Harbin - snow world 2-day trip throughout January and February

Tonight: Wednesday, Nov.15, 7:30pm
Seminar: Demystify Wu Xia, Chinese Martial Literature
The expert will discuss the key terms and symbols such as Wu Xia, Jianghu ("river & lakes"), and Jianshu (swordsmanship)

Christmas and New Year Tours

Harbin (snow world): 2-day trip to Harbin will be organized throughout January and February. Choice of travel by air or plane.

December 25-28
4-day Lijiang (Yunnan) Trip

December 29-30
2-day Trip to Shanghai

Dec.30-Jan.2
Yunnan trip: tropical Xishuangbanna


What's on over the next two weeks

Thursday, Nov.16, 10am-12:30pm An expert guided tour the Chinese Ethnic Costumes Museum, where 55 minority old costumes are stored and well-displayed

Beijing Tour
Thursday, Nov.16, 10am-12:30pm
Expert guided tour: Chinese Ethnic Costumes Museum
Visit the Beijing Ethnic Minority Costume Museum, a beautiful yet neglected modern museum and see the marvelous designs and embroideries of these gorgeous old costumes of the 56 Chinese ethnic groups. These costumes were collected from all across China..

Friday, Nov.17, 10am-12pm
Hutong (Alley) & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour
CCC guides you to the hutongs and courtyards in Xuanwu District in the south of Beijing, where you will see the beautiful lakes and bridges, the real life of Beijingers, and visit their home for a chat

Saturday, Nov. 18, 8:30am-6:30pm
Hike: Great Wall Simatai and Jinshanling
Simatai section of Great Wall in Miyun County, Beijing, remains one of the best options for those who want more of a challenge from the Great Wall, harrowing, steep and unrestored. It connects to another section of the Great Wall, Jin Shan Ling, ...

Sun, Nov.19, 2-5pm
Tour: Demystify Chinese Buddhist Temples
You may think that all Buddhist temples in China look the same ? but do you really understand their symbolism? We invite you to spend an afternoon with CCC expert and perhaps a monk at the Fayuan Temple, who will provide the keys to unlock the significance..

Thursday, Nov.23, 9am-6:30pm
Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Take coach to Mutianyu, a famous and physically moderate section of the Great Wall for hikers. Then drive to the Ming Tombs, well preserved imperial tomb complex with over 500 years of history...

Friday, Nov.24, 9:30am-1pm
Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
The 3.5-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 city...

Friday, Nov.24, 2:30-4:30pm
Hutong (Alley) & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour
CCC guides you to the hutongs and courtyards in Xuanwu District in the south of Beijing, where you will see the beautiful lakes and bridges, the real life of Beijingers, and visit their home for a chat

Saturday, Nov.25, 2-5pm
Tour: Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall & Ming Wall


Sunday, Nov.26, 9am-4pm
Day-trip: Silver Fox Cave


Seminars / Classes

Wednesday, Nov.15, 7:30pm
Seminar: Demystify Wu Xia, Martial Literature
You may stun but also be puzzled by the concept and scene in the Martial Arts films such as the“Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon" Many Chinese martial arts movies and novels seem a mistery and elusive to western audience.

Saturday, Nov.18, 12:30-14:00
Dining out: Sichuan Cuisine
CCC will organize a series of dining-out parties to introduce you to real Chinese cuisine from various regions in good local restaurants.

Sunday, Nov.19, 2-4 pm
Mahjong Workshop
Come learn or practise this most popular games in China and rest of Asia. CCC boasts to let you grasp this game skills and immediately begin to play independently within one hour. If you are not a beginner

Tuesday, Nov. 21, 10:30am-12:00
Seminar: Zen Buddhism & Tea Ritual
This is an in-depth talk by CCC experts on the relation between Zen sect Buddhism and tea, and the importance of the three key elements: tools, water and tea leaves. The tea artists will explain all different tea cups and other wares, types of tea ...

Wednesday, Nov.22, 2-4pm
Peking Opera and face-painting
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.

Sunday, Nov.26, 2:30-5pm
Making Lotus Lanterns
Hear interesting lantern stories from Mr. Zhang, 73, nicknamed Lantern Zhang, who acquired the craftsmanship from an eunuch master in the Forbidden City.

Wednesday, Nov.29, 7:30pm
Why Kuan Yin (a bodhisattva in buddhism) is a female?

Wednesday, Dec.13, 10am-11:30am
Daytime Book Club:"The True Story of Ah Q"
Join our monthly book chat on "Mr. China" You are also welcome even though you may not have read a single page of the book yet. Just join our discussion! The book is available at Beijing Foreign Language Book Store in Wangfujing St.


Explore China

Cave dwellings in Henan Shaolin Temple & Luoyang Longmen Grottes (November 25-26)

November 25-26
Shaolin Temple & Luoyang Longmen 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

December 01-04
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

Fri.night-Sunday,December 02-03
Ancient City 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.

December 09-10
Bucolic Township Kaiping Watchtowers(Portuguese Gothic)
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 o

Siberian tigers are eating pheasants fed by CCC group

Fri.even-Sun. night,December 08-6pm-10
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, Hidd

December 25-28
4-day Lijiang Trip

December 29-30
2-day Trip to Shanghai

Dec.30-Jan.2
Yunnan trip: Xishuangbanna

Annual Ice Lantern Festival in Harbin

New Year Trip, Dec.30-8pm-Jan.1
Harbin--Snow World
Take an overnight train on Saturday night Dec.31 (New Year's Eve, toast on the train! ) to Harbin (nicknamed Little Moscow) and Sunday night January 1(leave 8:30 pm) train to Beijing (arrive Jan. 2, 7am). Harbin Snow Festival is known as one of the

New Year Trip, Dec.30-8pm-Jan.1
Harbin--Snow World
Jan.13-14
Harbin--Snow World
Jan.27-28
Harbin--Snow World