The 2014 Chinese Culture Festival, hosted by the Confucius Institute at UNL, will start Sept. 18 with a lecture and an acrobatic performance.

Tsiang-Te Kung, a 75th generation descendant of Confucius, will present a lecture on emerging China that will focus on its resources, population and development challenges. The lecture will be held in the Nebraska Union auditorium from 2-3 p.m.

The lecture is free to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

The Golden Dragon Acrobats will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center. This premier Chinese acrobatic touring company represents the best of a time-honored tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago. Acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes and ancient and contemporary music make this performance an absolute must-see.

View a short video clip of the show at http://www.liedcenter.org/lied/eventvideo/494. Tickets may be purchased at liedcenter.org/events.