The Ultimate CNY List to Keep the Winter Blues Away
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Spring Festival Eve Celebration With Cultural Keys, Jan 24, 9.00 am-3.00 pm
Spring Festival is a time to spend with closest family and friends.
But what if you’re new to the city or want to spend the time on an
authentic cultural activity?
Join Cultural Keys Chinese culture center to celebrate Chinese New
Year’s Eve, make dumplings and write lucky New Year couplets under the
watchful eye of an expert calligrapher which you can take home and hang
around your front door. Transportation, all materials, both workshops,
two presentations, and a meal are included in the price. The shorter
morning session is better suited to families with younger children,
while the evening is better for adults. If you have any questions or
would like to confirm your place, please add AJDonnelly on WeChat.
Alternatively, email events@culturalkeys.cn.
Pickup time: Morning Session – 9am Evening Session – 3pm
Drop off time: Morning Session – 3pm Evening Session – 9pm
Availability: Max. 8 people per session | 8 years old and over
Payment: Prepayment required via WeChat, Alipay or PayPal (+5% transaction fee – no account required)
Cultural Keys – 191 (North Gate A), Xiaopu North Road Xiaopu Village, Songzhuang, Tongzhou, Morning Session – RMB 488 Evening Session – RMB 588
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Crescendo Studio. Mon-Fri from Jan 20-Feb 14.
Develop your child’s musical skills with one of Crescendo Studio’s
five-day musical winter camps for children ages 5 and up. The Learn and
Play camp introduces children to music discovery, singing, music theory,
instruments discovery such as ukulele, piano, drums, guitar, and the
accordion. They will also discover classical music, jazz, rock and
country music, music in movies and videos and get a chance to make
their own musical instruments.
6 Zuo Jia Zhuang Zhong Jie, Chaoyang Qu Fees (5 days per child): 4,500RMB (no lunch); 4,750RMB (with lunch)
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Beijing Hikers. Sun 26. 8 am-6 pm.
This Chinese New Year holiday, take this easy stroll with Beijing
Hikers through Yanqing County where you’ll visit a valley with an
ancient interconnected series of cave dwellings. Suitable for children
above 5. Enjoy an easy climb with the beautiful scenic cave dwellings on
the trail, after which you will dine with locals, preceded by the
LongQingXia ice festival.
北京市酒仙桥中路10号GalaxyA座4层4012, Potevio Industrial Innovation Park, BuildingB1-221 RMB 500 non-members; RMB 450 members; RMB 250 for children under 12.
Park Hyatt Beijing. Until Sat 29. 2.30-5.30pm.
Usher in the Lunar New Year with an auspicious-themed afternoon tea
in Dining Room on level 63. Relax and indulge in exquisite canapés, a
buffet of handcrafted desserts for a good time and good luck.
Appropriate for the entire family as you usher in the Lunar New Year in
opulence and style.
Park Hyatt Beijing, 2 Jianguomenwai DaJie 朝阳区建国门外大街2号, Tel: 8567 1795, RMB 588
Advanced Kids Robotics Bootcamp, Feb 4 – 8 | 1.30 pm – 6.30 pm
The robotics camp that students love is back! Let your children enter
the world of robotics and AI in a fun and engaging way with Popular
Robotics’ winter camp. Give your kids the chance to explore a future in
engineering as a present for the new year! Students love it! Here you’ll
not only learn the state of the are engineering skills in a fun
engaging way with like-minded students. Let your child start the year in
a meaningful way.
Tsinghua University – Shuangqing Road 30, Haidian District, RMB 999- RMB 5,999, Please contact organizer for further details
Le Petit Architect. Mon 3-Fri 7. 9am-5pm.
Le Petit Architect: The Awesome World of Architecture is a new
bilingual course that introduces kids ages 7-12 to some of the world’s
most iconic structures through an exploratory approach that focuses on
historical background, hands-on activities, and creative expression.
It’s a comprehensive overview of landmarks, environments, craftsmanship,
and historical styles investigated through inquiry, planning,
discussion, and design processes. The 2020 Chinese New Year Camp will
include a four-day course, which allows each kid to complete 8 unique
architecture works.
Lilai Huayuan, Tianzhu Zhen, Shunyi – 顺义区天竺镇,丽来花园, RMB 900 per day.
Atelier Fablab’s Kids Arts Winter Camp (Sanlitun). Jan 20 – Feb 14
Atelier is holding four weeks of camps focused on architecture,
engineering and robotics. Students will get the chance to learn about
the life and important works of the famous Spanish architect Gaudi and
American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a chance to discover the
beautiful African continent and its different architectural and
decorative arts and possibly delve deeper into the story of
the influential Bauhaus Institute, its unique design and ideas a hundred
years later still relevant today.
Classes:
1.African Architecture Art.
2.An illustrated trip to Italy
3.Recycling paper house
4.Gaudí, from nature
5.Digital Architecture
6.Frank Lloyd Wright
7.Machinima
8.Bauhaus
9.Wheeled Robot
Room 502, Unit 1, Building 8A, Julong Garden, 68.xinzhonglu, Dongcheng district. 东城区新中街68号聚龙花园8A楼一单元502 From RMB 2,000.
Photos: Courtesy of Event Organizers, Pixabay
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