Simulated Counter-Strike using machine guns
Sunday, March 16, 09:30-15:00

Beijing Amblers: Erdaoguan Great Wall & Fort Villages Sunday, March 9, 09:30-16:00 Go hiking at a leisurely pace with CCC along the ancient path leading up to an authentic village near the Great Wall at Zhuangdaokou and then walk 40 minutes into another village behind the hill with some original stonework. >>> more

Mahjong Workshop Saturday, March 8, 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

	Tour: Chinese Ethnic Costumes Museum Tuesday, Mar.11, 09:30-12:00 Check with the expert about antique costumes from 55 minority ethnics all over China, including traditional clothing, such as Dong people's silver head dresses, Mongolian boots, court and wedding costumes, and rural wears; and a variety of accessorie >>> more

5-session Ancient Chinese History Lectures Tuesday & Thursday, Mar.11-25, 19:30-21:30 These lectures will covers from the beginning of human activities in China to 1840, on the eve of the Opium War. The lectures will be in English. >>> more

	Lecture: Deities in Taoism Wednesday, Mar.12, 19:30-21:30 CCC invites guest speaker Wang Yier, who is the chief editor of China Taoism, official journal of China Taoism Association, and author of "China Taoism" both published in China and abroad in different languages. >>> more

Gaiwan Green Tea and Pu'er Tea Wednesday, March 12, 19:30-21:00 Come and learn how to steep green tea with Gaiwan (lid cups) and then learn to brew Puer tea from Yunnan using earthen tools. >>> more

	Cookery Class: Longevity Peach Pastry & Shaomai Thursday, Mar.13, 19:00-21:00 Shoutao ( peach style longevity pastry) and other colorful breads of various shapes are usually made at the Chinese New Year or for the elderly's birthday. Come and learn them with CCC chef. >>> more

Day-trip: Stone Scripture Mountain & Cloud-dwelling Temple Thursday, Mar.13, 09:30-16:30 The Stone Script Hills, listed as national heritage site, is nestled in the Clouds Dwelling Monastery in Fangshan, South suburb of Beijing where huge selections of Buddhist script engraved on the steles were unearthed. Some examples are being exhibited. >>> more

	Walk: Temple of Heaven Friday, Mar.14,10:00-12:00 Temple of Heaven is the largest religious imperial complex in the old outer city of Beijing for worshipping and offering sacrifiaces to the god of heaven, and has been considered the supreme achievement of traditional Chinese architecture. >>> more

Beijing Walk: Summer Palace Friday,Mar.14,14:00-16:30 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

	Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery) Mar.14 eve.-16 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

Tour: East Qing Tombs in Hebei Satureday, Mar.15, 09:00-18:30 Visit the largest tomb complex in the world guided by professor Zhao Tiesheng. The Qing Tombs, listed by the UNESCO as World Heritage Site much earlier than Ming Tombs, is the imperial grave complex which houses most of Ming and Qing emperors, empres >>> more

	Hands-on: Make Traditional kites Saturday, March.15, 14:00-16:00 Learn to make traditional Chinese kites with a famous kite master Mr. Zhang. Various types of kites will be explained and appreciated, and then you have a chance to try your hand at one special Beijing style of "sand swallow", and painting >>> more

Visit: Beijing Enamel Art Factory Saturday, March 15, 14:00-18:00 Come to see workshops of cloisonné or Jingtai Lan (the "blue of Jingtai"). It is so named because the blue was the dominant color adopted for enameling, and cloisonné became prevalent during the reign of Jingtai (1450--1456) in the Ming dynasty. >>> more

	Hands-on: Make Traditional kites Sunday, March.16, 14:00-16:00 Learn to make traditional Chinese kites with a famous kite master Mr. Zhang. Various types of kites will be explained and appreciated, and then you have a chance to try your hand at one special Beijing style of "sand swallow", and painting >>> more

War Tunnels and Simulated War Games Sunday,March 16, 09:30-15:00 We first visit Jiaozhuanghu Underground Tunnel Labyrinth, which was digged up by local farmers to fight against Japanese invaders. Then we drive to a beautiful mountain area to play simulated counter-strike using machine guns - two squads for military mission. >>> more

	Hands-on: Make Traditional kites Sunday, March.16, 10:00-12:00 Learn to make traditional Chinese kites with a famous kite master Mr. Zhang. Various types of kites will be explained and appreciated, and then you have a chance to try your hand at one special Beijing style of "sand swallow", and painting >>> more

Contempoary Chinese History Mondays & Fridays, March 17-April 4, 10:00-12:00 Professor Terri I-Chuan Wu, will give a 6-session lectures on Contemporary History and Civilization of China, from 1840, the start of Opium War to the establishment of People's Repulic of China till 2000. The lectures will be in English. >>> more

	Foot Reflexology Course Tuesdays & Thursdays, Mar.18-27, 19:30-21:30 4-session foot reflexology course will be instructed by licensed traditional Chinese physician therapist. English narration. Each class is small group with adequate practical exercises. >>> more

Beijing Walk: Peking University Campus and Museum Tuesday, Mar.18, 10:00-13:30 Very few ex-pats are aware that the campus of Peking University is as beautiful as an imperial garden. Take a stroll through its grounds, where you can see traditional houses, lakes, pagodas and the famous Arthur M.Sackler Museum of Art. >>> more

