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Our Team

Administration Team

Liu Min

Liu Min

Executive Director

Min has over 20 years experience in successfully bringing together British and Chinese education.

Lara Martin

Lara Martin

Deputy Director

Lara previously work for London South Bank University as the Head of International Recruitment and spent over 7 years working with partner universities in China.

Yannan Yu

Yannan Yu

Project Manager

Yannan Yu is the project manager for the Confucius Institute at London South Bank University (LSBU). Yannan was a university lecturer in Shanghai and prior to that she was among the very first group of teachers sent by Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) to teach Mandarin in the Philippines. Yannan is passionate about promoting Chinese language, culture and wellbeing.

Teaching Team

TCM teachers

Ian Appleyard

Ian Appleyard

Course director for the M.CM

Ian Appleyard is the course director for the M.CM (Acupuncture) graduated with a BSc in Acupuncture from Westminster University in London in 1998. He worked as an acupuncturist in private practice in Brighton for 4 years. He then spent 3 and a half years in China learning the language and continuing his acupuncture training. During this time Ian studied at the Shu Guan Hospital and the Meridian Research Institute, which are both in Shanghai. In addition he completed a year of postgraduate clinical training at the Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanjing (which is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a training institute for Chinese Medicine). Previously he had also studied with a private practitioner in Japan in 1996.

Weidong Huang

Weidong Huang

Director of the MSc Research and Evidence based Practise Acupuncture

Weidong Huang graduated from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) following eight years of professional and systematic training in Chinese and western medicine and was awarded his masters degree. He lectured and practiced as a doctor at BUCM, specialising in acupuncture and Chinese medicine before coming to the UK in 1999, to practice as an acupuncturist and a doctor of Chinese medicine. In 2009 he completed his PhD research project in traditional Chinese acupuncture for stress and was awarded PhD degree by Thames Valley University. Currently he works as a senior lecturer in acupuncture programme at London South Bank University.

Jun She

Jun She

TCM lecturer

Dr. Jun She, a lecturer in the of CI for TCM, is an acupuncturist and Tui Na (Chinese massage) therapist, a member of ATCM (UK). He comes from Heilongjiang University of TCM and had good healing hands that can treat all kinds of symptoms and pain. Jun She enjoys practicing Taiji and doing Yi Jin Ying (Muscle Change Exercise)in his spare time.

Jian Chen

Jian Chen

Jian Chen is not only very good at Chinese acupuncture and Tuina (a kind of Chinese massage ) , but also excels in Tai Chi and Qi Gong. He is experienced in Tai Chi Teaching and is ever-ready to show you the brilliance of Chinese Kong Fu.

Wenran Zhang

Wenran Zhang

Wenran Zhang is an excellent teacher in traditional Chinese medicine and the martial arts. He is very adaptable to new situations since he likes challenge and change after he has studied many different cultures from all over the world. He hopes to play an active role in the exchange of Chinese and British culture and the promotion of Chinese language and culture.

Hong Ni

Hong Ni

Hong Ni is a professional doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. She excels in acupuncture and Chinese herbal wellbeing. She hopes that she can help you to keep healthy by her professionalism.

Chinese language and culture teachers

Liya Wang

Liya Wang

Chinese Director

Wang Liya is a professor from Harbin Normal University with a lot of teaching experience. She is committed to promoting Chinese language and culture in the UK.

Yang Han

Yang Han

Chinese language teacher

Yang Han is a lecturer from Harbin Normal University. She has experience in teaching English, Mathematics and Mandarin Chinese across all age groups. She is committed to promoting Chinese language and culture and building bridges between China and the UK. She is interested in comparitive studies of both countries’ education systems, and believes that the sharing of good practice can benefit students in both countries.

Baohua Li

Baohua Li

Baohua Li believes that life is like a journey, in which the final destination is not important while the scenery along the road and the mood of enjoying the scenery are of true value.

Chunhui Wang

Chunhui Wang

Chunhui Wang, an experienced teacher for 14 years, comes from Shenyang University of Technology, Liaoning Province, the northeast part of China. Being energetic, easy-going and extroverted, she can effectively mobilize students' learning initiative and make them be interested in the subject. She is versatile, so you may find her in many activities.

Chunping Liu

Chunping Liu

Chunping Liu loves Chinese traditions and culture. She hopes that she could spread Chinese culture further and build up friendships!

Erdan Gu

Erdan Gu

Erdan Gu, a senior primary school teacher full of energy and enthusiasm. She believes that life is an adventure, and she’ll take you to the wonderland of Chinese language and culture, to explore the unexpected!

