Gallery

Impressions from training, festivals and club life – more than 20 years of lived cultural exchange in pictures.

Club life

Photos from our classes, kitchen and tea room

Pictures from our club room in Altstrehlen: calligraphy evenings, cooking together and the tea ceremony.

Zisha pot, fairness pitcher and cups on a bamboo tea tray

Practice room with tatami flooring, low tea table, lion head and weapon rack

Practice sheet with seal-script characters, brush and inkstone

Ink, inkstone and brushes on the table during a calligraphy evening

Camera set up above a sheet of paper while a character is being written

Rows of freshly folded jiaozi on a floured bamboo board

Plate of jiaozi with a green vegetable filling

Trays of raw jiaozi next to bowls, chopsticks and sauces

Hotpot with two broths surrounded by plates of vegetables, meat and tofu

Competitions

Imperial Hunt & the martial arts tournament

Pictures from our two tournaments: the 3D archery course in the woods and the competition for traditional Chinese martial arts in the sports hall.

Archers with bows and quivers listening to the briefing outside the course hut

An archer draws her bow at a target on a slope while two fellow shooters wait

Several traditional bows on a rack built from branches in the woods

Opening address on the competition mat beside the gong, spectators on the benches of the sports hall

Competitor in black performing a staff form with one knee raised

Competitor in a yellow jacket in mid-air, holding the staff level above her head

Wooden medals with gold inlay and yellow cords laid out on blue velvet

Training

Wu Shu, archery, Qi Gong & calligraphy

Current photos from our training sessions and classes are coming soon.

Illustration: Children learning Chinese calligraphy

Illustration: Archer with horse bow using the thumb-draw technique

Illustration: Calligraphy practice with brush and ink in class

Festivals & premises

New Year festivals & our club room

Illustration: Festive group in traditional dress for the New Year celebration

Illustration: A shared circle dance in the courtyard at the New Year festival

Illustration: Friends gathered over a board game in the club room

Illustration: A busy food stall at the festival

Note: The images in the “Training” and “Festivals & premises” sections are illustrations (hover over an image for details), based on real photos. The pictures in the first two sections are original photographs from the centre and from our competitions. Videos can be found on our YouTube channel.