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January 17 - February 02, 2008 |
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Upcoming Lectures, cultural programs:
Contemporary Chinese Lectures
Feb.16-26, Tues.19:30 / Sat.10:00
Evolution & Destruction of Old Beijing
Friday, Jan.25, 10:00-12:00
Talk/Hands-on: Spring Festival & Spring Couplets
Saturday, Jan.26, 14:30-16:30
Lecture: Deities in Taoism
Monday, Jan.27, 19:30-21:30
Film Club: "Lust, Caution" by Ang Lee
Thursday, Jan. 31, 10:30-12:00
February
Talk: Chinese Kungfu Film and Chinese Attitude
Sunday, Feb.17, 14:30-16:30
Cross-cultural Discussion:
Children Education East & West
Wednesday, Feb.20, 19:30-21:00
Concert/talk: Chinese folk music and instruments
Sunday, Feb.24, 14:30-16:30
Talk:
The difference between Chinese and western Art
Wednesday, Feb.27, 19:30-21:30
Film Club: "Assembly" by Feng Xiaogang
Thursday, Feb.28, 10:30-12:00
 Cookery Class: Longevity Peach Breads
Thursday, Jan.17, 10:00-12:30
Shoutao ( peach style longevity breads) and other colorful breads of various shapes are usually made at the Chinese New Year or for the elderly's birthday. Come and learn them with CCC chef. >>> more |
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Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival
Saturday, Jan.19, 16:00-22:00
Beijing Longqing Gorge is best known for its outdoor gallery of ice sculptures carved into animals and figures of all shapes and sizes, When illuminated at night they create wonderful visuals. Fireworks and ice slides add to the festival's fun. >>> more |
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Chinese Landscape painting Class
Sunday, Jan.20 & 27, 10:00-12:00
Meet different styles of CCC guest artists, pick up the brush and try on rice paper the traditional Chinese Ink & Water Painting! >>> more |
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Tanzhe & Jietai Monastery and Pagoda Forest
Sunday, Jan.20, 09:30-16:00
Tucked away in the mountains in the west suburb, Tenzhe & Jietai Monasteries and Pagoda Forest in the mountains remain authentic and peaceful. >>> more |
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Book Club: "The Pool of Unease"
Wednesday, Jan.23, 10:30-12:00
"The Pool of Unease", by Catherine Sampson, depicts Robin Ballantyne who investigates the murder of a British man in Beijing. The book is a gritty, fast-paced thriller that exposes the shadowy underbelly of modern China. >>> more |
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Tie Chinese knot-Lily shoes
Wednesday, Jan.23, 09:30-12:30
In this Chinese knot-tying class, we will learn to tie threads into tiny little "Lily shoes." Unlike embroidered shoes for foot-binding for traditional Chinese women, these tied shoes can be nice hanging crafts or decorations for your bags. >>> more |
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Farmers' Wholesale & Flower Market Tour
Thursday, Jan.24, 09:30-12:30
Largest wholesale market in the city proper (within the fourth and fifth ring road), with a new set up modern market building on the spot, surrounded by the old style open-air market (a good contrast). It boosts to be the largest in China. >>> more |
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Evolution & Destruction oF Old Beijing
Friday, Jan.25, 10:00-12:00
This lecture will retrace the history and evolutions of the city, its layout and architecture; city walls & inner 9 gates and outer 7 gates; 9 altars and 18 gardens and parks; and the history of destruction of the walled city and buildings. >>> more |
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Talk: Experience Iran
Friday,Jan.25,10:00-12:00
This is a illustrated talk by Shi Sheng Chou, an American Chinese lady and CCC history teacher, who just visted Iran at the end of 2007. Esphahan and Yazd, the remains of the first Persian Empire in Persepolis of 2600 years ago are good memories >>> more |
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Weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World
Jan.25 eve.-27
Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more |
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Talk/Hands-on: Spring Festival & Spring Couplets
Saturday, Jan.26, 14:30-16:30
Learn all about Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) - meanings, customs and traditional activities. And hear the meaning of chun lian (spring couplets)-- a must for every Chinese family during the Spring Festival! Then try your hand writing them. >>> more |
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Day-trip: Stone Sutra Mountain & Cloud-dwelling Temple
Saturday, Jan.26, 09:30-16:30
CCC guides you to the Stone Script Hills, listed as national heritage site, is nestled in the Clouds Dwelling Monastery where huge selections of Buddhist script engraved on the steles were unearthed. Some examples are being exhibited. >>> more |
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Visit Erguotou Liquor Factory
Sunday, Jan.27, 13:00-16:30
Visit the famous Beijing Er Guo Tou Liquor Factory to see the entire traditional production skills such as distilling and fermentation in the gigantic wok; the wine cellar with half-century vintage, and hundred-woman packing line. >>> more |
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Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival
Sunday, Jan.27, 16:00-20:00
Beijing Longqing Gorge is best known for its outdoor gallery of ice sculptures carved into animals and figures of all shapes and sizes, When illuminated at night they create wonderful visuals. Fireworks and ice slides add to the festival's fun. >>> more |
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Lecture: Deities in Taoism
Monday, Jan.28, 19:30-21:30
CCC invites guest speaker Wang Yier, who is the chief editor of China Taoism, official journal of China Taoism Association, and author of "China Taoism" both published in China and abroad in different languages. >>> more |
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Walk: Temple of Heaven
Monday, Jan.28, 10:00-12:00
Temple of Heaven is the largest religious imperial complex in the old outer city of Beijing for worshipping and offering sacrifiaces to the god of heaven, and has been considered the supreme achievement of traditional Chinese architecture. >>> more |
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Beijing Walk: Summer Palace
Monday, Jan.28, 14:00-16:30
The Summer Palace is an imperial garden mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. Three quarters of the garden is water and rest are a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures. >>> more |
