Claire Conceison

Actor Ying Ruocheng

Elyn Macinnis

New lectures this week

American scholar Claire Conceison is visiting Beijing recently. CCC takes this opportunity to invite her to give a talk at CCC this Wednesday evening (March 11) about Ying Ruocheng, a famous Chinese actor and politican.

Ying is best known in the West for his roles in the films The Last Emperor and Little Buddha, and for his collaboration with Arthur Miller in 1983 to stage Death of a Salesman in Beijing. His newly published autobiography, Voices Carry: Behind Bars and Backstage during China’s Revolution and Reform, includes his remarkable career in theatre and film, as well as his work as China' s vice minister of culture during the rapid reform period of 1986-1990, including the events of spring 1989. 

Another American speaker Elyn MacInnis is also visiting Beijing for a week. She is M.Div. Harvard University, teacher and trainer, has had 21 years of experience in China. She has taught Cultural Differences for various Chinese English programs on CCTV since 1996.

Elyn will lead a workshop on Breathing and Meditation Techniques to Lower Stress (Monday, March 9, 19:30-21:00; and repeat: Tuesday, March 10, 13:00-14:30)

Ely will also give talks and lead discussions on "Cultural Differences East and West" (Thursday, March 12, 19:30-21:30).


Upcoming New Evening Courses:

Several courses are going to start this or next week:

Foot Reflexology Evening Course  
Mondays & Wednesdays, Mar 9-18, 19:30-21:30

Tuina Massage Evening Course 
Tuesdays & Thursdays, Mar 10-Apr 2, 19:30-21:30

Taichi Evening Classes
Every Tuesday, March 10-April 28, 19:30-21:00

New Courses in April

Qigong Classes 
Sundays, March 22-June 21, 18:30-20:00

Tuina Massage Morning  Course 
Wednesdays & Fridays, April 15-May 13,10:00-12:00

Calligraphy Morning Classes
Every Tuesdays, staring April 7, 10:00-11:30

Chinese Landscape Painting Evening Class -  
Tuesdays, starting April 7, 19:30-21:30

Foot Reflexology Evening Course 
Mondays & Wednesdays, April 13-22, 19:30-21:30, 2009  

Please sign you up for April courses. The courses will be on first-pay first reserve a spot policy. Check our calendar for details.

Upcoming in two weeks

	Breathing and Meditation Techniques to Lower Stress Monday, March 9, 19:30-21:00 Tuesday, March 10, 13:00-14:30 In Asian thinking, the heart and the mind are often thought of as being one. In this class you will learn the new information about how the heart and brain are connected, and how to use breathing methods to soothe you when you are stressed out. >>> more

	Talk: The Extraordinary Life of Chinese Actor and Politician Ying Ruocheng Wednesday, March 11, 19:30-21:00 The life of the great Chinese actor Ying Ruocheng who was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution. He emerged to translate Bob Hope' s act in Beijing and to bring Death of a Salesman to China. The author will give a talk on Ying's autobiography. >>> more

Day-trip: Peking Man Site and Marco Polo Bridge Wednesday, March 11, 09:30-17:00 Beijing Amblers bring you to the UNESCO-listed site of the caves where the first group of Beijing people lived, and the museum of Peking Man Site. Then drive to the Marco Polo Bridge and witness the marvelous carvings of lions on the bridge >>> more

	Meandering Mandarin - Taking a taxi Thursday, March 12, 09:00-12:30 In small groups of 3-5 people, students will spend 2 hours in the classroom learning key words, simple and complex phrases, then spend 1.5 hours outside of classroom in a real-life situation practicing what they' ve learnt and solving problems >>> more

Talk: Cultural Differences East and West Thursday, March 12, 19:30-21:30 Elyn MacInnis. M.Div. Harvard University, teacher and trainer, has had 21 years of experience in China. She has taught Cultural Differences for various Chinese English programs on CCTV since 1996. Come join the talk and discussion. >>> more

	Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday, March 12, 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

Yang Sheng Workshops 3: Balance in season Thursdays, March 12, 10:00-12:00 The 5 session course is about Life Cultivation and Maintenance in Traditional Chinese Way. You will learn the theory and self cultivation and treatments on mind, body and soul; and seasonal food, exercises, massage, and balance of emotions >>> more

	Hakka Earthen Round Buildings Mar 13-15 Get to know Fujian province, the southeastern end of China's mainland facing Taiwan across the strait. Xiamen, beautiful seaport city with Gulangyu Island; then dirve into the villages in the mountains south and west of Fujian for the magical earthen >>> more

Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery) Mar 13 eve.-15 Join this weekend tour to see the second-largest of the nearly 51,000 sandstone statues of Buddha in 53 Yungang grottoes. Buddhist cave art began here in Datong, 160 miles west of Beijing, in the fifth century, by Xianbei minority, which ruled North >>> more

	Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, March.13, 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

Beijing Amblers: The Dragon Gate Gorge Saturday, March 14, 09:30-18:00 The Dragon Gate Gorge is a great place to avoid the heat of the summer. Located in the valley in the southwest of Beijing, the deep gorge provides natural springs, running streams and waterfalls reminding people of the start of the Yellow River. The >>> more

	Backstreet Beijing - Tianning & Baiyun Temples Saturday, March.14, 14:00-17:30 Go to visit Pagoda of Tianning Si Temple, a beautiful Buddhist pagoda with wonderful relief sculptures adorn the four sides of the first storey), then White Cloud Taoist Temple and the local market and neighborhood nearby. >>> more

Zen Meditation Workshop Saturday , March 14, 10:00-12:00 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

