Dragon Boat Festival traditions
Dragon Boat Festival London 2025
This year Dragon Boat Festival lands on May 31st, read on to learn all about one of the best-known Chinese traditional festivals and all of the Dragon Boat Festival London events.  What is Dragon Boat...
China Film Festival 2025
China Film Festival 2025 Launches in London
The China Film Festival 2025 officially launched on May 23rd at Regent Street Cinema in London, offering audiences a four-day celebration of Chinese cinema focusing on WWII  and China-British ties.  The...
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‘The Wind From Craft Town’ Conference Successfully Held
The Wind From Craft Town conference was successfully held on May 15th at the Victoria and Albert Museum, exploring the concept of Craft Town across the UK and China. This conference explores the concept...
Anxi
The Magical Leaf from the East: Anxi Tieguanyin Charms the UK
A themed cultural event, “Anxi Tieguanyin: The Magical Leaf from the East,” took place at the China Pavilion during London Craft Week 2025. The event was held at the new premises of the Chinese Embassy...
Guangdong time honoured brands
Guandong’s Time-Honoured Brands Visit London for Trade Conference
On May 13th, the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province held the ‘Guangdong Time Honored Brand Economic and Trade Promotion Conference’, sharing Guangdong’s historic brands in London. This promotion...
Sino-UK Entrepreneur Forum
Inaugural 2025 Sino-UK Entrepreneur Forum
The inaugural 2025 Sino-UK Entrepreneur Forum on May 14th, hosted by The 48 Group and China Daily, looked to the future of smart technologies between the UK and China. Organised with the theme “Smart...
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Living Spirits Exhibition: The Life and Craft of Bai People
“In the Hands of the Bai, all things have spirit” opens the short documentary Living Spirits (万物有灵), part of the Living Spirits: Bai Craft and the Art of Nature exhibition at London Craft Week. Walking...
London Craft Week Ribbon Cutting
London Craft Week China Pavilion Unveiled at Royal Mint Court
The 2025 London Craft Week China Pavilion Tiankong Kaiwu was unveiled at the Royal Mint Court on May 12th. Entitled Tiangong Kaiwu: Crafting Works of China, this year’s China Pavilion focuses on...
Kingsley Mamabolo
Kingsley Mamabolo Launches Riveting Memoir in London
High Commissioner Kingsley Mamabolo launched his riveting memoir ‘Let Not The Sun Set On You’ in London on Friday, 2nd May. Kingsley Mamabolo is South Africa’s High Commissioner to the UK. He gained this...
Beijing International Film Festival London
A Taste of Beijing International Film Festival Comes to London
The Beijing International Film Festival is coming to London with screenings of six Tiantan Award Winners at the Genesis Cinema in East London from May 10th to May 17th. A satellite event for the Beijing...
London May Events China Chinese
Chinese Events in London This May
London events in May with a Chinese twist. A roundup of all the best Chinese-related events in London during May. Art exhibitions, book launches, academic talks, musical performances, and more are happening...
London events to do with China April
Chinese Events in London This April
London March events with a Chinese twist. A roundup of all the best Chinese-related events in London during April. Art exhibitions, book launches, academic talks, musical performances, and more are happening...
Customers are dining outside restaurants in London’s Chinatown.
Chinese Events in London this March
London March events with a Chinese twist.  A roundup of all the best Chinese-related events in London during March. There are art exhibitions, book launches, academic talks, and more available. Day Dream...
Customers are dining outside restaurants in London’s Chinatown.
Chinese Events in London this February
London February events with a Chinese twist.  A roundup of all the best Chinese-related events in London during February. This month welcomes in the start of the Year of the Snake, so there are plenty...
MINT Chinese Film Festival Poster
MINT Chinese Film Festival 2025 Lands at Keswick for its Third Edition
MINT Chinese Film Festival returns to Keswick from Feb 21st to 23rd 2025 for its third edition. The festival will showcase over 30 Chinese and Asian films including European and British premiers. Opening...
The chorus "China in the Lights". Photo by Haopeng Yang.
East-West Musical Dialogue Celebrates Chinese New Year in London
East-West Musical Dialogue Spring Concert Celebrates Chinese New Year at the Royal Academy of Music in London.  On 3rd February 2025, the “Spring Sequence of New Sounds” Spring Concert was held. ...
The Legend of the Condor Heroes poster.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants lands in British cinemas
The Legend of the Condor Heroes sees a kung fu epic screened in the UK from February 7th.  Spring festival may have passed, but there is still much to celebrate. The new Chinese movie The Legend of the...
