China Photo Tour with Fujian Tulou

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival, Shanghai

  Welcome to Shanghai, the most dazzling metropolis of China! Landing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, your personal tour guide is just outside to greet you, with Odynovo welcome board in hand. After that, you will be escorted to the hotel. It will take about one hour on road.

  • Shanghai

• Day 2: Shanghai

  The first morning in Shanghai, a two hours' in-depth exploration of the Bund will show you a microcosm of the old Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s. It is the most cosmopolitan time of the city when it was left with a large number of different decorating styles Western architectures. The guide will give you a detailed explanation of these important buildings such as the Broadway Mansion, Peace Hotel, Previous Headquarters of HSBC, etc.

  In the afternoon, continue the city tour to Yu Garden and the bustling Yuyuan Market out of it, and then to Jade Buddha Temple, a silk workshop, and spend some leisure time at the former French Concession.

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  • Shanghai

• Day 3: Shanghai - Huangshan

  Take about 2.5 hours' high-speed train to Huangshan in the morning. On arrival, be met and escorted to Nanping Village by your private guide. Here, you will visit a local family, go to their vegetable garden to pick fresh vegetables, wash them at a hundred' years old well, and then fire wood at a traditional stove to cook an authentic dinner with the host's help. After everything is done, you can enjoy your meal as the locals usually do in generations. Take your works as dinner, and then stroll through the village to enjoy the idyllic scenery. Afterward, drive to a countryside hotel in Yi County for overnight.

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  • Huangshan

• Day 4: Huangshan - Mt. Huangshan

  This morning, head to the Hongcun Village, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites registered in 2,000. It is a typical representative of Huizhou folk houses with a history of more than 900 years. People always call it "A Village in Chinese Painting". Next, drive about an hour to Huangshan Scenic Area (the Yellow Mountain). Go up the mountain by cable car and then walk along the stone path to your hotel.

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  • Mt. Huang Shan

• Day 5: Mt. Huangshan - Huangshan

  Huangshan Scenic Area is well known for its scenery of magnificent peaks, sunrise, sunset, Huangshan pine trees, and the views of the clouds from above. Get up early in the morning to catch the magical sunrise in Beihai (North Sea) area and then return to the hotel for breakfast. Later, visit Xihai (West Sea) area to enjoy the majestic view of Xihai Valley. Your guide will lead you to appreciate the great view and admire the sunset at the Bright Summit Peak. After the trip, take the cable car down to the foot of the mountain. Return to Huangshan city and wander the Tunxi Ancient Street and enjoy the relax here. After award, check-in the hotel for overnight.

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  • Huangshan

• Day 6: Huangshan - Xiamen

  After breakfast, your private diver will take you to the railway station for the high-speed train to Xiamen. Upon arrival 4.5 hours later, be met and transferred to the hotel in Xiamen downtown. Enjoy your leisure time in the hotel for the rest of your day.

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  • Xiamen

• Day 7: Xiamen

  Fujian Tulou is a kind of rammed earth dwelling unique to Hakka living in the rural area of southeast of Fujian, which is famous for the grand scale, scientific design, and reasonable layout. Today, you will be driven about 3 hours to discover the most typical ones of this world-heritage, including Zhencheng Lou, Rusheng Lou, Fuyu Lou, and Kuiju Lou. Finish the tour in the late afternoon and then head back to Xiamen.

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  • Xiamen

• Day 8: Xiamen - Guilin

  why not take 30 minutes' ferry to Gulangyu Island? The various Western-style architectures built in the second half of the 19th century will give you a great contrast to Fujian Tulou you visited yesterday. The guide will escort you to walk around the island and pay a special visit to Shuzhuang Garden, Piano Museum, and Sunlight Rock on it.

  In the late afternoon, get back to Xiamen by ferry boat and then be transferred to the airport for your flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, be met and transferred to the hotel.

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  • Guilin

• Day 9: Guilin - Longsheng - Guilin

  Pick up in the morning and spend 2.5 hours' drive to Longsheng Autonomous County. Visit the Longji Rice Terraces and Ping'an Village, where you can make the Guilin Oil Tea with the host's help in a local family, admire the magnificent scenery and learn about the rich ethnic cultures in this area. After the tour, drive back to Guilin for overnight.