	Book Club: Book Report Wednesday, March 19, 10:30-12:00 For this month, we will discuss many books. Each participant should choose their own China-related book and share information about the book with others. Choose fiction or non-fiction, historical or modern, prose or poetry - whatever interests you! >>> more

Cross-Culture Discussion: Workplace in China Today Wednesday, March 19, 19:30-22:00 This discussion will focus on China's work relationships of a white collar worker, both with peers and with the supervisor, from the communist era and the subsequent evolution to today's cadres and more international-style managers. >>> more

	7 Days Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La Mar.20-26 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

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday, Mar.20, 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: Embroidered Shoes Thursday, March 20, 13:00-15:00 Learn to sew traditional embroidered shoes with CCC teacher and do your own hand-made colorful shoes. >>> more

Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Thursday, March 20, 19:00-21:00 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

	Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, March 21,13:30-16:00 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

Hakka Earthen Round Buildings Mar.21-23 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 >>> more

	Walk: Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square Friday,Mar.21, 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

Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, Mar.21, 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

Yunnan's Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace) & Jianshui Town March 21-24, 2008 Yuanyang, southeast of Yunnan, is renowned for its rice terraces crafted out by bare hands by the Hani people since one thousand years ago and even today, the world largest nature wonder. Luoping is famous for its blossoming of rapeseed flowers. >>> more

Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings Wednesday, March 21, 10:00-12:30 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

	Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, March 21,09:30-12:00 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

Pingyao--Raise the red lanterns Mar.21 eve.-23 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

	Day-trip: Dule Temple and Mount.Pan Shan of Tianjin Saturday, Mar.22, 08:30-18:00 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

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Mar 21 eve.-23 Take 2 days trip to visit the famous Terracotta Warrior Site; Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi Museum; Great Mosque and Muslim Street; Wild Goose Pagoda, etc. >>> more

	Hands-on: Make Traditional kites Saturday, March.22, 14:00-16:00 Learn to make traditional Chinese kites with a famous kite master Mr. Zhang. Various types of kites will be explained and appreciated, and then you have a chance to try your hand at one special Beijing style of "sand swallow", and painting >>> more

Tying Chinese Knots: necklace Sunday, March.23, 14:00-17:00 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

Back-street-Beijing Walking Tour (5): Xiannongtan Altar Saturday, Mar.23, 14:30-18:00 This is an expert guided tour to the ancient imperial altar dedicated to the first farmer of China. Once shared the same size of the Tiantan (Temple of Heave) with royal level of architecture (high wall, grand palaces and spacious... >>> more

Tour: Demystify Chinese Buddhist Temples Tuesday, March 25, 14:00-16:30 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 signif >>> more

	Talk: China's Rural Societies & organizations Wednesday, March 26, 19:30-21:30 The viability of agriculture heavily depends on the nature and level of organization among farmers. Agriculture scholar Dr. Tong Zhihui will discuss the need for organization and the evolution of farmers organizations in the 30 years of reform. >>> more

Cookery Class: Zha Jiang Mian Noodle Wednesday, March 26, 10:00-11:30 Zhajiang mian (literally "fried sauce noodles") is a northern Chinese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with soy sauce. Come learn the Beijing style of Zhajiangmian with CCC cook. >>> more

Badachu Park Thursday,Mar.27 Badachu  is a large park in the western hills of Beijing, about 8 kilometers south of Fragrant Hill Park and about 25 kilometers from central Beijing. Well forested, the park covers an area of 250 Hectares. Badachu literally means eight historical sites, which refer to eight Buddhist temples and nunneries - some still active - nestled in three mountain slopes >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Thursday, March 27, 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

	Xuanwu Hutong & Courtyard Houses Pedicab Tour Friday, March 28, 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 tour: Wuyi Mountains & River and Rock Tea Mar.28 eve.-30 The Wuyi Mountains in north Fujian of Southeast of China entered UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1999, both natural and cultural. A bamboo rafting tour of the 9,500-meter-long Nine-Bend Stream is a spiritual or therapeutic experience. >>> more

	Back-Street Beijing Walking Tour(4)-Xisi Saturday, Mar.29, 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

Tianjin Historical Architecture Tour Sunday, Mar.30, 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

Beijing Walk: Confucius Temple & Imperial Academy Sunday, March 30, 14:00-17:00 Join our expert-guided tour to newly reopened Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy, which have been closed for more than one year for renovation. >>> more

Tuina Massage Course Tuesdays & Thursdays, Apr.1-24, 19:30-21:30 The 8-session traditional tuina massage course introduce basic Chinese medicine theory, manipulation techniques on relaxing the muscle and vein, and pressing corresponding acupoints; and treatments on common diseases. >>> more

	Beijing Walk: Ox Street Mosque & Muslim Quarters Wednesday, April 2, 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

Sichuan Wolong Pandas and Leshan Giant Buddha Apr.4-6 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

	3-day Western Guizhou: Waterfall & Miao People Apr.4-6 Hidden amongst jagged karst mountains, misty waterfalls and undulating hills, Guizhou is a gem hidden under layers of gorgeous scenery, and with each step, a new vista emerges... >>> more