South Rock Community Association
Young Chinese–Canadian Heritage Society
The Young Chinese–Canadian Heritage Society is dedicated to celebrating and promoting traditional Chinese arts—such as Go, Erhu, Guzheng, calligraphy, painting, Kung Fu, and Chinese dance etc—within Canadian communities. Founded by several of our members who met through the Youth Leadership Program of South Rock Community Association and bonded over a shared passion for these cultural traditions, we are driven by the belief that heritage thrives when it is lived and shared. Through youth-led workshops, exhibitions, and intercultural programming, we aim to foster cross-cultural understanding, creativity, and appreciation of Sino-Canadian heritage.
Ben Gong, Co-Founder
Ben is a Grade 12 student at Southridge School and a 5-dan Go player who has been playing since the age of six. He represented Canada at the 2023 World Youth Go Championship in Singapore and is passionate about promoting Go worldwide. Since 2022, he has served as Co-Director of the Vancouver Go Open and Vancouver Go Rating tournaments. In May 2025, he was the only youth core member of the organizing team for the World Amateur Go Championship in Vancouver—the first time the event was held in North America.
Yiteng Feng, Co-Founder
Yiteng is a Grade 10 student at Elgin Park Secondary School with a strong passion for both the arts and STEM. A highly accomplished erhu performer, he has achieved the Level 10 Certificate (with distinction) from the China Nationalities Orchestra Society and earned multiple top awards in provincial and national music competitions, including second placein the 2024 Shaanxi Provincial Folk Orchestra Solo Competition.
Beyond music, Yiteng has excelled in robotics, model design, and academic contests.
Xiwen Demi Zhang, Co- Founder
Demi is a Grade 12 student at Grandview Heights Secondary School and an accomplished guzheng player with over a decade of training, holding a Level 8 Certificate from the Central Conservatory of Music. She is also skilled in piano, vocals, Beijing folk tunes, Jingyun drum, and storytelling arts, and has earned numerous awards, including third place in the 2019 National Beijing Folk Tune Competition.
Demi has performed at a wide range of community and cultural events, including the Semiahmoo Shopping Centre Spring Festival, Museum of Surrey, Richmond Wisteria Place, White Rock Retirement Community, and various Grandview Heights school concerts.