Dear CCC Friends,

CCC is organizing some new trips for the winter season. Please make sure not to miss these opportunities during your Christmas and Chinese New Year holidays.


Myanmar - An Age-old Asian land Stuck In Time
As Southeast Asia modernizes rapidly,  Myanmar, as Burma is now called, remains the last country in the region preserved in amber. In Myanmar, men still wear sarong-like lungis rather than pants, and traditional rituals like the novice ceremony, rather than new-model Mercedes, still hold up traffic. There are few Western influences. People are modest and respectful.

Departure dates:  Dec.26-31 2010 / Feb. 4-9, 2011
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Experiencing China's Snow Village & Forest
Jan. 7-9, 2011
The densest forest, the thickest snow deposit, and the most transparent sunshine of North China, as well as honest and hospitable tree farm workers and delicious rural meals, This is the “China’s Home of Snow”offering unique cool scenery and thrilling sporting experiences.

Stars glitter in the sky over the tranquil virgin forest; orange lamplights flicker and seep from the windows of snow-covered wooden homes; light smoke swirls upward from chimneys; and red, twinkling lanterns add life to the white village.

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Updated  weekend tour to Harbin - Ice Lantern & Snow Sculpture Expo
Please note that we have made the following adjustments to our Harbin Tour for 2011. The hotel will be Holiday Inn Centre Harbin we will be staying at the Holiday Inn Centre Harbin, which has a prime location in Harbin. We have also  introduced a big local market and authentic old architecture (Combination of Russian and Chinese style) tour into the two-day itinerary.
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Other Winter Tours

Subtropical Hakka Round Buildings & City Xiamen
Dec 25-27

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

Yunnan's Yuanyang (Hani Rice Terrace) & Tropical Xishuangbanna
Dec 25-31

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

Xi'an (Terrecotta Warriors) & Luoyang (Grottos & Shaolin Temple)
Dec 25 eve.-29

The 4-day tour explores some most important heritages and culture of imperial China in the two most ancient capitals of Xi'an and Luoyang. They are located by the Yellow River area, north central mainland of China, and are dubbed the cradle of Chines >>> more

Myanmar - An Age-old Asian land Stuck In Time
Dec.26-31

As Southeast Asia modernizes rapidly，Myanmar remains the last country in the region preserved in amber. Men still wear sarong-like lungis rather than pants, and traditional rituals like the novice ceremony still hold up traffic. >>> more

Harbin - Ice Lantern Festival & Snow Sculpture Expo
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

Snow Town & Forest Hiking & Living Experience
Jan.7-9

The China’s Home of Snow owns the densest forest of China (in Dongbei or Manchuria) , the thickest snow deposit, and the most transparent sunshine of North China, as well as honest and hospitable tree farm workers and delicious rural meals. >>> more

  Upcoming In-Town Tours

Visit: Beijing Cloisonne (Enamel Art) Factory
Wednesday, 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

Pedicab Hutong, Home Visit and Summer Palace Tour
Wednesday, Dec.15, 09:30-17:30

We will first ride pedicab into the old Beiing's neighborhoods' alleyways, visit courtyard houses and talk to the house owners and learn the real life of Beijingers. After lunch, we visit the Summer Palace, and watch a Kungfu Show (optional). >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Tour
Thursday, Dec.16, 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

Day-trip: Peking Man Site and Marco Polo Bridge
Saturday, Dec.18, 09:00-17:30

Beijing Amblers bring you to the UNESCO-listed site of the caves where the first group of Beijing people lived, and the museum of Peking Man Site. Then drive to the Marco Polo Bridge and witness the marvelous carvings of lions on the bridge >>> more

Songzhuang Contemporary Artists Village Tour
Sunday, Dec.19, 09:30-16:30

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

Temple of Heaven, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City Tour
Tuesday, Dec.21, 09:30-17:00

The day tour includes: two imperial masterpieces of architecture and landscape design sites of China - the Temple of Heaven and Forbidden City. We will also walk through the Tian'anmen Square. Lunch is include. An acrobat show is optional. >>> more

Pedicab Hutong, Home Visit and Summer Palace Tour
Wednesday, Dec.22, 09:30-17:30

We will first ride pedicab into the old Beiing's neighborhoods' alleyways, visit courtyard houses and talk to the house owners and learn the real life of Beijingers. After lunch, we visit the Summer Palace, and watch a Kungfu Show (optional). >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Tour
Thursday, Dec.23, 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

Temple of Heaven, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City Tour
Sunday, Dec.26, 09:30-17:00

The day tour includes: two imperial masterpieces of architecture and landscape design sites of China - the Temple of Heaven and Forbidden City. We will also walk through the Tian'anmen Square. Lunch is include. An acrobat show is optional. >>> more

Pedicab Hutong, Home Visit and Summer Palace Tour
Monday, Dec.27, 09:30-17:30

We will first ride pedicab into the old Beiing's neighborhoods' alleyways, visit courtyard houses and talk to the house owners and learn the real life of Beijingers. After lunch, we visit the Summer Palace, and watch a Kungfu Show (optional). >>> more

Great Wall Mutianyu & Ming Tombs Tour
Tuesday, Dec.28, 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

Farmers' Wholesale Market & Flower Garden Tour
Wednesday, Dec.29, 09:00-15:30

Largest wholesale market in the city proper (within the fourth and fifth ring road), with a new set up modern market building on the spot, surrounded by the old style open-air market (a good contrast). It boasts to be the largest in Beijing. >>> more

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Mosque & Muslim Quarters
Thursday, Dec.30, 10:00-13:00

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. >>> more

Temple of Heaven, Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City Tour
Sunday, Jan.2, 09:30-17:00

The day tour includes: two imperial masterpieces of architecture and landscape design sites of China - the Temple of Heaven and Forbidden City. We will also walk through the Tian'anmen Square. Lunch is include. An acrobat show is optional. >>> more

Pedicab Hutong, Home Visit and Summer Palace Tour
Monday, Jan.3, 09:30-17:30

We will first ride pedicab into the old Beiing's neighborhoods' alleyways, visit courtyard houses and talk to the house owners and learn the real life of Beijingers. After lunch, we visit the Summer Palace, and watch a Kungfu Show (optional). >>> more