Master Chen (Deqing Chen) is the founder and director of Jinlong Culture & Performing Arts Ltd. He is a cultural event organiser, a performer, and a martial artist with more than 20 years experience in teaching and performing Chinese Martial Arts.
In 2007, he began working with the Stockport Metropolitan borough Council and built friendship links between primary and secondary schools in Stockport, UK and his hometown Kaifeng, China.
He introduced the annual theatre production “Chinese New Year Extravaganza” in 2008 with a strong aim to showcase and integrate Chinese culture within Greater Manchester and rest of the UK.
He has also been acting as an Arts Director since 2007 for the Chinese New Year celebration in Manchester China Town and Albert Square, which is now considered one of the biggest and best in Europe.
Jinlong Culture & Performing Arts Ltd was set up by Deqing Chen with a view to expand and broaden its range to reach a wider audience, sharing his resources in Chinese classical and contemporary arts that are unique and inspiring. Jinlong has been actively promoting Chinese cultural arts to various sectors providing performance, workshops and demonstrations. It’s first theatre production Chinese New Year Extravaganza visited Stockport Plaza Theatre in 2007 with the support from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Chinese/Kaifeng Cultural Bureau. Since then the production has visited other towns and cities around the UK every year.