To celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, the Cambridge Chinese Community Centre’s ever popular Mid-Autumn Fair is returning to the Parker’s Piece on Sunday the 29 September 2019.

The Mid-Autumn Fair consists of four areas:

• Tent area: gourmet tents and several small tents for exhibition;
• Performance area: Various cultural performances, showing Chinese traditional culture；
• Sports area: the site for sports games like kicking shuttlecock, skipping rope, ball games, etc.
• Bouncy castle area: lots of fun activities for children.

Mid-Autumn Festival also known as the Moon Festival and Harvest Moon Festival. It is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Lunar calendar—essentially the night of a full moon—which falls near the Autumnal Equinox (on a day between September 8 and October 7 in the western calendar).

The festival has been celebrated since the early Tang dynasty (618–907). One of the most common ways to celebrate is by eating mooncakes, although they typically have around 800 calories a cake.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a chance for families to spend time together. Many communities also celebrate by lighting paper lanterns, while some neighbourhoods will take part in lion and dragon dances for luck.

To discuss your interest in Attending, Exhibiting or Sponsoring the Mid-Autumn Festival 2019, please contact:

Mr Zhixin Li: lizhixin2011@gmail.com   Wechar ID: li7830329376

Ms Yang Dong: Yc1851@gmail.com        Wecht ID: yyddcc2012

Cambridge China Forum is the premier International Conference focused on enhancing business relationships and increasing investment and trade between China and the Cambridge Science & Technology Cluster.  The 2019 Cambridge China Forum will be held on 15th – 16th October 2019 at the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre. The 2019 theme is: ‘UK|China Investment and Trade – Science and Technology Forefronts’.

The two-day agenda has been designed to appeal to UK|China based businesses, investors and technology companies, with a focus on networking and building relationships. On Day One,  industry-leading speakers will be discussing UK|China business potentials, emerging perspectives on AI and Bio-tech industry trends, IP and Regulations in China, Impact Investment, and post-Brexit investment and trade changes and opportunities. See the Agenda below:

Day Two is reserved for investment Pitch Sessions that enable representatives from innovative companies to pitch to an impressive panel of thirty investors and specialists in Chinese trade.  Audience tickets will also be available to attend this Pitch Event. For more details, audience tickets and applications to participate in the Pitch Sessions, please visit here.

Speaking, Sponsoring and Partnership Opportunities

To raise your profile and thought leadership, take advantage of our Speaking, Sponsorship and Partnership opportunities. For details, please visit here or contact jinzhao.li@cambridgechinacentre.org.

Member Discounts

Day 1 Cambridge China Forum (including Gala Dinner）

• Cambridge China Centre Members: £150+vat (log in to enjoy the membership discount)
• Non-members：£250+vat

Cambridge has seen an enormous interest in UK|China investments and business deals. The innovative technology generated in the Cambridge Cluster and the possibilities of the Chinese Market can be a powerful combination.

To help connect Chinese investors with emerging and innovative Cambridge and UK-based businesses, and as an important part of Cambridge China Forum 2019, Cambridge China Centre is curating another exclusive venture-capital pitch event with Chinese investors on the 16 October 2019 at the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre.

This Pitch Event builds upon the success and demand generated at the inaugural Cambridge China Forum 2018, Cambridge China Centre and Business Weekly introducing the UK|China Business Award, and the Cambridge China Centre Spring Pitch Event in March 2019.

We currently have commitments from thirty Chinese investment companies to attend, representing larger networks of businesses and technology resources in China and internationally. Confirmed investors include: China Science & Merchants Capital Management, Everbright Financial, Beihang Investment, Council of Industry and Technology Alliances in Z-Park, Shengjing 360, Puhua Capital, THG Ventures, CYZone, TusStar VC, Herald Investment Management, ET Capital, The UK China Enterprise Fund, The Sino-UK Fund and Puxin Education Fund…

Pitching Slots

Carrying on the theme of Cambridge China Forum 2019 ‘UK|China Investment and Trade – Science and Technology Forefronts’, the Pitch Session on the 16 Oct welcomes applications from Cambridge & UK-based technology companies, with a special interest in those from the Bioscience, AI, 5G, Agri-tech and Advanced Material sectors.

Designed as an intimate exclusive event, there are only 30 pitching slots available. To apply for a FREE pitching slot, please fill in the Registration Form and send to enquiry@cambridgechinacentre.org by the 30 Sept 2019. Applicants will be notified of their status shortly thereafter.

Tech companies who would like Cambridge China Centre to help with further facilitation and 1:1 meetings with the Chinese investors will sign a Letter of Engagement. Please email Cambridge China Centre for more details. At all stages, Cambridge China Centre will be there to offer experienced support as local innovators look to the China market.

Audience Seating (observing without pitching)

There are a limited number of seats available for those that want to observe the Day 2 events but are not pitching to investors.

• Free for Cambridge China Centre Members
• Non-members：£75+vat

Audience tickets can be reserved below (CCC members need to log in to order their free tickets).

To celebrate the 41st anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening-up, supported by the Chinese Embassy in the UK, Cambridge China Forum 2019 will put on a special Photo Exhibition themed “Reform and Dreams” on the 15-16 Oct at the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre.

Last December marked the 40th anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening-up policy, which was launched under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping at the 1978 Third Plenum. This policy jump-started China’s transformation from an underdeveloped centrally-planned economy into an economic powerhouse, increasingly driven by the market.

Among the exhibits, most images depict changes in the daily life in China since 1978 while others showcases the close relationship between China and the United Kingdom over what has proven to be an extraordinary time of change to China’s development.