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Dear ladies,

Christmas and New Year is around the corner and Catherine de France team is there to help you to look fabulous for all the glamurous parties you will attend!

Hair + Makeup = 600rmb

Get coupon for free one part wax

Want to get 20% off?

Share a picture of you & make a recommendation post. Inform your hairdresser and the reception at your booking!

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Christmas is just around the corner and the dust is just about to settle in Xiaopan’s workshop but… 

…if you are still roaming around in the cold hutongs of old Beijing looking for Christmas presents, Beijing Postcards is more than willing to take you in. From Wednesday to Sunday we will have hot mulled wine in the gallery store between 12:00 – 18:00, if it is more convenient to order online, Xiaopan will send your orders as soon as he receives them, and the orders will arrive the next day in Beijing.

Opening Hours: 12:00-18:00 Wednesday to Sunday

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This "C-AF2022" consists of four content units: exhibition, market, performance and silent shooting. From December 16th to December 25th, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk in Beijing for 10 days. 

I took a lot of glances at the exhibitors and thought it was really interesting, so I did a little interview along the Internet in advance. Without further ado, let's go directly to the Amway link...

Read here, it's in Chinese: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/__YrUFLgl8tZ0SC8vOp65w

Helping Hands

Will you consider one extra child on

your Christmas list this year?

This year we hope to send gifts to 15 needy children who will be spending their Christmas in Beijing Ludopei Hospital being treated for Leukaemia

260rmb would buy the special gift they wished for or

100rmb to help provide foods to support their families over this very dificult time

We can even show you the profile of the child

you are sponsoring and receipts for items purchased !!

Please contact Lilly at Helping Hands to send your gift or obtain information on the

child you will be gifting

Thank you and Merry Christmas 

17-Dec = 4:00 PM

18- Dec = 11:00 AM

Enjoy the great festive atmosphere indoor and outdoor.

With fantastic vendors offering specialties on drink, food, crafts and gifts.

“Give a Present Christmas Market “@ Zarah

Christmas is around the corner! Also, this year we want that LOVE rules and not mass consumption because we don’t like how Christmas has become a holiday of intense materialism, superficial gift-exchanging & feasting and less about family gatherings, hope and giving back.

If you also think it’s time to put an end to the mindless holiday consumerism, then join our “Give a Present Christmas Market” @ Zarah on December 24th from 11am - 4pm.

Get special gifts such as self-made jewelry, zero-waste products, handmade soaps,and many other special DIY handicrafts and support local businesses at the same time.

If you are advocating a totally gift-free Christmas, then still come and don’t buy any presents but “give” presents to children in need. Also, this year we will collect gifts under our beautiful Christmas Tree which will be sent to the Beijing-based NGO “Migrant Children Foundation” (MCF) that aims to help disadvantaged children from migrant workers’ families in Beijing.

Come and enjoy some freshly baked Christmas Cookies, German Lebkuchen and homemade waffles, while the lovely scent of roasted almonds and our secret recipe Gluehwine will fill the air.

Let’s celebrate kindness, charity and support or simply Christmas in the most sincere way!

Merry Christmas!

Still struggle for what gift to buy for Christmas？ No worry, now we offer ¥300-¥5000 gift voucher for all customers. Scan the QR code for more information.

Dear Hutong Family, How are you doing? Hope you are all sound and safe. though Beijing has been a bit crazy these days, however, the best thing is that Christmas is coming, so here we put a list of some wonderful vendors who we usually invited to our Winter Fayre, hope you would find some gifts for yourselves, family and friends. For The Hutong store goods, please feel free to order now and we will start delivery from next Monday.

You might know how the Chinese New Year begins. But what do you know about how it ends? Celebrate the final day of Spring Festival the traditional way, with sweet dumplings (tangyuan), lanterns and riddles!

Please note: Due to the current epidemic situation this event may be changed or cancelled at short notice. Please contact us for the latest information.

The lantern festival falls on February 5th this year, and has been celebrated in China for almost two thousand years, and although the festival isn’t celebrated on a large scale in modern China, we think it deserves to be marked! So we put together this celebration, which takes place the day before the festival on Saturday February 4th 2023. At this workshop, you’ll learn about the festival, then assemble and paint your own palace lantern before enjoying tangyuan (sweet dumplings) while solving riddles (a traditional activity at the lantern festival)!

