Li Changping, speaker of this Friday's China'r Rural Reform

Highlight of the week

This Friday talk: China's Rural Reform
Februrary 22, 10:00-12:00
After 30 years, Chinese farmers – the first beneficiaries of the economic reform – have all but lost the gains they made in the 1980’s and are, again, struggling with dire poverty while seeing no way out, except to abandon their land. Having himself been a rural official, renowned researcher and writer Mr. Li Changping has spent many years studying the rural issues of China and advocating for the livelihood of the 800 million disadvantaged Chinese citizens. He will share his assessment of the past and current agricultural policies and knowledge of the latest developments.

Tonight: Cross-cultural Discussion:
Children Education East & West
Wednesday, Feb.20, 19:30-21:00

CCC invites families, both Chinese and expat, to join in an informal discussion on children's education in China vs. western style. The moderator will be a Canadian educator who has worked in China for 10 years...

Lantern Festival's Flower Lantern Exhibition
The lantern festival will fall on Feb. 21. Chinese  people will eat yuanxiao (or named tangyuan in south China), a glutinous ball dumpling. Join our Feb.22 (Friday) evening tour and learn more about the festival and appreciate romantic and glowing flower lanterns.

Concert / Talk: All about Chinese music and instruments
Sunday, Feb.24, 14:30-16:30
This is a very good opportunity to meet 6 musicians and learn the knowledge of 8 different types of Chinese musical instruments - history, features, playing techniques and their renowned melodies. Then we will enjoy some beautiful and famous tunes presented by these artists.




More tours and cultural programs of the week

Cross-cultural Discussion: Children Education East & West Wednesday, Feb.20, 19:30-21:00 Join in a CCC discussion on children's education. Participants are encouraged to talk about the education in their countries and exchange ideas. The moderator will be a Canadian educator who has worked in China for 10 years. >>> more

Gaiwan Green Tea and Pu'er Tea Thursday, February 21, 19:30-21:00 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

	Walk: Temple of Heaven Friday, Feb.22, 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

Chinese Cloth Tiger Toy Friday, Feb.22, 09:30-12:30 Hand made tiger toy is sewed in detailes with a big tiger's head, paws, and tail. In china, the tiger is the numen for child. It is symbol of power and goodness. >>> more

	Talk: China's Past 30 Years' Rural Reform Friday, February 22, 10:00-12:00 Having himself been a rural official, renowned researcher and writer Mr. Li Changping will share his assessment of the past and current agricultural policies and knowledge of the latest developments. >>> more

Flower Lantern Festival Tour Friday, February 22, 19:30-22:15 The Grand View Garden of World Flowers in Fengtai, southern suburb of Beijing will play host to a two-week flower lantern festival. The lanterns are made into a variety of flower sculptures and turn the park into dreamland. >>> more

	Flower Lantern Festival Tour Friday, February 22, 19:00-22:15 The Grand View Garden of World Flowers in Fengtai, southern suburb of Beijing will play host to a two-week flower lantern festival. The lanterns are made into a variety of flower sculptures and turn the park into dreamland. >>> more

Mahjong Workshop Saturday, Feb.23, 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

	Beijing Amblers: Ya Ji Mountain & Temple Saturday, Feb.23, 09:00-17:00 Go with Beijing Amblers to hike Mountain Ya Ji Shan in Pinggu, north of Beijing. We will visit climb the mountain and visit three temples there. We will have a moderate walk and hike the hill and then have lunch in a local restaurant. >>> more

Concert/talk: Chinese folk music and instruments Sunday, Feb.24, 14:30-16:30 This is a very good opportunity to meet 6 musicians and hear an introduction on 8 different types of Chinese musical instruments - history, features, structure. Then enjoy beautiful and famous pieces of melodies played with these instruments. >>> more

	Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour Sunday, Feb.24, 07:30-18:00 This is a unique cultural tour guided by curator from Tianjin Historical Architecture Museum, exploring the old colonial districts and areas of six European countries >>> more

Beijing Walk: Summer Palace Tuesday, Feb.26, 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

	Tour: Chinese Ethnic Costumes Museum Wednesday, Feb.27, 09:30-12:00 Check with the expert about antique costumes from 55 minority ethnics all over China, including traditional clothing, such as Dong people's silver head dresses, Mongolian boots, court and wedding costumes, and rural wears; and a variety of accessorie >>> more

Tying Chinese Knots: Corns Wednesday, Feb.27, 09:30-12:00 Learn to make the auspicious knots from CCC folk artists Ms Wang, 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

	Talk: The difference between Chinese and western Art Wednesday, Feb.27, 19:30-21:30 Peng Feng, art critic, will talk on the fundamental difference between Chinese and western art, from their forms, objects, tools, methodology, as well as philosophy behind the art. Peng will also foresee the future and direction of Chinese art. >>> more

	Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday, Feb.28, 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

Film Club: "Assembly" by Feng Xiaogang Thursday, Feb.28, 10:30-12:00 Join our film discussion on 2008 New Year blockbuster "Assembly" by director Feng Xiaogang. About 86 percent Chinese of audiences have given a high rating to the new year "Assembly," which is unprecedented among the country's holiday hits >>> more

	Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square Friday, Feb.29, 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

Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, Feb.29, 14:00-16:20 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

	Shaolin Temple & Luoyang Longmen Grottos Feb.29 eve.-Mar.2 Take a weekend trip to Luoyang to visit the Longmen Grottoes, one of 3 most famous Buddhist grottoes in China and Shaolin Monastery, the birthplace of both kung fu and Zen Buddhism. >>> more

Overnight Excursion: Being one-day monk in Bailin Temple Saturday, March 1 & 2 being a monk for a day in Bailin Temple, a famous zen buddhist temple in Hebei, where you will stay the night in the temple and join the early morning class of pray-chanting, and other studies and meditations. >>> more

	Tying Chinese Knots: Longevity Knots Sunday, March.2, 14:00-16:30 Learn to make the auspicious knots from CCC folk artists Ms Wang, 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

Painting Class (in Shunyi) Tuesday, Mar.4-25, 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

	Tour: Eunuch Tombs, Mural and Temples Tuesday, Mar.4, 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

Taichi class (in Shunyi) Thursdays, Mar.6-27, 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