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July 23 - August 02, 2008
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Palace Museum Painting & Porcelain Exhibitions!
The Palace Museum in the Forbidden City is holding the second batch of the exhibits (July 15 - August 30), in the Hall of Wuying, the newly refurbished gallery housing painting and calligraphic masterpieces. The porcelain and ceramic wares are exhibited in Wenhua Hall. CCC invites two Palace Museum researchers to be your guide.
Our first organized guided tour will be on Friday, July 25, 13:30-16:00 (painting) & Tuesday, July 29, 13:30-16:00 (porcelain). The tours will be repeated in August (time is TBA).
Back-Street-Beijing Walking Tours
CCC resumes and rediscovers quite many walking routes in old Beijing after the city's "reconstruction" for Olympics. These tours, organized once a week from late July to August, covers most significant yet neglected areas of the capital. Check our calendar for details.
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Upcoming Tours, Lectures & Classes
(The weekly hutong, Great Wall and Boat Tour to Summer Palace, etc.
are not listed here. Please find them in our calendar)
 Talk: Peering into the Mystery of I-Ching
Wednesday, July 23, 19:30-21:30
Peering into the Mystery of I-Ching, the ancient Book of Changes which describes an ancient system of cosmology, philosophy and divination. Researcher and teacher Ma Ning will provide a basic introduction of I Ching for a lay audience. >>> more |
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Zen Talk & Meditation
Thursday, July 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 |
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Forbidden City Painting Second Batch Exhibits
Friday, July 25, 13:30-16:00
CCC invites one Palace Museum calligraphy & painting researcher to guide us for the second batch of the exhibits (July 15 - August 30), in the Hall of Wuying the newly refurbished gallery housing painting and calligraphic masterpieces. >>> more |
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Back-street-Beijing Walk: Former Legation Quarter
Sunday, July 27, 10:00-13:00
The Legation Quarter was the area in Beijing where a number of foreign legations were located between 1861 and 1959. Join CCC's walk to explore Beijing's most significant collection of Western-style buildings and learn the history. >>> more |
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Hands-on: Patchwork Pictures
Sunday, July 27,13:00-17:00
Traditional patchwork picture(Buduihua), is made of rags with different colors cut, pasted, and embroidered with exquisite patterns. It is most popular in northern of Shaanxi, China. Come and stitch multi-colored fabrics into a nice Chinese picture. >>> more |
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Language & Culture: "Analects of Confucius" (2): Humanity
Monday, July 28, 19:30-21:30
Learn mandarin and Chinese literature and culture through reading and studying original Analects of Confucius- the charming way to improve your tone, reading and writing skills, and get to know Chinese literature, culture and philosophy. >>> more |
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Forbidden City Porcelain Exhibits
Tuesday, July 29, 13:30-16:00
The Forbidden City finally find a palace hall to reguarly exhibit its 340,000 pieces of ceramics and porcelain held by the Palace Museum before the Beijing Olympic Games. CCC invites a researcher to guide you through these imperial collections. >>> more |
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Talk: Olympics and Urban Change
Wednesday, July 30, 19:30-21:00
Dr. Jeroen de Kloet will give a talk on the promotion of Beijing as olympic city and how these urban changes are negotiated by artists. Jeroen is professor at University of Amsterdam and works on cultural implications of globalization in China. >>> more |
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Mongolian Songs & Music on Boat on Lotus Pond
Friday, August 1, 20:30-22:30
CCC invites excellent Mongolian songsters and horse-head fiddle players to perform the grassland music on wooden boats in the peaceful lotus pond. The folk custom and culture of the horse-back ethnics will also be introduced. >>> more |
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Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour
Saturday, Aug.2, 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 |
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Hands-on: Chinese Knot Earrings
Saturday, August 2, 14:00-17:00
Learn to tie Chinese knots into beautiful earings. >>> more |
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Bird-raising Story by Beijing Bird Men
Sunday, August 3, 09:00-11:00
Meet Mr. Ma, famous bird raising man in Beijing, and his bird friends in a Beijing's local park, listen to their stories of keeping birds, and learn which are high valued breeds and how to train birds for singing and performances. >>> more |
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Tour: White Cloud Monastery & Taoism
Sunday, Aug.3, 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 |
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Language & Culture: "Analects of Confucius" (1): Learning
Monday, Aug 4, 19:30-21:30
Learn mandarin and Chinese literature and culture through reading and studying original Chinese Classics and poems - the charming way to improve your tone, reading and writing skills, and get to know Chinese literature, culture and philosophy. >>> more |
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Foot Reflexology Course
Mondays & Wednesdays, Aug 4-13, 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 |
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