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

Come join our five to six hours of tough hiking onto Changyucheng Section of the Great Wall in Yanqing County and border to Hebei , which boasts to have one of Beijing' s highest Great Wall towers and fantastic views! >>> 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

Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace Tour
Wednesday, Dec.16, 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

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Red Building of Beida & Cathedral
Wednesday, Dec.16,14:00-17:30

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

Day-trip: Silver Fox Cave
Saturday, Dec.19, 09:30-16:30

Enjoy the spectacular sights in the karst cave with the unusual formations and stone flowers. Boating trips run on a stream 106 meters below ground level, where you will see waterfalls along the way. The average temperature in the cave is 14 degrees >>> more

Day-trip: Great Wall Mutianyu & Olympic Venues
Sunday, Dec.20, 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

Light Hiking Tanzhe Monastery & Yangpoyuan Village
Wednesday, Dec.23, 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

Hiking West Beijing's Ancient Horse Trail
Saturday, Dec.26, 08:00-18:00

Explore with CCC the mountains and villages in western Beijing' s Mentougou. We will follow the trail to pass a pine forest and several villages, climb up a mountain to find some horse hoof prints made on the rock path >>> more

Yunnan's Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace) & Jianshui
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

 Subtropical 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

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

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

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

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Army)
Jan 8 eve.-10

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

Yunnan's Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace), Jianshui & Luoping
Jan 16-19

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