While Cultural Keys can be considered your go-to for a variety of traditional Chinese culture activities, there are of course plenty of other fun and interesting cultural events happening around the capital every month!
There’s lots on in the capital as the weather starts to cool and a major festival approaches! Here’s our round-up of activities connected with Chinese culture for September in Beijing!
Please note: Cultural Keys is in no way affiliated with any of the events or organisations listed in this article, unless explicitly stated. We offer no guarantee about the quality of any third party events, and strongly suggest interested participants contact the relevant organizers to clarify event details, including COVID-19-related requirements, before attending.
Workshop: Mooncake Making Workshop 月饼制作手工坊
Date: September 2nd 2022
Location: That’s Mandarin Beijing Campus Xinzhong Street 7, Bldg 2 思道睿北京校区新中街7号2号楼
Time: 7:00—9:00PM
Price: 150RMB/person; 100RMB/person(if you bring a friend)
Payment: Reservation required via online platform:
https://www.thatsmandarin.com/2022-making-mooncakes-workshop/
Language: English and Chinese
Are you in Beijing on Friday, Sept 2nd? Come and learn to make mooncakes at our Mooncake Making Workshop!
EVENT DETAILS
Mooncake Making Workshop
Learn to make mooncakes, 月饼
Learn the history behind mooncakes
Enjoy your own masterpieces — and make new friends!
Exhibition: Gold and Jade Artifacts from the Palace Museum
金玉满堂——故宫博物院文化援疆汇报展
Date: August 3rd – November 6th 2022
Location: The National Palace Museum | 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Dongcheng District 北京故宫 | 北京市东城区景山前街4号
Time: April 1st – October 31st 8:30 AM- 17:00 PM Last Entry:16:10
November 1st – March 31st 8:30 AM – 16:30 PM Last Entry: 15:40
Price: 80/120/280/380/480RMB per person
Payment: Reservation required via online platform:
https://ticket.dpm.org.cn/
Language: Chinese and English
This exhibition presents 112 pieces of royal gold and jade artifacts collected by the Palace Museum in the Qing Dynasty. The exhibition uses cultural relics to interpret the rituals and customs of court sacrifices, birthday celebrations and New Years, introduces the rituals and life of the Qing palace, and showcases the superb skills of gold and jade craftsmanship in the Qing Dynasty.
Peking Opera: “The Fourth Son Visits His Mother” 京剧《四郎探母》
Date: September 9th 2022
Location: National Grand Theater | No. 2 West Chang’An Avenue, Xicheng District
国家大剧院 | 北京市西城区西长安街2号
Time: 19:30
Price: 180/280/380/480/580/680RMB per person
Payment: Reservation required via online platform:
http://ticket.chncpa.org/product-1091890.html
Language: Chinese
The play focuses on the emotions of the characters in wartime, and vividly expresses the various human relations between mother and son, husband and wife, and brothers. Taking Yang Yanhui’s visit to his mother as the main plotline, the emotional changes of different characters are revealed at multiple levels.
Concert: Zhang Weiliang Flute, Xiao and Xun “行云流水” 张维良笛箫埙音乐会
Date: September 9th 2022
Location: National Grand Theater | No. 2 West Chang’An Avenue, Xicheng District 国家大剧院 | 北京市西城区西长安街2号
Time: 19:30
Price: 80/120/180/280/380/480RMB per person
Payment: Reservation required via online platform:
http://ticket.chncpa.org/product-1092002.html#2022-09-09
Language: Chinese
Zhang Weiliang, a folk music master, called ‘the master of flute and xiao’, is not only the spokesperson of Chinese flute and xiao (bamboo flute) music, but also one of the iconic figures of cross-border music and cross-cultural communication. For half a century, he has made great achievements in the fields of performance, teaching, creation, theoretical research and art planning. He not only has profound knowledge of traditional music, but also is internationally recognized as an authoritative performer of modern flute, xiao and xun music.
