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Volunteers who have helped to reveal Chinatown’s history in London have been recognised for their exceptional service to the UK’s heritage sector. The Heritage Hero Storyteller Award, one of two ...
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Yours, Mine, Ours: creating conversations in London’s Chinatown is a new  exhibition, featuring artwork designed by Wendy Wong based on material created through community workshops. The exhibition explores different meanings ...
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Illustrator Cherie Kwok, our 2022 Made in Chinatown artist-in-residence, has created a beautiful new artwork to reflect the multiple layers of intangible cultural heritage, experiences, memories and meaning shared by ...
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China Exchange’s Made in Chinatown range will take a step into Soho this festive period with a 12-day pop-up shop at 98 Berwick Street ...
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From May through to July, we welcomed nearly 600 people to our Chinese Write Now festival celebrating writers and writing from and about Chinese culture.This year’s festival saw the China ...
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China Exchange has appointed two new volunteer trustees to the charity’s board. Geyang Huang and Eric Yu join Mei Shui, Sir Tom Shebbeare and James Furse in governing China Exchange ...
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More visitors will have the chance to learn about Chinatown’s heritage following support from GLA’s Untold Stories programme. The new project will result in stories available online that visitors can ...
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Made in Chinatown returns this year with Cherie Kwok as our new artist in residence.  Cherie Kwok will work with China Exchange volunteers and Chinatown community members for the next ...
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Award winning writer Will Harris is joining us as the first Writer in Residence for our Chinese Write Now Festival 2022. His debut poetry book is RENDANG (Granta, UK; Wesleyan, ...
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We are delighted to share news of our Chinese Write Now Festival 2022. It is the third edition of the successful China in Context programme. The new name reflects the ...
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China Exchange can continue work focused on supporting Chinatown’s recovery in response to covid-19 and racism thanks to further funding from The Churchill Fellowship. In a 2022 project, China Exchange ...
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On 1 February, Chinatown welcomed TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to mark the lunar new year  and the 40th anniversary of the Chinese Information and ...
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Visitors to London’s Chinatown can enjoy a new trail that explores the area’s food heritage highlighting parts of the neighbourhood that show traditional techniques, contemporary tastes, and ways of expressing ...
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We need confident and dedicated volunteers to work with us on a flexible basis throughout 2022. We will be accepting new members to our wonderful volunteer team at China Exchange ...
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You can wear your support for Chinatown’s post-pandemic recovery with “Ascent”, the T-shirt which is latest product from our Made in Chinatown range. Our artist-in-residence,  fashion designer and educator, Odella ...
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Odella Yue, one of our artists-in-residence , has created a beautiful new artwork in response to working with London Chinatown restaurant workers, with a focus on racism, hate crime and ...
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To mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week, China Exchange is publishing “No Place for Hate: Post-Pandemic Actions for London's Chinatown” its report into Chinatown’s recovery with a particular emphasis on ...
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China Exchange volunteers are continuing to contribute to our work on heritage and community while building their skills ...
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China Exchange is recruiting for a Venue Hire Coordinator to join the team on a 25hrs per week 6 month contract. This role supports the financial stability of our charity ...
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To support our work and operations, we need confident and calm event stewards to join our casual team on a flexible basis ...
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St James’s Ward residents in Westminster will be able to enjoy funded places on China Exchange Chinatown Stories community-led walking tours thanks to a new grant provided by Westminster City ...
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Artists Faith Chow and Dora Lam confirmed as new artists in residence for China Exchange Made in Chinatown project ...
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Made in Chinatown granted new funding by The National Lottery Awards for All scheme to continue the project ...
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China Exchange is looking for new Trustees who are committed to inspire, challenge and enable us as we move to the next stage in our development as a leading UK-based cultural ...
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China Exchange has secured £22,776 in pledges through its crowdfunding campaign to Champion London Chinatown's Heritage. The campaign was backed by 147 supporters, including Shaftesbury PLC and Westminster City Council ...
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High quality training and rewarding experiences available in China Exchange 2021 volunteer projects - sign up before 30 April! ...
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China Exchange has received a grant of £81,271 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen ...
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New artist in residence confirmed to explore a creative response to the impact of COVID-19 racism on London's Chinatown ...
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China Exchange has launched a new crowdfunding campaign - the Chinatown-based charity’s most ambitious effort yet to create lasting and positive change in London’s Chinatown.  The campaign needs to secure ...
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China Exchange is delighted to announce an open call for one artist to join our Made in Chinatown project with a focus on the impact of covid-19 racism on London’s ...
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China Exchange has been awarded a COVID-19 action grant from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT). The project will facilitate discussion about the impact of pandemic-linked racism on Chinatown, and ...
