Time to make the most of the last few weeks of winter, to pull on silly woolly hats, daft-looking salopettes and throw yourself down a mountain at break-neck speed! That’s right, the inaugural Oxford & Cambridge Club Beijing Ski Trip / Snowboarding Extravaganza is here!!!!!

This is the club’s first outing to the slopes of Nan Shan, so places are VERY limited, just 40 up for grabs, but it’s sure to be great fun for those lucky 40 and if you act fast you could be one of them!

Travel to and from the slopes, entrance, access to all cable cars/chairlifts and rental of skis/snowboard and boots are all included in the ticket price:

RMB 320 for members

RMB 360 for members’ guests

The bus will leave downtown Beijing at 8:00am on Saturday 18th February, that’s Saturday next week (point of departure tbc, but it will be somewhere in the Sanlitun, Dongzhimen, Sanyuanqiao area). The bus will leave Nanshan at around 5:00pm and we expect to be back in downtown BJ by around 7:30-8:00pm. Please bring cash for lunch at the slopes as there are no ATMs at the resort!

Wanna come, get in touch: Please RSVP ASAP to secretary@oxbridgebeijing.com and follow instructions for ticket booking to reserve a place. Places can only be reserved upon payment, so act fast.

ALSO: For those of you that also need to rent clothing on the day, the following items are also available, please remember to bring cash as necessary (all prices per person):

Ski jacket, RMB 30

Salopettes, RMB 30

Goggles, RMB 20

Helmet, RMB30 (for all you budding Shaun Whites!)

Gloves, RMB 5

Locker, RMB 10

To kick off 2012 with a BANG, we would like to invite you to join us for the first ever Beijing UK Alumni event!

Time & Date: 7.30pm – 11pm, Thursday 9 February 2012 (happy hour from 7.30 to 9.30pm)

Venue: Long Bar, JW Marriott Hotel, DaWangLu / 大望路

Price: 60 RMB

Includes: One free drink on arrival, and another on successful completion of the logo collection game! Entry to the lucky draw.

The game: Each of you will get a logo of your university, guests will get a UK flag logo. We encourage you to talk with people from other universities and collect their logos. Those teams that can collect 6 different logos will get 6 free drink vouchers for the team.

This event is jointly organised by Oxbridge, Durham, KCL, LSE and Warwick university alumni clubs and places will be limited to approx 60 per university. You are welcome to invite friends, but please RSVP with your name and your guests via email to secretary@oxbridgebeijing.com.

恭喜发财！

Our regular monthly event at the Stumble Inn. Come join fellow OCCB members and the committee for a drink and a chat; it’s the best chance to find out more about the club and what’s going on. We’re also looking for fresh blood to help us organise events, so if you want to get involved, come along this Friday!

Friday 3rd Feb, 7:30pm-10pm, Stumble Inn, Sanlitun Village

RMB 25 draft beers and RMB 15 soft drinks until 9pm!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Our regular monthly event at the Stumble Inn. Come join fellow OCCB members and the committee for a drink and a chat; it’s the best chance to find out more about the club, what’s going on and even how you can get involved.

Friday 6th Jan, 7:30pm-10pm, Stumble Inn, Sanlitun Village

RMB 25 draft beers and RMB 15 soft drinks until 9pm!

The OCCB Committee and Atkins & Ai Gallery of OCCB’s very own Emily de Wolfe Pettit & Christopher Atkins are proud to invite you to a preview of Meng Liping’s “Boxers, Beauties and Bastards”. J. S. TAN’S popular “A Culture of Entitlement” continues through Christmas on the ground floor of the gallery…

Come enjoy some fresh art works, support a good cause and find a Christmas gift while catching up with your fellow OCCB members. Light refreshments will be provided.

When: Saturday, 3rd December 2011, 1 – 3.30 pm

Where: Atkins & Ai Gallery, 22 International Art Plaza, Building 3, Front Entrance B, 11th Floor, 1107 32 Baiziwan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing (when facing the Today Art Museum we are in the building on its immediate left). For directions to the gallery, see the gallery’s map.

Cost: FREE (OCCB would like to thank the Atkins & Ai Gallery for generously sponsoring the event)

RSVP Necessary – email emily@atkinsaiart.com.

Family members and friends welcome.

Our regular monthly event at the Stumble Inn. Come join fellow OCCB members and the committee for a drink and a chat; it’s the best chance to find out more about the club, what’s going on and even how you can get involved.

You’ll also get the opportunity to pay for your Christmas Ball tickets – just talk to any committee member.

Friday 2nd Dec, 7:30pm-10pm, Stumble Inn, Sanlitun Village

RMB 25 draft beers and RMB 15 soft drinks until 9pm!

Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or values. In this original and engaging book, Daniel Bell explores how this classical idea can be applied to today’s cities, and explains why philosophy and the social sciences need to rediscover the spirit of cities. The book looks at nine modern cities and the prevailing ethos that distinguishes each one, including Beijing (political power).

Daniel A. Bell is the Zhiyuan Chair Professor of Arts and Humanities at Shanghai Jiaotong University and professor of political theory and director of the Center for International and Comparative Political Philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Ticket price: RMB 30
Time, Date and Venue: 19:30 Tues 29 Nov 2011 @ The Bookworm

Ticket reservations: The OCCB has a number of tickets reserved for OCCB members for this talk. If you would like to reserve one of these tickets, please email secretary@oxbridgebeijing.com with your name and College and University affiliation.

Forever Auction, Christie’s brand licensee in China, is proud to present a unique collection of art works at its upcoming Autumn Auction. The event will take place on 15th and 16th of November, featuring Chinese paintings by famous Chinese masters, vibrant pieces by up and coming Chinese contemporary artists and fine and rare ceramics. A preview of all the auction items will be available starting on 13th November at the Park Hyatt.

As part of the Oxbridge Alumni network, Forever is delighted to invite you to a private showing and cocktail party on the 13th of November. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by an exclusive tour with Forever renowned art specialists introducing the collection.

Sunday 13th November, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Ballroom, 3rd floor, Park Hyatt Beijing, No. 2 Jianguomenwai Avenue

Please RSVP with Polly Chow at pchow@forever-auction.com or +86 10 5969 2678.

From the middle of the 19th century to the late 1970s, China had the most tumultuous history of any nation on earth. For the last thirty years it has changed hugely but its present can only be properly understood in the context of its past. Jonathan Fenby, author of the Penguin History of Modern China and of a forthcoming book on contemporary China, will draw together the past and present to present a picture of unique nation.

Wednesday 9th November 2011
7:00pm for 7:30pm start
Upstairs room of Tim’s Texas BBQ
Silk#2 building, 14 Dongdaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing
北京市朝阳区东大桥路14号秀水2号院
Check Tim’s Texas BBQ’s site for a map of the venue.

RSVP to secretary@oxbridgebeijing.com

About the Speaker: Jonathan Fenby is China Director at the research service, Trusted Sources which has 100 clients worldwide for its analytical service on the big emerging economies with offices in Beijing, Sao Paulo, Moscow, New Delhi, London and New York.

He is the author of eleven books, five of them on China and Hong Kong. His widely-praised Penguin History of Modern China was chosen as a book of the year by both the Economist and Financial Times. His most recent book is a biography of Charles de Gaulle and he will publish a book on contemporary China next spring.

Formerly Editor of The South China Morning Post, The Observer and Reuters World Service, he has also held senior editorial positions with The Economist, The Independent and The Guardian. He lectures and contributes frequently to press and broadcasting stations on China and international affairs. He is a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) and Knight of the French Order of Merit.