2005 August,10 - August,23

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	A Uigur man at Kashgar Animal Market Silk Road Talk (Aug. 10, Wed. 7:30pm) CCC guide Vieen Wang will share with CCC members and friends her 20-day experience traveling along the Silk Road, and give some advice on a journey to Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, and other adventuring places of Xinjiang. Preview the fascinating photos of various people, market and street scene here. Tour: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art (Aug.14, Sun.4pm) CCC invites Gao Minglu, curator of the on-going exhibition The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art to guide CCC members and friends in the gallery and explain the works of more than fifty Chinese artists working in a variety of mediums. Gao is assistant Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Buffalo and a leading authority on contemporary Chinese art. See details below. Last trip this summer to Inner Mongolian Steppe (Aug.13-14) The grassland grows more and more enchanting, although the accommodations and caterings become weaker with frequented tourists. While CCC found some alternatives and streamlined the itinerary to allow more fun with less hassle. There are still a few space available for this trip, so sign up ASAP. (The resorts on the Steppe will be closed end of August because of harsh and cold weather and will not open until next June). Upcoming trips August 16-17 Chengde (Mountain Resort and Eight Outer Temples) August 25-30 Silk Road: Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Karakuri Lake, etc. September (10-11) Weekend trip: Xi\' an (Terrecota Warrior), Yaozhou Ware Town and Farmers\' Painting Village September 18 Day-trip: CockCrow Post Town September 22-27 Repeated trip: Silk Road September 24-25 Datong Trip (Grottoes, Hanging Monasteries) October 1-6 Yunnan Trip (Kunming, Lijiang, Dali and Shangrila)

TravelTalk: Silk Road Wednesday, August 10, 7:30pm

CCC guide Vieen Wang will share with CCC members and friends her 20-day experience traveling along the Silk Road, and give some advice on a journey to Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, and other adventuring places of Xinjiang. >>> more

Mahjong Workshop Thursday, August 11, 2-4pm

Come learn this most popular games in China and rest of Asia. CCC boasts to let you grasp this game skills and immediately begin to play independently within one hour. If you are not a beginner, please notify us when you RSVP so that advanced partner >>> more

Inner Mongolia Grassland Trip August 13-14, Sat.7:20am-Sun.9pm.

Fly with CCC on Saturday morning to Hohhot, visit a renowned Tibetan Buddhist Temple and an interesting Frontier Street, an old street selling arts and crafts and minority goods, and then head to the beautiful (not mercialized) grassland >>> more

Chinese Hospital and Pharmacy Visit Saturday, August 13, 9:30am-12:30

This is a 2.5-3 hours experience of traditional medicine, from attending a brief lesson on TCM, meet various veteran TCM doctors for diagnosis (pulse-feeling), to trying various treatments such as acupuncture, vacuum cupping, moxibustion, massage an >>> more

Tour: "Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art" Sunday, August 14, 3:30-5pm

An exhibition entitled The Wall: Reshaping Contemporary Chinese Art is going on at the Millennium Art Museum, Beijing. The Wall will be the largest exhibition of contemporary Chinese art. CCC will invite Mr. Gao Minglu, the curator, to give CCC membe >>> more

2-day Trip to Chengde, Imperial Summer Resort August 16-17, Tues.8:30am-Wed.6:30pm

Take CCC's comfortable bus to Chende, Hebei Province to see the Summer Mountain Resort (Bishushanzhuang) and its Outlying Temples. The size of Chengde Summer resort is as big as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace combined. It is surround >>> more

Book Club: "Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud" Thursday, August 18, 7:30-9pm

Sun Shuyun, herself brought up in China, was determined to follow the footsteps of Xuanzang, a Tang Dynasty monk, discover more about Xuanzang and restore his fame. So she retraced his journey from China to India and back. >>> more

Tying Chinese Knot( macramé) Thursday, August 18, 2-4pm

Learn to make the auspicious knots (Chinese style macramé) from a CCC folk artists, and work out your own knots (knots, butterfly or lily shoes, and other patterns of crafts), and hang them up on your neck or your handbag >>> more

Tour: Grand View Gardens at Night Saturday, August 20, 7-10pm

CCC organize a night tour to a beautiful gardens in the southwest of Beijing: The Grand View Garden. >>> more

Royal Canal Tour to the Summer Palace Sunday, August 21, 9am-1:30pm

This is a very well-received tour for both visiting tourists and expats. Cruise along the imperial canal in a motorized canopy boat past the Beijing Zoo, the Beijing Aquarium and the Purple Bamboo Garden; appreciate the great views en route, and s >>> more

Dining Out: Shanghai food Tuesday, August 23, 12:20pm

Dining out with CCC guide to a decent Shanghai restaurant, sample some most delicious dishes and learn the style of Shanghai food, and some knowledge on such as what are the typical food to order and how to prepare some Shanghai food. Chef will be in >>> more