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China Exchange started 2020 with an injection of positivity. Four hundred people came to enjoy our Chinese New Year celebrations with Mothers Bridge of Love. Over 100 people joined our ...
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Our Cultural Projects Manager and Researcher, Xiao Ma, has been awarded a prestigious PhD scholarship at University of Westminster. Xiao has begun her PhD project to research the cultural complexities ...
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Chinatown institution Tao Tao Ju is to launch Steam at Home kits in December allowing people across the UK to enjoy specialist hand crafted dim sum . Proceeds from each order will be donated to China ...
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China Exchange volunteers are continuing to build their skills and support our work. Our six super stitchers have now completed their training with textile artist Ekta Kaul. They learnt expert techniques for fine ...
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The latest group of volunteers has joined China Exchange to develop the Made in Chinatown project.  Six super stitchers, dubbed Team Stitch, have begun their work with textile artist, Ekta ...
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The Gift of Hidden Heritage – a new way to support London’s Chinatown Our unique range of gifts reflecting heritage stories of London’s Chinatown created by international artists and London ...
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Would you like to build new skills at China Exchange? We are seeking someone enthusiastic and reliable to join our team as an intern from April – June 2020. Our intern can ...
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Help us take The Making of Chinatown exhibition on a national tour. These stories deserve to be shared ...
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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 ...
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Two internationally exhibited artists have been selected for the Made in Chinatown project at China Exchange ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Would you like to build new skills at China Exchange? We are seeking someone enthusiastic and reliable to join our team as an intern from January – March 2020. Our intern ...
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China Exchange will work with artists, volunteers and community members to create two ranges of unique gifts that connect with London Chinatown’s heritage and community in a vibrant and appealing ...
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China Exchange is delighted to announce an open call for two artists to join our Made in Chinatown project. With the support of the Rothschild Foundation, China Exchange will work ...
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Untold stories of London’s Chinatown will be shared in a new book written by China Exchange team members, Freya Aitken-Turff and Xiao Ma. Chinatown Stories offers history, social commentary and ...
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Would you like to build new skills at China Exchange? We are seeking someone enthusiastic and reliable to join our team as an intern from October – December 2019. Our intern ...
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Over the past few weeks, our exciting Oral History Project has developed and is starting to take shape. As of 10 April, we are in our 10th week of the ...
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We are seeking an experienced, energetic person to join our small and hardworking team as Venue Hire Sales and Building Manager. You can find out more about our work by looking ...
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As part of our The Making of Chinatown exhibition project we will be looking for volunteer exhibition tour guides from April 2019 to help us bring the exhibition to life ...
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Love London’s Chinatown? Have worked,  lived in or often visited this area between the 1960s to 2019?  We would love to hear from you. We are looking for people who ...
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We're delighted to have been awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund to present The Making of Chinatown: a Summer Exhibition Celebrating and Exploring the History of the Chinese Community in London's Chinatown ...
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China Exchange to lead Chinatown heritage project to ensure that the history of our iconic neighbourhood is not lost ...
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Saturday 6 October was a memorable day to the participants of RethINKING Tradition project. This passionate group formed by members of the public performed a dance piece taking inspiration from ...
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Calling all budding artists, student designers, boutique craft shop owners and art colleges! We are seeking entrepreneurial artists inspired by East Asian culture, who are looking to gain greater commercial ...
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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     ...
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A year has passed since we lost our founder and Chairman, Sir David Tang. We miss his energy and his passion for “intelligent questions". We continue his legacy by creating ...
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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 ...
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During summer 2018, China Exchange is leading a Summer Celebration of Chinatown Heritage, an extensive new project to share the reasons why our neighbourhood is so special.  ...
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On 25 May 2018, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. At China Exchange, we are updating our systems to comply with this new legislation ...
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Are you our next China Exchange intern? Applications for our competitive programme are now open. Apply by 23:59 on Wednesday 28 March ...
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We are looking for new enthusiastic event stewards to join our team on a casual basis ...
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This year’s China in Context festival focuses on the theme of translation; from translating language, to culture and ideas. We’ve asked Nicky Harman, the UK-based prize-winning literary translator, to recommend ...
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For the past year, our CEO Freya has been researching Chinatowns in North America and South East Asia. Inspired by the rapid pace of change in London's Chinatown and using ...
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China in Context will feature three events with a special focus on Hong Kong. Supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, the focus will celebrate the role that Hong Kong has ...
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On 22 March, China Exchange will host its first performance installation, in the latest project supported by our Cultivate Programme. Cloud/Plunger explores the unity and the contradiction of opposites ...
