Opportunities to understand China, Chinese culture and Chinatown

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley Live Event

Sweetie, Darling, Joanna Lumley shone throughout her 60 minutes at China Exchange. The sold-out audience enjoyed glimpses into many aspects of her life – her career; her family; her humour; and the causes she supports.

Charles Moore

Charles Moore

Charles Moore, journalist, editor and official Thatcher biographer, gave a detailed insight into what it was like to work for Britain’s first female Prime Minister.

Kate Reardon

Kate Reardon Event Photo

Kate Reardon, Editor of Tatler, spent her 60 minutes at China Exchange with an audience that could not wait to ask her questions. Kate spoke of the privilege of being an editor and ran through the basics of the magazine’s business model and changes in online and print advertising trends, and the balance between work and family life.

Battle of the Noodles

Battle of the Noodles

A food fight to end all food fights was had last night when Team Italy – food critic AA Gill and Chef Giorgio Locatelli – went head to head with Team China – Chef Ken Hom and China Exchange Chairman Sir David Tang on who invented the noodle.

Barry Humphries

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.

Distance Between: Opening Night and Panel Discussion

  In celebration of Qixi Festival, Thursday night saw us welcoming Xiaowen Zhu back to China Exchange with her 3 channel video installation all about long distance love – Distance Between. The crowd offered their own long distance experiences via the exhibition message boards before then enjoying a panel discussion with Xiaowen and two of […]

Mid-Autumn Festival 2016

Mid-Autumn Festival

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐!中秋節快樂! The Mid-Autumn Festival is held every year on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar and is celebrated with a three day holiday in China. The second most important holiday after Chinese New Year, traditionally this festival marks harvest and celebrates the harvest moon – seen to be […]

Sir Michael Caine

MICHAEL CAINE EVENT PHOTO

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.

Baroness Tessa Jowell

TESSA JOWELL EVENT PHOTO

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.

Darcey Bussell

Darcey Bussell Event Photo

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.