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Red Dress Run 2012 (Photos)

Marketing — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:30:58 +0000

The Red Dress Run raised around 20,000 Rmb funds for Hopeful Hearts.

Thai Food Festival – A Taste of Siam

Marketing — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:30:28 +0000

On the 25th and 26th May, the Oakleaf Restaurant & Bar is holding a Thai Food Festival and invites warmly visitors to come to the Oakwood Residence for experiencing the Taste of Siam. Traditional Thai culinary arts will be presented and featured by Chef Chayanat Boonmeerod (Nat) who has over 10 years of experience in traditional Thai cuisine and used to serve for the Royal Thai Family. The Buffet is 198 Rmb per person. For visitors in a group of four persons, one gets free. Reservation can be made under the following information:

成都市武侯区新希望路7号
成都丰的奥克伍德华庭2楼奥香府餐吧

No.7 Xin Xiwang Road, Wuhou District
Oakwood Residence Funder Chengdu 2F
Oakleaf Restaurant & Bar

Tel: (86 -28) 6235 1735

Thai Food Festival – Invitation –

Annual Hopeful Hearts Spring Luncheon

Marketing — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:30:53 +0000

Everyone is warmly invited to the Spring Luncheon of Hopeful Hearts The 23rd May from 11.30-14h. The event is going to take place in the Millineum Hotel, No.41 South Shenxianshu Road. There will be a lucky draw price of 300 RMB.
For the tickets, please contact following E-mail adress: hopefulhearts88@gmail.com

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QSI Roots and Shoots Annual Yard Sale

Marketing — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:10:38 +0000

QSI warmly invites to take part in their Roots and Shoots Annual Yard Sale or just simply drop by and have a look..

Are you moving back home?

Eager for Spring Cleaning?

Wanting to meet people from all over Chengdu?

Then we’ve got the event for you – QSI Roots and Shoots Annual Yard Sale is back!

We’re providing the opportunity for you to donate or sell items you want to pass on to others, as well as buy what others are selling, all at the same place! This is a great opportunity to clear out your closets and storage rooms for a charitable cause – including gently used clothing, toys, books, shoes, jewelry, tech gadgets, kitchen and household items, or furniture. Please bring all donated goods to the first floor office of the elementary or the middle / high school building. If you need help with transport, please call one of the coordinators below.

Donate goods to be sold for charity, or purchase a table to sell your own items for profit.

We can provide you tables (50 RMB each) from which you can sell your belongings, or you can donate your possessions and we can sell them for you.
Any vendor needing electricity will be an additional (75 RMB).

All vendors are welcome to sign up for a table to sell goods. Food, jewelry, books, desserts, etc.

What else can I do at this garage sale, you ask?

When not shopping, you can eat delicious food (breakfast burritos, hot dogs, snacks, and drinks), watch or play in a basketball game, and meet people from around the city. Children can play in our supervised children’s activity room or area, leaving parents free to shop (maximum 1 hour).

All proceeds will be directed to Roots and Shoots projects.

WHAT: Yard Sale
WHO: Hosted by QSI Roots and Shoots
WHEN: May 19th, 2012, from 8:00am to 2:00pm (Come early to get the best items!)
WHERE: Quality Schools International, American Gardens

Have questions, concerns, or comments? Contact:
■Casey Martin (William-martin@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Rachel de Rozario (Rachel-derozario@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Molly O’Neil (molly-oneil@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Sharilyn Kruger (sharilyn-kruger@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Jaime Martin (jamie-martin@cdu.qsi.org) or

Thank you very much for your support!
Quality Schools International Annual Roots and Shoots Yard Sale!!!
Hosted by QSI Roots and Shoots
BUY A TABLE AND SELL YOUR STUFF!
Date: May 19, 2012 (Saturday)
Location: Quality Schools International, American Garden
Time: 8 AM – 2:00
Cost (Per Table): RMB 50
Forms due no later than: Thursday, May 17, 2012 to reserve a table

Questions or Concerns? Contact:
■Casey Martin (William-martin@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Rachel de Rozario (Rachel-derozario@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Molly O’Neil (molly-oneil@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Sharilyn Kruger (sharilyn-kruger@cdu.qsi.org) or
■Jaime Martin (jamie-martin@cdu.qsi.org)

QSI yard sale – Thank you very much for your support –

Lazy Pug turns 1!

