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This illustrated short course explores the history and culture of Beijing through its architecture. In four sessions, participants will gain an understanding of Beijing’s history as a capital of China, from its imperial architecture and layout to its commercial and residential architecture and changes undergone in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Lan Su Garden joins with the National College of Natural Medicine to present a weekly series throughout April on the study of Classical Chinese medicine.
Join the Society for Asian Art for a very special afternoon at Gump’s, the iconic San Francisco store. Ms Marilu Klar, buyer and creator of jewelry at Gump’s for over 50 years, will talk about jades and especially jade jewelry. She is a renowned expert on jade and pearls. We will also have an opportunity to handle some of the pieces she has collected.
UC Irvine's John S. and Marilyn Long U.S.-China Institute for Business and Law and The Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources present a workshop entitled "China's New Environmental Actors: Understanding the roles of corporations, NGOs, and prosecutors".
Join Asia Society patrons on a journey through Enchanting China, honoring long-time Texas Center Chairman Charles C. Foster and wife Lily Chen Foster.
Attend a special information session to learn about the opportunity to collaborate with a student from Communication University of China in making a short documentary about Los Angeles.
Tibet House US presents Professor Robert Thurman, leading a short intensive course in two sets of three and four classes. In February he will be introducing the basic concepts and practices of the tradition called “Tibetan Buddhism,” offering a glimpse into the advanced arts and sciences of the tradition; in April, he will be focusing on a study of the present global expansion of the tradition.
This hearing will examine allegations regarding working conditions at four Chinese toy manufacturers, what the toy industry is doing to audit factories in China and address reports of poor working conditions, and the effectiveness of private-sector auditing and business codes of conduct in China.
UC Berkeley presents a workshop investigating knowledge production during the Maoist period (1949-1978) of the People's Republic of China.