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October 01 - October 13, 2007 |
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 Ink & Water Painting Class
Mondays, Aug.27-Nov.05 (except Oct.1), 19:30-21:30
Chinese ink & water painting is a thousand-year tradition, and the xieyi style (free-hand) is one of the most unique style of Chinese painting. The CCCC painting course is specially designed for expatriates. >>> more |
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Calligraphy Class
Every Tuesdays, Sep.4-Oct.30 (except Oct. 2), 10:00-11:30
Conducted in English, the class teaches everything, from meaning and evolution of the characters, culture to related history and music. You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush >>> more |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Qigong Class (Daoyin style)
Every Tuesdays & Sundays, Oct.9-30, 19:30/10:00
Qigong is an ancient art of healing and self-healing which originated in China as early as four thousand years ago. Qigong is an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine. >>> more |
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Chinese Yellow Rice 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 |
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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 |
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Body massage Course
Thursday, Oct.11-Nov.29, 10:00-12:00
Basic manipulation techniques on relaxing the muscle and vein, and pressing corresponding acupoints; and treatments on common diseases. The class falls into the following 8 sessions >>> more |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Mahjong Workshop
Sunday, October 21, 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 |
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Day-Trip: CockCrow Post Town (Ji Ming Yi)
Sunday, Oct.21, 09:00-17:00
Cockcrow Post Town (Ji Ming Yi or Station of Rooster Crows) was recently listed for the second time by World Monuments Fund (WMF) in the 2006 World Monuments Watch List of world 100 most endangered sites. (It was firstly listed by WMF in 2004). The >>> more |
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Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors)
Oct 21 eve.-23
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 |
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Beijing Walk: Ox Street Mosque & Muslim Quarters
Tuesday, Oct.23, 13:30-16:30
This CCC walk will head you to Niujie (Ox Street), a largely Muslim community in Beijing's Xuanwu District. This walk will give you a feel for the unique Muslim quarter with old Beijing hutong atmosphere. In the company of Mr. Hu, member of Beij >>> more |
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Talk & Screening: Ballet in China
Wednesday, Oct.24, 19:30-21:30
Wang Ning will present photos he took on China's ballet troupes all over China for many years, from their daily life, practise to rehearsals and performances. Some masterpieces of China's ballet drama episodes will be screening >>> more |
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Guilin, Yangshuo & Dragon Backbone Rice Terraces
Oct.25-28
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 >>> more |
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Hands-on: Tea Ceremony
Thursday, Oct.25, 10:00-12:00
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. >>> more |
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Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour
Friday, Oct.26, 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 |
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Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
Friday, Oct.26, 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 |
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Pingyao--Raise the red lanterns
Oct.26 eve.-28
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 >>> more |
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Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace
Saturday, Oct.27, 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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Day-trip: Western Qing Tombs
Saturday, Oct.27, 08:30-19:00
Wesern Qing Tombs is still little visited despite offering considerably more to visitors than tombs of the Ming. The site is rural, more densely forested than the Eastern one, overlapped by orchards and agriculture, and with chickens, goats... >>> more |
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Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Sunday, October 28, 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 |
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Back-Street Beijing Walking Tour(4)-Xisi
Sunday, Oct.28, 14:30-18:00
Stroll in the old cultural streets at Wusi & Wenjin Street, and others, and view the Red Mansion of old Peking University,Wenjin Street, old palaces of Beijing library, and the "Northern Cathedral of Beijing" >>> more |
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Royal Canal Boat Tour to the Summer Palace
Wednesday, Oct.31, 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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7 Days Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La
Nov.1-7
Dreamland Yunnan is famed for its beautiful landscapes and colourful and diverse ethnic cultures. Enjoy the famous ancient town Dali and Lijiang, UNESCO's World Heritage Site, its surronding Jade Dragon Snow Mountains, then tour Tibetan inhabited Sha >>> more |
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Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs
Thurday, Nov.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 |
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Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)
Nov.2 eve.-4
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 |
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Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour
Sunday, Nov.4, 07:30-18:00
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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Yangtze River Cruise & Dazu Rock Carving
Nov.08-12
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 and its tribu >>> more |
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