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CCC e-Newsletter > Beijing
May 16 - May 27, 2006 Editor: Feng Cheng
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Announcement:

Join this weekend trip (by train) to explore Confucius
and Mencius Homtown and Mount. Taishan (May 19) 



1. Take the last chance to sign up this weekend trip to Confucious Hometown and Mount. Taishan, or Saturday the Architecture Tour to Tianjin.
(check the details at the below link)

2. Tomorrow (Wednesday, May 17):
morning: 
May 17, 9:30am-2pm
"Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour(3)
CCC's serial "Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour will take you to Shrines of Emperors of all Dynasties; Yuan-Dynasty White Dagopa (Kublai Khan's period), Writer Lu Xun's Museum and
...

evening:
Lecture: Fengshui & Furniture arrangement (8pm)
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

Beijing Tour

Wise Water Village is older than Ming Village
Chuandi Xia and has not been a tourist spot.
 
Join our Saturday tour to see this old rural area 


Saturday, May 20, 8am-8:30pm
Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour
CCC historical architecture tour will explore the old districts and areas that are now used by municipal governmental offices and organizations and not open to individual visitors.
...

Saturday, May 20, 9am -7pm
Beijing Amblers: Wise Water Village
The Wise Water Village south of Beijing has longer history than the Ming Village (Chuan Di Xia) and has never been open as a tourist spot. Go with CCC to amble around the village to see old wretched temples, houses, trees, and visit some local famili
es...

Sun, May 21, 2-6pm
"Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour(3)
CCC's serial "Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour will take you to Shrines of Emperors of all Dynasties; Yuan-Dynasty White Dagopa (Kublai Khan's period), Writer Lu Xun's Museum and
...

Tuesday, May 23, 10am-12
Beijing Pedicab Hutong (lane) Tour
CCC guides you to the hutongs and courtyards near the famous Houhai Lake area, where you will see the beautiful lakes and bridges, the real life of Beijingers in the hutongs and their courtyards, visit some local homes in the neighborhood for a chat



Beijing Events

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
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
...

Wed., May 24, 8pm
Screening: Chinese History (1963-1970)
This is the most important documentary series recording China's last century. It was made by China Central Television. Most comprehensive historical sources, including many rare footages are included in the film....



Explore China

Qinghai Salt Lake and Tibetan Taer Temple
June 3-4 (View them here)


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
a...

May 27-28

Hakka Earthen Round Houses
The Hakka village is just beautiful !


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
...

Karakuri Lake and Mount Muztagata
part of the Silk Road tour (June 8-13)
 

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
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...

Mount. Lushan, UNESCO listed
World heritage site, is an ideal
summer retreat in China (May 17-18).

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
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 at


June 24-25
Weekend trip to Chengde Mountain Resort


June 24-25

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 at


July 1-2
Qinghai Lake & Birds Island
It is the largest salt water lake in China, and rank No.1 of the top ten best lakes in China -- large, high, salty, and stunningly blue. Yellow reep blossom will be all over the region. Over 100,000 birds migrate from the Indian Ocean feed on spawn


July 8-9
Grasslands & Sino-Russian border Town
Hulunbuir Grasslands The Hulunbuir Grasslands are one of the best and lushest in China. The grasslands here are known locally as the "most unsullied prairie", because of the lack of pollution and the uninterrupted green that, in summer, stretches
 
     

  CCC Calendar  
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
May 16
May 17
Traditional body massage ( 10am-12)
Lecture: Fengshui & Furniture arrangement ( 8pm)
"Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour(3) ( 9:30am-2pm)
May 18
Foot Massage ( 10am-12)
Taichi class(in Shunyi) ( 10:30am-12)
Book Club: I-Ching, Book of Changes ( 7:30pm)
Tying Chinese Knot( macram¨¦) ( 2-4pm)
May 19
3-day Trip to Guilin and Yangshuo (May 19-21)
Resolving stress in a traditional Chinese way ( 10:30am-12)
May 20
Mount. Taishan & Confucius Hometown Qufu ( May 19-21)
Beijing Amblers: Wise Water Village ( 9am -7pm)
Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour ( 8am-8:30pm)
May 21
"Back-Street-Beijing" Walking Tour(3) ( 2-6pm)
May 22
May 23
Beijing Pedicab Hutong (lane) Tour ( 10am-12)
May 24
Screening: Chinese History (1963-1970) ( 8pm)
Royal Canal Tour to the Summer Palace ( 9am-1:30pm)
May 25
Sichuan Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha ( May 25/27-28)
Walk: Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square & Qianmen ( 9am-12pm)
May 26
May 27
Shaolin Temple & Luoyang Grottes (May 27-28)
Day-trip: Ming Village (Chuan Di Xia) ( 9am-6pm)

CCC Regular Courses
Taichi Qigong Calligraphy
Painting Body massage Foot & reflexology

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