On 14 November the Belgian Embassy in Beijing organized a nice reception in the Conrad Hotel for over 300 guests. H.E. Michel Malherbe was a good host as usual.
See some few pics of the event, also with some of the Belgian beer served along with a buffet of “Belgian cuisine” (oh well the cooks tried their best but Renaat Morel is stile “the one”!)

Portal Belgium.be:
Belgium is an ancient and yet still young nation. Belgians were first mentioned about 2,000 years ago (by Julius Caesar in his book on the Gallic Wars). Nevertheless, Belgium was for centuries part of a larger state structure.
The independent State of Belgium was born on October 4, 1830.
National Day is celebrated on July 21. Its commemorates the day on which Leopold I took the constitutional oath as the first King of Belgium, on July 21st 1831.
As July is a rather quiet month, especially in Beijing, the unofficial day for “National Day” is 15 November. We mostly call it “King’s Day” however the correct term is King’s Feast.
The Feast Day of the German-speaking Community is also the Day of the King.

King’s Feast (Wikipedia)
The King’s Feast (Dutch: Koningsfeest, French: Fête du Roi, German: Festtag des Königs) has been celebrated in Belgium on November 15 since 1866. Since 2001, the Belgian Federal Parliament holds a ceremony in honor of the King, in the presence of members of the Belgian Royal Family and other dignitaries. Federal ministries are closed on this day. Traditionally, a Te Deum is sung as well as a private observance being held.
November 15 is the name day of Leopold (the feast of Saint Leopold in the German liturgical calendar) and Albert (the feast of Saint Albert the Great in the General Roman Calendar). In 1951, King Baudouin decided to honor November 15, as did his brother King Albert II. During the regency of Prince Charles, the designations Day of the Dynasty or Feast of the Dynasty were used, and these terms are still often erroneously used. However, it is not the correct name, as was confirmed in a circular letter in 1953.