This workshop will be held twice on the 4th, once in the morning for younger children (6+), and once in the afternoon for older children (12+). Adults are welcome at both! Note that the morning session is slightly shorter than the afternoon session. In the afternoon we’ll welcome an expert painter to teach us how to paint a Spring Festival design on our lanterns, whereas in the morning you are free to create your own designs!

– Lantern Festival Celebration –
Date: February 4th 2023
Time: Morning session: 10am-12.30pm | Afternoon session: 4pm-7pm
Location: CK Culture Centre, Songzhuang, Tongzhou District
Places: Maximum 10 people
Payment: Prepayment via WeChat, AliPay, PayPal (no PayPal account required) or bank transfer. Fapiao available on request.
Price: Morning session: Adults 388RMB; children 358RMB. | Afternoon session: Adults 488RMB; children 458RMB.

Early bird discount: book before January 4th to get 5% off your total booking*! Group booking discount: If 4 people book together get a 10% discount*!
*Cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts; highest value discount will apply.

The price includes all materials, a workshop, an English presentation on the history and culture of the lantern festival, tangyuan, snacks and Chinese tea.

Morning session:
10am Lantern festival presentation
10.30am Lantern workshop
12pm Enjoy tangyuan and solve riddles
12.30pm Event concludes

Afternoon session:
4pm Lantern festival presentation
4.30pm Lantern workshop
6.30pm Enjoy tangyuan and solve riddles
7pm Event concludes

If you have any questions, or to sign up, please scan the QR code on the poster, add AJDonnelly on WeChat, or email us at events@culturalkeys.cn.

We look forward to having you join us for this wonderful event!

Images: Cultural Keys

Walking around anywhere in China, you may have noticed red strips of paper with characters on them pasted around doors, and diamond shaped pieces of paper with a single character stuck on doors or windows. These are used to repel bad luck and welcome in good luck. Every year on or before Spring Festival Eve, people replace these decorations with fresh new ones for the new year.

Please note: Due to the current epidemic situation this event may be changed or cancelled at short notice. Please contact us for the latest information.

Join Cultural Keys on January 8th to write your own Spring Festival decorations! In this workshop, you’ll learn the essential things to know about both Spring Festival and calligraphy. Then with the guidance of an expert calligrapher, you’ll learn to write the character 福 Fú on red paper squares and auspicious phrases on a set of three strips of red paper, called 春联 Chūnlián in Chinese, or couplets (even though there are three!) in English. We’ll finish up with a dumpling lunch/dinner!

This workshop will be held twice on the 8th, once in the morning for younger children (6+), and once in the afternoon for older children (12+). Adults are welcome at both! Note that the morning session is one hour shorter than the afternoon session, as in the afternoon the presentation is more detailed and you will spend more time practicing calligraphy.

– Spring Festival Calligraphy Workshop –
Date: January 8th 2023
Time: Morning session: 10am-1pm | Afternoon session: 3.30-7.30pm
Location: CK Culture Centre, Songzhuang, Tongzhou District
Places: Maximum 10 people per session
Payment: Prepayment via WeChat, AliPay, PayPal (no PayPal account required) or bank transfer. Fapiao available on request.
Price: Morning session: Adults 358RMB; children 288RMB. | Afternoon session: Adults 388RMB; children 328RMB.
Early bird discount: book before December 23rd to get 5% off your total booking*! Group booking discount: If 4 people book together get a 10% discount*!
*Cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts; highest value discount will apply.
Price includes meal, snacks, drinks and all the required arts and crafts materials.

Morning Session:
10am Introduction to Spring Festival and Chinese calligraphy
10.40am Calligraphy Workshop
12pm Lunch at nearby dumpling restaurant
1pm Event concludes

Afternoon Session:
3.30 Introduction to Spring Festival and Chinese calligraphy
4.30 Calligraphy Workshop
6.30 Dinner at nearby dumpling restaurant
7.30 Event concludes

If you have any questions, or to sign up, please scan the QR code on the poster, add CulturalKeysCCC on WeChat, or email us at events@culturalkeys.cn.

We look forward to having you join us for this wonderful event!

Images: Cultural Keys