Dear friends,

CCC will be introducing a “Chinese Lecture Series” focused on Chinese Architecture, Beijing City’s Evolution and Chinese Contemporary History. Through these talks, we hope to provide you with an insight into the main architectural styles of Chinese buildings and China’s urban planning principles, the changes in the capital city of Beijing and last but not least, China’s historical evolution from the late Qing Dynasty to our contemporary era. 

History of Chinese Architecture Lecture Series

The University of Kansas, School of Architecture presents a History of Chinese Architecture
A Lecture Series given by Dr. Wang QiJun of China Academy of Fine Arts
Supported by the China Cultural Center of Beijing

A six part lecture series covering the History of Chinese Architecture through an understanding of the major architectural typologies of traditional Chinese buildings and urban planning principles of ancient Chinese cities. Presented every Monday evening from October 31st through December 5th at 7:30pm at the China Cultural Center.

• Architecture of Chinese Tombs - October 31st
• Chinese Traditional Urban Planning - November 7th
• Architecture of the Chinese Palace - November 14th
• Chinese Architecture of Ritual and Worship - November 21st
• Vernacular Chinese Architecture - November 28th 
• China's Architecture of Defense - December 5th
  
  

  Evolution of Beijing City Talk Series : 

  

• The Central Axis of Beijing   
  (Oct. 19, Wednesday 19:30-21:00). 
• Beijing on the Move    
  (Nov. 9, Wednesday19:30-21:00)  
• "Transformation Beijing" – From an Imperial Past to Symbols of Modern China   
  (Dec. 7, Wednesday19:30-21:00) 

Contemporary Chinese History Talk Series : 

• The Last Days of the Chinese Empire in the Globalization Process
  (Tuesday, Oct. 18, 19:30-21:30)
• The Republican Period and the Sino-Japanese War
  (Tuesday, Oct.25, 19:30-21:30)
• The Ascent of the Communist Party and the Early Days of the PRC
  (Tuesday, November 01, 19:30-21:30)
• From the Great Leap to the Cultural Revolution
  (Tuesday, November 08, 19:30-21:30)
• Economic Reform 1978-1992
  Tuesday, November 15, 19:30-21:30
• China Rises, 1993-2011
  (Tuesday, November 22, 19:30-21:30)

Xingyiquan Demonstration Class
Wednesday, Nov.2, 10:00-11:30

Come and learn Xingyiquan, one of the three major "internal" Chinese martial arts, occupied with spiritual, mental or qi-related aspects, as opposed to an "external" (wài) approach focused on physiological aspects. >>> more

Xingyiquan (Internal Martial Arts) Class
Wednesday, Nov.9-Dec.14

Come and learn Xingyiquan, one of the three major "internal" Chinese martial arts, occupied with spiritual, mental or qi-related aspects, as opposed to an "external" (wài) approach focused on physiological aspects. >>> more

Survival Mandarin Group Class
Nov.2-Dec.5,10:00-12:00

CCC offers a 30 hours course for people who are eager to learn daily expressions used in real life situations in a fast and effective way. The goal of this course is to help students overcome the language barrier by creating a vocabulary based on everyday life situations such as taking a taxi, shopping, eating at a restaurant, asking for directions, etc. >>> more

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Chinese Medicine Lecture: four ways of Diagnosis

Tuesday, October 25, 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

Chinese Medicine Lecture: Herbal Medicine
Thursday, October 27, 13:00-14:30

Herbal medicine is one time both the simple pairing of symptoms with specific medicinals as well as the complex combination of flavors and qi of plants to stimulate a desired physiological response. In this class we will examine the nature of medicinal substances from a traditional perspective and how they are used to achieve balance. >>> more

Talk: The Zen Path & Three Ways of Meditation
Friday, October 28, 10:00-12:00

Our Buddhist layman will teach three ways of Zen meditation, from its origins in India to localized Chinese Chan, and the Tibetan way. You will also experience Zen for yourself, through guided meditations, to achieve a more balanced mind and life. >>> more

Talk: China's Household Register, Social Security & Personal Data Files
Wednesday, Nov.2, 19:30-21:00

Come hear an expert's talk on China's three fundamental constraints every Chinese people live under either at work or in their everyday life. They still restrict one's housing, job application, welfare and children' s schooling. >>> more

Talk: Chinese foot-binding
Tuesday, November 8, 10:30-12:00

Nicknamed Gold Lilies, bound feet is symbolic erotic fantasy for men. Foot-binding resulted in lifelong disabilities for most of its victims. The talk explores the history, detailed process of binding feet, and the custom and appeal. >>> more

Chinese Shadow Puppetry Talk
Wednesday, Nov.9, 10:30-12:00

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

Peking Opera Workshop
Sunday,Nov.13, 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

Feng Shui Course - Xuan Kong Flying Star
Monday & Wednesday, Nov 14- Dec 7,10:00-12:00

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

Talk: The Truth about Eunuchs
Wednesday, Nov.16, 19:30-21:00

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

 Tours in and out of Beijing

Zen Retreat & Immersion Practice in Suburb of Beijing
Nov.11-13,7pm

Experience the calm and peace of life as practiced by Zen Buddhism in the seclusion of our courtyard retreat near the Ming Tombs in the outskirts of Beijing. Our Zen master will show you how to dissolve stress from your life >>> more

Sleeping on the Great Wall Jinshanling
Sat.2pm - Sun.4pm, Nov.12-13

The hike between Jinshanling and Gubeikou 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

Eunuch Tombs, Mural and Temple Tour
Sunday, Nov.13, 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

Subtropical Hakka Round Buildings & City Xiamen
Nov 18-20

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

High-speed Train to Pingyao - Raise the Red Lanterns
Nov 25 eve.-27

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

Ancient City Xi'an (Terracotta Army)
Dec 2 eve.-4

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

Two-day Tour to Datong (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)
Dec 10-11

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

Subtropical Hakka Round Buildings & City Xiamen
Dec 16-18

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

Yunnan's Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace) & Tropical Xishuangbanna
Dec 25-31

Yuanyang, southeast of Yunnan, is renowned for its rice terraces crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people since one thousand years ago and even today, the world largest nature wonder. Luoping is famous for its blossoming of rapeseed flowers. >>> more

Myanmar - An Age-old Asian land Stuck In Time
Dec 26-31, 2011

As Southeast Asia modernizes rapidly，Myanmar remains the last country in the region preserved in amber. Men still wear sarong-like lungis rather than pants, and traditional rituals like the novice ceremony still hold up traffic. >>> more