	East Qing Tombs in Hebei Sunday, March 15, 09:00-18:30 Visit the largest tomb complex in the world guided by professor Zhao Tiesheng. The Qing Tombs, listed by the UNESCO as World Heritage Site much earlier than Ming Tombs, is the imperial grave complex which houses most of Ming and Qing emperors, empres >>> more

Hands-on: Make Traditional kites Sunday, March 15,14:00-17:00 Learn to make traditional Chinese kites with a famous kite master Mr. Zhang. Various types of kites will be explained and appreciated, and then you have a chance to try your hand at one special Beijing style of "sand swallow", and painting >>> more

Book Club: "New Confucianism" by Daniel Bell Tuesday, March 17, 10:30-12:00 Join our monthly book chat and this time we will discuss the book "New Confucianism" by Daniel Bell. >>> more

Beijing Amblers: Round Towers Tuesday, March 17, 09:00-17:30 We will drive to Miyun District and visit to a section of the Great Wall with a the Round Tower, a lookout and beacon tower. From the top of the mountain we will have fantastic views in almost every direction - a deep canyon on one side, mountains o >>> more

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Xuanwumen North Wednesday, March.18, 10:00-13:00 CCC guides you to north Xuanwumen area, meandering along New Culture Street and passing by Writer Lu Xun School; Prince Kele's Mansion; Cathedral of Saviour. Then vanish ourselves in the winding hutongs to find more fascinating people and spots. >>> more

	Talk: China's Cadastre and Hutong demolition by speaker Hua Xinmin Wednesday, March 18, 19:30-21:30 Hua Xinmin, a well-known French expert, will talk about Beijing residents’ Cadastre, which have been neglected and ignored by Beijing People and how these can help protect the hutongs and courtyards they love; and hutong policy in Beijing. >>> more

Zen Meditation Workshop Thursday, March 19, 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

Yang Sheng Workshops 4: Balance on food Thursdays, March 19, 10:00-12:00 The 5 session course is about Life Cultivation and Maintenance in Traditional Chinese Way. You will learn the theory and self cultivation and treatments on mind, body and soul; and seasonal food, exercises, massage, and balance of emotions >>> more

Meandering Mandarin - Shopping Thursday, March 19, 09:00-12:30 The Meandering Mandarin course is an eight-week language program with most common ten, real-life situations that people always encounter in their daily life and pairs this excursion trip with a formal two-hour language lesson. >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday, March 19, 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

	Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Mar 20 eve.-22 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

Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, March.20, 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

	Shaolin Temple & Luoyang Longmen Grottos Mar 20 eve.-22 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

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Qianmen & Dashilanr Saturday, March 21, 14:00-17:00 This tour explores Dashilanr, the old Beijing's center for commerce and entertainment, including some famous old name shops, and the narrowest hutong in Beijing, which was the silver mint and exchange area; and Eight Brothel Alleys. >>> more

	Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Saturday, March 21, 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

Meandering Mandarin - Massage Saturday, March 21, 13:30-17:00 The Meandering Mandarin course is an eight-week language program with most common ten, real-life situations that people always encounter in their daily life and pairs this excursion trip with a formal two-hour language lesson. >>> more

	A Day of Meditation for Modern People Saturday, March 21, 09:30-17:30 Jean-Paul traveled extensively in India, China and Europe to study mediation, yoga and spirituality over the past ten years. In the one day course, you will learn a few meditation techniques. Some are designed especially for modern people. >>> more

Beijing Amblers: Shentangyu Natural Park and Great Wall Sunday, March 22, 08:30-17:00 Join our CCC Ambler's hiking tour to a scenic natural park and remote section of the Great Wall two hours outside of Beijing. CCC's Amblers Tours are CCC's signature hiking tour series for the leisurely, moderate hiker. >>> more

	Shangyuan Established Artists Village Tour Sunday, March 22, 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

Birds & Flowers Painting Class (6) Sunday , Mar 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

	Hands-on: Patchwork Pictures (Buduihua) Tuesday, March 24, 09:30-12:30 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

7 Days Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La Mar 24-30 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

	Hiking: Little Yellow Mount.Yun Meng Wednesday, March 25, 09:00-17:30 Mount. Yunmengshan in Miyun, Beijing is nicknamed Little Yellow Mountain for its beautiful scenery, rich plants and pleasant weather all year round. >>> more

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Mosque & Muslim Quarters Wednesday, March 25, 10:00-13:00 This CCC walk will head you to Niujie (Ox Street), a largely Muslim community in Beijing's Xuanwu District. This walk will give you a feel for the unique Muslim quarter with old Beijing hutong atmosphere. In the company of Mr. Hu, member of Beij >>> more

	Lecture - Neo-Taoism or Mysterious Study Wednesday, March 25, 19:30-21:30 Xuanxue or Neo-Taoism is to study the very nature of being, similar to ontology. Mr. Xu Kangsheng, one of the most famous living professors, will explain this study of the deep, profound or meta-nature of being or not being, Tao, etc. >>> more

Yang Sheng Workshops 5: On-work balance Thursdays, March 26, 10:00-12:00 The 5 session course is about Life Cultivation and Maintenance in Traditional Chinese Way. You will learn the theory and self cultivation and treatments on mind, body and soul; and seasonal food, exercises, massage, and balance of emotions >>> more

Meandering Mandarin - Renting an Apartment Thursday, March 26, 09:00-12:30 The Meandering Mandarin course is an eight-week language program with most common ten, real-life situations that people always encounter in their daily life and pairs this excursion trip with a formal two-hour language lesson. >>> more

Zen Meditation Workshop Thursday, March 26, 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

	Pingyao--Raise the red lanterns Mar 27 eve.-29 Listed as UNESCO Heritage Site, this exotic ancient city and city walls bring you back to the history and the atmosphere and environment like the Europeans back to the Middle Age Europe, and the awesome walls and carvings of the Wang Family Residence >>> more