Beijing Study Tour
Beijing study tours are designed to provide you an immersing experience in Chinese culture during your short stay in Beijing. Participants study various subjects like Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Seasonal Tea Tasting, Taiji and Floral Design, Chinese cuisine, basic Chinese medicine, etc.
These are private custom-made classes and you choose your own time and dates. But we recommend your private classes are set to start from 10:00 am to 12:00 am.
The study tours will be taught in English. You don't have to have had some basics already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to learn. If you find the Beijing study tours on this page not what you expect, you may contact us to organize for you a customized Beijing study tour per your specific request.
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Highlights: Learn some knowledge of the Four Treasures (brush, ink, paper, and ink stone) Gain some writing techniques through hand-on instruction Understand the symbolic meaning of the Chinese characters you write Try your hand at major styles of calligraphy: oracle, bronze ware, bamboo slab, and cursive Create works of art in a soothing environment Cultivate concentration with a relaxed mind and body Appreciate the inner relationship between writing and Qi/breathing.You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush. |
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Bird-and-flower Painting It is one of the three major kinds of Chinese painting (the other two are landscape and figure paintings). Normally, most bird-and-flower paintings belong to the scholar-artist style of Chinese painting. In China bird-flower paintings, all kinds of plants, flowers, birds and insects are given various symbolic meanings. Flowers and birds can be compared to almost all the thoughts and feelings of human being. You don't necessarily have learnt Chinese painting before, just be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush |
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Landscape Painting Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Landscape painting is generally regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting. It is the depiction in art of landscapes – natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view –with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. Rather, they are expressions of the mind and heart of the individual artists - cultivated landscapes that embody the culture and cultivation of their masters. Painting becomes a means of conveying the inner landscape of the artist's heart and mind. You don't necessarily have learnt Chinese painting before, just be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush. |
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Highlights: Like savoring fine wine, tasting tea is a fun. With a few simple steps you can elevate your tea tasting experience. You can use these steps to develop your tea palate and appreciate the many nuances that quality teas have to offer. The basic steps include: Look at the tea leaves, Brew the Tea, Look at the Brew & Leaves, Smell the Brew & Leaves, Taste the Tea, Observe the Mouthfeel and Note the Aftertaste. Then you will hear about the significance of the current season's "Jie Qi", two of the 24 solar terms in Chinese calendar and its relation to corresponding tea drinking and health. Finally, savour several varieties of the tea. |
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Highlights: Tai chi is an exercise through which we connect with the essence of our energy, learn to harness it, and let it flow naturally - harmonizing that energy. Taichi provides strength and flexibility to the body, tranquility and serenity to the mind, and brings a sense of well-being to the practitioner. It rejuvenates and revitalizes. For those who are not familiar with taichi, it can perhaps be thought of as a moving form of yoga and meditation combined. |
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Highlights: The art of flower arrangement is named Cha hua in Chinese and Ikebana in Japanese. Japan received the floral art from China at the beginning of 7th century and developed their own distinct schools and become more formalized than in China. The artist's intention behind each arrangement is shown through a piece's color combinations, natural shapes, graceful lines, and the usually implied meaning of the arrangement. Ikebana can inspire one to identify with beauty in all art forms. This is also the time when one feels closeness to nature which provides relaxation for the mind, body, and soul. |
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Highlights: English speaking doctors and educators, with their easy-to-understand presentations, will explain the basic underlying concepts of TCM, its common treatment modalities and integration with western medicine, and modern research in major hospitals of integrative medicine in Beijing. This course provides you with a basic yet comprehensive understanding of how Chinese TCM doctors perceive the body and offers tools for diagnosis and treatment. |
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Highlights: We combine studying Taiji Quan, Kung Fu and Qigong with the regular Beijing tours. We also offer single Chinese martial arts learning classes at any place suitable for these classes per your request. Experience the genuine Chinese Martial Arts such as Taiji Quan, Fung Fu and Qigong with the certified Chinese Martial Arts masters with the training not only for you to learn some basic knowledge and also master the basic techniques concerned. |
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Highlights: Cooking is an integral part of Chinese culture. No matter you are a cooking enthusiast or not, taking a cooking course either at a culinary school or an ordinary home in Beijing, will give you a better understanding of of the basics of Chinese cuisine and some insight into local life. Our pre-designed Beijing cooking learning tours will provide you a chance to experience authentic Chinese cooking! The Beijing cooking tours are basically composed of two parts - market tour and cooking lessons |
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