society invites you to welcome in the Year of the Tiger with us on Sunday 21st February. Programme will start 11:30am with a sumptuous lunch, traditional Chinese music and a film classic. This event starts the society’s year-long celebration of Shanghai.

Time: 11.30 am
Programme: Lunch meal with traditional Chinese music
Venue: New Loon Fung, China Town
(A fabulous Cantonese-style meal)

Special guest performer: Zhu Xiaomeng
Musical interludes on the guzheng (Chinese zither) of well-known pieces with a Shanghai flavour.

Time: 3.30 pm
Programme: Two Stage Sisters (Film)
Venue: National Film Theatre
A classic from the Shanghai Film Studios, directed by Xie Jin and starring the great actress Xie Fang. Chris Berry, Professor of Film & Television Studies at Goldsmith College, University of London, has kindly agreed to introduce this film for us.
The Meridian Society is able to get a fantastic discount ticket of £5 per person.
This price is available only as part of the day’s event.

Event prices:
Members (Meridian, SACU, Dimsum) Non-members
Meal + film: £25 £30
Meal only: £20 £25

Booking your seat:
Reservations via email by 31st January to themeridiansociety@gmail.com by filling in the details in attached the booking form and a cheque for the appropriate amount to be made out to The Meridian Society and posted to: The Meridian Society, c/o Arthur Probsthain Bookshop, 41, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3PE　no later than 31st January, 2010.

There are also two extra films to choose seperately.

Please see attachments for full information and booking.