Marketing — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:29:37 +0000

A closed celebration for the one year anniversary will start at 18th May. Loyal customers, frequenters and good friends are warmly invited to come to the celebration from 19-21h. After 21h, everybody is heartily and warmly welcomed to join the festivity at the Lazy Pug restaurant.

The Lazy Pug turns ONE on Friday –

Red Dress Run 2012

Marketing — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:30:35 +0000

Everybody is warmly invited to join the Red Dress Run on Sunday, 20^th May at 1.30pm. It is an approximately one hour walk or run through Chengdu. All earnings will be given to the charity “Hopeful Hearts”, a non-profit organization to help out children with heart defects.
As the name already indicates, the dress code is red. . The run will start at the corner of Renmin Nanlu and Tongzilin.

For interested parties, registration takes place at www.pandahash.comFurthermore, you can register yourself at Shamrock, any Hash Run and Oakwood Residence branches or send an E-mail to hopefulhearts88@gmail.com. The ticket is 100RMB per person and 50RMB per child.

Hiking in Province Sichuan

Marketing — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:46:24 +0000

For hiking lovers, it is no doubt a welcoming change to have a nice walk through beautiful nature after an exhausting week. Chengdu is not only famous for its delicious food but also its beautiful nature in the surrounding outskirts.
There are the classical ones like the Emei mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, Dujiangyan or the Leshan.
To travel to Qingcheng Mountain or 青城山, the easiest way is to take the light railway to the Qingcheng Shan station. The tickets for the light rsailway can be bought at the ticket. The ride to the Qingcheng Shan station takes around 50 minutes. At the station you can pick to go to the front side or the back side of the mountain by bus. You will find an easy to understand bus schedule at the bus station.

The climb to the summit of Emei Mountain or 峨眉山, is extremely popular. It is important to take enough time for the climb and descend. Normally, it takes one day to climb up and one for coming down. Monasteries and at the summit, you will come across some reasonably priced accommodations for travelers. It is important to bring some spare food and wear enough warm clothes because the temperature is lower than at the foot.
The mountain can be reached by train as well as by bus. The “Chengdu-Kunming” line (train) will take you directly to the mountain. If you prefer by bus, you can get on the bus at Chengdu’s Xinnan Men Bus station or from Leshan to Emei Mountain.

The Giant Buddha of Leshan, the tallest stone statue of the world, is close to the Emei Mountain. For interested travelers, the bus at the Xinnan Men Bus Station will go to Leshan and will begin to operate at 8 am and the last bus departs at 7pm. For visiting the giant Buddha, a ticket is required. Furthermore, there are bus rides to Emei Mountain at Shiyangchang Transportation Center from 7.30 am. – 7.00 pm. Also, the Jinshan Station also offers buses to that area. Most buses to Leshan or Giant Buddha operates on a regular interval between 7.30 am. – 7.00 pm.

In Dujiangyan (都江堰), there is the oldest water conservation project in the world. The irrigation project was established around 250 BC during the warring states period. It is easy to get to Dujiangyan because there are regular bus rides.

Near the border of Yunnan, a four hours ride from south Chengdu, is the Yibin Bamboo Sea (宜宾竹海). This area can be explored by numerous ways from well visited paths which can be traveled within a few hours to small passages taking one day. The trip can be done in one weekend but for a more leisure visit, a four day travel is ideal. Take the train from Chengdu or Chongqing to Yibin city then transfer to the bamboo sea of CMB. It is about 2-3 hours car ride.

For all places mentioned above, an entrance ticket is required. The following table will show the entrance price for the respective places mentioned above.

