Columbia Friends of China

Annual Chinese Cultural day at Missouri Botanic Garden in St. Louis is May 17-18 for 2014.
(Click Picture or link to see more information on Chinese Cultural Day)

Some upcoming Columbia Friends of China 2014 events:

• Keep watching the "Events Section" for more information!

• Visitor from Beijing shares cultural lessons, recipes with Mid-American cooks. See article that Columbia Daily Tribune did on our event! ( Click to See It. )

• Ever wonder what goes into making ALL those dumpling for the CFC Dumpling Festival? Well take a look at this video made last year by a visiting journalist scholar and you can see. Click Here to See It.

Need a English/Chinese Pocket Tranlator?

You can download one Here!

Obituary of: Carol Bo Sun, 18 son of supporter of CFC.

Paste Events and Other items of importance:

• This is a video clip of Lion Dance by local artists. The Lions were provided by a grant from CFC.
• Photos from 2014 Chinese News - Membership Dinner
• Chinese Summer Camp 2012 - August 6 to August 10, 2012, 9am to 4pm!
  For More Information? Click Here!
• "My iPhone speaks Chinese but I don't" - A trip to Yunnan, China by Julie Donnelly and Tom Lata
  For More Information? Click Here!
• Off the Beaten Track in China - Photos from SW (Shangri-la) Region and Tibet by Hsiao-Mei & Ray Wiedmeyer
  For More Information? Click Here!
• Dumpling Festival 2011 Pictures on Picasa Web
• Summer Camp visiting students pool party/picnic - (July 20, 2011)
• An American Family in China Jane O'Toole (May 24th 7:00pm) in MSU-N201/202
• Private tour of Ran-In-Ting's Watercolors at 6:00pm - at the Museum of Art & Archaeology on MU Campus
• Dragon Boat Festival (in collaboration with MMCA) - Jun 5, 2011 at Bethel Park. Slide show of event and Dragon Boat Races at: ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32Fjy6_WfKs ).
• China Night - Held Feb 20, 2011
• Kite Festival - Held in October
• Kite Festival - Held in October
• American LIFE program - MU International Center (click for flyer)
• China Photo Premier - Presentations and Pictures
• CoMo girls dance
  • dance 1 Aug 2010
  • dance 2
  • dance 3
• Columbia Independent School is introducing Mandarin Chinese for Academic Year 2010-2011!
• Around the World, in Flat Branch Park -- August 18 at 6:00pm-8:00pm (Chinese portion of program is from: 7:30pm-8:00pm)
• Dragon boat festival video from June 11, 2010
• A link to blog of a "Columbia" Family Living in Shenyang "Click Here to Read"


• For a tasty Dumpling recipe from Yinghui (Susan) Zeng "Click Here"


• To see some pictures from the party for Gerg Johnson (retiring web-master) and find a short note from him with his new contact information, just follow this link!

Welcome to Columbia Friends of China! We hope this information will interest you in our sister city, Laoshan, and of opportunities in the central Missouri area for you to participate in Chinese educational, economic, and cultural activities.

Do you want information? Do you want to participate? How about some discounts at local merchants? Please send your questions and ideas to us !

Keywords: Chinese culture China Asia Asian East Eastern Orient Oriental