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	Highlight of the week Saturday & Sunday night Peaceful & romantic Moon Festival Party Glide in wooden punts (festooned with lamps) through the maze of lotus and water lilies ! And enjoy a peaceful party with moon cakes and concert ! The event has been fully booked, please confirm your reservation so we can give the left space to others. Sunday, Sep. 18, 8:30am-6pm Day-trip: Cockcrow Post Town This Sunday trip: one of the 100 most endagered towns in the world ---Cockcrow Post Town in Hebei This fascinating town was recently listed for the second time by World Monuments Fund (WMF) in the 2006 World Monuments Watch List of world 100 most endangered sites. Tuesday, Sep. 13 Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour Other events of the week Wednesday, Sep.14, 7:30pm Talk: Hong Kong Politics and Press Thursday, Sep. 15, 9:30-1pm Old Wood/New Paint (furniture gallery tour) Thursday, Sep.15, 7:30pm Book Club meeting Book of the month: "Dream of the Red Chamber"(1) Saturday, Sep. 17, 12:30pm Dining Out: Shanghai Food  Join CCC's Thursday tour to this artistic furniture studio beside lotus pond in the suburb Upcoming trips  6-day Silk Road trip (Sep. 22-27) Weekend Trip: Datong (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery) (Sep 24-25, Fri.9pm-Sun.6pm) Weekend Trip: Yellow Mountain (Huangshan) & Anhui Ancient Village Hongcun (Shooting site for "Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragons" )(October 8-9) Day-trip: Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour Sunday, October 16, 8am-8:30pm, 2005 3-day Trip to Guilin and Yangshuo (October 21-23) See the listings below for events in the following two weeks

Talk: Hong Kong Politics and Press Wednesday, September 14, 7:30pm

Mr Ruan Jihong will talk on “Post 97 Hong Kong—what happened and why", from Hong Kong's governmental policies and politics and its relation with China's central government during the past ten years, to the characteristics of journalism in Hong Kong >>> more

Book Club: "Dream of the Red Chamber"(1) Thursday, September 15, 7:30pm

Novel written by Ts'ao Chan (1715?–63), generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels. The work, published in English as Dream of the Red Chamber (1929), first appeared in manuscript form in Peking during Ts'ao Chan's lifetime. In 17 >>> more

Tour: Old Wood/New Paint Thursday, September 15, 9:30-1pm

Want to see thousands of pieces of finely refurbished antique Chinese furniture, from opium beds to scholar’s writing tables, in a 5,000 square metres warehouse and furniture studio and gallery around 12,000 square metres lotus pond? >>> more

Moon Festival night on the boat and the lotus pond Saturday, September 17, 5:15pm or 7:15pm

Did you know that the Beijing area has a more pleasant alternative for boating than the hustle and bustle of the bar area at Houhai Lake? CCC will take you to a peaceful lake west of Beijing (40 minute drive). This lake is surrounded by bamboo and >>> more

Dining Out: Shanghai food Saturday, September 17, 12:30pm

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. The chef will b >>> more

Day-trip: CockCrow Post Town Sunday, September 18, 9am-6:30pm

Cockcrow Post Town (Ji Ming Yi or Station of Rooster Crows) was recently listed for the second time by World Monuments Fund (WMF) in the 2006 World Monuments Watch List of world 100 most endangered sites. (It was firstly listed by WMF in 2004). The >>> more

Moon Festival night on the boat and the lotus pond Sunday, September 18, 7:15pm

Did you know that the Beijing area has a more pleasant alternative for boating than the hustle and bustle of the bar area at Houhai Lake? CCC will take you to a peaceful lake west of Beijing (40 minute drive). This lake is surrounded by bamboo and wi >>> more

Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour Tuesday, Sep.20, 8am-8pm

This is an unique cultural tour to Tianjin, different from the usual trips to Tianjin. It will explore the old districts and areas that are now used by municipal governmental offices and organizations and not open to individual visitors. >>> more

Talk: Beijing City Wall Evolution Wednesday, September 21, 7:30pm

Edward C. Lanfranco, historian and author of "Old Beijing", will share with CCC friends his study on the evolution of Beijing City wall from Ming & Qing to the present. Price: RMB 40 (Members: RMB 30) Venue: Chinese Culture Club, Beijing, China. >>> more

Dining Out: Cantonese Dim Sum Wednesday, September 21, 12:30pm

Cantonese dishes are known for its delicacies and freshness. Being one of the eight major cuisines in China, Cantonese cuisine is though not limited to its well-known seafood fares but offer wide range of Dim Sum varieties on the order of tapas. >>> more

Silk Road: Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar Tues-Sun., September 22-27

Beijing--Dunhuang (plane); Dunhuang--Turpan (bus); Turpan--Kashgar (plane); Kashgar--Urumqi (plane); Urumqi--Beijng (plane) >>> more

Mahjong Training Class Friday, September 23, 10am-12

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 >>> more

Weekend Trip: Datong (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery) Sep 24-25, Fri.9pm-Sun.6pm

CCC takes you to see nearly 51,000 sandstone statues of Buddha in 53 Yungang grottoes at Datong of Shanxi province. Buddhist cave art began here in Datong, 160 miles west of Beijing, in the fifth century, by Xianbei miniority, which ruled northen Ch >>> more

Cricket(insect) culture & fighting Saturday, September 24, 2:30pm

Ever go to a local pet market and take home a cricket songster to keep you company this fall! The Chinese love crickets! Come hear a talk all about crickets (qu qu & guo guo) and their extravagant containers – villas, and cricket apartments. Learn a >>> more

Tying Chinese Knot( macramé) Monday, September 26, 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