Conferences & Meetings

In China

China Import and Export Fair, Guangzhou

Also known as the Canton Fair. More than 24,000 foreign trade corporations are expected to take part.

Date: Oct 15-Nov 4

Venue: China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex

Website: www.cantonfair.org.cn

China International Maternity, Baby and Children Products Exhibition, Shenzhen

This trade show covering the Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau markets offers maternity, baby and children's products.

Date: Sept 21-23

Venue: Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center

Website: www.chinaexhibition.com

Technology for Marketing & Advertising China, Shanghai

Covers industry developments, leading suppliers and products as well as a forum on what has and has not worked for the sector and other businesses.

Date: Oct 16-17

Venue: Shanghai Mart

Website: www.chinaexhibition.com

The 18th China Yiwu International Commodities Fair, Yiwu

The fair is being promoted as an international event with top services and security to become one of the largest, most influential and most productive among commodities fairs in China.

Date: Oct 21-25

Venue: Yiwu International Expo Center

Website: www.chinaexhibition.com

China Education Expo

An event for overseas schools to expand their presence in the world's potentially largest market.

Date: Oct 20-Nov 3

Venue: Selected cities

Website: chinaeducationexpo.com

Conferences & Meetings

In Europe

China-Britain Business Council and The China-Britain Youth Association Dim Sum Day, London

A complimentary cocktail, delicious dim sum lunch, and relaxed afternoon of socializing with one of London's largest network of young China-interested professionals.

Date: Sept 23

Venue: Ping Pong, 3 Appold Street

Website: www.cbbc.org

Hong Kong: The Gateway to Business in China and Asia, London, Manchester and Glascow

A morning of business briefings over free breakfast along with a series of seminars providing information and insight for legal advisers, accountants, consultants and business leaders.

Date: Sept 24-28

Venue: Selected places

Website: www.cbbc.org

China Association Autumn Lunch with guest speaker Lord Patten, London

This year is the 15th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China, and Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong, will share some of his reflections on the transition.

Date: Sept 24

Venue: The National Liberal Club

Website: www.cbbc.or

CBBC Scotland and CEAB Summer Evening Reception, Edinburgh, Scotland

Meet a delegation from China Enterprises Association in Britain led by Minister Counselor Zhou Xiaoming, commercial section of the embassy of the People's Republic of China.

Date: Sept 27

Venue: To be decided

Website: www.cbbc.org

Culture

In China

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners - From the House to the City, Beijing

With numerous projects across the world in locations including London, Barcelona, New York and Hong Kong, this exhibition will celebrate the impact of Rogers' extraordinary international career.

Date: Sept 20-Nov 18

Venue: Beijing Capital Museum

Website: www.britishcouncil.org

Andreas Haefliger Piano Recital, Beijing

Recognized as a pianist of the first rank, Haefliger will present musical techniques and structure his innate sense of architecture and phrasing.

Date: Oct 7

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: www.theatrebeijing.com

Staatskapelle Dresden, Taipei, Shanghai and Beijing

Founded by Prince Elector Moritz von Sachsen in 1548, this is one of the oldest orchestras in the world and steeped in tradition. Christian Thielemann, its current principal conductor, has received the honorary membership of the Royal Academy of Music.

Dates and venues:

Oct 28, Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center, Taipei

Oct 30-31, Shanghai Grand Theater

Nov 2-3, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing

Website: www.wupromotion.com/en/international-artists

Harmony Shanghai: Firebird, Shanghai

A group of 120 Shanghai-based pupils from Chinese and German schools will perform Royston Maldoom's choreography based on Igor Stravinsky's Firebird on stage.

Date: Oct 24

Venue: Lyric Theater

Website: www.shgtheatre.com

Culture

In Europe

20th anniversary of Filmfest Hamburg, Hamburg

More than 140 international productions will have their German, European or even world premieres in one of the festival's seven venues.

Date: Sept 27-Oct 6

Venue: Abaton, Cinemaxx Dammtor, Metropolis, Passage, Studio-Kino, 3011 and B-Movie

Website: www.filmfesthamburg.de

Decorative themes on Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, London

The decorative themes of dragons, flowers and calligraphy on Chinese blue-and-white porcelain will be explored by Anne Haworth, an independent speaker specializing in the art of ceramics.

Date: Oct 20

Venue: The British Museum

Website: www.britishmuseum.org

Chinese seals: tradition and innovation, London

In conjunction with a contemporary Chinese seals exhibition by Li Lanqing, this conference looks at seals in religious, political and social contexts from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) to the present.

Date: Nov 3

Venue: Stevenson Lecture Theater, British Museum

Website: www.britishmuseum.org

Events can be sent to: events@mail.chinadailyuk.com

(China Daily 09/20/2012 page31)