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What's on this weekend:
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Join our Sunday guided tour to the Lama Temple |
May 13-14 Underwater Great Wall, Pass and Castle CCC is going to explore two of them in Hebei.The Great Wall at the Green Mountain Pass, suburb of Tangshan (4 hours' drive) is still known to few people, both locals and foreigners alike. Thus it is not spoiled by tourists at all. The village nestled...
Sat., May 13, 9am-1:30pm Royal Canal Tour to the Summer Palace
Sunday, May 14, 2:30-4:30pm Tour: Beijing Lama Temple This is a guided tour to the famous Lama Temple in Beijing. CCC expert (English narration) will explain all the architectural details of the temple and share the knowledge of Lamaism (Tibetan sect of Buddhism).
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The grassland sheep are stopped by our passing car
Look at the pictures CCC taken last weekend at Qinghai Lake & Grassland (Although it was raining, you can still see the beautiful grassland, salt lake, snow mountains, and birds islet, and the real life of the major minority:Tibetans.(View them here) |
Wed., May 17, 8pm Lecture: Fengshui & Furniture arrangement
Professor Zhao will give a lecture on the arrangement of your furniture. It has something to do with stress in your life, and the way you decorate has a huge impact on many aspects of your life.
Upcoming events and tours
Beijing and surroundings
Tues, May 16, 9am-12 Walk: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square & Qianmen The 3-hour guided walk will provide informative and real explanation of the Forbidden City, not only covering the history, architecture, fengshui, and rituals and life in the Forbidden City, but also the imperial city planning of the whole walled cap
Saturday, May 20 Beijing Amblers: Wise Water Village ( 9am -7pm) Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour ( 8am-8:30pm)
Sunday, May 21 "Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour(3) ( 2-6pm)
Beijing Cultural events
Wed., May 17, 8pm Lecture: Fengshui & Furniture arrangement
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Sichuan Panda Natural Reserve Tour (May 25/27-28) |
Professor Zhao will give a lecture on the arrangement of your furniture. It has something to do with stress in your life, and the way you decorate has a huge impact on many aspects of your life.
Thursday, May 18, 7:30pm Book Club: I-Ching, Book of Changes Join our monthly book chat on this most mysterious classic book on fengshui and fortune-telling, etc.
Thursday, May 18, 2-4pm Tying Chinese Knot( macram¨¦) Learn to make the auspicious knots (Chinese style macram¨¦) 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...
Fri., May 19, 10:30am-12 Resolving stress in a traditional Chinese way (held in Shunyi) CCC expert will give an Illustrated talk on traditional Chinese medicine; body meridians & channels; then demonstrate on several ancient Chinese exercises to live a long life, and self-massage and breath techniques. The talk will be conducted in...
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Karakuri Lake and Mount Muztagata part of the Silk Road tour (June 8-13) |
Explore China
May 19-21 3-day Trip to Guilin and Yangshuo Guilin is one of top ten destinations for both local Chinese and foreigners. Guilin has China's most "Chinese" scenery. The limestone carst peaks along the Li River are especially magnificent.Guilin to Yangshuo Cruise along the 83-kilometer (51-mile)...
Fri.even.-Sun, May 19-21 Mount. Taishan & Confucius Hometown Qufu This is a weekend trip to three places, two of them are UNSECO-listed World Heritage site: Mount.Taishan and Qufu, Confucius Hometown, where there are Confucius Temple, Confucius Residence, and Confucius Family Cemetery....
Thurs./Sat.- Sun., May 25/27-28 Sichuan Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha Visit the Panda conservatory at Wolong Natural Reserve, taking photos with the giant Pandas; then walk along Min River to see Dujiangyan Irrigation System and old temples and palaces; drive to tour the famous Le Shan Big Buddha, world's largest Buddh...
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Hakka Earthen Round Houses The Hakka village is just beautiful ! | May 27-28 Shaolin Temple & Luoyang Grottes Take a weekend trip to Luoyang to visit the Longmen Grottoes, UNESCO-listed world heritage site in 2000. It is one of the 4 most famous Buddhist grottoes in China with over one hundred thousand Buddha figures in more than twenty three hundred niches...
June 3-4 Ancient Xi'an Town (Terracotta Warriors) Take weekend trip to visit the famous Terracotta Warrior Site; walk on the ancient walled City, Shaanxi Museum; Great Mosque and Muslim Street; Wild Goose Pagoda, etc....
June 3-4 Qinghai Lake, Birds & Tibetans This weekend trip will explore the largest salt water lake in China, and rank No.1 of the top ten best lakes in China; Birds Islets(100,000); grassland & snow mountains and Tibetan Monastery...
June 8-13 6-Day Silk Road Trip CCC will organize a 6-day trip to trace the Silk Road Route, starting from Dunhuang Grottoes through Turpan to Kashgar and Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains...
Sat.-Tues., June 10-13
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Mount. Lushan, UNESCO listed World heritage site, is an ideal summer retreat in China (May 17-18). |
Hakka Earthen Round Buildings Get to know Fujian province, the southeastern end of China's mainland facing Taiwan across the strait. Xiamen, beautiful seaport city with Gulangyu Island; then dirve into the villages in the mountains south and west of Fujian for the magical earthen...
June 14-15 Underwater Great Wall, Pass and Castle CCC is going to explore two of them in Hebei.The Great Wall at the Green Mountain Pass, suburb of Tangshan (4 hours' drive) is still known to few people, both locals and foreigners alike. Thus it is not spoiled by tourists at all. The village nestled...
June 17-18 Weekend Trip: Lushan National Park Mount. Lushan one of the favourite mountains of Mao and Li Bai (most famous Tang Poet), After 1949, it became famous as a favoured meeting place for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Listed by UNESCO as world Heritage site in ...
June 17-18
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Hulun Buir Grassland |
Hulun Buir Grasslands (Inner Mongolia) Located just outside the remote border town of Manzhouli, the Hulun Buir's grasslands(Inner Mongolia) are the most pristine in China. This expanse of gentle emerald hills, perfectly punctuated with small streams and rocky outcrops, is all the more ...
June 24-25 Weekend trip to Chengde Mountain Resort
June 24-25 Hulun Buir Grasslands (Inner Mongolia) Located just outside the remote border town of Manzhouli, the Hulun Buir's grasslands(Inner Mongolia) are the most pristine in China. This expanse of gentle emerald hills, perfectly punctuated with small streams and rocky outcrops, is all the more ...
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