Upcoming talks and lectures

Elyn Macinnis visits Beijing again and will talk to CCC friends about "relationship at workplace". Make sure you sign up for the talk scheduled either wednesday evening  or Friday morning. Don't miss the "China Nationalism" on Saturday evening, April 24,  given by Patrick Lucas,a social science researcher and teacher with 17 years experience in China.

Guqin Music and Poetic Songs Night on Saturday evening, May 8  might be another interesting event for you and your friends. 

All should know about Courtyard Houses - Siheyuan will be a very informative lecture if you love Chinese culture. Friday morning, May 14.

Please check the below listings for details.

Talk: Getting work done in China's "relationship environment"

Wednesday, April 21, 19:30-21:00

You will first watch the video series “Working in China,” created from real-life cases of difficulties encountered in doing business within the Chinese cultural environment. Then a short presentation and discussion will be conducted. >>> more

Talk: Getting work done in China's "relationship environment"

Friday, April 23, 10:30-12:00

You will first watch the video series “Working in China,” created from real-life cases of difficulties encountered in doing business within the Chinese cultural environment. Then a short presentation and discussion will be conducted. >>> more

Talk: China's "New" Nationalism
Saturday, April 24, 20:00-21:30

Is there really evidence that nationalism is on the rise in China today? What in fact is "nationalism," in regards to China? And given how much fear that revolves around this issue, how much of a threat is the nationalism to the world ultimately? >>> more

Peking Opera Workshop
Saturday, April 24, 14:00-16:00

CCC will invite professional actors of Peking Opera to introduce you to the history, complexity and subtleties of this famous art form. Selected parts from Peking Operas will be performed to explain movements and gestures and voice adaption. >>> more

Chinese Medicine Course
Mons & Weds, April 26 - May 26, 10:00-11:30

This 8 session course covers the basic philosophy and cosmology underlying Chinese medicine, the varying schools of thought in history, the acupuncture channels and their relationship to illness, the four diagnostic methods, Chinese herbalism. >>> more

Chinese Medicine Museum Tour
Wednesday, May 12, 09:30-12:30

The Museum of Chinese Medicine is professionally-managed with a rich collection of traditional Chinese medicinal relics and medicinal substances. It contains two separate sections: the Chinese medicinals and the history of Chinese medicine. >>> more

Guqin Music & Poetic Songs
Friday, May 7, 19:30-21:30

During this special event you will have the opporuntity to experience in very close distance Prof Han's guqin music and listen to a few of his adorable young students perform and sing. Guqin is known for its beautiful and uplifting style of playing. >>> more

Feng Shui Course
Mondays & Wednesdays, May 10-26, 10:00-12:00

Fengshui Master Lin from Taiwan will give this Fengshui course to CCC friends, from the basic theories of Feng Shui, fengshui your Front Door and Living-room, bedroom and bathroom, to kitchen. He analizes students' own examples and home plan. >>> more

Seminar & Field Trip: Ecological Change in Modern China
Mondayday, May 10, 19:30-21:00

This seminar and trip combination is an introduction to ecological change and its human dimensions in China, and a chance to see a natural world - mountains and great walls,which are still very beautiful, and meet some interesting people. >>> more

Lecture: Music of Northern China
Wednesday, May 11, 13:30-15:00

The lecture on Music of Northern China will talk about the art of Jinyun Dagu, a traditional drumbeat performance & Story-singing from Beijing. Deeply rooted in the history of Beijing, this music reflects ancient culture of northern central China. >>> more

Lecture: All About Courtyard House - Siheyuan
Friday, May 14, 10:00-12:00

This is an informative and in-depth architecture talk introducing all categories & characteristics of courtyard houses, layout, exterior & interior architectural details; different gates, roofs, decoration; as well as fenghui concept, symbols and cus >>> more

Live Zen - Practice & Meditation
Every Thursdays, 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

Hands-on: Batik & Wax-dye
Tuesday, April 20, 14:00-16:30

The wax-dyeing technique is thought to be over a thousand years old. The batik has reached its highest artistic expression in southeast Asia and Southwest China, particularly among minority ethnic Chinese. >>> more

Chinese Cloth Tiger Pillows
Thursday, April 22, 14:00-17:00

In China, the tiger is a symbol of power and goodness associated with children. Hand made tiger pillows are thus a popular gift for parents to express love and wishes to their children, but we think they make great presents for all ages. >>> more

Ba Zi Destiny Analysis Course
Mondays & Wednesdays, May 10 - June 2, 14:00-16:30

"Bazi Destiny also know as The Four Pillars - is a technical study on the individual’s destiny, personal characteristics, surrounding circumstances and possible life path. BaZi really is an extremely practical study. The course is in English. >>> more

Out-of-Beijing Tours
 

Weekend Tour to Zhangjiajie, Filming Site of Avatar
April 23-25

Listed as UNESCO's World Heritage Site in 1992, this scenic area is made up of three adjoining subtropical parklands, with quartzite sandstone peaks and pillars to rival Guilin's scenery. There are stunning views through bamboo, pine, and oak forest. >>> more

Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)
April 23 eve.-25

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

Health Cultivation Tour to Hangzhou & Lanxi
April 24-25

A Master in Yangsheng from Beijing will lead your throughout this journey, practise health exercises and meditations in the most charming places including tea testing and Zen martial art learning in a monastery and a visit to a TCM hospital >>> more

Sisters' Meal Festival at Guizhou
April 28-May 1

The festival attracts thousands of native Miao People who have gathered from many miles around, and provides a dazzling display of local dress, and a lot of entertainment including clamor of drums, firecrackers, song and dance, bullfighting >>> more

The Silk Road (from Urumqi to Turpan, Kashgar & Tajik)
April 29-May 4

The Silk Road Route starts from Dunhuang's Mogao Grottos in Gansu, fly to Xinjiang to explore Turpan Basin for its grape and melon harvest; then fly to Kashgar, the heart of Chinese Islam and drive to Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains. >>> more

5-Day trip to Tibet
April 30-May 4

A trip to the "Roof of the World" with majestic moonlike landscape and the stunning cultures guarantees to be an amazing experience. The 5-day tour covers Lhasa, Samye Monastery, Yombulagang Palace and Yamdrok Lake, etc. >>> more

Explore Qinghai - Sacred Land & Stunning Landscape
May 1-5

We head to southeast Qinghai's historical city of Tongren; Wutun, a 1,000 year old village where the Tibetans have a rich history recorders through murals, tangka and statues; and spectacular Kanbala Forest & Valley; Nanzong Buddhist Nunnery. >>> more

Ningxia's pyramid & Inner Mongolia Sand Dunes
May 1-3

Ningxia's famous sites include Xixia Dynasty Tombs and the earth Ming Great Wall. Then the journey will cross the border into Inner Mongolia desert dunes. Climbing aboard a military truck or jeep and drive up and over the shifting sand dunes. >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Army)
May 1 eve.-3

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

Sichuan Panda Natural Reserve & Leshan Buddha
May 1-3

Visit the Panda center at Ya'an Natural Reserve, taking photos with the giant Pandas or even holding a panda; visit the famous Le Shan Giant Buddha, world's largest Buddha statue in the World >>> more

Xian (Terrecotta Warriors) & Luoyang (Grottos & Shaolin Temple)
May 13-16

The 4-day tour explores some most important heritages and culture of imperial China in the two most ancient capitals of Xi'an and Luoyang. They are located by the Yellow River area, north central mainland of China, and are dubbed the cradle of Chines >>> more

Pingyao - Raise the red lanterns
May 14 eve.-16

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

Ecological Change in Modern China - Seminar, trip and hike
May 14-16 (Seminar May 8)

This seminar and trip combination is an introduction to ecological change and its human dimensions in China, and a chance to see a natural world - mountains and great walls,which are still very beautiful, and meet some interesting people. >>> more

Explore Gansu (Dunhuang, Jiayuguan Pass, Xiahe and Lanzhou)
May 14-20

Explore the famous fort of the Great Wall at its western end in the Gobi dessert and Dunhang “Thousand Buddha Grottoes” with paintings from a period ranging over ten dynasties. Then fly to Xiahe for Tibetan areas & famous Labrang Monastery >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Army)
May 21 eve.-23

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

Health Cultivation Tour to Hangzhou & Lanxi
May 21 eve.-23

A Master in Yangsheng from Beijing will lead your throughout this journey, practise health exercises and meditations in the most charming places including tea testing and Zen martial art learning in a monastery and a visit to a TCM hospital >>> more