Ge Yang

Ge Yang

Ge Yang, majored in Applied Linguistics, is an experienced English teacher.She is very committed and enthusiastic for teaching. She’s been engaged in spreading Chinese culture in many international contexts and has extensive experiences working with young people from various ethnic backgrounds.

Hongjia Zhang

Hongjia Zhang

Hongjia Zhang, an English teacher of Heilongjiang International University, China. She is proficient in second language teaching, and well-recognized by her elegant teaching manners and interesting culture introduction. She is teaching HSK (LEVEL ONE) in CI for TCM, enjoying promoting both Chinese language and culture in the UK.

Hongwei Jia

Hongwei Jia

Chinese language teacher

Hongwei Jia is a teacher from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. He has already stayed in London for one year teaching at Ernest Bevin College. He got a great deal of praise for his excellent job at Mandarin teaching and technique support on IT for CITCM. He is also regarded as one of the best MCs for many activities in promoting Chinese Culture. He keens to share more different culture experiences and study both countries education systems as well.

Hua He

Hua He

Hua He, contributing to promoting Chinese culture, is active, optimistic, hard-working and patient. She once taught overseas students mandarin in China. For her, the qualities excellent teachers have are wonderful linguistic abilities, logical and creative thinking, large knowledge accumulation and enthusiasm in teaching.

Jiarong Zhang

Jiarong Zhang

Jiarong Zhang, from Harbin University of Commerce, has been an English teacher for 14 years. She is a mother of an eleven-year-old boy. She loves children very much. She will devote all her life to the cause of education.

Jie Long

Jie Long

Jie Long, MA of Preschool Education, is a professional teacher who is experienced in training preschool teachers. She has a heart that is committed and capable of loving her students and kids. She participated in “The Children’s Home” project by UNICEF after the “5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake”, serving the kids and training the workers. She is willing to share her professionalism and expertise with students and counterpart in the UK.

Jing Zhang

Jing Zhang

Jing Zhang, a volunteer student of Chinese teaching from Harbin Normal University. She is willing to spread both Chinese language and culture in the Confucius Institute for TCM.

Lan Zuo

Lan Zuo

Lan Zuo. I am an English teacher from Beijing Yucai Middle School. Never lose my passion, like teaching children, like making friends with teenagers. This is me.

Lili Jia

Lili Jia

Lili Jia graduated from Tianjin Foreign Studies University in 2006. She is a happy girl and always ready to accept challenges. Teaching Mandarin brings her a fantastic and different world. She loves it, and she is determined to be a good Mandarin teacher and is still trying.

Lu Miao

Lu Miao

Lu Miao is kind and cheerful. She likes making friends with elder people, because they are wise and inspirational. She also likes making friends with young people, because they are full of energy and enthusiasm.

Manchun Lin

Manchun Lin

Manchun Lin is an experienced lecturer from Foreign Language Department of Guangzhou Medical University (GMU). She majored in applied linguistics and got her MA degree from Sun-Yat-Sen University. Her professionalism and expertise were recognized by receiving “The Award of Teaching Excellence” conferred by GMU. She is every-ready to build a bridge between the people of China and the UK through her enthusiasm.

Meihui Jiang

Meihui Jiang

Meihui Jiang teaches Chinese language and she is a big lover of music. She hopes to teach Chinese language and culture very well by taking advantage of her previous rich experience in it.

Ping Liu

Ping Liu

Ms Ping Liu is an enthusiastic language teacher with more than 10 years experience in international communication. Her students, including Chinese and international students in China Three Gorges University, have now been contributing their intelligence into the society in a cross-cultural context. Language as well as intercultural learning, as a necessity in 21st century, will become a pleasant journey with Ms Ping Liu. Having a four-year-old daughter and a happy family, she understands exactly what a student and his/her parents' expect from a teacher.

Qiao Wang

Qiao Wang

My Chinese name is Wang Qiao, and my English name is Joe. I am a Lecturer of Harbin Normal University, and I have two degrees of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. I am famous of my HSK lessons and known as the Coolest Chinese ever!

Shizhuo Wang

Shizhuo Wang

Shizhuo Wang, a teacher from Harbin Normal University, China, who has four years experience of language teaching, is logical and self-disciplined.

Xingzhi He

Xingzhi He

My name is Xingzhi He. But my English colleagues know me better by English name, Cindy. It's my second year to teaching Mandarin to little kids in Goodrich Primary School. The students enjoy learning mandarin with me and I also cherish the respect and co-operation they show to me in my class. I love my teaching job here.

