This weekend tour to the underwater Great Wall and Castle at the foot of the Ming wall.

Today: Wednesday, September 20 
 
10am-11:30am
Morning Book Club:"Raise the Red Lantern"
8pm
Illustrated Talk: The Sent-Down Youth & Shaolin Monks
Hei Ming, journalist and photographer for China Youth Magazine, has interviewed and recorded images of many sectors of Chinese society, including monks and peasants. Those were sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution in 1966-1976's. He has already published ten albums, ...

Highlight of this week:

Saturday-Sunday, Sep.23-24
Overnight excursion: Underwater Great Wall & Castle
It will be the last tour this year, as it's getting cold in October.

Sunday, Sep.24, 2:30-4:30pm
Hands-on: Chinese Tie-Dye

Wednesday, Sep.27, 8pm
Travelogue: Phoenix Town & Kaiping Township

What's on in this week:

Sunday, Sep.24, 2:30-4:30pm Hands-on: Chinese Tie-Dye

Beijing Tour
Thurs, September 21, 10am-12pm
Walk: Beijing Mosque & Muslim Quarters

Friday, Sep.22, 9:30am-12:30pm
Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square

Friday, Sep.22, 2:30-4:30pm
Hutong (Lane) & Courtyard Pedicab Tour

Saturday-Sunday, Sep.23-24
Overnight excursion: Underwater Great Wall & Castle

Sat, September 23, 9am-1:30pm
Royal Canal Tour to the Summer Palace

Beijing Events
Wednesday, September 20, 10am-11:30am
Morning Book Club:"Raise the Red Lantern"

Wednesday, September 20, 8pm
Illustrated Talk: The Sent-Down Youth & Shaolin Monks

Thursday, September 21, 7:30-9pm
Evening Book Club: "The True Story of Ah Q"
Join our monthly book chat on Evening Book Club: "The True Story of Ah Q"

Sunday, Sep.24, 2:30-4:30pm
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.

Wednesday, Sep.27, 2pm
Hands-on: Tea Ceremony
Come learn to perform Chinese tea ceremony with CCC experts. Every two participants will be provided with one set of tools for tea performance. The knowledge of tea, tea selection, steeping and savoring will be explained.

Wednesday, Sep.27, 8pm
Travelogue: Phoenix Town & Kaiping Township

Hongcun, an ancient Anhui Village near the Yellow Mountain October 13 even.-15.night. Yellow Mountain & Ancient Anhui Villages

Explore China
Fri.even-Sun. night, September 22 even.-24
Yellow Mountain & Ancient Anhui Villages
Almost fully booked, no hotel rooms available

September 23-24
Bucolic Township Kaiping Architecture Tour

September 30 - October 6
7-day trip to Tibet   (Fully booked)

September 30 - October 6
7-day Yunnan Trip (Lijiang, Dali, Shangrila, Kunming)
fully booked (from now on tight hotels and air tickets)

Sep.30-Oct.5

Minority ladies in Dehang, a town nearthe Phoenix Town in Hunan province

6 Day Silk Road Trip
Fully booked (from now on tight hotels and air tickets)

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, 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...

Fairyland Jiuzhaigou Oct. 21-24

Fri.-Sun., October 21-22
Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)
CCC guides you to see the second-largest of the nearly 51,000 sandstone statues of Buddha in 53 Yungang grottoes. Buddhist cave art began here in Datong, 160 miles west of Beijing, in the fifth century, by Xianbei minority, which ruled Northern China...

October 26-29
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

Tour: Hakka Earthen Round Buildings October 26-29

Fri.night-Sun.evening, October 28-29
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...

November 02-05
Yangshuo & Longsheng Terraced Hills
The town of Yangshuo is a backpacker's paradise. Just over an hour south of Guilin, Yangshuo, with its natural scenery and laid back air, is a great escape from the gray and pollution of China's big cities...

November 4-5
Jingdezhen ceramics & Wuyuan old town
Wuyuan is a historical township surrounded by untouched ancient villages. We will visit Xiaoqi Village and Li Ken Village which boast breathtaking natural scenery, well-maintained ancient houses and special folk customs.

November 4-5 Jingdezhen ceramics & Wuyuan old town

Nov.8 even.-12
Yangtze River Cruize
The Yangtze, China's longest river, originates on the Qinghai-Tibet-Plateau and flows eastwards. The rushing waters formed the dramatic scenery of the famous Three Gorges. Enjoy the spectacular mountainous landscape of the Yangtze River...

November 14-19
6-day Guizhou Trip
Guizhou of Southwest China has long been remote, stagnant and ackward, however, unspoiled by tourism development as seen in surrounding provinces such as Guangxi, Yunnan and Sichuan. Its relative isolation has made the region one of the best kept ...