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CCC e-Newsletter > Beijing
  August 10 - August 19, 2006 Editor: Feng Cheng
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The Dagon Gate Gorge, is an easy walking tour in
a cool gorge with brooks and rivers (this Saturday)


Beijing Amblers: Dragon Gate Gorge, 
August 12, Saturday 9am
an easy walking tour in a cool gorge with brooks and rivers

Sunday, August 13, 10am
Meandering Mandarin: Produce shopping
Learn shopping vocabularies and sentenses and then practise with real dealers in the market

October Holiday tours

* Tibet Tour
* The Silk Road Trip (Dunhuang and Xinjiang(including Kashgar)

New destinations

Sep. 14-17
Fairyland Jiuzhaigou & Huanglong's Picturesque Parklands

October 13-18
Hunan: Zhangjiajie, Phoenix Town and Dehang 

Upcoming events and tours

Beijing Tours

Friday, August 11, 2:30-4:30pm
Hutong (Lane) & Courtyard Pedicab Tour

Friday, August 11, 9:30am-12:30pm
Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square

Sat., August, 12, 9am-1:30pm
Royal Canal Tour to the Summer Palace

Saturday, August 12, 9am-6pm
Beijing Amblers: Dragon Gate Gorge

Hike: Great Wall Simatai and Jinshanling 

Tie-die and Batik are two new hands-on
programs of CCC.Learn with CCC artist  to
make these handicrafts with simple color and
texture and typical minority patterns

Sunday, August 13, 8:30am-7pm

Beijing Amblers: Eunuch Tombs and Temples 
Thursday, August 17, 10am-3:30pm

Beijing Events

Wednesday, August 16, 8pm
Discussion: Beauty in the eyes of Chinese Literature

Thursday, August 17, 7:30pm
Evening Book Club: "War Trash" by Ha Jin

Monday, August 21, 10am-12pm
Hands-on: Chinese Tie-Dye
Learn two fabric craftsmanship at Chinese Culture Club: tie-dye (zha ran) and batik (la ran), which represent typical minority Chinese folk art: simple colour and texture, and unique patterns.


Tuesday, August 22, 10-11:30am
Hands-on: Peking Opera Makeup
CCC will invite one veteran Peking Opera artist to teach how to do the spectacular while complicated opera makeup. For this workshop, the artist will particularly focus on how to do the make-up for jing role--enterprising warriors and wild men.


Wednesday, August 23, 8pm
Architecture Debate: Beijing, Looking Forward and Looking Back

Explore China


CCC friends shear a sheep
in Xilin Gol Grassland
Join CCC's Inner Mongolia Grassland Tour
every weekend throughout the two months

August 12-13
Xilin Gol Inner Mongolia Grasslands
Compared to another Inner Mongolia Grassland tour to Huitengxile, which is a resort provideing concret yurt, this Xilin Gol (Xilingguole) grassland tour will be an off-the-beaten-path tour in small groups, offering authentic yurts with real Mongol re


Fri.night-Sun.evening, August 19-20
Pingyao--Raise the red lantern
Listed as UNESCO Heritage Site, this exotic ancient city and city walls bring you back to the history and the atmosphere and environment like the Europeans back to the Middle Age Europe, and the awesome walls and carvings of the Wang Family Residence


August 26-27
Weekend trip to Chengde Mountain Resort
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


August 26-27
Huitengxile Inner Mongolia Grassland Tour
it was worthwhile to visit the enchanting steppes & fantastic grassland! To find the less spoiled and touristy grassland with relatively full -up grass, and yet accessible for a two or three days excursion, CCC recommends the grassland Huitengxile


September 1-3
Sichuan Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha
Visit the Panda center at Wolong Natural Reserve, taking photos with the giant Pandas or even holding a panda; visit the famous Le Shan Giant Buddha, world's largest Buddha statue in the World


September 04-10
7-day trip to Tibet
A trip to the "Roof of the World" guarantees to be an amazing experience. The majestic moonlike landscape and the stunning cultures make this one of the worldĄŻs most alluring destinations. The 7-day tour covers Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse and Shannan


Thurs.-Tues, Sep.7-12
6-day Silk Road Tour
CCC will organize a 6-day trip to trace the Silk Road Route (Xi'an and Lanzhou are not included), starting from Dunhuang through Turpan to Kashgar and Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains.

