When: September 5, 2008 (Friday, 6:00 pm)
Where: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco
Admission: $5 public, $3 member
The Chinese Culture Center is pleased to present “Colonel Jin Xing: A Unique Destiny” 上尉金星 (2001). The film will be played in English.

Shanghai’s principal dancer, 33-year-old Jin Xing, is a big star. She is the first choreographer to have received recognition in over half a century of national communism. But the most amazing thing about Jin Xing is that, up until 1995, this beautiful young woman was a man, a colonel in the People’s Liberation Army. Despite Jin Xing’s transcendence in the dance world, however, she is still up against the Chinese bureaucracy which refuses to give her permission to perform on the stages of the Western world. Read More »

Test your puzzle-solving skills on challenging new puzzles and old classics. Bring your favorite puzzles to share with others. Make puzzles out of common household items for your family and friends. All ages and skill levels welcome! Led by puzzle collector Stan Isaacs and science teacher Curt Gabrielson, with special presentation by Wei Zhang at 2 pm.

At the Chinese Culture Center on August 30th 2008, from 12 to 4 pm.
Admission is free and open to everyone.

Poster by Niana Liu

When: August 29, 2008 (Friday, 6:00 pm)
Where: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco
Admission Fee: $5 public, $3 member
C4 is proud to present the US Premier “Searching for Lin Zhao’s Soul”, AKA In Search of Lin Zhao’s Soul 寻找林昭的灵魂 (2004) in Mandarin with English subtitles. Read More »

Room Reserved

Come and play with China’s most famous puzzles. Create tangram constructions of animals, objects and human figures. See if you can separate the nine linked rings. Slide the blocks to help Cao Cao escape through Huarong Pass. Create your own puzzles to take home and share with family and friends. Activities for all ages, led by Wei Zhang, Stan Isaacs and Curt Gabrielson.

At the Chinese Culture Center, on August 9th, 2008 from 12 to 4 pm.
Admission is free and open to everyone.

Poster by Niana Liu

As our continued effort in response to the 8.0 earthquake in China’s Sichuan’s province, the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco strongly extends its support to the families and everyone affected by this devastating disaster. On July 12, 2008 at 6:00 PM, CCC will be partnering with our peer organizations to assist in fundraising efforts with relief agencies to support these families and victims of the China earthquake. We will make these resources available on our website for those wishing to donate to this cause. Read More »

When: July 12, 2008 (begins 12:00 pm)
Where: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco
Admission: $5 public, $3 member

C4 is pleased to present “Gate of Heavenly Peace” (1995), a film by Carma Hinton & Richard Gordon. This film will be the longer version of 189 minutes, played in some Mandarin & English with English subtitles. Read More »

Mayor’s office rental.

Same Difference: Identity, War and Office Politics: a reading of fiction and poetry by Asian American writers Jay Ruben Dayrit and Brian Komei Dempster

Date: June 27th, Friday
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: CCC Gallery, 750 Kearny Street, Third Floor (inside the Hilton Hotel)
Admission: Free

Supported by grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant Program. Refreshments will be served. Read More »

Grand Ballroom reserved