Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival at China Exchange
In China, Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important holiday after Chinese New Year. Traditionally, this festival marks the harvest and celebrates the harvest moon – seen to be the brightest and fullest moon of the year. For many Chinese, the moon symbolises prosperity, peace and reunion. Join us to celebrate this traditional Chinese festival with a variety of fun-packed, family-friendly events at China Exchange!
Lunite
A night to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival – Lunite had live performances, beer tasting, mooncake making, face painting, wire rabbit making all washed down with our China Exchange bar!
Masters of The Lunar Verse – Moon Poetry Reading with Two Poets
“A Tranquil Night” Abed, I see a silver light, I wonder if it’s frost aground. Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned. This is one of the Chinese moon poems we celebrated at China Exchange as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival on 17 September 2016. Poets Jennifer Wong and […]
The Rabbit in the Moon: Wire Rabbit Workshop
Illustrator and sculptor, Zack McLaughlin, led a wire rabbit workshop as part of our Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations.
Evolution of Erhu: An Evening with Wan Pin Chu & Friends
Wan Pin Chu returned to China Exchange to take us on a chronological journey of the erhu, from early traditional pieces through to contemporary digital sounds, with special appearances from his musical friends.
Mid-Autumn Festival 2016
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 […]