CCC e-Newsletter > Beijing
  August 03 - August 14, 2011
     
 

 Travel Highlight of the Month

Fishermen's life on an Island near Dalian
August 19-21

This tour offers visitors the rare opportunity to experience the life and landscape of the remote fishing villages on an island in Northern China. You'll also get to visit Dalian, China's famous coastal city. >>> more
Experience Real Life in Xilin Gol Inner Mongolia Grassland
Aug 13-14

Unlike most Inner Mongolian grassland resort tours, which features concret yurts, crowded tourists and noisy entertainment, this Xilin gol grassland tour will visit Mongol families and stay in their authentic yurts and experience their life. >>> more

Tonight

Talk: Understanding Chinese Cuisine
Wednesday, August 3, 19:30-21:00

Food plays a central part in Chinese culture. This lecture reveals a tantalizing wide range of foods and flavors in China, philosophy, history, local culture and geography’s impact on food, usages of materials and condiments and cooking varieties,etc. >>> more

 

This weekend

Cookery: Longevity Peach Pastry & Shaomai
Saturday, August 6, 10:00-12:00

Shoutao ( peach style longevity pastry) and other colorful breads of various shapes are usually made at the Chinese New Year or for the elderly's birthday. Come and learn them with CCC chef. >>> more

More talks and lectures

Chinese Shadow Puppetry Talk
Wednesday, August 10, 19:30-21:00

The traditional shadow puppetry in China has steadily been losing the battle with television and video games. CCC presentation will profile four artists and companies currently practicing shadow puppetry. Their situations illustrate the current state of shadow puppetry in China. >>> more
Talk: The Truth about Eunuchs
Tuesday, Aug.16, 10:00-12:00

The Truth about Eunuchs is an attempt to clear the air about many misconceptions that exists about Chinese eunuchs. Conducted in English, the talk will explain what a eunuch was (probably not what most people think), the effects of castration, what the emperors used them for and why, and where they came from. Researcher Tang from China History Archives will be on hand to answer questions. >>> more
Chinese Medicine Lecture: Fundamental Theory of the Body and the Cosmos

Tuesday, August 16, 13:00-14:30

This lecture looks into the traditional system models that are the backbone of traditional Chinese medicine, Yin/Yang, Five elements and the Eight parameters, and explains how they are used to analyze the body and understand illness. >>> more
Guqin Music & Poetic Songs
Wednesday, August 17, 19:30-21:00

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
Chinese Medicine Lecture: The Significance of the Internal Organs
Thursday, August 18, 13:00-14:30

The meanings conveyed by the word Liver are vastly different in Chinese medicine than those of modern science. In this class we explore the TCM view of the internal organs and their connection to the rest of the body. >>> more
Chinese Medicine Lecture: The Role of Acupuncture Channels
Tuesday, August 23, 13:00-14:30

What are acupuncture channels? Are they just lines that that connect the points of acupuncture, or are they more than that? This class explores the role of acupuncture channels as both conveyors of nutrients and communication channels. >>> more
Talk: China's Rural-Urban Migrant Workers
Wednesday, August 24, 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
Chinese Medicine Lecture: Pathogenic Factors Inside and Out
Thursday, August 25, 13:00-14:30

Upsetting the Balance - Pathogenic Factors Inside and Out. When we catch a cold are we really “catching” some “cold”? In this class find out how pathogens are classified and how the body deals with them. The lecture will be done in English. >>> more
Bazi Destiny Analysis Demo Class
Saturday, Aug.27th, 14:00-16:00

This is a Bazi Destiny demo class and will be in English. "Bazi Destiny also know as The Four Pillars, is the study is on the individual’s destiny, personal characteristics, surrounding circumstances and possible life path. >>> more
Feng Shui Course - Xuan Kong Flying Star
Monday & Wednesday, Aug.29-Sep.21,10:00-12:00

Alvin Ang, Singapore practitioner and trainer, gives Xuan Kong Flying Star Feng Shui course on how to plot, read and interpret a chart of any house in any period; how to activate Wealth and people luck; and practical audit. >>> more
Chinese Medicine Lecture: four ways of Diagnosis

Tuesday, August 30, 13:00-14:30

Chinese medicine still relies on techniques developed hundreds of years ago to diagnose illness. How do we determine the nature of an illness and find its source? Simple, we look, touch, smell, listen and ask. >>> more
Lecture: Chinese Population
Wednesday, Auguest 31, 19:30-21:00

