Story resumes

In April, the society organized a tour named "In the Footsteps of George Hogg" to mark the 80th anniversary of George Hogg's death. The tour retraced Hogg's journey from Shanghai to the Gobi Desert, and tour members participated in commemoration conferences in Lanzhou of Gansu, and Beijing.

Carrying forward the spirit of Needham, SACU continues to broaden the conversation about China in the UK by engaging with scholars, artists, and public intellectuals. Among those lending their voices is historian and broadcaster Michael Wood, who has served as the president of SACU since 2020.

A history professor at the University of Manchester and documentary maker, his works include the well-received book The Story of China: A Portrait of a Civilisation and Its People and the acclaimed BBC documentary Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet, which brought Chinese poetry and history to wide audiences.