2025 UK Dragon Boat Festival Programme

ABOUT THE EVENT ORGANISER XINHUA CHINESE ASSOCIATION

Xinhua Chinese Association (XCA) was established in Manchester in 2004. The association represents a new generation of Chinese people. Most of the XCA members originally came to the UK for academic studies, later settling down as professionals working in and contributing to many field including Education, Science and Technology, Medicine and Business.

Chairman of XCA, MD of Imperial 21 Holdings Ltd, MD of Suman Group Dr Yanzhong Xu

Vice Chairwoman and Deputy Secretary-General of XCA, CEO of Suman Group Ms Jili Deng

Honorary Chairman of XCA, Retired Director of CS Energy Consultancy Dr Hanxin Yang

Vice Chairwoman of XCA, Director of LaChine LinCom Ltd Ms Xuebing Li

Vice Chairman of XCA, Head of Choir Group, Reader in Textile Materials, University of Manchester Dr Xiaogang Chen

Executive Member of XCA, Head of Dancing Group, Highly Specialist Clinical Physiologist Ms Yihong Song

Dr Jiashen Li

Vice Chairman of XCA, Head of Biological Physics, University of Manchester Prof Jianren Lu

Executive Member of XCA, Director of LaChine LinCom Ltd Dr Ning Su

Vice Chairman of XCA, Lecturer in Textile Science & Engineering, University of Manchester