Culture and Arts
workshops are a unique opportunity for our participants to learn
and experience some of China¡¯s traditional skills and crafts.
All of workshops will be taught and demonstrated by professionals
of each craft. The workshops will normally be held for one to
two hours.
Highlights
Chinese Calligraphy
Chinese Brush Painting
Chinese Medicine
Chinese Traditional Music
Chinese Paper-cut
Chinese Ma Jiang
Chinese Dumpling
Chinese Language
Chinese Songs
Learning
Chinese Culture & Arts
Calligraphy workshop:
Learn techniques of Chinese brush painting. Practice their
basics of calligraphy. Participants can learn and practice
Chinese words and take home their very own Chinese character
paintings. Classes introduce a variety of calligraphy
styles and features, participants then focus on perfecting
one style of this ancient art form.
Chinese Water-colour Painting:
Participants will be given a workshop by an experienced
and renowned artist from Beijing University of Culture
and Arts. This class introduces elements of the traditional
art of Chinese water-colour painting. This creative and
fun workshop results in beautiful pieces of art as participants
can exhibit their individual styles.
TCM-Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Massage and traditional Chinese Medicine:
Classes introduce the ancient Chinese concepts and beliefs
of what constitutes the human body and illness, and include
diagnostic methods and treatments using herbal medicine
and massage. This is good for participants to understand
the relation between Martial Arts and medicine.
Classical Chinese Musical Instruments
Chinese traditional music is famous for its gentle and
elegant sounds. There are many instruments played by the
artists such as GuZeng, Erfu, Pipa, Yangqing and Flute.
They are the main musical instruments played in many famous
Tai Chi music and Kung Fu movies such as the ¡°Crouching
Tiger and Hidden Dragon¡± ¡°Once Upon A Time in China and
¡°Hero¡± etc.
Paper-cut
Paper-cut is one of China's most popular and characteristic
folk arts. It takes paper as the material and scissors
or an engraving knife as the tool. In Chinese culture
paper-cuts symbolise the idea of blessedness, luck and
fortune. Most Chinese families use them as window decorations
and patterns also for religious and decorative purposes.
Our participants will be taught by the paper-cut experts.
Ma Jiang Workshop
This game requires four players and is played like Jim
Rummy. Instead of cards, tiles are used. The aim is to
discard and claim tiles using a ¡°hold¡± and the game goes
around in a circle so that each player gets a turn to
organise their tiles into a winning hand. A local Beijing
expert will give a brief lesson, and will show the basic
tricks and explain the many different ways of playing,
and demonstrate the most common methods of cheating.
Dumpling Making (Jiaozi workshops)
Participants can learn how to make the famous Chinese
cuisine-Jiao Zi all by themselves. Jiao Zi is the traditional
food in northern China. Since it sounds like the phrase
¡°transforming of a new year¡±, Chinese people regard eating
Jiaozi as an essential part of celebrating the Chinese
New Year. This time, under the instruction of the assistants,
the participants will make the Jiaozi from scratch and
then sample the work as well
Introduction to Chinese Language
The lesson is specifically designed for beginners. It
focuses on teaching basic Chinese vocabulary, sentence
structures and grammar using everyday topics. Phonetics,
tone exercises and drills ensure that participants learn
the correct pronunciation and intonation from the beginning.
It is particularly useful during our visit in China, and
for participants who wish to train in China in the future.
Chinese Song Workshop
Participants will be provided a chance to learn some of
the most famous Chinese Kung Fu songs such as the theme
song of ¡°once upon a time in China¡± and Pop songs such
as ¡°Tian Mi Mi¡±., and China¡¯s national song. This is also
the preparation for the Karaoke Night.
Traditional Seals & Chops
Our unique Chop workshop is an ideal opportunity for participants
to learn and understand this ancient handcraft. Participants
will be taught by local experts to make a piece of seal
with your name in Chinese or English, so it can be used
on your work on the painting or calligraphy workshops.
Schools or associations can use this chance to make an
official school seal, which can be used for grading and
certificate.
These new social activities are not included on the main
itinerary. This is due to the time limitation. However, some
activities can be arranged or replaced to originals if majority
of people require to. Please ask our staff for more information
while you are in China.
Highlights:
Traditional Seal Carving
Making Chinese Knot
Making Chinese Kits
Chinese Chess & Poker Card
Chinese Embroidery Arts
Chinese Cookery Workshop
Chinese Knots (Zhongguojie)
In Chinese language, "knot" has the meanings
of reunion, friendliness, warm, marriage, love etc. In
addition, "knot" and "luck, felicity"
have the same pronunciation, so Chinese knots are often
used to express some good wish including happy, prosper,
love and no evil. This beautiful handcraft will be introduced
in the culture & arts workshops by local experts,
you can learn basic pieces of this handcraft, and take
it as souvenirs back to home.
Chinese Embroidery
Embroidery was also used as a means of decorating silk
clothing and for silk flags and banners as a means of
denoting rank or station. From the magnificent Dragon
Robe worn by Emperors to the popular embroidery seen in
today's fashions, embroidery adds so much pleasure to
our life and our culture. Our workshop will provide a
brief introduction of the embroidery, and the prepared
learning materials will be given for your experience on
learning how to embroider a basic picture.
Kite Making
Kites were invented by the Chinese people over 2000 years
ago. About in the 12th century, Chinese kite spread to
the West, and the oriental and Western kite culture was
formed after years of development. In this process, Chinese
traditional culture integrated with the kite craft, and
finally formed the kite culture with unique characteristics.
In the workshop, a brief introduction will be given on
how to making this crafts (structuring, paperhanging,
color drawing, and flying).
Chinese Cookery Workshops
Our cookery workshop combines a series of cookery demonstrations
with food related to China. Participants have an opportunity
to take part in the demonstrations and to taste the food
that is prepared. We also provide cookery course books
with extensive notes on Chinese cookery. One of dishes
will be selected to learn from fried noodles, egg fried
rice to vegetable dishes such as mixed fried vegetable
and garlic broccoli, as well as the popular sweet sour
chicken or pork.
Chinese Chess Playing
There are three forms of chess which are being played
regularly in China. Xiangqi (Elephant Chess), Weiqi (Go
Chess). Our participants will have the opportunity to
learn this ancient Chinese game in the specially arranged
workshops.
Chinese Poker Games
Poker card games are also popular pastime in China. It
has been played in the Asian community for many years.
As most of card games, Chinese poker is a game in which
both luck and skill are equally needed to win. There are
many types of card games played with different rules in
different regions and ethnics in China. Now 2 types of
games are mostly played among friends, relatives and in
community centers.
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