CCC is offering three sessions of free Chinese language demo classes - beginner's level ! Come and see our teaching style and ask questions.

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* April 24(Thu) 10:00-10:40
* May 7 (Wed) 19:30-20:10
* May 17(Sat)10:00-10:40

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The Koan Abbey  - a weekly self-discovery journey guided by a Buddhist layman  Every Thursday evening 19:30 (ongoing) or morning 09:30 (start in May)

	The Koan Abbey - CCC Zen  Society  Every Thursday, 09:30-11:30  or 19:30-21:30 Join us each week for an insight into the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism. We'll be guided on our journey of self-discovery by a Buddhist layman and learn about Zen through its music, its stories, its art, its rituals & martial arts. >>> more
What's on over two weeks

	Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Friday, April 18,19:00-21:00 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

Tying Chinese Knots: Longevity Knots Saturday, Apr.19, 14:00-16:00 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

Tour: White Cloud Monastery & Taoism Saturday, April 19, 14:00-17:00 Join CCC's guided tour to learn the only indigenous religion of China--Taoism. Wang Yi'e, chief editor of China Taoism, academic montly of China Taoism Association, will guide us in the beautiful White Cloud Temple and explain the complicated stat >>> more

	Day-trip: Western Qing Tombs Sunday, April 20, 08:30-19:00 Wesern Qing Tombs is still little visited despite offering considerably more to visitors than tombs of the Ming. The site is rural, more densely forested than the Eastern one, overlapped by orchards and agriculture, and with chickens, goats... >>> more

Calligraphy Class Monday, April 21, 19:30-21:00 Conducted in English, the class teaches everything, from meaning and evolution of the characters, culture to related history and music. You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush >>> more

	Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Tuesday, April 22,08:30-18:00 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

	Ink & Wash Painting Class Tuesday, April 22, 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

Talk: Domestic Violence in China Wednesday, April 23, 19:30-21:30 CCC invites Zhangjiang, professor of Sociology and Women, to talk about Domestic Violence in China in the past several decades, its characteristics and the difference from the western one due to Chinese mentality and tradition. >>> more

Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, April 23, 08:30-13:00 Cruise along the imperial canal in a motorized canopy boat past the Beijing Zoo, the Beijing Aquarium and the Purple Bamboo Garden; appreciate the great views en route, and stroll in the garden to meet taichi practitioners beside lotus ponds and amat >>> more

	Beijing Walk: Summer Palace Wednesday, April 23, 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

Chinese food from market to table (1): fungi Wednesday, April 23,11:00-13:30 Learn how to identify and cook the mysteriously shaped species. The class will start with guided-tour of local farmer's market, followed by cooking demo featuring mushroom inspired recipes from distinctively different Northern and Southern cooking. >>> more

	Book Club: Will the Boat Sink the Water Wednesday, April 23, 10:30-12:00 Chinese journalists Wu Chuntao and Chen Guidi returned to Wu's home province of Anhui, one of China's poorest, to undertake a three-year survey of what had happened to the peasants there - why they are still in poverty despite china's economic miracl >>> more

Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, April 23, 09:00-13:30 Cruise along the imperial canal in a motorized canopy boat past the Beijing Zoo, the Beijing Aquarium and the Purple Bamboo Garden; appreciate the great views en route, and stroll in the garden to meet taichi practitioners beside lotus ponds and amat >>> more

	Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Apr 22 eve.-24 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

Back-Street-Beijing Walking Tour (2)-Xinjiekou Thurs, April 24, 09:00-13:00 The walk gives an good opportunity to quickly learn the variety of local life and two famous artistic figures, a restaurant with most famous traditional Beijing snacks... >>> more

	Free Chinese Language Demo Class Thursday, April 24, 10:00-10:40 CCC is offering three sessions of free demo language classes on April 24(Thu) 10:00-10:40; May 7 (Wed) 19:30-20:10; and May 17(Sat)10:00-10:40. Come and see our teaching style and ask questions! >>> more

Zen Talk & Meditation Thursday, April 24, 19:30-21:30 Join us each week for an insight into the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism. We'll be guided on our journey of self-discovery by a Buddhist layman and learn about Zen through its music, its stories, its art, its rituals & martial arts. >>> more

Concert/talk: Chinese folk music and instruments Friday, Apr.25, 19:30-21:30 CCC has invited 6 musicians to perform selections of traditional Chinese music. They will introduce you to the melodies and instruments with stories illustrating their meaning to Chinese culture. >>> more

