Monday 26 January marks the start of the Chinese Year of the Ox. To kick-start celebrations, the University and Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery are hosting a day of free, fun events for all the family from 11.00 to 16.00 on Sunday 25 January in the Wills Memorial Building and Bristol's City Museum and Art Gallery on Queen’s Road.

• See the University's amazing lion-dance troupe in action (11.30 and 15.10, Wills Memorial Building)
• Take part in a children’s painting workshop with local Chinese artist Aili Purdy and have a go at making a giant scroll (11.00-16.00, City Museum)
• Watch shadow-puppet show Journey to the West with Noisy Oyster and meet Monkey, Pigsy and other characters in a story based on a classic Chinese tale (11.00, 12.00, 14.00 and 15.00, City Museum)
• Enjoy dazzling kung-fu displays (12.45, 14.15, Wills Memorial Building)
• Listen to Chinese music recitals, including the guzheng (Chinese harp) (13.10, 13.40, 14.40 and 15.40, Wills Memorial Building)
• Try your hand at calligraphy, Chinese writing, traditional paper folding and chess (11.00-16.00, Wills Memorial Building
• Learn a few words of Mandarin (12.00, 13.00 and 14.00, Wills Memorial Building)
• Meet representatives of Bristol's Chinese businesses and community groups, and staff from the University’s Centre for East Asian Studies (11.00-16.00, Wills Memorial Building)

The events coincide with the opening of two China-themed exhibitions. Picturing China 1870-1950, curated by the University, is at the Grant Bradley Gallery until 21 February (Mon–Sat, 10.00–16.00, closed Sundays). China: Journey to the East is at Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery from 24 January until 19 April (Mon-Sun, 10.00-17.00).