Fireworks
London Chinese New Year Events 2025
London Chinese New Year Events will be found across the capital, with the big day on Wednesday 29th January.  For China, New Year doesn’t fall on January 1st, but at the beginning of the new Lunar...
The roundtable dialogue session, Dec.21, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
The 2nd "Assembly by Great Wall" Promotion Activities and Dialogue on World Cultural Heritage was Held in Chengde
On December 21, “Walking the Great Wall, Witnessing the Chinese Civilization”, the 2nd “Assembly by Great Wall” Promotion Activities and Dialogue on World Cultural Heritage was...
mosuo documentary screening in london
Mosuo Documentary Screened in London
‘I Am Mosuo’ documentary about the Mosuo people of southwestern China screened in London. London-based Yi Crafts and the Mosuo Museum of southwestern China came together to host an event about the Mosuo...
London Chinatown Pandemic Aftermarth 1
London December Events: Chinese Social, Cultural and Educational Events
London December events with a Chinese twist. A roundup of all the best Chinese-related events in London during December. From local events in the Chinese-British community to lectures from experts at London’s...
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British Library and Yuewen Commence Three-Year Collaboration
The British Library in London and Chinese digital literature company Yuewen have launched a three-year collaboration. On November 22 in London, the British Library and Yuewen launched a landmark three-year...
Items on display in the Mountain Gift pop-up shop run by Yi Crafts.
Yunnan Mountain Gift Pop-Up Shop Celebrates Opening in London
Mountain Gift Pop-Up shop opening party brought South-Western Chinese crafts, food, and singing to central London.  Mountain Gift pop-up shop selling a collection of handicrafts, clothing, jewellery, and...
What’s on in London November: Chinese Social and Cultural Events
What’s on in London November: Chinese Social and Cultural Events
London events in November with a Chinese cultural twist. A roundup of all the best Chinese related events in London during November. From local events in the Chinese British community to major festivals....
The Stone God opera poster.
'The Stone God' Opera Brings Chongqing to Life in Lodnon
The Stone God opera brings Chongqing to London in retelling of Hong Ying’s book. Telling the story of life in the old city of Chongqing, ‘The Stone God’ opera based on the book by Hong...
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New Exhibition in London Showcases Chinese Artist Qi Yang
From 29th October to 4th November, the work of Chinese artist Qi Yang will be on display at Sotheby’s Wemyss Gallery.  The exhibition of Qi Yang’s work showcases his blend of Zen philosophy with...
Ein Heldenleban: Cai Lun at St Luke's.
Cai Lun: Ein Heldenleben Review
Cai Lun: Ein Heldenleben was an inspired but flawed performance, falling short of its ambitious goals of merging East and West.  Written and directed by famed Chinese playwright Chen Xinyi, it was performed...
Vivien Zhang's Flat Earth at Pilar Corrias. Photo by Benjamin Westoby.
Flat Earth Exhibition Showcases Vivien Zhang’s Latest Artworks
Vivien Zhang showcases her latest work at a new exhibition using the natural world to explore her experiences of migration. Opening at Pilar Corrias in London on 9th October, Vivien Zhang’s Flat Earth...
What’s on in London November: Chinese Social and Cultural Events
October Events in London: Celebrating Chinese Culture
Learn about all the Chinese related events being held in London this October Mid-Autumn festival has passed with its range of great Chinese events. If you had a taste and wanted to experience more, or...
Silk Road Exhibition in the British Musuem showing artifact from China and the word Dunhuang.
New Silk Road Exhibition Opens at the British Museum
The new British Museum exhibition showcases the Silk Road as an interconnected web of trade routes from China to England. The new Silk Road exhibition at the British Museum opens on the 26th of September,...
Visitors enjoying the Jiangsu culture festival in Germany.
The Grand Canal Meets the Rhine River at Folk Music Festival
Jiangsu Culture Festival Opens in Germany with concerts and events showcasing Chinese culture from the Jiangnan region. A German proverb aptly states, “Mountains may not meet, but people must”. This was...
Poster for Women Hold Up Half the Sky in Scotland, organised by Mint Chinese Film Festival and Aya Films.
New Film Festival Brings Female-led Chinese Films to Scotland
‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Mint on Tour’ will bring a programme of Chinese cinema to six cities in Scotland. From September 8th to October 26th MINT Chinese Film Festival will be screening a series of...
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