Dear CCC Shanghai friends,

A major earthquake has hit  Sichuan province, which also affects the Woolong Panda Reserve. At the moment, the communications with Woolong has been disconnected. Under the circumstance, and out of respect for the recovery efforts in Sichuan, CCC has decided to postpone the panda tour (June 7-9).

This is the second time this year that we have had to postpone the Panda tour. The first tour in March this year was hindered by the unrest in Tibet. Woolong in Sichuan is ethnically one of the Tibetan regions. In addition the date lifting the travel ban for foreigners to visit Tibet is still uncertain.

The lake in the middle of Alashan Desert A photo taken by CCC last weekend (May 9, 2008)

As a result we now offer two other alternative trips for you during the June Duanwu Festival (June 7-9):
1. Ningxia Sand Dune, Alashan Desert and Moon Lake Tour
2. Fujian's Hakka Round Houses and Xiamen
Another one more added tour in June is:
Hunan Zhangjiajie & Wulingyuan and Phoenix Town (Feng Huang) (June 25-29)






Other tours in June

Pingyao--Raise the red lanterns May 23 eve.-25 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

	Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) May 23 eve.-25 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

2 Days Qingdao (beach, beer and old buildings) May 30 eve.-Jun.1 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

	Ningxia's Moon Lake in Gobi Desert June 7-9 Ningxia is at the Great Bend of the Yellow River. The northern Ningxia is surrounded by Inner Mongolia. The famous attractions include the spectacular Yellow River scenic zone, the sand dunes of Tengger Desert, Xixia Tombs and the Great Wall. >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Jun.6 eve.-8 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 June 7-9 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

Laoniuwan Valley, Yellow River and Great Wall Jun.13-15 Laoniuwan in Datong, Shanxi is one of the most beautiful valleys in China. This tour begins at Datong following the Great Wall's trail to where it borders Inner Mongolia, and meets the Yellow River. >>> more

	Qinghai Lake, Birds & Tibetans Jun.13 eve.-15 This weekend trip will explore the largest salt water lake in China, and rank No.1 of the top ten best lakes in China; Birds Islets(100,000); grassland & snow mountains and Tibetan Monastery >>> more

Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort June 21-22 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

	Hunan Zhangjiajie & Wulingyuan and Phoenix Town (Feng Huang) June 25-29 This trip offers two distinct sides of Hunan Province--the beautiful landscape in the nature reservation of Zhangjiajie, the clear waters of Mengdong River; and the traditional town of Phoenix Town with minorities and Huoluping Miao village >>> more

Hulun Buir Grasslands (Inner Mongolia) Jun.27-29 Located outside the remote border town (with Russia) of Manzhouli, Inner Mogolia, the Hulun Buir Grasslands are the most pristine and lushest in China. Hulun Lake, within the Hulunbuir Grasslands, is the largest lake in Inner Mongolia. >>> more

	Huitengxile Inner Mongolia Grassland Jun.28-29 it was worthwhile to visit the enchanting steppes & fantastic grassland! To find the less spoiled and touristy grassland with relatively full -up grass, and yet accessible for a two or three days excursion, CCC recommends the grassland Huitengxile (2 >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) July 4 eve.-6 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

	Huitengxile Inner Mongolia Grassland Jul.12-13 it was worthwhile to visit the enchanting steppes & fantastic grassland! To find the less spoiled and touristy grassland with relatively full -up grass, and yet accessible for a two or three days excursion, CCC recommends the grassland Huitengxile (2 >>> more