	Biking Hutong, Making Dumplings and Boating Houhai Lake Friday, April 25, 16:00-20:30 Ride bike leisurely in the alleyways and along the bank of the beautiful houhai lake area, visit courtyard houses and families, Drum Tower... make and share meal with one family and in the evening take little wooden boat ride on the lake >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Saturday,April 26,09:00-18:30 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

	Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Saturday, Apr.26, 16:00-18:30 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

Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Saturday, Apr.26, 10:00-12:30 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

	Overnight excursion: Zhengding & Yujia Stone Village Saturday & Sunday, April 26-27 CCC will explore two historical towns near Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei: Zhengding and Stone City. Zhengding is a county in Hebei Province approximately 260 kilometers south of Beijing, China. It is under the administration of nearby Shijiazhuang C >>> more

Tour: Eunuch Tombs, Mural and Temples Tuesday, April 26, 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

	Shangyuan Established Artists Village Tour Sunday, April 27, 09:30-16:30 Shangyuan is non-tourist artists community in a peaceful village. These academic artists are relatively older and have established their fame in China and abroad. CCC makes appointments with some famous painters and sculptors and visit their homes. >>> more

Calligraphy Class Monday, April 28, 19:30-21:00 Conducted in English, the class teaches everything, from meaning and evolution of the characters, culture to related history and music. You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush >>> more

	Beijing Amblers: Erdaoguan Great Wall & Fort Villages Tuesday, April 29, 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

Beijing Walk: Summer Palace Wednesday, April 30, 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

	Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, April 30, 09:00-13:30 Cruise along the imperial canal in a motorized canopy boat past the Beijing Zoo, the Beijing Aquarium and the Purple Bamboo Garden; appreciate the great views en route, and stroll in the garden to meet taichi practitioners beside lotus ponds and amat >>> more

7 Days Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La Apr.30-May 6 Dreamland Yunnan is famed for its beautiful landscapes and colourful and diverse ethnic cultures. Enjoy the famous ancient town Dali and Lijiang, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, its surronding Jade Dragon Snow Mountains, then tour Tibetan inhabited Sha >>> more

	Southeast Guizhou & Dragon Backbone Terrace Apr.30 -May 5 Guizhou of Southwest China has long been remote, stagnant and ackward, however, unspoiled by tourism development. Its stunning landscapes and terraced rice fields, as well as its colorful ethnic minority cultures have made Guizhou a paradise. >>> more

Hunan Zhangjiajie & Phoenix Town May 1-6 This trip offers two distinct sides of Hunan Province--the beautiful landscape in the nature reservation of Zhangjiajie, the clear waters of Mengdong River; and the traditional town of Phoenix Town with minorities and Huoluping Miao village >>> more

	Oasis Town Khotan, Kucha and Takalamakan Desert May 1-6 Visit the famous silk and jade city Khotan and enjoy the central Asian flair in Kucha. The Talkimakan Desert is Chinas largest desert with dunes up to 200m high. >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday,May 1,09:00-18:30 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

	6 Days Silk Road Tour (Turpan, Kashgar & Kazakh's Yurts) May 1-6 The Silk Road Route starts from Turpan to Kashgar and Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains. >>> more

Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Saturday, May.3, 19:00-21:00 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

	Tour: Underground City & Urban Planning Museum Saturday, May 3,14:00-17:00 Visit one of the best museums in Beijing - Urban City Planning Exhibition Hall to learn Beijing's past, present and future; and then head to Beijing Underground City near Qianmen, where these tunnels are dark, damp, and genuinely eerie >>> more

Beijing Walk: Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy Sunday, May 4,14:00-17:00 Join CCC's expert-guided tour to the Confucius Temple, which receives less crowds than the Lama Temple across the street and is a pleasant place to stroll, read or imagine all the hard study that took place on this site over the centuries. >>> more

	Calligraphy Class Monday, May 5, 19:30-21:00 Conducted in English, the class teaches everything, from meaning and evolution of the characters, culture to related history and music. You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush >>> more

Tuina Massage Course Monday & Wednesday, May.5-28, 13:30-15:30 The 8-session traditional tuina massage course introduce basic Chinese medicine theory, manipulation techniques on relaxing the muscle and vein, and pressing corresponding acupoints; and treatments on common diseases. >>> more

	Foot Reflexology Course Tuesdays & Thursdays, May.6-15, 19:30-21:30 4-session foot reflexology course will be instructed by licensed traditional Chinese physician therapist. English narration. Each class is small group with adequate practical exercises. >>> more

Taichi (taijiquan) class Tuesdays, May.6-June.24, 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