峨眉山 – Emei Mountain:
150rmb/person

青城山 – Qingcheng Mountain:
150rmb/person

乐山大佛 – Giant Buddha of Leshan:
90rmb/person

都江堰 – Dujiangyan:
90rmb/person

宜宾竹海 – Yibin Bamboo Sea:
85rmb/person

Zebra Music Festival – All you need to know

Marketing — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:15:41 +0000

Zebra Music Festival starts today! With Stanley Huang, 信乐团 and Van Fan as headliners followed by diverse international and local band such as Mr. Chelonian, Mosaic, Tong Dang and Proximity Butterfly. Like last year, there will be a university-wide Battle of the Bands and the three finalists will be the inaugural performer for each festival day. Beside the before mentioned bands, international bands like Smegma Riot (Italy), Nasser and Tahiti 80 (France), Backyard Surgeons (Australia), and Useless ID (Israel) are included in the musical festivities.

Tickets = 120 RMB/day.

How to get there?
- Taxi: Around RMB 40 to RMB 70 (takes over half an hour)
- Busses No. 534 or No. 198: Poly 198 Park Stop

Where the hell is it?
Poly 198 Tulip Park 保利198郁金香花卉公园

Where to purchase the tickets?
It can be obtained online under the following link or telephone number or at the entrance:
http://www.damai.cn/ticket_34631.html

Tel: 400-610-3721 (China-wide number)

66510500/ 66510600 (Chengdu numbers)

Day 1: Sunday, April 29th
Main Stage – starts 2 p.m.
Tree & Color (rock)
Mosaic (dream rock)
Backyard Surgeons (Australia, skate punk)
Tahiti80 (France, indie rock)
Da Zhang Wei (Mandopop)
Top Combine (Mandopop)

Xiongmao Dance Tent
12:00 Open Decks
15:00 Jam
17:30 Gramaphonetics (Germany)
18:30 Martin & Joe (Germany)
20:00 Marco (Netherlands)
21:00 Code & ShaoShih (Taiwan)
22:30 Cvalda & Kafe (Chengdu)

Day2: Monday, April 30th
Main Stage – starts 2 p.m.
Tong Dang (rock)
Mr. Turtle aka Mr. Chelonian (ska rock)
Nasser (France, electro rock)
Meaning (Japan, Hardcore/Screamo)
Lollipop F (Taiwan, Mandopop)
Shin# (Faith) Band (Pop rock)

Xiongmao Dance Tent
12:00 Open Decks
15:00 Jam
17:30 Jovian (USA)
18:30 Narxy B (Japan)
19:30 SongFei (Chengdu)
21:00 Andy (UK)
22:30 Dave (UK)

Day3: Tuesday, May 1th
Main Stage – starts 2 p.m.
Proximity Butterfly (Psychedelic rock)
Stolen (Rock)
Smegma Riot (Italy/Kunming, punk)
Useless ID (Israel, punk rock)
Van Fan (Taiwan)
Stanley Huang (Taiwan)

Xiongmao Dance Tent
12:00 Open Decks
15:00 Jam
17:30 Future K (Chengdu)
18:30 Geezer (Chengdu)
19:30 Rob (Netherlands)
21:00 DJM (France)
22:30 Nibing (Beijing)

Chengdu International School – Fine Arts Festival

Marketing — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:00:13 +0000

We are delighted to announce that Chengdu International School is organizing 2012 Fine Arts Festival. This event is the highlight of CDIS choir and band performances. You can also view students’ art works.

We kindly invite all of our CDIS partners and friends to come and enjoy the big festival. Please contact Rebecca Leng at rleng@cdischina.com to reserve a free seat before April 27th( this Friday).

Time: 5:30pm

Date: May 3rd, 2012

Venue: Sichuan Music Conservatory

Price: Free for invited guests

Lan Kwai Fong – The Sexiest Party of the Year

Marketing — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:45:33 +0000

The 3rd Annual Summer Love Party in the Chengdunese Lan Kwai Fong will take place on Saturday, 19th May this year. It will be featured Hong Kong’s ledendary DJ Tommy, and G.E.M., Hong Kong’s new pop starlet as exclusive guests and many others will get the audience worked up. Above these special guests, the party will featured by the “Lady Gaga” experience. Invitations can be won at www.lkfchengdu.com