Moon Festival Celebration on Boat (Wednesday 19:00)

Qigong class

 CCC has postponed the Moon Festival Celebration from Tuesday to Wednesday (Sep.26, 19:00). Wish to see many of you at this hoilday when the moon will be the fullist.

New classes in October:
Daoyin Qigong Classes (Oct. 9 - 30, Every Tuesday 19:30; and Sunday 10:00)
Tradtional massage course (Every Thursday 10:00, Oct. -11-Nov.29)

Other courses include:
Chinese Ink & Water Painting classes
Chinese Calligraphy classes
Chinese knot-tying classes
Hand-pulled noodle classes,
and more...

What's on

Moon Festival Celebration on boat Wednesday, Sep. 26,19:00-22:30 Chinese Moon (or Mid-Autumn) Festival 2007 will fall on September 26 (Wednesday). CCC will celebrate this traditional festival by organizing a concert on boat on  Sep. 26 when the moon is the fulliest. >>> more

	Hike: Great Wall Simatai and Jinshanling Thursday, September 27, 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

Biking Hutong, Making Dumplings and Boating Houhai Lake Friday, Sep.28, 16:00-20:30 Ride bike leisurely in the alleyways and along the bank of the beautiful houhai lake area, visit courtyard houses and families, Drum Tower... make and share meal with one family and in the evening take little wooden boat ride on the lake >>> more

	Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square Friday, Sep.28, 09:00-12:30 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

Tour: Antique Furniture in Rural Beijing Saturday, Sep.29, 14:00-18:00 Wish to see thousands of pieces of finely refurbished antique Chinese furniture, from opium beds to scholar' s writing tables, in a 5,000 square metres warehouse and furniture studio and gallery beside 12,000 square metres lotus pond? >>> more

	Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Sep.30 eve.-Oct.2 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

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Monday, October 1, 09:00-18:00 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

	Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Tuesday, October 2, 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

Biking Hutong, Making Dumplings and Boating Houhai Lake Tuesday, Oct.2, 16:00-20:30 Ride bike leisurely in the alleyways and along the bank of the beautiful houhai lake area, visit courtyard houses and families, Drum Tower... make and share meal with one family and in the evening take little wooden boat ride on the lake >>> more

	Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour Wednesday, October 3, 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

Overnight Excursion: Obscure Castle of Great Wall & Bone Chinawares October 6-7 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

	Cricket (insect) culture & fighting Sunday, Oct.7, 14:30-16:30 Go to a local pet market and take home a cricket songster to keep you company this fall! The Chinese love crickets! Come hear a talk all about crickets (qu qu & guo guo) and their extravagant containers - villas, and cricket apartments. >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Oct.8 eve.-10 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

Qigong Class (Daoyin style) Every Tuesdays & Sundays, Oct.9-30, 19:30/10:00 Join us and learn this ancient arts and exercise from master Hu Xiaofei. >>> more

Chinese Yellow Wine Tasting Wednesday, October 10, 19:30-21:30 Chinese wine expert will give a lecture on the history, technique, taste and quality of Chinese yellow wines. Some typical brands and types of wines and snack will be tried during the talk. >>> more

	Back-Street-Beijing Walking Tour (2)-Xinjiekou Wednesday, October 10, 09:00-12:30 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

Biking Hutong, Making Dumplings and Boating Houhai Lake Thursday, Oct.11, 16:00-20:30 Ride bike leisurely in the alleyways and along the bank of the beautiful houhai lake area, visit courtyard houses and families, Drum Tower... make and share meal with one family and in the evening take little wooden boat ride on the lake >>> more

	Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square Friday, Oct.12, 09:00-12:30 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

Tying Chinese Knots: Longevity Knots Friday, Oct.12, 09:30-12:00 Learn to make the auspicious knots from CCC folk artists Ms Wang, 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

	Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery) Oct 12 eve.-14 Join this weekend tour 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 North >>> more

Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, October 13, 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

2 Days Qingdao (beach, beer and old buildings) Oct. 12-14, Fri.10pm-Sun.9pm Joining the August Qingdao Beer Festival has been proven to be unwise by our CCC friends because of the extreme crowding; the festival is just like a Karaoke site and the hotel fees for all of August are tripled. Take Friday night train with CCC >>> more

Day-trip: Vineyard & Wine-tasting in Hebei Saturday, Oct.13, 09:00-16:30 Tour the best winery and vineyard at Huailai, 130 kilometres to the northwest of Beijing, which is the same latitude as Bordeaux and California. Situated inbetween Guanting reservoir and Yanshan mountain range, Huailai boasts the best soil and climat >>> more

	Folk songs & music on boat at Lotus Pond Saturday, Oct.13, 19:00-22:30 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

Hands-on: making tiger-head Shoes Sunday, October 14, 14:00-17:00 Tiger shoes are commonly found on babies' feet in the countryside of China even today. The shoes are entirely made of cloth and their toe-caps are made into tiger's head. Learn how to make the traditional tiger shoes... >>> more

	Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Sunday, October 14, 09:00-18:00 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

Day-trip: Dule Temple and Mount.Pan Shan of Tianjin Sunday, Oct.14, 08:30-19:00 If you are thinking of a one-day excursion out of Beijing, it is a good idea to try Tianjin suburb's two famous attractions, Dule (du le, or Solitary Joy) Temple in Jixian county and Panshan Mountain 12 kilometres northwest of Jixian. >>> more

	Try hand-pulled noodles and making dumplings Tuesday, Oct.16, 13:00-15:00 Try pulling dough into Beijing style thin longevity noodles in a minute! And then make dumpling (jiaozi) with two different fillings and flavours. CCC invites professional cook to instruct you for these two marvelous culinary skills. >>> more

Book Club: "The Geography of Thought" Wednesday, October 17, 10:30-12:00 Nisbett, a psychologist and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, believes that Asians and Westerners "have maintained very different systems of thought for thousands of years." >>> more

	Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace Wednesday, Oct.17, 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

Lecture: History and Evolution of the Great Wall Wednesday, Oct.17, 19:30-21:30 Mr. Li Jianping, reaearcher of Beijing Academy of Social Science, will share with us the history of the Great Wall from Qin to Ming Dynasty and during the Sino-Japanese war period (1940's). >>> more

	Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thurday, October 18, 09:00-18:00 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

Tying Chinese Knots: Corns and Butterflies Thursday, Oct.18, 09:30-12:00 Learn to make the auspicious knots from CCC folk artists Ms Wang, 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

	Sichuan Wolong Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha October 19-21 Visit the Panda center at Wolong Natural Reserve, taking photos with the giant Pandas or even holding a panda; visit the famous Le Shan Giant Buddha, world's largest Buddha statue in the World >>> more

Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, Oct.19, 14:00-16:20 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

	Weekend trip: Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort Oct.20-21 Take CCC's comfortable bus to Chende, Hebei Province to see the Summer Mountain Resort (Bishushanzhuang) and its Outlying Temples. The size of Chengde Summer resort is as big as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace combined. It is surround >>> more

Tour: Eunuch Tombs and Temples Saturday, Oct.20, 10:00-15:00 Tucked away in the mountains in the west suburb, the Eunuch tombs and temple complex remain authentic and peaceful. >>> more