Category Archives: China

Sneak Peek of Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales

Beijinger’s will be getting a sneak peek of some of the items up for sale in the upcoming Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art Spring Sale. A travelling exhibition of some of the works for sale will tour Asia  before returning to … Continue reading

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ACYPI Sydney #2: Mapping the Opportunity Landscape in the Asian Century

Australia China Young Professionals Initiative Sydney Proudly presents MAPPING THE OPPORTUNITY LANDSCAPE IN THE ASIAN CENTURY with Guest Speaker Heather Ridout Presented in association with the Australia China Business Council 22 February 2012 6.30pm Australia China Business Council Shanghai Room … Continue reading

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Beijing’s music underground rocks Carriageworks in Sound Kapital

Sound Kapital, Creative Asia’s first major production for 2012, and the largest showcase of Beijing rock to hit Australian shores yet, went off with a bang last week at Carriageworks in Redfern. The night began with an artist talk by … Continue reading

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SOUND KAPITAL: SPEND AN EVENING IN BEIJING’S MUSIC UNDERGROUND

Carriageworks and Creative Asia Present SOUND KAPITAL 3 Feb 2011 Discover Beijing’s seething music underground in this one night only special event at Carriageworks An associated event of the City of Sydney Chinese New Year Festival Projections by Matthew Niederhauser … Continue reading

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Cool China arts blogs: Part I

The China cultural blogosphere is a prolific and fascinating place – and one in which you can disappear for hours as one discovery leads to another, much like Alice upon discovering a rabbit hole… After spending a few too many … Continue reading

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Internet subculture: the wittiest space in China

Great article in the NY Times recently on China’s contraversial internet humour and subculture: read more here. These satirical videos by Chinese animator Pi San went viral online, the first of the series reaching 3 million viewers in the first … Continue reading

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Carsick Cars hit town!

BIG news for anyone who knows anything of China’s underground music scene: Beijing’s hottest indie rock band are coming to Sydney! As part of their 3 city Australia Tour this November, Carsick Cars will be playing at FBi Social next … Continue reading

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Guan WEI Play on The Beach Exhibition 11 Oct- 6 Nov 2011

Prolific Chinese artist Guan Wei’s latest exhibition of new works opens at Martin Browne Contemporary tomorrow, Tuesday 11 October and runs through until 6 November 2011. On display will be a series of new works, titled Play on The Beach, … Continue reading

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China Australia Literary Forum

The China Australia Literary Forum has wrapped up for this year and we finally have a moment to reflect on what a fantastic week it was. Three days of stimulating exchange and exchange between Chinese and Australian authors, translators, critics … Continue reading

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China Australia Literary Forum

Creative Asia is very pleased to announce the upcoming opening of the China Australia Literary Forum (30 August- 2 September 2011) In this important literary encounter, hosted by the UWS Writing and Society Research Group, ten prominent Chinese writers are visiting … Continue reading

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