Cookery: Floral Breads From Shaanxi
Saturday, March 19, 14:00-16:00

Learn to make steamed breads with colorful flour decorations, which is very popular in yellow plateau area of Shaanxi. The decorations vary from animals, flowers to traditional symbols of Shaanxi, and the breads are more made during the Spring Festiv >>> more

Hands-on: Embroidered Shoes
Sunday, March 20, 14:00-17:00

Learn to sew traditional embroidered shoes with CCC teacher and do your own hand-made colorful shoes. >>> more

Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings
Monday, Mar.21, 18:30-20:30

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

Zen Retreat & Immersion Practice in Suburb of Beijing
March 18 eve.-20, 19:00

Experience the calm and peace of life as practiced by Zen Buddhism in the seclusion of our courtyard retreat near the Ming Tombs in the outskirts of Beijing. Our Zen master will show you how to dissolve stress from your life >>> more

Light Hiking around Glazed Roof Tile Village
Saturday, March 19, 09:00-17:00

The so called "Glazed Roof Tile" Village used to have many imperial kilns in the entire village, providing golden tiles for the Forbidden City and royal buildings. Now the tradition is kept. Family kilns are still available and in use. >>> more

Daytrip: Colonial Architecture Exploration of Tianjin
Sunday, March 20,08:30-19:00

This is an expert guided tour exploring the old colonial districts and areas where the western and classic Chinese villas still exist. The beautiful renovated Haihe river, the traditional lanes, neighborhood and market will also be visited. >>> more

Southern Water Towns: Suzhou, Wuzhen, Hangzhou
March 31 eve.-April 3

Chinese ancient Water Towns in South China are well known for their ancient houses, bridges and the rivers running through them. Explore with CCC Hangzhou and Suzhou, and one peaceful ancient town Wuzhen. >>> more

 Yangshuo & Longsheng Rice Terraces
April 2-5

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

Hiking the Silver Mountain & Pagoda Forest
Saturday, March 26, 09:30-16:00

The Silver Mountain will be really silver-looking with the recent fall of heavy snow onto Beijing ! Join our hiking group to see the snow-clad mountain and stupas. This hilly forest area is made up of black granite and is often topped >>> more

Hiking highest Qin Great Wall of Beijing
Sunday, March 27, 09:00-18:00

The hike starts from an obscure village in a valley, where the stacks of hay in front of the old houses made of rocks. We will climb up the tallest Great Wall in Beijing in altitude, and pass peaceful woods two times, only birds and insects chirping. >>> more

Day-trip: Peking Man Site and Marco Polo Bridge
Saturday, April 2, 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

Ba Zi Destiny Analysis Course
Monday & Wednesday, March 21-April 13, 13:30-15:30

"Bazi Destiny also know as The Four Pillars - is a technical study on the individual’s destiny, personal characteristics, surrounding circumstances and possible life path. BaZi really is an extremely practical study. The course is in English. >>> more

Lecture: Three religions of Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism
Friday, March 25, 10:00-12:00

This lecture reviews three major values and religions of China in one lecture. All Chinese scholars generally agree on that China and Chinese culture and thoughts have been shaped by the three religions or values together. >>> more

Peking Opera Workshop
Saturday, Mar.26, 14:00-16:00

CCC will invite professional actors of Peking Opera to introduce you to the history, complexity and subtleties of this famous art form. Selected parts from Peking Operas will be performed to explain movements and gestures and voice adaption. >>> more

Talk: All About Chinese Tea
Wednesday, March 30, 19:30-21:30

The lecture will tell almost everything about Chinese tea, from plant variety, production distribution, tea leaves processing, to major types of tea and differentiation of quality, way of steeping and drinking, tea cups and water. >>> more

Book Club "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio"
Tuesday, March 22, 10:30-12:00

Join us for our monthly book chat at CCC! We are going to talk on the book "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" by Pu Songling (Please note that the author will not be on hand at CCC for this book chat). >>> more

Calligraphy Beginner's Class
Wednesday, March 23 - April 13, 10:00-11:30

Conducted in English, the class teaches everything, from meaning and evolution of the characters, stroke techniques to related culture. You don't have to be able to write Chinese already, just have to be enthusiastic and be willing to hold a brush. >>> more

Tying Chinese Knots: necklace
Sunday, March 27, 14:00-16:00

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

Hands-on: Making Traditional kites
Saturday, April 16, 14:00-17:00

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

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Army)
April 3 eve.-5

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

Sichuan Panda Natural Reserve & Leshan Buddha
April 3-5

Visit the Panda center at Ya'an 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

Yangtze River Cruise & Dazu Rock Carving
April 7-10

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

Xi'an (Terrecotta Warriors) & Luoyang (Grottos & Shaolin Temple)
April 13 eve.-17

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

High-speed Train to Pingyao - Raise the Red Lanterns
April 15 eve.-17

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

7 Days Yunnan: Dali, Lijiang & Shangri-La
April 21-27

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