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Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Tuesday, Jan.29, 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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How to steep Gaiwan Green Tea and Puer Tea
Wednesday, Jan.30, 10:00-12:00
Come and learn how to steep green tea with Gaiwan (lid cups) and then learn to brew Puer tea from Yunnan using earthen tools. >>> more |
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Beijing Amblers: Erdaoguan Great Wall & Fort Villages
Thursday, January 31, 09:30-16:00
Go hiking at a leisurely pace with CCC guides along the ancient path leading up to an archway in the Great Wall at Zhuangdaokou and then stroll in a village behind the hill with some original stonework. >>> more |
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Film Club: "Lust, Caution" by Ang Lee
Thursday, Jan. 31, 10:30-12:00
Join our film discussion on Ang Lee's new movie "Lust, Caution", a startling erotic espionage thriller about the fate of an ordinary woman' s heart. It is based on the short story by revered Chinese author Eileen Chang, and stars Tony Leung. >>> more |
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Day-trip: Ming Village (Chuan Di Xia)
Friday, Feb.1, 08:30-18:30
Chuan Dixia Village is the only village in Beijing that has been listed as a National Village Architecture Reserve. Art and architecture students often go to sketch the houses there. >>> more |
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Weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World
Feb.1 eve.-3
Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more |
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Hike: Great Wall Simatai and Jinshanling
Saturday, Feb.2, 08:30-18:30
Simatai section of Great Wall in Miyun County, Beijing, remains one of the best options for those who want more of a challenge from the Great Wall, harrowing, steep and unrestored. It connects to another section, Jin Shan Ling, in Hebei. >>> more |
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Chinese New Year Celebration
Saturday, Feb.2, 19:00-22:00
Enjoy a night of tradtional Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) with CCC in a tradtional venue for performances and variety shows, games and cooking of dumplings, etc. >>> more |
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Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival
Sunday, Feb.3, 16:00-22:00
Beijing Longqing Gorge is best known for its outdoor gallery of ice sculptures carved into animals and figures of all shapes and sizes, When illuminated at night they create wonderful visuals. Fireworks and ice slides add to the festival's fun. >>> more |
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Try hand-pulled noodles and making dumplings
Sunday, Feb.3, 12:00-14:00
Try pulling dough into Beijing style thin longevity noodles in a minute! And then make dumpling (jiaozi) with two different fillings and flavours. CCC invites professional cook to instruct you for these two marvelous culinary skills. >>> more |
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Walk: Temple of Heaven
Monday, Feb.4, 10:00-12:00
Temple of Heaven is the largest religious imperial complex in the old outer city of Beijing for worshipping and offering sacrifiaces to the god of heaven, and has been considered the supreme achievement of traditional Chinese architecture. >>> more |
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Beijing Walk: Summer Palace
Monday, Feb.4, 14:00-16:30
The Summer Palace is an imperial garden mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. Three quarters of the garden is water and rest are a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures. >>> more |
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Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Tuesday, Feb.5, 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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Yuanyang's Hani Rice Terrace & Jianshui in Yunnan
Feb.6-9, 2008
Yuanyang, southeast of Yunnan, is renowned for its rice terraces crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people since one thousand years ago and even today, the world largest nature wonder. Luoping is famous for its blossoming of rapeseed flowers. >>> more |
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Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
Wednesday, Feb.6, 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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Beijing Temple Fair Tour
Thursday, Feb.7, 09:00-16:00
If you've never visited temple fairs of Beijing, then you must experience this style carnival with the locals and feel the bustle and lively New Year atmosphere of Beijing >>> more |
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Chinese New Year Tour to Harbin--Snow World
Feb.7-8
Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more |
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Beijing Temple Fair Tour
Friday, Feb.8, 09:00-16:00
If you've never visited temple fairs of Beijing, then you must experience this style carnival with the locals and feel the bustle and lively New Year atmosphere of Beijing >>> more |
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Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour
Friday, Feb.8, 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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Weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World
Feb.8 eve.-10
Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more |
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6 Days Yunnan: Lijiang & Xishuangbanna
Feb.9-14
The 6-day Yunnan tour will explore the subtropical Xishuangbanna (known for various ethnic minority peoples and villages) in the south of Yunnan and Lijiang Ancient Town in the north, and its surrounding Jade Snow Mountain & Tiger Leaping Gorge >>> more |
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New Year Celebrations in the Village
Saturday, Feb.9, 09:00-16:00
CCC will organized an exclusive event to celebrate the Spring Festival in a village of the suburb Beijing. We will be welcomed with firecrackers and gaily bedecked, lively folk dancers, performers and crowds of hospitable, curious farmers. We will >>> more |
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Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors)
Feb.8 eve.-10
Take 2 days trip to visit the famous Terracotta Warrior Site; Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi Museum; Great Mosque and Muslim Street; Wild Goose Pagoda, etc. >>> more |
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