Day Tour: Rural Beijing Village By the Wall
Saturday, May 5, 09:30-16:00

This is a nice walk in rural Beijing to see an "authentic" village of China in the mountains near the Great Wall. The little village is located in a walled fortress, where villagers still cut wood and branches in the mountain to build up fire. >>> more

Backstreet Beijing Walk: Red Building & Northern Cathedral
Saturday, May 5, 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

Caochangdi Artists Family Visit Tour
Sunday, May 6, 14:00-17:30

Unlike the public and commercial 798 Art District in Beijing, Caochangdi artist village is different and more private. The community is made up of prestigious freelance artists whose artworks have been sold to galleries in China and abroad. CCC arranges this tour through its connections, making appointments with some famous artists (including painters, sculptors, photographers and artists dedicated to the genre of performance) and visit their homes to learn their lives and artistic aspirations. >>> more

Hiking the Silver Mountain & Pagoda Forest
Sunday, May.06, 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

Chinese Tea Tour to Maliandao Market
Monday, May 7, 10:00-16:00

Come with CCC tea expert to Maliandao, the largest tea market in northern China. We will explore with you some shops and taste some white and green teas, and try oolong and pu’er in the afternoon after a lunch in a nice restaurant nearby. Tea, tea sets and pets knowledge will be narrated, followed by discussions. >>> more

Tour: Demystify Chinese Buddhist Temples
Thursday, May 10, 10:00-12:00

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

Backstreet Beijing Walk - Peking University
Friday, May 11, 10:00-13:00

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

Sleeping on the Great Wall Jinshanling
Sat.2pm - Sun.4pm, May.12-13

The hike between Jinshanling and Gubeikou Great Wall gives you a truly authentic wall experience and breathtaking views in relative isolation. Sleeping overnight on the Wall (camping or in the watchtower is the coolest experience ever ! >>> more

Day-trip: Peking Man Site and Marco Polo Bridge
Sunday, May 13, 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

Biking, Boating and Dumplings Tour
Sunday, May 13, 15:00-19:30

Ride bike leisurely in the alleyways and along the bank of the beautiful houhai lake area, visit courtyard houses and families, Drum Tower... make and share meal with one family and in the evening take little wooden boat ride on the lake >>> more

 

Hiking the Botanic Garden & Azure Clouds Temple
Wednesday, May 16, 09:30am-4pm

Bring your camera (professional or non-professional) and follow Feng Tao, photographer, to the Fragrant Hills (red leaves) and Azure Clouds Temple. Enjoy the walk along the path to view various species of red leaves and trees, pagodas and pavillions. >>> more

Mount Taishan & Confucius Hometown Qufu
May 19-20

This is a weekend trip to three places, two of them are UNSECO-listed World Heritage site: Mount.Taishan and Qufu, Confucius Hometown, where there are Confucius Temple, Confucius Residence, and Confucius Family Cemetery. >>> more

4-Day Guizhou Tour (Ethnic Culture & Village Homestay)
May 19-22

This 4-day tour will go into mountains and valleys of Yungui Plateau to explore its stunning landscape, characterized by limestone karst hills, jagged peaks and terraced rice fields, as well as its colorful ethnic minority cultures several charming nature villages. We will hike the fields and hills of remote villages and have one-night homestay in the village houses. >>> more

Gansu's Xiahe and Labrang & Langmu Monasteries
May 24-27

Explore the monasteries and Tibetan monks and landscapes in South Gansu >>> more

Qingdao - beach, beer and old Colonial buildings
May 25 eve.-27

Joining the August Qingdao Beer Festival has been proven to be unwise by our CCC friends because of the extreme crowding; the festival is just like a Karaoke site and the hotel fees for all of August are tripled. Take Friday night train with CCC >>> more

5-Day Essential Tibet
May 30- Jun3

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

The Silk Road (from Dunhuang to Turpan, Kashgar & Kazakh)
May 31-June 5

The Silk Road Route starts from Dunhuang's Mogao Grottos in Gansu, fly to Xinjiang to explore Turpan Basin for its grape and melon harvest; then fly to Kashgar, the heart of Chinese Islam and drive to Karakuri Lake and Snow Mountains. >>> more

Ningxia's Muslims & Inner Mongolia Desert Sand Dunes
June 1-3

This journey will explore the large Muslim community along Yellow River, do goat-skin rafting, and then cross the border from Ningxia into Inner Mongolia desert dunes. Climbing aboard a jeep and drive up and over the shifting sand dunes. >>> more

Herbal Medicine Course
Tuesday & Thursday, May.03-May.24, 13:00-15:00

This 8 session course covers the brief history of herbalism, different schools of thought;basics of diagnosis and formulas for gynecological problems, sleep problems. >>> more

Peking Opera Workshop
Saturday, May.12,14:00-16:00

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

Evening Zen - Practice & Meditation Workshop
Every Thursday of May, 19:30-21:30

Join us each week for an insight into the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism. We'll be guided on our journey of self-discovery by a Buddhist layman and learn about Zen through its music, its stories, its art, its rituals & martial arts. >>> more

Chinese Landscape Painting Class
Every Thursday of May, 10:00-12:00

Meet different styles of CCC guest artists, pick up the brush and try on rice paper the traditional Chinese Ink & Water Painting! >>> more

Chinese Bird-flower Painting Class
Every Tuesday of May,19:00-21:00

Chinese ink & water painting is a thousand-year tradition, and the xieyi style (free-hand) is one of the most unique style of Chinese painting. The CCCC painting course is specially designed for expatriates. >>> more

Tuina Massage Course
Tuesday & Thursday, May.8-31, 10:00-12:00

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

Cookery: hand-pulled noodles and dumplings
Wednesday,May.09, 17:00-19:00

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

Mahjong Workshop
Sunday,May 20,14:00-16:00

Come learn or practise this most popular game 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