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Would you like to build new skills at China Exchange? China Exchange is a dynamic charity based in the heart of London’s Chinatown. We hold both corporate and cultural events ...
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China in Context, the UK’s first annual book festival celebrating writers and writing from and about China, is returning to London’s Chinatown for March 2018. Held at China Exchange, the ...
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Join us to celebrate Chinese New Year 2018! Expect celebrations across London as people welcome the Year of the Dog, including a colourful parade in Chinatown, performances in Trafalgar Square, ...
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China Exchange observed remembrance weekend by joining forces with other leading organisations focused on ensuring the contribution made by the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) is recognised. 140,000 men were recruited ...
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Join us to support the the Chinese Labour Corps Memorial Campaign which is raising funds for a permanent memorial to ensure the men are not forgotten. A photo book of ...
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With heavy hearts, we share that Sir David Tang, our founder and Chairman, has died. Possessor of a fierce intellect, an accomplished pianist (he played at Wigmore Hall and occasionally ...
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Would you like to build new skills at China Exchange? China Exchange is a dynamic charity based in the heart of London’s Chinatown. We hold both corporate and cultural events ...
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Londoners will get a taste of China’s square dancing craze through a new project “Square Dancing: How do you guangchang wu?” led by China Exchange in partnership with Southbank Centre ...
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We've welcomed a huge range of guests since we opened in 2015 - maybe you found out about us and our events after one of your heroes had been and ...
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Would you like to build new skills at China Exchange? China Exchange is a Chinese-created initiative, funded through donations and support given to champion excellence in all its forms. From ...
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We are seeking an energetic person to join our small and hardworking team while our Programme and Venue Manager takes her maternity leave. You can find out more about our ...
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The Prudential Series returns to China Exchange for 2017. Tickets for the first of our 60 Minutes With talks are now on sale with more names and dates to be ...
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The Prudential Series returns to China Exchange for 2017. Tickets for the first of our 60 Minutes With talks are now on sale with more names and dates to be ...
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The Prudential Series is curated and hosted by China Exchange Founder and Chairman, Sir David Tang. The evening events offer audiences an hour of conversation and a Q & A session ...
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To support our excellent programme of events, we need confident and calm event stewards to work with us on a flexible basis. Duties: Welcoming and directing guests to their events ...
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Would you like to build new skills at China Exchange? China Exchange is a Chinese-created initiative, funded through donations and support given to champion excellence in all its forms. From ...
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We are seeking a dynamic person to join our small and hardworking team while our Programme and Partnerships Manager is on maternity leave. Do you have extensive event management and ...
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We wish all our visitors, subscribers and curious passersby a very happy Chinese New Year. We're welcoming the rooster with events throughout the Spring Festival detailed below and will be ...
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Would you like to take a turn at the China Exchange intern? China Exchange presents ideas, debate and artistic expression in search of new ways to help our audiences explore ...
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Thank you for helping to make China Exchange a success. As an infant organisation, there are many milestones we are going through in our second year – welcoming a stellar ...
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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 ...
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Qixi Festival - also known as Chinese Valentine's Day  - falls on the 7th day of the 7th month in the lunar calendar, which this year is Tuesday 9 August ...
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Would you like to help China Exchange deliver a programme of exhibitions and activities focused on visual arts? Our small team welcomes a maximum of two interns at a time ...
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China Exchange and the Pure Land Foundation are delighted to announce a new Exchange, the Pure Land Series – a programme designed to enrich lives through creativity, spirituality  and self-expression. Audiences ...
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If you've been to any of our recent Prudential Series events, you may have had a drink at our bar. We're currently experimenting with the bar and would welcome your feedback ...
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Dancers performing in the special China Exchange and Goldsmith’s Confucius Institute of Dance and Performance were given a surprise last Friday when it was revealed that acclaimed dancer and choreographer ...
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The Big Dance Pledge kicked off at China Exchange and introduced the aspiring dancers to choreographer Akram Khan's contemporary dance routine infused with Chinese movements ...
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On 9 June, China Exchange will host its first theatrical production – a performance of I’m Just Here to Buy Soy Sauce (我只是来打酱油的！), a new play supported by our Cultivate ...
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To support our excellent programme of events, we need confident and calm event stewards to work on a flexible basis ...
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Join us in celebrating Chinese New Year via Instagram, by entering our #snapCNY Instagram Competition. We want to see your snaps of anything that represents your experience of CNY. Instagram ...
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Happy Chinese New Year! 恭喜发财！ 新年快乐！ The Spring Festival or Chinese New Year is traditionally celebrated over 15 days. This year, to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the ...
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On 19 February 2015, the Chinese Year of the Goat, Sir David Tang, Chairman of China Exchange, welcomed TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall along with ...
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