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	The hero and heroine of the novel. Come learn this famous Chinese literature through this Wednesday's talk or this Saturday night tour to the Grand View  Garden. Highlights of the week Talk: Dream of the Red Chamber (Wednesday, Sep. 7, 7:30pm) Wish to know the novel without spending a lot of time reading the whole thick volumes ? Come join our carefree talk on this most famous Chinese novel. The expert will talk about all western people should know about the native Chinese literature. Back-Street-Beijing Walking Tour (Friday, Sep. 9, 9:30am) This will be a well-selected route touring the following places: Guangji Temple (headquarter of China Buddhism Association); Yuan-Dynasty White Dagopa temple (Mongolian style); Writer Lu Xun's Museum, and Graves of Matteo Ricci, a renowned Catholic Missionary. Night tour of the Grand View Garden (Saturday, Sep. 10, 6pm) (lantern-lit boat and garden, and laser movie and performance on the water) Weekend trip: Xi’an (Terracotta Warrior and Old porcelain town, etc.) (Sep. 10-11) The timing of Taichi class changed  Taichi class date is going to be changed from every Sunday to Saturday 10:30am Other interesting events: Mahjong workshop (Saturday, 2:30pm) International Penjing (bonsai) Art & Odd Rock Festival (Tuesday, Sep. 13, 9:30am) Talk: Hong Kong Politics, Press & Journalism (Wednesday, Sep. 14) Hear an insider' s view on Hong Kong's governmental policies and politics and its relation with the central government, and the development of press and journalism.

Body massage Wednesday, Sep.7-Nov.2, 10am-12

Basic manipulation techniques on relaxing the muscle and vein, and pressing corresponding acupoints; and treatments on common diseases. The class falls into the following 8 sessions >>> more

Talk: Dream of the Red Chamber Wednesday, September 7, 7:30pm

Modern Literature Museum Archivist and Chinese Literature PHD of Peking University Mr. Wang Feng will introduce this most famous classical Chinese novel to our western audience, from major characters, symbols to the family relations and reflected soc >>> more

"Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour(6) Friday, September 9, 9:30am-1pm

CCC's serial "Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour will take you to Guangji Temple, Yuan-Dynasty White Dagopa, Writer Lu Xun's Museum and Graves of Matteo Ricci, a renowned Catholic Missionary to China during the Ming Dynasty. >>> more

Weekend trip: Xi'an, Yaozhou Ware Town, etc. September 10-11, Fri.8:30pm-Mon.6:53am

Weekend trip to northwest of China: Xi'an (Terrecotta Warriors) Farmers' Painting Village (a brush with Mao) (Saturday) and Chenlu (yaozhou ware town)(Sunday). >>> more

Mahjong Training Class Saturday, September 10, 2:30-4:30pm

Come learn 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

Night Tour of the Grand View Garden (Da Guan Yuan) Saturday, September 10, 6-9:40pm

CCC organizes a night tour to a beautiful gardens in the southwest of Beijing: The Grand View Garden. >>> more

Tour: Bonsai Art Festival Tuesday, September 13, 9am

Penjing (or bonsai in Japanese) is the thousand-year old Chinese art of creating a miniature landscape in a container. Join CCC's tour to a bonsai artist and collector's garden to see his rare rocks and Penjing shows. You will learn the history, sch >>> more

Talk: Hong Kong Politics and Press Wednesday, September 14, 7:30pm

Mr Ruan Jihong, 20 years of journalist in various newspapers of Hong Kong, will talk about Hong Kong's governmental policies and politics and its relation with China's central government during the past ten years. He will also explain the characteris >>> more

Book Club: "Dream of the Red Chamber"(1) Thursday, September 15, 7:30pm

Novel written by Ts'ao Chan (1715?–63), generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels. The work, published in English as Dream of the Red Chamber (1929), first appeared in manuscript form in Peking during Ts'ao Chan's lifetime. In 17 >>> more

Tour: Old Wood/New Paint Thursday, September 15, 9:30-1pm

Want to see thousands of pieces of finely refurbished antique Chinese furniture, from opium beds to scholar’s writing tables, in a 5,000 square metres warehouse and furniture studio and gallery around 12,000 square metres lotus pond? >>> more

Moon Festival night on the Kunming Lake Saturday, September 17, 5-10pm

Taking a boat at dusk along the canal from Beijing Zoo via Purple Bamboo Garden to Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace (night), and enjoy the magnificient shows celebrating Moon Festival. >>> more

Dining Out: Shanghai food Saturday, September 17, 12:30pm

Dining out with CCC guide to a decent Shanghai restaurant, sample some most delicious dishes and learn the style of Shanghai food, and some knowledge on such as what are the typical food to order and how to prepare some Shanghai food. The chef will b >>> more

Day-trip: CockCrow Post Town Sunday, September 18, 9am-6:30pm

Cockcrow Post Town (Ji Ming Yi or Station of Rooster Crows) was recently listed for the second time by World Monuments Fund (WMF) in the 2006 World Monuments Watch List of world 100 most endangered sites. (It was firstly listed by WMF in 2004). The >>> more

Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour Tuesday, Sep.20, 8am-8pm

This is an unique cultural tour to Tianjin, different from the usual trips to Tianjin. It will explore the old districts and areas that are now used by municipal governmental offices and organizations and not open to individual visitors. >>> more