Scott Malkin
In an inspiring and insightful 60 minutes, Scott Malkin, CEO of Value Retail, showed the audience at China Exchange why and how his shopping villages are an international success story.
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 […]
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.
Joanna Lumley
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.
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
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 […]
THEATRE PLAY: I’M JUST HERE TO BUY SOY SAUCE
The inaugural play at China Exchange on 9 June 2016, I’m Just Here to Buy Soy Sauce, played to an almost full house. 1 The piece, written by fresh talent, Jingan Young, focuses on two story lines – a pair of ruthless real estate agents seeking to woo a Chinese buyer for their latest land development […]
The Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Soames
Sir Nicholas Soames MP gave the China Exchange a lively and thought provoking 60 minutes.
Niall Ferguson
Professor Niall Ferguson covered his “killer Apps” from his book, Civilisation, that sought to explain why after 1600 did the West become so much richer, healthier and more powerful than everywhere else.