Blog Tag - Culture Yard

Founder Ilya on Culture Yard's Building Closing Shop, Moving Online
After 11 years, Mandarin language school and communicant of Chinese culture, Culture Yard has announced that they will have to close their courtyard...
过年How?: Scared Dogs and Tropical Beach Holidays With Ilya Cheremnikh of Culture Yard
We quiz some long-term Beijingers on how they intend to spend this year's Chinese New Year and hopefully uncover some horror stories along the way. ...
Magnifique! Director Talks Filming the Chinese Immigrant Experience in France
Plenty of documentarians strive for objectivity, but Sharon Deng opted for the opposite while shooting her new film. In fact her arrival in Paris – ...
Experience: Learning Chinese at Culture Yard in Beixinqiao
Tomorrow. I’ll definitely do it tomorrow. And so begins the perpetual carrot-on-a-stick endeavor that is learning Mandarin, the bounty from hours of...
China Through Cinema Presents 'The Arch,' One of the First Chinese Art Films This Sunday
Get over to Culture Yard this Sunday (Feb 21) as they continue their China Through Cinema series by screening one of the first Chinese art films...
Back to School: Improving Your Zhongwen in the Capital
September is the time to be going back to school. If you’re not happy with your Chinese level, or you’re jealous of more fluent friends, there’s no...
Art Attack: Creators Project, Access Chollywood and City of God
This week, get lost in art and music of the future at the Creators Project, learn more about who’s bending over backwards for whom in the...
Art Attack: Asia’s Hottest Yoga Instructor, Niujie Mosque Photowalk and Crouching Tiger
This week: walk through Beijing’s historic Muslim center with fellow photographers, see the woman deemed “Asia’s Most Beautiful Yoga Instructor” at...
Living La Vida Local: Scavenger Bike Ride, Making Zongzi and Helping the Migrant Children
On top of the regular cooking classes, networking events and language workshops, there are several out-of-the-ordinary ways to do good this week....
Living La Vida Local: Smartphone Photography, Barista Tricks and Bilingual Tango
Not happy with yourself? Tough luck. There are plenty of opportunities for self-improvement around town, so if you don’t take advantage of them,...
Art Attack: Film Festival Buzz, Maker Carnival and Is China Number One?
Did you know China’s now the biggest art market in the world? Yep. A big report announced this about a month ago, and with the Beijing International...
Unidentified Falling Objects in Rural China
The same technology that feeds your cell phone signal has also devastated Chinese villages. We rely on satellites for telecommunication, but the...
Living La Vida Local: China’s Take on Pollution, Clean Water and Helping the Children
How is China handling its pollution changes? How can we create sustainable solutions for clean water in rural villages? Does everyone deserve a...
Living La Vida Local: Improve Your Shot, Cute Doggies and Spring Nourishment
Don’t know about you, but spirits are high around here on account of this awesome weather. What better time is there to welcome a new furry friend...
Living La Vida Local: What’s Cooking This Spring?
Yes, the weekend is here at last, but thanks to Tomb Sweeping Day, many of us are stuck in the office on this lovely Saturday morning. At least we...