Dear CCC friends,

Patrick Lucas, a social science researcher and teacher with 17 years experience in China. will host a seminar tonight and then this weekend lead the trip to explore rural areas of Shanxi & Henan. Don't miss this opportunity tonight to learn the ecological change in China and the details of the trip.

Please also make sure that you could attend the expert guided Chinese Medicine Museum Tour this Wednesday morning.  Ms. Lu, a Ph.D from BUCM in Chinese materia medica (Chinese medicinals) and currently a professor in the School and the curator of the BUCM museum, will guide us through the museum.

Friday morning, you will be able to listen to a lecture on Chinese hutong and Courtyard Culture given by professor Zhao, a traditional culture and religion expert.
 

Seminar & Field Trip: Ecological Change in Modern China
Monday, May 10, 19:30-21:00 / Trip: May 14-16 (RMB 2,900)

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

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

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

Other two talks in the following weeks


 

Talk: The Mysterious History of Nestorian Christians in China
Wednesday, May 19, 19:30-21:00

Elyn MacInnis, who has 22 years of experience in China, will be talking about the history of the Nestorian Church in China. This talk will unwrap the history of the "Church of the Light," its expansion, extinction, and also its theology. >>> more

 

Talk: Nonprofits, Charities and Social Activism in China
Wednesday，May 26, 19:30-21:00

The presentation looks at what nonprofit and charitable/volunteer work means in the Chinese context, and discusses the political, legal and economic challenges that nonprofits and foundations face in China, and strategies to sustain their work. >>> more

This weekend Day Tours

 

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Legation Quarter
Sunday, May 16, 14:00-17:00

Explore historical sites, hutongs and architecture around Dongdan, Taijichang and Zhengyi Lu, and then visit the Legation quarter area. You will old alleys and residents, churches and banks, and old European Embassy buildings. >>> more

Hiking West Beijing's Ancient Horse Trail
Sunday,May 16,09:00-17:30

Explore with CCC the mountains and villages in western Beijing' s Mentougou. We will follow the trail to pass a pine forest and several villages, climb up a mountain to find some horse hoof prints made on the rock path >>> more

Light Hiking around Glazed Roof Tile Village
Sunday, May 23, 09:00-17:00

The so called "Glazed Roof Tile" Village used to have many imperial kilns in the entire village, providing golden tiles for the Forbidden City and royal buildings. Now the tradition is kept. Family kilns are still available and in use. >>> more

Sleeping on the Great Wall Jinshanling
Sat.3pm - Sun.4pm, May 29-30

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

Courses and workshops

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

Peking Opera Workshop
Saturday, May 22, 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, June 7 - June 24, 13:00-14：30

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

Live Zen - Practice & Meditation
Thursday, June 3-24, 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

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

Foot Reflexology Course
Monday & Wednesday, May 10-19, 19:30-21:30

4-session foot reflexology course will be instructed by licensed traditional Chinese physician therapist. English narration. Each class is small group with adequate practical exercises. >>> more

Tying Bracelet Knots -- Malian Stack Knot
Tuesday, May 11, 09:30-12:00

Learn to make the auspicious knots from CCC folk artists Ms Wang, and work out your own knots (knots, necklace, bracelet, butterfly or lily shoes, and other patterns of crafts), and hang them up on your neck or your handbag. >>> more

 
Out-of-Beijing Tours

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

Ecological Change in Modern China - Seminar, trip and hike
May 14-16 (Seminar May 10)

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

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

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

Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)
May 28 eve.-30

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

The Silk Road (from Dunhuang to Turpan, Kashgar & Kazakh)
June 2-7

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

Guilin, Yangshuo & Dragon Backbone Rice Terraces
June 3-6

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

The most Sacred Taoist Mountain Wudang
June 4 eve.-6

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