This ancient castle for garrisons guarding the Great Wall and Pass is where we will stay overnight this weekend

Guizhou is known as an unspoiled region with stunning landscape (jagged peaks and terraced  rice fields, unique architecture, bridges and  rivers), as well as its colorful ethnic minority cultures ( March.25-30).

Chamber pots placed in front of the door of every house at Suzhou old district South China Ancient Water Town Mar 17-19

Join our monthly book chat on Thursday evening (March 16) and discuss "Fortress Besieged" by Qian Zhongshu - one of the most famous Chinese novel in the 20th Century.

Learn Tibetan culture, song and dance at CCC (Friday night, March 17)

New courses: 

Si shu (private schooling) 
This course starts on March 14, Tuesday, 7;30-9:30pm.

Join this fascinating class and experience the traditional way of teaching methods and unique ambience.
 
Traditional body massage evening course
Tueday & Thursday, 7:30-9:30pm

Welcome to join this evening course anytime through the month.

Chinese History Talk/Screening (Wednesday 7:30pm)

CCC will continue to show documentary of Chinese history of the last century with rare old footages. (March 22 & 29)

Three tours out of the town:

1. March 11-12:  Visit bone china plant in Tangshan and
stay overnight in a Chinese Castle at the foot of the Great Wall

2. Mar 17-19: South China Gardens and Water Towns: Suzhou, Wuzhen and Hangzhou

3.March.25-30: Guizhou Minority Culture Tour

What's on this weekend:
 
Saturday, March 11
Making & flying Chinese kites ( 2 -4:30pm)

Sunday, Mar 12 
Day-trip: Ming Village (Chuan Di Xia) ( 9am-6pm) 
 
Mahjong Workshop ( 2:30-4:30pm)

Upcoming up next week:

Thursday, March 16

Beijing Amblers: The Little West Lake ( 9am-4pm) 

Book Club: Fortress Besieged ( 7:30-9pm)

Friday, Mar 17,   8pm

Talk & workshop: Tibetan Songs & Dances

Saturday, May 18, 2-3:30pm

Talk: The Great Miao Mountains in Guangxi

Hiking: Gou Ai Scenery Spot ( 9am-5pm)

Sunday, Mar 19,  2:30-5:30pm

Shadow Puppeteer Family Tour

Upcoming trips departing from Beijing

Two added trips for April:
Yellow Mountains and Xi'an (Terracotta Warriors)

Mar 17-19
South China Water Towns and Gardens:
Suzhou, Wuzhen, Hangzhou

March 24-26
Yellow Mountain & Ancient Anhui Village

March.25-30
6-day Trip to Guizhou -- colorful minority culture

March 30-April 2
Sichuan Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha Statue

April 1-2 
Jingdezhen Ceramic Metropolitan & Wuyuan Old Town

April 7, Friday evening - April 9, Sunday evening
Trip to Pingyao -- raise the red lanterns.

April 14-17
Easter Trip: Hakka Earthen Round Houses, Quanzhou, and Xiamen Island

April 15-16
Weekend Trip to Xi'an & Yao Ware Town

April 22-23
Yellow Mountains & Ancient Anhui Villages

April 29-May 5 & May 1-7 (two groups)
7-day trip to Tibet

April 29-May 5
7-day trip to Yunnan

Click the calendar below or log on CCC website for detailed info of above tours and events.
Or go to CCC's home page for overall view of CCC news, events and tours here