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History talk/old footage show tonight
A long-expected Chinese history talk/video show series will begin tonight (Wednesday, 7:30pm). The talk series will start from the beginning of the 20th century, which was the most eventful and chaotic period of history. View more below.
Two more Weekend Inner Mongolian Trip (view photos here)
Upon request of CCC members, another two inner Mongolian Trips will be arranged in July 29-31 and August 12-14). As the peak season is coming and the flight and train tickets (soft-sleepers) will be more and more difficult to acquire, please book the trips as early as possible.
Upcoming trips (July-August)
1. Weekend Inner Mongolia trips (July 1-3; 15-17; 29-31 and Aug. 12-14) 2. Day-trip: Ancient Town of Rooster Crows (July 10, Sun.) 3. Weekend Trip: Qingdao, Beach, historical buildings, and Mount. Laoshan. (July 2! 3-24) 4. 4-day Trip to South Water Towns: Hangzhou, Suzhou, Tongli and Zhouzhuang etc. (August 5-9) 5. 6-day Trip along the Silk Road (Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar, August 24-29) |
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| Inner Mongolia Weekend Trip (July) Fri-Sun, July 1-3, Fri.9pm-Sun.9pm | Take night train (soft-sleeper) with CCC to Hohhot, visit a renowned Tibetan Buddhist Temple and an old street and then head to the beautiful (not commercialized) grassland Huitengxile (1,800¡ª2,100 meters above sea level, and 125 km east from Hohhot >>> more
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| Chinese History Lecture/old footage show(2): Wednesday, July 6, 7:30pm | The lecture will be conducted in English, and well-structured and more accessible to western audience.
An intensive, in-depth Chinese History Lecture Series covering the period from the beginning of the 20th century, when China experienced abrupt ch >>> more
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| "Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour (5) Thursday, July 7, 9:30am-1:30pm | It is now summer time, so Back-street-Beijing Walk will avoid the crowded downtown streets and go to explore the vast canal area Tongzhou District, east of Beijing and learn the history of 1,000 year pagoda, a church school, museums and other histori >>> more
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| Tailoring a Chinese clothes or Cheongsam Saturday, July 9, 2:30pm | CCC will invite an excellent tailor to advise Westerners on how to get a perfect fit of Chinese clothes. The tailor will display examples of his styles made for some foreigners--men and women from winter outfits to summer linen/cotton collections. >>> more
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| Day-trip: Ancient town of Rooster Crows Sunday, July 10, 8:30am-7pm | This is one of few remaining old towns in China where Westerners can see the old, un-restored China -- the wrecked town wall, temple ruins and dilapidated houses and people living mostly still isolated from the outside world.
Listed as one of the n >>> more
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