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 […]

Explore Chinese Contemporary Dance

The energy was flowing through this night of insight and understanding into Chinese dance, from the importance both socially and culturally of classical dance to the progression of its influence from the West as well as how Chinese dance has affected the West. With mesmerising performances from Aonan and Xiaowen, demonstrating the skill and evolution […]

Deb8 China

The evening was full of conversation, inspiration and lots of debate. Dr Vivienne Lo started the night giving an insight and levelled view of why and how traditional Chinese medicine is important in working alongside western medicine, followed by Dr Kerry Brown giving some amazing facts about Chinese investment in the west which shocked the audience and gave way […]

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 […]