CCC e-Newsletter > Beijing

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	Opera school visit (tomorrow) Go to see how students are trained on the class.9am basic exercises and martial arts; 10am singing class What's on  (click the calendar below for details and reservations) Cultural Talk Nov. 16, 8pm, Wednesday Talk & screening: China's Prohibition of Prostitution Nov 17, 7:30pm, Thursday Book Club: "Soul Mountains" ( 7:30pm) Nov 23, 8pm, Wednesday Philosophy Talk: The free sprit of Zhuangzi Screening Nov. 19,  8pm, Saturday Documentary: The Story About Wang Laobai Nov. 25, 8pm, Friday Documentary: The Man Nov. 26, White Pagoda (The directors will all show up at the above screening to lead a discussion) Tour Nov. 17, Thursday, 8am-12pm Tour: Peking Opera School Nov 19，10am-3pm, Saturday   This Saturday Go to meet the older and more established artists at their homes and studioes of  Shangyuan Artists Village in Changping County, which is different with the public and open spaces of 798 Art Zone or Soong Zhuang Artists Village at Tongzhou. Shangyuan Established Artists Village Tour Nov 20, 9am-1pm, Sunday Guided Tour: Beijing Courtyard Architecture Weekend & longer Trips Weekend Trip: Xi'an and Chenlu ( Nov.19-20) Macau Trip (25-27) Nanjing Trip (Dec. 3-4) Yunnan Trip (Dec.26-30) Harbin Trip (Dec.31-Jan.2) Hands-on activities Nov. 20, 2pm, Sunday Mahjong Workshop Nov 21, 1:30pm, Monday Tying Chinese Knot( macramé) Dining Out: Vegetarian and Buddha Dishes (12-2pm)

Talk & screening: China's prostitution Wednesday, Nov.16, 8pm

This is a documentary film and talk of how the famous "red lantern" district of Eight Hutongs in south Beijing were raided with PLA soldiers and prostitution banned within just one night, upon the founding of New China in 1949, and It goes on to show >>> more

Book Club: "Soul Mountains" Thursday, November 17, 7:30pm

Soul Mountain is the semi-autobiographical tale of Nobel Prize-winning author Gao Xingjian who, threatened with arrest in 1983 for his "counter-revolutionary writings", fled Beijing and spent five months travelling the remote regions of southern and >>> more

Tour: Peking Opera School Thursday, Nov.17, 8am-12pm

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

Five Animal Frolics (5-3): bear Thursday, Nov.17, 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

Shangyuan Established Artists Village Tour Saturday, November 19, 10am-3pm

Note: This is a different group of artists with that in Soongzhuang, Tongzhou District. Shangyuan artists are more acedemic artists, relatively older and have had established their fame in China and abroad. CCC arranges appointments with 5 distinc >>> more

Weekend Trip: Xi'an and Yao Ware Town Sat./Sun, Nov.19-20

Weekend trip to northwest of China: Xi'an (Terrecotta Warriors); Shaanxi Museum (the best museum in China)(Saturday) and Chenlu (yaozhou ware town)(Sunday). >>> more

Screening: The Story About Wang Laobai Saturday, Nov.19, 8pm

The story of a villager from Manchuria who, after having failed to fraud the insurance company, turns to singing errenzhuan, a popular & humorous Northeast song and dance duet form, to earn money to build a house. >>> more

Mahjong Workshop Sunday, Nov.20, 2pm

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

Guided Tour: Beijing Courtyard Architecture Sunday, Nov.20, 9am-1pm

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

Tying Chinese Knot( macramé) Monday, Nov.21, 1:30pm

Learn to make the auspicious knots (Chinese style macramé) from a CCC folk artists, 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

Dining Out: Vegetarian Tuesday, Nov.22,12-2pm

CCC is going to introduce an excellent vegetarian restaurant in the western part of the capital, where a variety of vetetarian courses including typical Buddhist dishes are artistically served. >>> more

Philosophy Talk: The free sprit of Zhuangzi Wednesday, Nov.23, 8pm

Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu), or "Master Zhuang" was, after Laozi, one of the earliest thinkers to contribute to the philosophy that has come to be known as Daojia, or school of the Way. He is ranked among the greatest of literary and philosophical giants >>> more

4 Session Calligraphy Course Thursday, Nov.24 & Dec.1, 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 (5-4): monkey Thursday, Nov.24, 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

3-Day Trip to Macau Fri.-Sun, Nov.25-27

Recently Listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, Macau becomes a new hit of China Tourism. Join CCC's weekend trip to experience an unique East meets West culture, interesting mix of Portuguese and Chinese architechures around town, old Chinese trad >>> more

Screening: The Man Friday, Nov.25, 8pm

With nothing better to do while he waits for a new job, Su, an unemployed bachelor spends his time attending to his love life, making phone calls to a matchmaker and hooking up with women. Shi, also a bachelor, often comes over to stay with Su and th >>> more

Visit: Chinese Minority Costume Museum Saturday, Nov.26, 2pm

Come see the Beijing Fashion Academy Museum, where it stores all types of gorgeous antique costumes of the 55 Chinese ethic minority groups. A fashion design expert from the academy will be on hand as a guide. >>> more