CCC e-Newsletter > Beijing

4 Session Calligraphy Course Thursday, Nov.3 & 10, 7:30pm

Conducted in English, the class teaches everything, from meaning and evolution of the characters, culture to history and music of the period. You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a br >>> more

Five Animal Frolics (5-1): crane Thursday, Nov.3,10am

A 1,800 Year Old Chinese Exercise System for Fitness, Good Health and Longevity still practiced today. These gentle, fun and playful exercises relax muscles, stretch tendons, open joints, stimulate the spine, exercise internal organs, detoxify, g >>> more

Screening: Floating Dust Friday, Nov.4, 8pm

The director will be on hand to lead the discussion after the screening. A mahjong parlor run by an unemployed disabled person is the center of a web of relationships in this film about ordinary people' s attitudes about life in a society that is obs >>> more

Foot Massage Friday, Nov.4-25, 10am

4-session of foot massage and reflexology course is conducted in small group with English narration. >>> more

South China Ancient Water Towns: Wuzhen, Xitang, Suzhou, etc. Sat-Sun./Mon, Nov.5-6/7

Chinese ancient Water Towns in South China are well known for their ancient houses, bridges and the rivers running through them. CCC will guide their members & friends to visit Hangzhou and Suzhou, and two other peaceful ancient towns Wuzhen and Xita >>> more

Beijing Amblers: Old monastery & Eagle Peak Forest Saturday, Nov.5, 9:30am

Beijing Amblers is going to visit two sights: the famous Great Awakening Monastery (Da Jue Si), and Bald-head Eagle Peak (Jiufeng) Forest Park. The Monastery is a nearly 1,000 years monastery (built in 1068 along the slope in Liao Dynasty by Qida >>> more

Screening: Dream Walking Saturday, Nov.5, 8pm

The director will be on hand to lead the discussion after the screening. Dream Walking is the second one of Trilogy of the Masses. In the first work of trilogy Floating Dust, I depict a tumultuous world of common people in present China, there s >>> more

Beijing Courtyard Architecture Tour Sunday, Nov.6, 2-5:30pm

CCC guest professor Zhao will give a 30 minutes illustrated presentation of the characteristics & categories of courtyard before guiding CCC members to check typical courtyards in three different hutong areas of Beijing--the gates, and roofs, decorat >>> more

Ink & Water Painting Tuesday, Nov.8-Nov.29, 10am

Meet different styles of CCC guest artists, pick up the brush and try on rice paper the traditional Chinese Ink & Water Painting! >>> more

Tour: Peking Opera School Tuesday, Nov.10, 9am-12:30pm

Visit a Beijing Opera School and see how the students are trained everyday during the class and check out the costume room for wide selection of costumes and props. >>> more

Talk: Appreciation of Antique porcelains Wednesday, Nov.9, 8pm

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Meandering Mandarin Wednesday, November 9, 9:30am

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Body massage Wednesday, Nov.9-30, 2pm

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

Five Animal Frolics (5-2): tiger Thursday, Nov.10, 10am

A 1,800 Year Old Chinese Exercise System for Fitness, Good Health and Longevity still practiced today. These gentle, fun and playful exercises relax muscles, stretch tendons, open joints, stimulate the spine, exercise internal organs, detoxify, g >>> more

Screening: Song of Nanlin Friday, Nov.11, 8pm

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Weekend Trip: Datong (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery) Sat./Sun., Nov.12-13

CCC guides you to see the second-largest of the nearly 51,000 sandstone statues of Buddha in 53 Yungang grottoes. Buddhist cave art began here in Datong, 160 miles west of Beijing, in the fifth century, by Xianbei minority, which ruled Northern Chin >>> more

Peking Opera Makeup & Performance Saturday, Nov.12, 2pm

CCC will invite veteran Peking Opera artists to teach how to do the spectacular while complicated opera makeup. A male artist will demonstrate how to do the opera face-painting for hua lian role; then another artist will show how to do the make-u >>> more