Welcome to
Double Dragon
Alliance
Cultural Exchange; Health and Wellness; International Communication & Friendship
What We Do
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Celebrating art, culture & promoting cultural exchange
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Engaging in health and wellness education & practice
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Advising visitors to China & helping to bridge the culture gap
Our Mission Statement
Our global mission is to promote health and wellness, facilitate communication, develop international friendships, and provide a social platform within China and abroad, for the exchange of cultural learning, primarily in the health and wellness fields.
DDA organises an array of cultural, health, social and educational events; working with learning institutions, government and consular bodies, local communities and individual groups, promoting intercultural exchange and friendship between China and the global community.
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Rose Oliver MBE
FOUNDER
One of only 50 international experts selected to represent expats working in China at the ‘2014 Foreign Experts Symposium’ in Shanghai, and presented personally to Chinese President Xi Jin Ping; Rose has been at the forefront of cultural exchange, health and wellness, and education in Shanghai for over twenty years.
- Awarded ‘Member of the Order of the British Empire’ (MBE) by Her Majesty the Queen in 2010;
- Awarded Shanghai Government’s Magnolia Silver Award in 2013;
- Awarded the title ‘Emissary of Chinese Martial Arts’ by Shanghai Media Group (SMG) in 2017;
- Selected as ‘One of the Most Influential Foreign Experts in China’, as part of the 40th anniversary of China’s Reform & Opening Policy, in 2018;
- Awarded the prestigious Shanghai Government’s Magnolia Gold Award in 2019.
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News & Events
Check out our recently added legacy archive materials!
PAWS 5K 2024 Now in the Bag – Looking to 2025!
We’re excited to announce we surpassed our $250 fundraising goal by $70, raising a total of $320 for the PAWS Chicago PAWS 5K run/walk for their lives held on Saturday 7th September!
Edgar Miller 10th Anniversary Exhibition in Chicago
During his lifetime, Edgar Miller was a prodigious Chicago artist and collaborator, and this exhibition also features some of the collaborations he created with other artists, including his sister, Hester Miller Murray, and Mexican artist, Jesús Silva Torres, among others.
Tribute to the Late Master Michael Phillips
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Master Michael Phillips’ passing on 17 August 2024. To everyone who knew him, he was a shining light of knowledge, wit, and humour, plus an avid explorer of traditional Chinese martial arts, philosophy, culture, and history.