Join us for a Chinese New Year Flash Dance!
To celebrate the year of the Rat, we’re recruiting members for the China Exchange troupe taking part in the Chinatown New Year parade on the 26th January – be part of something special!
Artists Confirmed for Chinatown Residencies
Two internationally exhibited artists have been selected for the Made in Chinatown project at China Exchange.
Fun for all the family this Chinese New Year!
This year, as part of China Exchange’s Chinese New Year Celebrations, we will be hosting a family day in partnership with the charity Mothers Bridge of Love. They are a charity who have been supporting Chinese children from all corners of the world since 2004, with the aim of bridging the huge poverty gap that […]
Walking into the Year of the Rat with Chinatown Stories Tours
London’s Chinatown is getting ready to celebrate the arrival of the year of the Rat, and at China Exchange, we are offering a special Chinese New Year edition of our popular Chinatown Stories walking tour.
Getting Crafty in Chinatown
Over the summer, China Exchange has run Made in Chinatown, a pilot project working with community groups to create unique souvenirs for London’s Chinatown. All items will be sold to raise money for the groups involved, including Chinese National Healthy Living Centre, Newham Chinese Association and the London Chinese Community Centre.
Through six workshops, participants have learned embroidery, applique, painting and printing techniques and produced a small collection of items that will be sold during markets in the autumn. Some people taking part in the project have a variety of different needs including dementia, mobility issues and learning difficulties.
Lord Ashdown
The evening spent with Lord Ashdown was inspiring and filled with humorous anecdotes. He discussed his experiences of learning multiple languages – including translater level Mandarin Chinese. By our reckoning, he is the UK’s highest profile non-Chinese Chinese speaker. We learned more about his early life, his motivation for entering politics and his passion for […]
Hidden in Plain View: Wallpapers in Britain & Ireland
How did Chinese wallpaper influence the history of British interiors? National Trust expert Emile de Bruijn explored this topic in detail from Chinese bird and flower designs to landscapes to daily life scenes. This talk focused on how these very traditional images were adapted for the western palate. Symbolism is abundant in Chinese art and […]
Film Club – Youth 芳华
China Exchange held its second film screening on 2 May following A Simple Life with Roger Lee in March. With a turnout of over a 100 audience members, our prudential hall was bustling with anticipation as the lights lowered to showcase Youth 芳华, the latest work directed by Feng Xiaogang. Set in the backdrop of […]