How did the China's population reach its present level and its One-Child policy come about? What are the real facts with regard to sex ratio at birth, the labour force, population aging, the urban and rural population distribution and their implicati >>> more

 Out-of-Beijing Tours

Experience Real Life in Xilin Gol Inner Mongolia Grassland
Aug 13-14

Unlike most Inner Mongolian grassland resort tours, which features concret yurts, crowded tourists and noisy entertainment, this Xilin gol grassland tour will visit Mongol families and stay in their authentic yurts and experience their life. >>> more
The Silk Road (from Dunhuang to Turpan, Kashgar & Kazakh)
Aug 18-23

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
Yangtze River Cruise & Dazu Rock Carving
Aug 18-21

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
Pingyao Town - Raise the Red Lanterns
August 19 eve.-21

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
Fishermen's life on an Island near Dalian
August 19-21

This tour offers visitors the rare opportunity to experience the life and landscape of the remote fishing villages on an island in Northern China. You'll also get to visit Dalian, China's famous coastal city. >>> more
Inner Mongolian Grasslands, Erguna Wetland & Russian Village
Aug 19-21

The Inner Mogolian Hulun Buir Grasslands are the most pristine and lushest in China. The Russian town features Russian descendants, Russian style wooden houses and filled windows and golden-silver birch forest. >>> more
The most Sacred Taoist Mountain Wudang
Aug 26-28

Wudang Shan (Mountain) is number one in the hierarchy of sacred Daoist mountains. Monasteries & Buildings on the summit were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, and has long been known as a centre for Chinese martial arts. >>> more
Ningxia's pyramid & Inner Mongolia Sand Dunes
Aug 26-28

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

 

 
   
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Chinese Landscape Painting Beginner's Class ( 19:00-21:00)
Aug 3
Talk: Understanding Chinese Cuisine ( 19:30-21:00)
Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace (09:30-16:30)
Calligraphy Beginner's Class ( 10:00-11:30)
Aug 4
Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Tour ( 09:00-18:30)
Morning Qigong Class ( 09:15-10:15)
Morning Zen Meditation Class ( 10:30-12:00)
Evening Zen Practice & Meditation ( 19:30-21:30)
Chinese Landscape Painting Beginner's Class ( 10:00-12:00)
Aug 5
Ancient City Xi'an (Terracotta Army) (Aug 5 eve.-7)
Fishermen's life on an Island of Dalian (August 5-7)
Aug 6
Sleeping on the Great Wall Jinshanling ( August 06-07)
Cookery: Longevity Peach Pastry & Shaomai ( 10:00-12:00)
Aug 7
Hiking the White River Canyon and Crossing the Water ( 08:30-17:30)
Aug 8
Aug 9
Biking, Boating and Dumplings Tour ( 15:00-19:30)
Pedicab Hutong + Family Visit + Tian'anmen + Forbidden City ( 09:30-16:00)
Calligraphy Class Intermediate Level ( 10:00-11:30)
Tai Chi Beginner's Class ( 19:30-21:00)
Chinese Landscape Painting Beginner's Class ( 19:00-21:00)
Aug 10
Backstreet Beijing Walk - Mosque & Muslim Quarters ( 10:00-13:00)
Calligraphy Beginner's Class ( 10:00-11:30)
Bazi Destiny Analysis Demo Class ( 10:00-12:00)
Chinese Shadow Puppetry Talk ( 19:30-21:00)
Aug 11
Chinese Landscape Painting Beginner's Class ( 10:00-12:00)
Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Tour ( 09:00-18:30)
Morning Qigong Class ( 09:15-10:15)
Morning Zen Meditation Class ( 10:30-12:00)
Evening Zen Practice & Meditation ( 19:30-21:30)
4-Day Guilin, Yangshuo & Longsheng Rice Terraces (Aug 11-14)
Aug 12
Aug 13
Songzhuang Contemporary Artists Village Tour ( 09:00-16:00)
Chinese Tie-Dye Workshop ( 13:30-15:00)
Chinese Papercutting Workshop ( 15:10-16:40)
Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace (09:00-16:00)
Experience Real Life in Xilin Gol Inner Mongolia Grassland (Aug 13-14)
Aug 14
Huanghuacheng Great Wall and Little West Lake ( 08:30-17:00)
Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings ( 18:00-20:00)
Aug 15
Aug 16
Aug 17

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