May Holiday (1-6) Trip: Xinjiang and Gansu
6-day trip to Gansu (Dunhuang grottos) and Xinjiang (Turpan, Kashgar, and snow mountains and lakes near the border with Pakistan

Over the next two weeks

4-session Chinese History Course Thursday, April 5-26, 10:00-11:30 Susan Yeh, Taiwanese expert teaching in US, Japan and China for many years, will give a basic understanding and appreciation of selected Chinese art, literature, music and philosophy, values, geography, folklore and festivals up until 1949. >>> more

	Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Wednesday, April 11, 14:00-16:00 Go to the peaceful hutongs (alleys) and courtyard houses in Beijing Xuanwu District, learn the real life of Beijingers in the neighborhood , get into their homes for a chat, check out a kindergarden with lovely kids; see an old opera houses >>> more

Talk: China's New Nationalism Wednesday, April 11, 19:30-21:00 Is there really evidence that nationalism is on the rise in China today? What in fact is "nationalism," in regards to China? And given how much fear that revolves around this issue, how much of a threat is the nationalism to the world ultimately? >>> more

	Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday, April 12, 09:30-18:30 Mutianyu is a famous section of the Great Wall, and it is not so commercialized but also a moderate section (not so physically demanding). Ming Tombs is the largest and well preserved imperial tomb complex with over 500 years >>> more

Workshop: Chinese papercut Thursday, April 12, 13:00-15:00 Take up scissors and learn to cut traditional folk patterns and decorations from CCC's folk artist, then use them to ornament your home ! >>> more

	Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square Friday, April 13, 09:30-13:00 The 3.5-hour guided walk will provide informative and real explanation, covering not only the history, city planning, architectural details & symbols, fengshui of Tiananmen Square and the palace, but also the the life and fate of emperors and eunuchs >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) April 13 evening -15 Take weekend trip to visit the famous Terracotta Warrior Site; Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi Museum; Great Mosque and Muslim Street; Wild Goose Pagoda, etc. >>> more

	Mahjong Workshop Saturday, April 14, 14:30-16:30 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 >>> more

Hike: Great Wall Simatai and Jinshanling Saturday, April 14, 08:30-18:30 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, Jin Shan Ling, in Hebei. >>> more

	Back-Street-Beijing Walking Tour (2)-Xinjiekou Sunday, April 15, 14:00-17:30 The walk gives an good opportunity to quickly learn the variety of local life and two famous artistic figures, a restaurant with most famous traditional Beijing snacks... >>> more

Tying Chinese Knots Monday, April 16, 13:00-15:00 Learn to tie the auspicious Chinese knots from a CCC folk artist, 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 >>> more

	Book Club Day Group: "Oracle Bones" Wednesday, April 18, 10:30-12:00 Hessler, who first wrote about China in his 2001 bestseller, River Town, continues his conflicted affair with China, in which he explores the human side of China' s transformation. >>> more

Cross-Culture Discussions: Marriage in China Wednesday, April 18, 19:30-21:30 >>> more

	Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, April 18, 09:00-13:00 Cruise along the imperial canal in a motorized canopy boat past the Beijing Zoo, the Beijing Aquarium and the Purple Bamboo Garden; appreciate the great views en route, and stroll in the garden to meet taichi practitioners beside lotus ponds and amat >>> more

Shangyuan Established Artists Village Tour Thursday, April 19, 09:30-15:00 Shangyuan is non-tourist artists community in a peaceful village. These academic artists are relatively older and have established their fame in China and abroad. CCC makes appointments with some famous painters and sculptors and visit their homes. >>> more

	Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, April 20, 10:00-12:20 Go to the peaceful hutongs (alleys) and courtyard houses in Beijing Xuanwu District, learn the real life of Beijingers in the neighborhood , get into their homes for a chat, check out a kindergarden with lovely kids; see an old opera houses >>> more

Yellow Mountain & Ancient Anhui Villages April 20 evening -22 Explore two UNESCO-listed sites with CCC: Yellow Mountains, the loveliest mountain of China', and Hongcun, an ancient Anhui Village with unique architecture and decoration (shooting site for the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) >>> more

	Day-trip: Ming Village (Chuan Di Xia) Saturday, April 21, 08:30-18:00 Chuan Dixia Village is the only village in Beijing that has been listed as a National Village Architecture Reserve. Art and architecture students often go to sketch the houses there. >>> more

Tour: White Cloud Monastery & Taoism Sunday, April 22, 14:00-17:00 Join CCC's guided tour to learn the only indigenous religion of China--Taoism. Wang Yi'e, chief editor of China Taoism, academic montly of China Taoism Association, will guide us in the beautiful White Cloud Temple and explain the complicated stat >>> more

	Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Wednesday, April 25, 14:00-16:00 Go to the peaceful hutongs (alleys) and courtyard houses in Beijing Xuanwu District, learn the real life of Beijingers in the neighborhood , get into their homes for a chat, check out a kindergarden with lovely kids; see an old opera houses >>> more

Talk: About I-Ching (Book of Changes) Wednesday, April 25, 19:30-21:00 dd >>> more

	Temple of Heaven and Taichi class Wednesday, April 25, 09:30-12:00 Tour the Temple of Heaven with CCC expert and learn the significance of workshiping and offering sacrifaces to the God of Heaven, and the architectual symbols in this dignified imperial building. Then take taichi class with a professional master >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday, April 26, 09:00-18:30 Mutianyu is a famous section of the Great Wall, and it is not so commercialized but also a moderate section (not so physically demanding). Ming Tombs is the largest and well preserved imperial tomb complex with over 500 years >>> more

	Hands-on: Chinese Tie-Dye Thursday, April 26, 10:00-12:00 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. >>> more