Festival Celebration: The Mid-Autumn Festival
Date: September 11th 2022
Time: 2.30-6.00pm
Location: CK Culture Centre, Songzhuang, Tongzhou District
Places: Maximum 10 people
Price: 258RMB (kids 8 to 14 years old 158RMB). 10% discount for members of CK’s WeChat group!
Payment: Prepayment via WeChat, AliPay, PayPal (no PayPal account required) or bank transfer. Fapiao available on request.
Language: English
During this event you’ll learn all about the festival, try lots of different flavours of mooncake in a fun blind taste test, make a traditional dough figurine on a stick of Chang’E (the moon goddess) and top it all off with a dumpling dinner!
The price includes all materials and dinner. This event is suitable for both adults and kids 8+!
Walking Tour: Saijinhua & the Brothels of Dashilar 徒步之旅：赛金花和大栅栏青楼
Date: September 24th 2022
Location: Beijing Postcards Gallery | 97 Yang Mei Zhu Byway, Xicheng District, Beijing 北京邮政博物馆 | 杨梅竹斜街97号
Time: 2:00PM – 4:30PM
Price: 300RMB per person
Payment: Reservation required via online platform:
https://www.beijing-postcards.com/public-events/saijinhua-amp-the-brothels-of-dashilar-sept-24
Language: English
A hundred years ago, in a country on the verge of collapse, a woman from the shadows stood up and defended her Chinese countrymen. Abandoned by the imperial government, and occupied by western forces looking for revenge, the fate of Beijing was placed on the narrow shoulders of a common courtesan. But who was this saint-like figure?
Follow us in the small footsteps of a very unlikely hero with tiny lily feet, through old opium dens and brothels still standing, when we look for answers. During this walk we will track down the life of Beijing’s most famous prostitute – Saijinhua, and create a portrait of Dashilar, the more than 600 year old commercial district of Beijing, and Ba Da Hutong – the old red light district. The walk ends with an exhibition of related pictures from Beijing Postcards’ collection.
Walking Tour: A Crash Course to the Forbidden City 徒步之旅：紫禁城速成班
Date: September 25th 2022
Location: Donghuamen, outside of TRB Forbidden City 紫禁城东华门外
Time: 1:00PM – 4:30PM
Price: 385RMB per person; 210RMB per child (for 7-12 years old)
Payment: Reservation required via online platform:
https://www.beijing-postcards.com/public-events/a-crash-course-to-the-forbidden-city-sept-25
Language: English
No commoner could freely take a glance at the Imperial residence – in fact people did not even know what the Emperor looked like. This was what earned the palace the name the Forbidden City. Today we can freely enter, hordes of people are everyday moving through the most sacred halls of Imperial China, but what is kept away from us, what we cannot readily access, is the mindset, the ideas so deeply rooted in the imperial architecture. This walk is a humble attempt to unlock the meaning behind the chambers of the Palace. In a condensed and hopefully entertaining way, we wish to give you a comprehensive history of the palace from when it was built 600 years ago until when the last boy-emperor finally left in 1924.
Online Presentation: Clothing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Date: September 25th 2022
Time: 7-8pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Price: 80RMB or 50RMB for members of CK’s WeChat group!
Payment: Prepayment via WeChat, AliPay, PayPal (no PayPal account required) or bank transfer. Fapiao available on request.
Language: English
Chinese clothing is known around the world for its beauty, but most people aren’t familiar with much more than the cheongsam and the mandarin collar, both relatively modern. There were of course many different types of garment, and what people wore usually depended on their standing in society. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, clothing was often used as a means to legitimise the reign of the emperor and as an instrument of social control.
Join Cultural Keys online on September 25th for a fascinating presentation on Chinese clothing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. We’ll look at selected garments and events during this time to get a picture of clothing in different periods and from different levels of society.
Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments below. We would love to hear your thoughts and insights on traditional Chinese culture!
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