Opportunities to understand China, Chinese culture and Chinatown

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.

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.

Cherie Blair

CHERIE BLAIR 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.

Ben Elliot

Ben Elliot

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.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow at China Exchange

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.

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber at China Exchange

Legendary musical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber spoke on his passion for Victorian art and his lengthy list of musical masterpieces from Cats to Evita to Phantom of the Opera.

Jeremy Irons

Actor Jeremy Irons discussed his impressive resume of films including Batman vs Superman and The Man Who Knew Infinity and the differences between making a commercial blockbuster and a smaller, more sensitive piece.

David Heyman

David Heyman at China Echange

Film Producer David Heyman delighted with tales of how he fell in love with the Harry Potter books and secured the rights for the films before they were published, and how he discovered Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe.