CCC Operations Manager Wanted

Both Chinese and foreign nationals considered. No mandarin ability is required for western applicants. This is a full time job (Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day).

Areas of Responsibility
- Bearing overall responsibility for the Operations of  both Tours & Cultural Programs Departments, which organises all group or private tours or cultural events and classes provided by the CCC.
- Supervising a staff of about 5 people and ensuring smooth operations.
- Giving staff training and guidance on effective working methods, customer communications and service.
- Assessing staff performance and monitoring the quality of tour leaders.
- Maintaining and developing customer relationships and handling complaints.
Applications providing full personal particulars and CV should be sent to info@chinaculturecenter.org


What's on this weekend

Day Tour: Rural Beijing Village By the Wall
Saturday, Mar.5, 09:30-16:00

This is a nice walk in rural Beijing to see an "authentic" village of China in the mountains near the Great Wall. The little village is located in a walled castle, where villagers still cut wood and branches in the mountain to build up fire. >>> more

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Mosque & Muslim Quarters
Saturday, Mar.5, 14:00-17:00

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. >>> more

Eunuch Tombs, Mural and Temple Tour
Sunday, March 6, 09:30-15:30

CCC takes you to explore two obscure and fascinating sites in the west suburb Beijing, the Eunuch temple with well-preserved 565 year-old mural by Ming court artists and largest eunuch graveyard with memorial and museum - obscure and pristine >>> more

 Cultural Talks and Classes

Talk: China's Rural-Urban Migrant Workers
Wednesday, March 9, 19:30-21:00

CCC invites speaker to share with you history of migrant workers, the plight (living and working conditions, discrimination, social securities, and their kids education, etc.) and way out based on gradual change of governmental regulations. >>> more

Lecture: All About Courtyard House - Siheyuan
Monday, March 14, 19:30-21:30

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

Chinese Medicine Class
Monday & Wednesday, Mar.14-Apr. 6, 10:30-12:00

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

Ba Zi Destiny Analysis Course
Monday & Wednesday, March 21-April 13, 13:30-15:30

"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

Live Zen - Practice & Meditation
Thursday, Mar.10, 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

Tuina Massage Course
Tuesday & Thursday, Mar.8-31, 19:30-21:30

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

Tai Chi Class - Beginner Level
Thursday, March 10-31, 10:00-11:30

Taichi, a moving form of yoga and meditation combined, is ancient Chinese meditative exercise for the body, aiming to foster a calm and tranquil mind. CCC's Chen Style Taichi master speaks English and has experience in teaching Westerners. >>> more

Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings
Saturday, Mar.12, 18:00-20:00

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

 Upcoming Out-of-Town Tours

Subtropical Hakka Round Buildings & City Xiamen
March 11-13

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

Two-day Tour to Datong (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)
March 19-20

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

7 Days Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La
March 21-27

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

Ancient City Xi'an (Terracotta Army)
March 25 eve.-27

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

Explore Guangzhou, Foshan and Pastoral Kaiping
March 25-27

Kaiping, 164km from the Macau border, is China at its most bucolic. Its old European style watchtowers are very unique residences. While Guilin & Yangshuo has China's most "Chinese" scenery, the limestone carst peaks are especially magnificent. >>> more

Southern Water Towns: Suzhou, Wuzhen, Hangzhou
March 31 eve.-April 3

Chinese ancient Water Towns in South China are well known for their ancient houses, bridges and the rivers running through them. Explore with CCC Hangzhou and Suzhou, and one peaceful ancient town Wuzhen. >>> more

Hunan's Zhangjiajie Forest Park and Phoenix Town (Feng Huang)
April 1-5

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

Walking and Cycling Yangshuo & Longsheng Rice Terraces
April 2-5

The town of Yangshuo is a backpacker's paradise. Just over an hour south of Guilin, Yangshuo, with its natural scenery and laid back air, is a great escape from the gray and pollution of China's big cities >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Army)
April 3 eve.-5

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
April 3-5

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

Yangtze River Cruise & Dazu Rock Carving
April 7-10

The Yangtze, China's longest river, originates on the Qinghai-Tibet-Plateau and flows eastwards. The rushing waters formed the dramatic scenery of the famous Three Gorges. Enjoy the spectacular mountainous landscape of the Yangtze River and its tribu >>> more