Talk: The Tea & Horse Caravan Trails
Sunday, Dec.6, 14:30-16:00

Historian and adventurer Ed Jocelyn shares his recent experiences of organizing horse and mule caravans to retrace these ancient Tea & Horse trails in Yunnan Province. He discusses the challenges, thrills and dangers of the muleteers' life. >>> more

Make Lotus Lanterns
Saturday, Dec.5, 14:00-17:00

Mr. Zhang is one of two most renowned living traditional lantern makers in Beijing. CCC is honored to invite him to teach CCC friends to make colourful paper lanterns in the shape of lotus. All materials are prepared. >>> more

Madame Soong's Residence and Soong Sisters
Saturday, Dec.5, 14:30-16:30

An expert guided tour to the former residence (beautiful courtyard houses and garden) of Madame Soong Chinag-ling, wife of Republic of china founder Sun Yat-Sen and dubbed the Mother of the Nation; elder sister of Soong Mei-Ling & Chiang Kaishek. >>> more

Light Hiking Tanzhe Monastery & Yangpoyuan Village
Sunday, Dec.6, 08:30-18:00

Tucked away in the mountains in the west suburb, Tenzhe Monasteries and Pagoda Forest remain authentic and peaceful. They are one of the oldest temples in Beijing with lots of old pines and stone scarvings. The village nearby is old & nice. >>> more

Tour: Chinese Ethnic Costumes Museum
Tuesday, Dec.8, 10:00-12:30

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 accessoriz >>> more

Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace Tour
Wednesday, Dec.9, 09:00-17:00

The Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of China. The Summer Palace is an imperial garden & palace, three quarters of which is water. >>> more

Tour: Writer Lu Xun's Residence & Museum
Thursday, Dec.10, 10:00-12:00

Visit Writer Luxun’s Former Residence and Museum with CCC expert. Learn the story of this “father of modern Chinese literature” and “soul of Chinese intellectuals”. Fascinating history background of 1920-30’s will be elaborated. >>> more

Songzhuang Contemporary Artists Village Tour
Saturday, Dec.12, 09:00-16:00

Songzhuang Village is China's largest contemporary artist community. It is different with 798 Art Zone crowded with galleries. CCC makes appointments with a handful of artists who will allow you into their farmer's homes or rental studios. >>> more

Hiking Changyucheng Village & Highest Great Wall
Sunday, Dec.13, 08:00-18:30

CCC takes you to Changyucheng Village in Changping, then climb up the mountain for a panorama view; then arrive a large meadow with yellow grass in winter and wild flowers in summer. The Great wall has its special round watchtowers. >>> more

Day-trip: Great Wall Mutianyu & Olympic Venues
Sunday, Dec.13, 09:00-16:00

Mutianyu is a famous and moderate section of the Great Wall in Beijing. It is an ideal half day tour for Great Wall lovers. It is neither too "wild" and physically too challenging. We will stop at the Olympic Venues for you to take photographs. >>> more

Visit: Beijing Cloisonne (Enamel Art) Factory
Tuesday, Dec.15, 09:30-12:30

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

Yunnan's Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace), Jianshui & Luoping
Dec 25-28

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

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors)
Dec 25 eve.-27

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

Hakka Earthen Round Buildings & Xiamen
Dec 26-28

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

Tropical Xishuangbanna & Kunming's Stone Forest
Dec.26-28

Xishuangbanna, tropical zone of China, is located in the deep south of Yunnan, bordering Myanmar and Laos. The region is known for small villages, tropical forests, and different local minorities such as Dai, Aini, Jinuo and Bulang. >>> more

5-Day trip to Tibet
Dec.26-30

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

Yellow Mountain & Ancient Anhui Villages
Jan 1 eve.-3

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

Harbin--Snow World
Jan 1-2

Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

Harbin--Snow World
Jan 2-3

Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort
Jan 2-3

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

Harbin--Snow World
Jan 8 eve.-10

Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more