Making traditional Chinese lanterns with a well-known master in Shanghai

What's on this weekend

Saturday, Feb 11, 2-4:30pm
Making flower basket Lanterns

Learn to make lanterns with Mr. Zhu, famous lantern artist in Shanghai. He is well-known for his huge work of dragon lanterns for the parade during the lantern festival. CCTV has filmed half an hour documentary of this folk artist. Mr. Zhu will teach us very traditional flower basket style lanterns. 

Next week

Thursday, Feb 16, 7:30pm  
Book Club: Soul Mountain 

Join our book chat on this semi-autobiographical tale of the first Chinese Nobel Prize-winning author Gao Xingjian who, threatened with arrest in 1983 for his "counter-revolutionary writings", fled Beijing and spent five months travelling the remote regions of southern and southwest China.  

Author of the Snow Mountain

Saturday, Feb 18, 12-4pm
Shanghai Amblers: Old Town Qi Bao 
 
Sunday, Feb 19, 12-2pm
Dining out: Vegetarian & Buddha Dishes

Upcoming Trips

Feb.24, 5pm-26, 7pm
Weekend Trip: Datong (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)

March 25-30
6-day Guizhou trip--corlourful

CCC's Easter Holiday trip to the Hakka Earthen Building in Fujian Province (March 30-April 2)

minority culture

March 10, 7pm-12, 7pm
Weekend Trip: Xi'an and Yao Ware Town
  
March 24 even.-26 night
Weekend trip: Yellow Mountain & Anhui Villages

March 30-April 2
Sichuan Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha Statue

April 7, 6pm-April 9, 8pm
Weekend Trip: Pingyao--Raise the red lantern

April 14-17
Easter trip: Hakka Earthen Buildings & Xiamen
 
April 30-May 5
Trip to Tibet