Opportunities to understand China, Chinese culture and Chinatown

Tea Time at China Exchange

Tea, whether it’s in Chinese or British culture, plays a crucial role throughout the history. To celebrate all things tea, a free tea market was hosted at China Exchange from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 February. From teapots to tealeaves, from talks to performances, we welcomed over 1000 visitors over the weekend. The main market […]

China in Context

China in Context, the first dedicated celebration of Chinese writers and writing in the UK, welcomed over 750 visitors to China Exchange for a very bookish weekend.   Activities included a book fair that allowed visitors to see the range of titles available; free family shadow puppet making sessions with Hatching Dragon’s, the UK’s first […]

​Woodblock Printing Demonstration & Workshop

  In this intimate workshop, attendees were introduced to this ancient craft by award-winning artist Dr Weimin He and the Muban Educational Trust. Dr He demonstrated his unique printing method and delighted us by creating a beautiful woodblock portrait of one of the attendees over the course of the session. Attendees then put their new […]

Dance with Mulan: free dance workshop

A wonderful group of audience spent their evening at China Exchange to learn about Chinese dance with The Hong Kong Dance Company on 12 April. Ahead of the premiere of The Legend of Mulan at South Bank Centre on 15th May, this award-winning dance company brought a fantastic team of artists demonstrated Chinese Classical dance and Chinese folk dance to the audience, which are the main component of the Mulan […]