Chinese Masks; bright, colourful, and steeped in history and tradition, from the Buddhist masks of Tibet to the Royal masks of Beijing, Asia’s love of masks is abundant. And this month children can join in the events London has organised  to celebrate the Chinese New Year by popping into the National Portrait Gallery on February [...]

Whatever newspaper you pick up or television station you watch, the news always seems to contain something on China. With 2008 being the year of the Chinese Olympics, it’s place on the world media stage is assured. Just this week we saw the unveiling of the beautiful Chinese National Swimming centre aka The Bubble Building. [...]

Don’t you just love maps? I absolutely adore them, I can pour over them for hours, tracing every detail, planning journey routes, wandering down streets of unknown cities, reminiscing about past holidays and places visited. Maps are a necessary part of our lives, they relay visual information through which we can understand the world about [...]

Pancake day otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, that traditional Tuesday before lent, when we all stuff ourselves with delicious pancakes, drizzled in lemon juice and sprinkled with sugar is nearly upon us. What better way to mark the occasion that to take part in one of the annual Pancake races planned around London. On [...]