Xuesong Chai

Xuesong Chai

I am a TCFL teacher of Harbin University of Science and Technology, and also a lecturer in Modern Chinese at HUST. I have taught HSK to overseas students over 6 years in China, so I have a rich experience in teaching HSK.

Yanan Tu

Yanan Tu

I am yanan who likes travelling and be ready to explore everything new !

Yanqin Liu

Yanqin Liu

Yanqin Liu has got 12-year English language teaching experience and has been granted ‘’The Best Teacher’’ award in Shandong Province in 2010. Her unique teaching style of flexibility and passion has made her outstanding and won her a provincial reputation. She has a loving heart and always looks forward to going into classrooms, surfing in the wonderful world of Chinese language and culture with the kids.

Ying Guan

Ying Guan

Ying Guan is an excellent English teacher with more than eight-year working experience. Being enthusiastic, professional and creative, she is greatly welcomed by her students. She has done some research in teaching methods, with several books published.

Tiansheng Wang

Tiansheng Wang

Tiansheng Wang is a Chinese teacher, who has taught Chinese for 14 years in Experimental Primary School of Henan Province, and he is also a psychological consultant. He firmly holds the belief that, where there is a will, there is a way.

Shicun Chen

Shicun Chen

Shicun Chen is a lecturer from Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine. He has the experiences as a senior high school teacher, a university lecturer as well as a Hanban teacher in the UK for already one year. Shicun is devoted to promoting the Chinese language and TCM culture in the UK’s schools.

Mengjiao Han

Mengjiao Han

Mengjiao Han is an English teacher from Heilongjiang province. She likes Chinese culture very much, especially Chinese folk music. She can play more than three Chinese instruments. She is very welcomed by her students.

Chinese martial arts, dance and music teachers

Yu Bao

Yu Bao

Yu Bao is a martial arts specialist. He has much teaching experience in Chinese martial arts. He cherishes a hope that all of us can get the access to Chinese martial arts with his efforts and enjoy the magnificent charm of Chinese martial arts someday.

Kun Yang

Kun Yang

Kun Yang is a female martial artist. Actual female artist in China is very rare but that does not overshadow the fact that she really performs martial arts very well. She hopes to share her experience with British students.

Yu Xin

Yu Xin

Yu Xin is a martial arts teacher. He was the champion of martial arts competition 2011 Heilongjiang. He has a profound understanding of Chinese culture.

Kexin Wang

Kexin Wang

Kexin Wang is a martial artist who is experienced in teaching martial arts. He hopes that he can show the charm and brilliance of Chinese martial arts to more and more British students.

Jinping Yu

Jinping Yu

Jinping Yu is a versatile and popular martial arts teacher. He has rich experience of teaching martial arts. He hopes to share the experience of martial arts with friends from all over the world. Welcome to Jinping Yu’s class and learn more about the charm of Chinese martial arts.

Qilong Zhang

Qilong Zhang

Qilong Zhang is a talented martial arts teacher from Harbin. Qilong has extensive and rich experience teaching martial arts at British schools. Qilong also successfully helped students with martial arts shows and performances on various occasions.

Han Gao

Han Gao

Han Gao, an excellent dance teacher from China, hopes that she can show you the beauty and gracefulness of traditional Chinese dancing. Her elegance and expertise can lead you to explore the charm of Chinese dance and culture.

Tingting Han

Tingting Han

Tingting Han comes from Harbin. She is very good at traditional Chinese dance. After gained a lot of experience in teaching Chinese dance, she hopes to help more people to enjoy Chinese dance.

Yunjian Zhao

Yunjian Zhao

Yunjian Zhao is a talented musician and he is able to play up to 15 types of both Chinese and western musical instruments. Yunjian Zhao has brought Chinese music to a large number of schools and communities in the UK. Yunjian was also a member of the Chinese New Year Roadshow team sent by Hanban to perform in America in 2011.

Shanna Hao

Shanna Hao

Shanna Hao majored in traditional Chinese singing in college, and she excels in playing Erhu(a two-stringed bowed instrument with a low but mellow sounds)as well. She has a very kind personality.

Bei Li

Bei Li

Bei Li, a volunteer student dancer from Harbin Normal University. Being extroverted and energetic, she is enjoying the work of promoting traditional Chinese dances in London.

Jingran Chen

Jingran Chen

Jingran Chen, a volunteer student dancer from Harbin Normal University. She has started to spread the elegance and beauty of traditional Chinese dances in London, through the performance tour organized by the Confucius Institute for TCM.