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  • Guilin

• Day 10: Guilin - Yangshuo

  The Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo is always the essence for anyone's Guilin tour. The 4 hours' journey departing from Zhujiang Dock will treat you with breathtaking views of green peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear waters and pastoral countryside scenery.

  Disembark in Yangshuo, walk through the noisy West Street, and then you will be driven to a quiet countryside hotel to taste the rurality leisurely.

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  • Yangshuo

• Day 11: Yangshuo - Guilin - Zhangjiajie

  Enjoy some leisure time on your own before your guide escorts you to Guilin airport for your flight to Zhangjiajie. On arrival, proceed to your hotel in the Wuling Scenic Area by 50 minutes' drive. Refresh at the hotel and then take slight hiking along the Golden Whip Stream according to your energetic conditions.

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  • Zhangjiajie

• Day 12: Zhangjiajie

  Spend a full day to explore the fascinating Zhangjiajie National Park including Yuanjiajie (with Bailong Elevator up), the First Bridge under the Sun, Fairy Maiden Present Flowers, Imperial Brush Peak, Mt. Tianzi (with cable car) and Ten-mile Gallery (with round-trip train ride).

  Since the private van is forbidden to drive in the scenic area, the guide will lead you to take the shuttle bus from one spot to another. She or he may also change the visit sequence to help you avoid the crowds.

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  • Zhangjiajie

• Day 13: Zhangjiajie

  Starting the day with an intriguing tour to Huanglong Cave, a magical underground palace featured with wide caves, secluded underground rivers, hanging waterfalls and dense stone bamboo shoots. The next is an adventure trip to Tianmen Mountain (Heaven's Gate Mountain) and the astonishing Coiling Dragon Cliff skywalk, which is a 100-meter-long glass walkway, from where you can follow by it to see the magical view. After the tour, return to the hotel in the city.

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  • Zhangjiajie

• Day 14: Zhangjiajie - Chengdu

  Have breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport and take a flight to Chengdu. On arrival at Chengdu, you will check-in at the hotel and have a good rest.

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  • Chengdu

• Day 15: Chengdu

  This is an adorable morning with lovely pandas at Giant Panda Breeding Research Base. It is suggested to depart from the hotel a little earlier like 8:00 am, so that you can see them enjoy their breakfast. One hour's drive later, you will get to Sanxingdui Museum, showcasing the lost civilization of the Shu Kingdom dating from more than 3000 years ago.

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  • Chengdu

• Day 16: Chengdu - Xi'an

  Visit Chengdu Museum to explore the culture of the ancient Shu Kingdom and watch the Shadow Puppets. Then, stroll around the People's Park is a great way to experience the slow times and simple life in Chengdu. In the park, you can watch people dancing together, playing Chinese chess, drawing a picture, and so on. Drink a cup of Chinese tea at a small tea house and take a short break. After award, transfer to the railway station and take the high-speed train to Xi'an. On arrival, Check into the hotel and enjoy leisure time on your own.

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  • Xi'an

• Day 17: Xi'an

  Your journey of Xi'an will begin from the incredible Terracotta Warriors of course, where you can take two to three hours to do spiritual communication with the clay soldiers with different postures and expressions, and listen to stories of them and their master - Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Later, back to the city and continue to the Ancient City Wall and Muslim Street.

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  • Xi'an

• Day 18: Xi'an - Beijing

  After breakfast, visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and join a Chinese calligraphy lesson to learn how to write Chinese words with a traditional Chinese brush. After lunch, get on a high-speed train to Beijing, which usually takes 5 to 6 hours on the road. Upon arrival, your guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

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  • Beijing

• Day 19: Beijing

  The capital city tour is scheduled to start from Tiananmen Square, the badge of the Chinese political centre. From there, you can walk to the Forbidden City where the feudal emperor worked and lived. Usually, you will spend around two to three hours in the Forbidden City to appreciate the classics of Chinese ancient architecture and absorb Chinese history knowledge. Next, you will visit Jingshan Park and the Temple of Heaven.

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  • Beijing

• Day 20: Beijing

  No China tour is completed today without the Great Wall. Staying 130 kilometres away from the city, Jinshanling Great Wall is a perfect place for you to enjoy the wall peacefully. You could do moderate hiking on the wall for around 3 to 4 hours depending on interests and then head back to the city by 2.5 hours' drive.

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  • Beijing

• Day 21: Beijing, Departure

  Farewell time now. When you are ready, your guide and driver will pick you up and send you to the airport for your flight back home.

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