Contemporary and classic beauties in the eyes of Chinese people Debate: Thursday, August 30, 8pm

One more added tour
to the Inner Mongolia grassland (Sep.2-3)

As it has been fully booked this weekend, the tour will be repeated on Sep. 2-3, really the last time of this year, because of the weather reason. 

Note:  There are no seats available for this weekend tours such as to Chengde and the Underwater Great Wall.

Tonight:  Beijing City, Looking Forward and Looking Back

Don't miss the debate/talk tonight (Wednesday, August 23, 8pm)  when Wu Hwa, famous curator and architect in Beijing, and consultant to Beijing UNESCO, will  discuss the effort to preserve the old Beiing and possibilities and directions of new Beijing. 

Upcoming talks and lectures:

Wednesday, August 30, 8pm
Travelogue: Kaiping Historical Watch Towers
Kai Ping, 164 km from Macau border, and also reachable by sea directly from Hong Kong, is China at its most bucolic. Peasants in conical straw hats bend over their plants, and position hand-powered threshing machines on shoulder poles. Kai Ping is also known for its extraordinary towers, which are partly Portuguese Gothic, like Citizen Kane's Xanadu broken into nearly 2,000 fragments and sprinkled across the county...


 Discussion: Classic and Contemporary Beauty in the eyes of the Chinese 
 Thursday, August 31, 8pm
 
 Travelogue: The Silk Road 

Wednesday, September 6, 8pm

 Tuesday, September 5, 8pm 
 Talk: Hutong to Highrise by Carrie Clyne 
 Wednesday, September 6, 8pm 
  
 Photography & Geography Talk:
 Mulan Imperial Hunting Ground & Shangri-La 
 Wednesday, September 13, 8pm
 
 Lecture: Three religions of Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism 
 Thursday, September 14, 1-3pm 
 
 Talk: The Sent-Down Youth by photographer Hui Ming  
 Wednesday, September 20, 8pm

Travelogue: The Phoenix Town
Wednesday, September 27, 8pm

Beijing Tour
Wed., August 23, 2-4:30pm
Tour: Demystify Chinese Buddhist Temples

Thursday, August 24, 9am-7pm
An Orientation Bus Tour of Beijing

Friday, August 25, 2:30-4:30pm
Hutong (Lane) & Courtyard Pedicab Tour

Friday, August 25, 9:30am-12:30pm
Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square

August 26-27
Overnight Excursion: Underwater Great Wall, Pass and Castle

Cultural Events

Wednesday, August 23, 8pm
Architecture Debate: Beijing City, Looking Forward and Looking Back
Wu Hwa, famous curator and architect in Beijing, and consultant to Beijing UNESCO, together with a few other architects will debate on the architecture, living in the city and Beiing City Development, from the effort to preserve the old to the possi

Wednesday, August 23, 10am-11:30am
Morning Book Club: "River Town"
Join our monthly book chat on "River Town" by Peter Hessler. In 1996, 26-year-old Peter Hessler arrived in Fuling, a town in the heart of China's Sichuan...

Monday, August 28, 4-5:30 pm
Hands-on: Chinese Sword Play at Park
Learn Chinese swordsmanship with outstanding Chinese Martial Arts practitioner in Ditan park. All people, beginners or the advanced alike, are welcomed, just join us to All people, beginners or the advanced alike, are welcomed, just join us to experi

Wednesday, August 30, 8pm
Travelogue: Kaiping Historical Watch Towers
Kaiping, 136km southwest of Guangzhou, 164km from the Macau border, and also reachable by sea directly from Hong Kong, is China at its most bucolic. Peasants in conical straw hats bend over their plants, and position hand-powered threshing machines o


Explore China

Sat.-Sun., September 2-3
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

Holding a panda at Woolong Panda Reserve

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 world’s 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, starting from Dunhuang through Turpan and Urumqi to Kashgar and Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains.

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...

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.

Kaipin Historical Watchtowers

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 natural...

September 23-24
Kaiping Relaxing Trip (watch tower & hot spring)
Kaipíng, 136km southwest of Guangzhou, 164km from the Macau border, and also reachable by sea directly from Hong Kong, is China at its most bucolic.Peasants in conical straw hats bend over their plants, and position hand-powered threshing machines ...

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.

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

Sep.30-Oct.5
6 Day Silk Road Trip
CCC will organize a 6-day trip to trace the Silk Road Route, starting from Dunhuang through Turpan to Kashgar and Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains.

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 architecture...

Fri.even-Sun. night, October 13 even.-15
Yellow Mountain & Ancient Anhui Villages
You will visit the following three places, the first two are UNESCO-listed sites: 1. Yellow Mountains, 2. Ancient Anhui Village Hongcun (fengshui village & shooting site for the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...

Oct. 21-24
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...