Towers at the Shaolin Temple in Henan. [Photo/IC]

10 Days at the Shaolin Temple

Date: Sept 7-17－6 am

Venue: Shaolin Temple

Price: 5,500 yuan

Have you ever wanted to experience life at the Shaolin Temple in China? With CK Martial Hearts, now you can. There 10-Day Shaolin Temple Experience Program offers an exclusive opportunity to experience life and culture inside the Shaolin Temple with Shaolin "warrior monks". It's the perfect program to enable you to get a taste of Chinese life and traditional kung fu at one of the most iconic locations in China. The program offers a huge variety of study and experience opportunities, including daily tai chi and qigong classes, daily kung fu training sessions with a Shaolin master inside the temple, daily training in how to apply the techniques learned, daily Chinese language classes, and an optional sightseeing excursion. Travel between Beijing and Shaolin, meals, training and accommodation are also included in the price of the program, together with a free outfit, commonly worn by students who study kung fu at the Shaolin Temple.

E-mail: study@shaolintemple.co

Arrival Survival in Beijing－INN event

Date: Aug 31－10 pm

Venue: Capital Club Athletic Center

Price: 50 yuan

Join INN on Aug 31 for their biggest monthly meeting of the year－"Arrival Survival in Beijing". INN volunteers and expat experts will help you navigate getting settled into life in the capital with cultural adjustment challenges, transportation basics, places to shop to set up your household, food and water safety, personal safety, renting bicycles in Beijing, and lots more. INN's expat volunteers with a wealth of knowledge and resources will be on hand to offer support and advice. Come meet old friends and make new ones at this not-to-be-missed INN annual gathering.

Contact: 132-4039-9256

PARTIES

Line 5 Pub Crawl

Date: Sept 12－8 pm

Venue: The Bar at Migas

Price: 25-30 yuan

The folks on Line 5 knew they had the best-kept secret around ... great food, convenient shopping, awesome nightlife and speedy metro access, all bounded by alleys that host some of the last traditional Chinese communities in the city. On Saturday, Sept 12, Slow Boat Brewery, Cuju, The Distillery, Mas, and Capital Spirits have teamed up to break that peaceful silence, to spread the word and draw the crowds, to drag the Dongsi and Beixinqiao districts into the future with their brethren: Sanlitun and Gulou. We plan to accomplish this small wonder with Line 5's very own pub crawl: The Line 5 Pub Crawl. Line 5 Pub Crawlers will get Line 5's best drink deals, plus a passport that gets them more deals.

E-mail: becky@slowboatbrewery.com