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Upcoming tours, classes, lectures
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Lecture: Color analyses
Thursday, May 15, 10:00
Geraldine is an expert on Color. She will talk about the history of color; The meaning of color; expressivity in color; colour in 2008; the power of color; symbolism of colors; make-up in your colors; the quality of colors and their characteristics >>> more |
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Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Thursday,May 15,09:00-18:30
Mutianyu is a famous section of the Great Wall, and it is not so commercialized but also a moderate section (not so physically demanding). Ming Tombs is the largest and well preserved imperial tomb complex with over 500 years >>> more
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Zen Talk & Meditation
Thursday, May 15, 19:30-21:30
Join us each week for an insight into the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism. We'll be guided on our journey of self-discovery by a Buddhist layman and learn about Zen through its music, its stories, its art, its rituals & martial arts. >>> more |
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Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
Friday, May 16,09:00-12:30
The 3.5-hour guided walk will provide informative and real explanation, covering not only the history, city planning, architectural details & symbols, fengshui of Tiananmen Square and the palace, but also the the life and fate of emperors and eunuchs >>> more
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Southern Water Towns: Suzhou, Wuzhen, Hangzhou
May 15 eve-18
Chinese ancient Water Towns in South China are well known for their ancient houses, bridges and the rivers running through them. Explore with CCC Hangzhou and Suzhou, and one peaceful ancient town Wuzhen. >>> more |
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Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour
Friday, May 16,14:00-16:30
Go to the peaceful hutongs (alleys) and courtyard houses in Beijing Xuanwu District, learn the real life of Beijingers in the neighborhood , get into their homes for a chat, check out a kindergarden with lovely kids; see an old opera houses >>> more
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Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace
Saturday, May 17, 09:00-15:30
Cruise along the imperial canal in a motorized canopy boat past the Beijing Zoo, the Beijing Aquarium and the Purple Bamboo Garden; appreciate the great views en route, and stroll in the garden to join the passionate amateurs of the community singing >>> more |
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Lecture: Fashion Fengshui
Saturday, May.17,14:00
CCC invites Ms. Geraldine Wijsbeek, an Image Consultant from the Netherlands, to give a presentation on how to applies Fengshui philosophy and principles to personal appearance, as clothing is considered your body's most intimate environment >>> more
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Free Chinese Language Demo Class
Saturday, May 17, 10:00-10:40
CCC is offering three sessions of free demo language classes on April 24(Thu) 10:00-10:40; May 7 (Wed) 19:30-20:10; and May 17(Sat)10:00-10:40. Come and see our teaching style and ask questions! >>> more |
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Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort
May 17-18
Take CCC's comfortable bus to Chende, Hebei Province to see the Summer Mountain Resort (Bishushanzhuang) and its Outlying Temples. The size of Chengde Summer resort is as big as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace combined. It is surround >>> more
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Tour: Eunuch Tombs, Mural and Temples
Saturday, May 17,09:00-14:00
CCC takes you to explore two obscure and fascinating sites. Tucked away in the mountains in the west suburb, the Eunuch tombs and temple complex remain authentic and peaceful. >>> more |
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Mahjong Workshop
Saturday, May 17, 14:30-16:30
Come learn or practise this most popular games in China and rest of Asia. CCC boasts to let you grasp this game skills and immediately begin to play independently within one hour. If you are not a beginner >>> more
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Tying Chinese Knots: necklace
Sunday, May.18,14:00-17:00
Learn to tie the auspicious Chinese knots from a CCC folk artist, and work out your own knots (knots, butterfly or lily shoes, and other patterns of crafts), and hang them up on your neck or your handbag >>> more |
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Calligraphy Class
Monday, May 19, 19:30-21:00
Conducted in English, the class teaches everything, from meaning and evolution of the characters, culture to related history and music. You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush >>> more |
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Ink & Wash Painting Class
Tuesday, May 20, 10:00-12:00
Chinese ink & water painting is a thousand-year tradition, and the xieyi style (free-hand) is one of the most unique style of Chinese painting. The CCCC painting course is specially designed for expatriates. >>> more
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Taichi (taijiquan) class
Tuesday, May 20, 10:00-11:30
The class are instructed by master who speak excelent English and have experience in teaching Westerners. ground by the lake of Chaoyang Park near the western gate. >>> more |
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Book Club: Cries in the Drizzle
Wednesday, May.21, 10:30-12:00
Yu Hua's beautiful, heartbreaking novel Cries in the Drizzle follows a young Chinese boy throughout his childhood and adolescence during the Mao era. A stunning addition to the wide-ranging work of one of China's most distinguished contemporary write >>> more |
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Lecture: China’s Land Policy & Rural Politics
Wednesday, May 21, 19:30-21:30
Mr. Li Changping has spent many years studying the rural issues of China and advocating for the livelihood of the 800 million Chinese citizens. He will share his assessment of the land policies and rural policies of the latest developments. >>> more
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