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Highlights of this weekend
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Folk songs and music by
famous artists on boats
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Chinese Sword play at Ditan Temple
Sunday 10:30-12:00 |
What's on in two weeks
 Hike: Great Wall Simatai and Jinshanling
Thursday, July 19, 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 |
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Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour
Friday, July 20, 10:00-12:15
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 |
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Huitengxile Inner Mongolia Grassland Tour
July 21-22
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 (2 >>> more |
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Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace
Saturday, July 21, 09:00-13:30
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 |
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Folk songs & music on boat at Lotus Pond
Saturday, July 21, 19:30-22:30
Join us for an evening of music and romance hosted on the boats by world-famous musicians, who will serenade us playing traditional Chinese instruments and thrill to the vocal talents of accomplished folk singers. >>> more |
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Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour
Sunday, July 22, 08:00-18:00
This is a unique cultural tour guided by curator from Tianjin Historical Architecture Museum, exploring the old colonial districts and areas of six European countries >>> more |
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Chinese Sword Play in Temple of Earth
Sunday, July 22, 10:30-12:00
Learn two types of Chinese sword: Taichi style sword play and Kungfu swordsmanship with outstanding Chinese Martial Arts practitioners in the beautiful Ditan Park (Temple of Earth). They will first have Kungfu show and sword performance. All part >>> more |
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Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace
Wednesday, July 25, 09:00-13:30
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 |
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Beijing Walk: Summer Palace
wednesday, July 25, 14:00-17:00
The Summer Palace is an imperial garden mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. Three quarters of the garden is water and rest are a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures. >>> more |
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Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Thursday, July 26, 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 |
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Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour
Friday, July 27, 10:00-12:15
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 |
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Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
Friday, July 27, 13:30-17:00
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 |
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Shangyuan Established Artists Village Tour
Saturday, July 28, 10:00-16:30
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 |
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Overnight Excursion: Obscure Castle of Great Wall & Bone Chinawares
Saturday-Sunday, July 28-29
Take coach to Tangshan, famous bone chinaware city, and then stay overnight at courtyard houses in an obscure village next to the Great Wall at the Green Mountain Pass >>> more |
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Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace
Wednesday, August 1, 09:00-13:30
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 |
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Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Thursday, August 2, 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 |
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5-Day trip to Tibet
Aug.4-8
A trip to the "Roof of the World" with majestic moonlike landscape and the stunning cultures guarantees to be an amazing experience. The 5-day tour covers Lhasa, Samye Monastery, Yombulagang Palace and Yamdrok Lake, etc. >>> more |
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