Tea Time at China Exchange
Tea, whether it’s in Chinese or British culture, plays a crucial role throughout the history. To celebrate all things tea, a free tea market was hosted at China Exchange from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 February. From teapots to tealeaves, from talks to performances, we welcomed over 1000 visitors over the weekend. The main market […]
A Celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Songs and Words
This year we celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival with a song and words performance by the East-West Gala Chorus, a group of non-professional singers who come together to share their passion for music. Mid-Autumnal Festival coincides with the autumn equinox, when the day and night are of almost equal length and the moon is bright and full, […]
Ultimate Power Dressing
As the models hit the runways, we started London Fashion Week with a glance back to history’s ultimate power dressers, the Qing Emperors. In an evening that was part talk part exhibition, expert David Rosier gave a detailed talk explaining how China’s imperial rulers displayed and maintained their authority through clothing. David began by […]
The Lovers’ Bridge of Magpies – a concert for Qixi Jie 七夕节，Chinese Valentine’s Day
For more than a billion people, the 28th of August is one of the most romantic days of the year – it’s Qixi Jie, otherwise known as Chinese Valentine’s Day. We celebrated this year‘s Qixi Jie with the Lovers’ Bridge of Magpies concert, featuring a talented collection of young artists: Phoebe Haines, Iúnó Connolly, Waimay […]
Music of Our Young Foundation Concert
In a fully booked performance at China Exchange, the Music of Our Young foundation orchestra performed a repertoire of Chinese and Western music to a packed room. The fifty young musicians, aged between primary school and university level, travelled from Hong Kong to London to show off their skills at three major venues: China Exchange, Saint […]