Our speakers’ program is quite diverse during our weekly lunch at the Kempinski, every Tuesday.
On 12 December 06 we had Ghaffar Pourazar and his partner, giving some insights into the art of Beijing Opera, with demonstrations of some of the basic movements. Interesting to listen to his story, how he got hooked on the art while watching a Chinese opera group in the UK where he was living. He ended up in Beijing, studying Chinese and traditional Chinese opera.
It is often thanks to foreigners like him that Chinese art and traditions bloom again. He went to USA to demonstrate the art and also is involved in a local opera school, see his website www.beijingopera.info

Normally we don’t use the Club to promote our own business but sometimes some members give an exciting insight to what brought them to China and what they have been involved with. So on 30 January this year we learned that Rotarian Matt Siu (TCN Beijing Asia Property) has an exceptional track record (we could say, pioneer) in real estate business here in Beijing.