Minority girls in Dehang, a town near
the Phoenix Town, Hunan province


Fri.-Sun., September 8-10
Datong (Yungang Grottoes) & Pingyao (Raise the red latern) Trip
CCC guides you to see two UNESCO World Heritage sites both in Shanxi Province-the second-largest of the nearly 51,000 sandstone statues of Buddha in 53 Yungang grottoes and Pinyao ancient town...


Sep. 14-17
Fairyland Jiuzhaigou & Huanglong's Picturesque Parklands
This trip will cover the famous World Natural Heritage listed by UNESCO Jiuzhaigou Scenic Zone and Huanglong Natural Reserve


Fri.night-Sunday, September 16-17
Ancient Xi An (Terracotta Warriors)
Take weekend trip to visit the famous Terracotta Warrior Site; Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi Museum; Great Mosque and Muslim Street; Wild Goose Pagoda, etc.


September 21-26
6 Day Silk Road Trip
CCC will organize a 6-day trip to trace the Silk Road Route (Xi'an and Lanzhou are not included), starting from Dunhuang through Turpan to Kashgar and Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains.


Fri.even-Sun. night, September 22 even.-24
Yellow Mountain & Ancient Anhui Villages
You will visit two UNESCO-listed World Heritage sites:Yellow Mountains and Ancient Anhui Village Hongcun, shooting site for the Oscar-winning movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.


September 30 - October 6
7-day trip to Tibet
A trip to the "Roof of the World" guarantees to be an amazing experience. The majestic moonlike landscape and the stunning cultures make this one of the world' s most alluring destinations. The 7-day tour covers the most important cultural and natura


September 30-October 5

A CCC friend milks a cow in Xilin Gol,
Inner Mongolia Grassland


The Silk Road Tour

September 30 - October 6
7-day Yunnan Trip (Lijiang, Dali, Shangrila, Kunming)
Join CCC's trip to Yunnan (Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangrila, etc) to experience the dreamland and its diverse minority ethnic groups.


October 13-18
Hunan Zhangjiajie & Phoenix Town
This trip offers two distinct sides of Hunan Province--the beautiful landscape in the nature reservation of Zhangjiajie, the clear waters of Mengdong River; and the traditional town of Fenghuang (Phoenix Town) with minorities and unique archite

 
   

  CCC Calendar  
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Aug 10
Taichi talk and exercise ( 7:30-9pm)
Aug 11
Hutong (Lane) & Courtyard Pedicab Tour ( 2:30-4:30pm)
Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square ( 9:30am-12:30pm)
Aug 12
Xilin Gol Inner Mongolia Grasslands (August 12-13)
Royal Canal Tour to the Summer Palace ( 9am-1:30pm)
Beijing Amblers: Dragon Gate Gorge ( 9am-6pm)
Aug 13
Hike: Great Wall Simatai and Jinshanling ( 8:30am-7pm)
Meandering Mandarin: produce shopping ( 10am)
Aug 14
Foot Massage Course ( 7:30-9:30pm)
Aug 15
Aug 16
Discussion: Beauty in the eyes of Chinese Literature ( 8pm)
Meandering Mandarin: Clothes and Accessories ( 9:30am)
Aug 17
Beijing Amblers: Eunuch Tombs and Temples ( 10am-3:30pm)
Evening Book Club: "War Trash" by Ha Jin ( 7:30pm)
Aug 18
Aug 19
Pingyao--Raise the red lantern ( August 19-20)
Overnight excursion: Mount. Lingshan Summer Retreat ( August 19-20)

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

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