Upcoming Lectures & Screening:

Talk: Understanding Buddha
Wednesday, June 17, 19:30-21:30

Screening: Documentary "Neo Lounge"
Saturday, June 27, 19:30-21:00

Many foreigners are choosing to come to Beijing to pursue a new life, and find refuge in this trendy bar, Neo-Lounge, which follows a year in the lives of a Bulgarian jazz singer and an exuberant Italian businessman and their colorful friends.

Photography & History Talk: The Sent-Down Youth & Shaolin Monks
Wednesday, June 24, 19:30-21:30
 
Hei Ming, journalist and photographer, has interviewed over 50 people, living in Yan'an, northwest China, who were then young Beijingers and sent down to these areas during the Cultural Revolution. Hear the stories of "sent down youth".

New Tours

* Simulated War Game in an Army Base & Jiaozhuanghu War Tunnels 
Saturday, June 27 (09:00-17:00)

* Weekend bus tour to Mount Wutai Shan
-- The First Among the Four Great Mountains (June 27-28)

* More famous "mountains & waters" trips for this summer


Over the next two weeks

	Sleeping on the Great Wall Jinshanling Saturday - Sunday, June 13-14 The hike between Jinshanling and Simatai Great Wall gives you a truly authentic wall experience and breathtaking views in relative isolation. Sleeping overnight on the Wall (camping or in the watchtower is the coolest experience ever ! >>> more

Hiking: The Little West Lake Sunday, June 14, 09:00-18:00 Hiking along the Little Lake area with Great Wall, waters and hills and forest. >>> more

	Qigong Classes Sundays, June 14-July 5, 18:30-20:00 Qigong is an ancient art of healing and self-healing which originated in China as early as four thousand years ago. The sets of exercises bring about a balanced energy flow, the end result is optimizing body and mind. >>> more

Book Club: "China’s Best Contemporary Writers" Tuesday, June 16, 10:30-12:00 Join our monthly book chat and this time we will discuss the book: "The Time is Not Yet Ripe ---- Contemporary China’s Best Writers and Their Stories" . >>> more

	One Time Overview Instruction of Taichi Tuesday, June 16, 19:30-21:00 Come and join this one time overview instruction of taichi, and learn all about Taichi from movements to breathing and mind cultivation. The English-speaking taichi master will guide you through this mind/body experience. >>> more

Ink & Wash Painting Class - Birds & Flowers Wednesdays, June 17-July 8, 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

	Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, June 17, 09:00-15:30 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 join the passionate amateurs of the community singing >>> more

Talk: Understanding Buddha Wednesday, June 17, 19:30-21:30 If you want to enrich your knowledge of Buddhism you must first understand its origin. Who was the Buddha? What was his early life like and why did it change him and his way of thinking? Join us for the insight into the Buddha by a Buddhist layman >>> more

	Calligraphy Classes Thursdays, June 18-July 9, 10:00-11:30 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 Thursday, June 18, 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

	Meandering Mandarin - Massage Thursday, June 18, 09:30-12:30 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, June 18, 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

	Meandering Mandarin - Tailor's Shop Saturday, June 20, 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

Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Saturday, June 20, 09:00-15:30 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 join the passionate amateurs of the community singing >>> more

	Zen Weekend Retreat in Temple June 19 eve. - 21 Experience the calm and peace of life as practiced by Zen Buddhism in the seclusion of our temple courtyard retreat on Red Conch Mountain in the outskirts of Beijing. Our Zen master will show you how to dissolve stress from your life >>> more

Hiking: Silver Mountain & Pagoda Forest Sunday, June 21, 09:30-17:00 The Silver Mountain will be really silver-looking with the recent fall of heavy snow onto Beijing ! Join our hiking group to see the snow-clad mountain and stupas. This hilly forest area is made up of black granite and is often topped >>> more

	Backstreet Beijing Walk - Zhushikou & Xiannongtan Sunday, June 21, 10:30-13:30 Explore a protestant church and neighborhood and hutong south of Zhushikou till to the ancient imperial altar dedicated to the first farmer of China. Once shared the same size of the Temple of Heave with royal level of architecture. >>> more

One Time Overview Instruction of Calligraphy Tuesday, June 23, 19:30-21:30 Come and join this one time overview instruction (2hours) of calligraphy, and learn all about Chinese calligraphy from appreciation approach to writing skills. The English-speaking calligraphy artist will guide you and let you try your hands at this >>> more

	Biking, Boating and Dumplings Tour Tuesday, June 23,15:30-20:00 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

Tour: Lama Temple & Lamaism Tuesday, June 23, 14:00-16:30 This is a guided tour to the famous Lama Temple in Beijing. CCC expert (English narration) will explain all the architectural details of the temple and share the knowledge of Lamaism (Tibetan sect of Buddhism). >>> more

	One Time Overview Of Yangsheng (breathing & health) Wednesday, June 24, 10:00-11:30 Come and join this one time overview (2 hours) instruction, and learn all about Yangsheng, traditional Chinese diet, medicine and breathing, mind/body knowledge and self-cultivation. The master will guide you on these mind/body exercises >>> more

Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, June 24, 09:00-15:30 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 join the passionate amateurs of the community singing >>> more

	Illustrated Talk: The Sent-Down Youth & Shaolin Monks Wednesday, June 24, 19:30-21:30 Hei Ming, journalist and photographer, has interviewed over 50 people, living in Yan'an, northwest China, who were then young Beijingers and sent down to these areas during the Cultural Revolution. Hear the stories of "sent down youth". >>> more

Meandering Mandarin - Hair & Beauty Salon Thursday, June 25, 09:30-12:30 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, June 25, 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

Zen Meditation Workshop Thursday, June 25, 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

	Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, June 26, 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

Jiaozhuanghu War Tunnels and Simulated War Game Saturday, June 27, 09:00-17:00 We first visit Jiaozhuanghu Underground Tunnel Labyrinth, which was digged up by local farmers to fight against Japanese invaders. Then we will head to a beautiful mountain area to put on army fatigue and hold a real size machine gun for military mis >>> more

	Beijing Amblers: Lily & Flower Wood Villages Saturday, June 27, 08:30-16:30 We will drive to Xiazhuang to walk along the path to chestnut orchards, and Lily’s village with a temple and a small market, and then climb the rocky hills till we arrive Flower Wood Village. >>> more

Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Saturday, June 27, 09:00-15:30 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 join the passionate amateurs of the community singing >>> more

	Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Saturday, June 27, 16:00-18:00 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

Screening: Documentary "Neo Lounge" Saturday, June 27, 19:30-21:00 Many foreigners are choosing to come to Beijing to pursue a new life, and find refuge in this trendy bar, Neo-Lounge, which follows a year in the lives of a Bulgarian jazz singer and an exuberant Italian businessman and their colorful friends. >>> more