★ Tulou Mudcastles ★
CNY Jan 27-30
Jan 31- Feb 3
Wanna go somewhere bit warmer for the CNY?
How about we go to Fujian
and see the Tulou "Mud Castles"
✨ 🥳 ✨ 🥳 ✨
Apart from visiting many different types of Tulou, we will also see and experience local culture, cook a local snack, and the coolest of all, try to build the Tulou Mud Wall ourselves!
Get ready to shoot a lot of amazing pictures, meet wonderful people & have a fabulous time.
Trip highlights
👣 Hiking around the Tulou village
📸 Photowalk in the Hakka Ancient Village
⛩ Sleep in ancient Tulou guesthouse
👨🍳 Cook local specialty
⛩ Tulou Mudwall building workshop
Price
1799 RMB
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DESTINATION DETAILS
Fujian Tulou, Fujian Province
The Fujian Tulou are Chinese rural dwellings unique to the Hakka in the mountainous areas in southeastern Fujian, China. They were mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries.
A Tulou is usually a large, enclosed, and fortified earth building, most commonly rectangular ◼ or circular ⚫ in configuration, with very thick load-bearing rammed earth walls between three and five stories high and housing up to 800 people.
TUCKED in the rolling subtropical mountains of the southeast Chinese province of Fujian is a series of giant multistoried homes built with wood and fortified with mud walls.
Fujian Tulou was inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The Tulou building workshop
The Tulou's most significant feature is the mud earth wall. But what's even more special is the technique people used to make that. Tulou is considered "a building built with special materials and wonderful methods"!
Puppet Show & Music Performance
ITINERARY
Meeting & ending point:Train Station in Shanghai
Train & Private Coach On-site | 3h
Rectangular Tulou Guesthouse
Good news is, we don’t need to carry the backpacks!
Day 1
10:15 Time to get the Hell Out Of Shanghai 😝
10:40 Take the morning train from Shanghai > Fujian. (Can also take the flight!)
The ride is always fun as we usually chat and play some games.
16:30 Train arrives at the Xiamen station. We will take our private coach and drive (about 2.5 hours) to the Tulou guesthouse, where the Toulou owner will welcome us!
19:30 Time to have a first look at the Tulou and get our room.
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Day 2
09:00 Good Morning ☀️
Today is the first day of the Chinese new year!
After the party last night, Time for some great breakfast (both Chinese and foreign style) prepared by the Tulou host in the nice Yard 🥟
10:00 We will then walk around (about 3 hours) in this amazing village which has dozens of nice Tulous.
In front of the Prince of Tulou (Zhengcheng Tulou), some senior villagers usually play music to celebrate the new year by using local instruments.
13:00 Time to go back to our guesthouse for lunch.
14:00 We will take our private bus to drive 40 mins to see the Chuxi Tulou Village.
15:00 Upon arriving, we will first hike to the top of a nearby small hill (takes about 5-8 mins uphill), where we have a good spot to see the magnificent view of Tulous from the top and take lots of beautiful photos.
15:30 Walk around in the village and visit the Tulou Museum (the biggest circular Tulou in the village)
17:00 We then regroup and take the bus going back to our Tulou guesthouse!
18:30 Group dinner cooked by the local chef. Before the dinner, the owner will teach us how to cook a traditional Fujian local snack Yuzibao (similar to Baozi but Bun made by sweet potato, yummy 😋).
19:30 We will then chill and relax in the yard, play some games and watch a Tulou Themed Chinese Cartoon Movie (in English). After the movie, we can choose to walk around to see the beautiful night view of Tulou 🌃
Day 3
08:30 Good Morning ☀️
Time for some great breakfast (both Chinese and foreign style) prepared by the Tulou host in the nice Yard of the Tulou 🥟
09:30 We will then walk about 20mins to see the local puppet show (about 30-40mins).
We can also try those Puppets ourselves a bit and interact with the locals.
After that, there will be another local music performance in the building next door where the local musicians will perform playing multiple instruments at the same time.
11:00 We will go to Practice the Tulou Mudwall workshop by the local instructors. The instructors will tell & show us the methodology of building the Tulou wall with Mud, including how to mix the mud, how to use the tools and you can try using the tools to build the Mudwall yourself, build a firsthand understanding and experience of the culture of this Unesco World Heritage!
12:30 Time to go back to our guesthouse for lunch and have a well-deserved break.
13:30 We will take our private bus to drive 40 mins to see the Tianluoken Tulou Village, AKA: "4 dishes & 1 soup" Tulou. You will find out why soon enough 😉
14:20 Upon arriving, we will first walk up to the top of a nearby small hill (takes about 10-15 mins uphill), where we have a good spot to see the magnificent view of Tulous from the top and take lots of beautiful photos.
15:00 Walk around in this Tulou village
15:30 Take another 10mins bus to another spot where the mysterious Leaning Tulou is located!
Built 1308, Similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, the wood pillars of Leaning Tulou above the second level slope leaning in different directions, more than 15 degrees. However, the building keeps standing for thousands of years, without any risk of falling!
17:00 We then regroup and take the bus going back to our Tulou guesthouse!
18:30 Group dinner cooked by the local chef.
19:30 We will then chill and relax in the yard, enjoy the last night of our stay 🌃
Day 4
08:00 Time to wake up and have breakfast.
09:00 We will take a private bus (10mins) to go visit another amazing sightseeing site, the King of Tulou - Chengqilou (承啟楼). Gonna be amaaaaazing 😍
11:30 Time to back to the guesthouse for lunch, later we will pack our belongings and drive to the train station
Time to say goodbye to our lovely Tulou guesthouse for being our home for the last three days 😭
16:25 Take the train back to Shanghai, back to home sweet home, head filled of great memories 😝
*Note that this itinerary is for referral only. Actual timing might be flexible depending on the weather or other organizational factors.
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1799 RMB
Prepayment:
- 500 RMB
- Accepted payment method: Alipay, Wechat, Bank transfer or Cash (Jiaotong University area)
Balance:
- Pay the remaining balance 1 week before the trip departure
- Accepted payment methods: Alipay, Wechat, or Cash
*Included in the price:
- On-site private bus fee (from the train station to the guesthouse and daily transportation) + driver allowance
- Local Minivan pick up fee
- Gaobei Tulou village entry ticket
- King of Tulou entry ticket
- Tianluokeng Tulou entry ticket
- Chuxi village entry ticket
- Private cooking session introduced by Tulou host (local snack Yuzibao, similar to Dumplin)
- Private Tulou mudwall building workshop (by the local senior instructors)
- Local Guide fee and allowance
- M2adventure organizing fee
- M2 Team Leader fee and allowance (if the team>12 ppl)
- Meals Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Meals Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Meals Day 4: Breakfast & Lunch
*Not Included:
- Flight or Train to/from Xiamen
- Drinks and meals not mentioned
Drinks (water, beer, soda) can be bought at the guesthouse only
- Accommodation
3 nights at the Rectangular Tulou Guesthouse, 200rmb/person/night (so 600rmb for 3 nights)
2 people per room
Towel and toiletries included
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation fee
- More than 14 days prior to departure: 100rmb
- Between 14 and 8 days prior to departure: 250rmb
- All cancellations made within 7 days: 500rmb
Cancellation by M2adventure due to weather or corona virus
If the weather is really bad and represents a risk for people safety, or there is any governement restriction, we could cancel the trip up to 2 days in advance. Deposit would be fully refunded. Note that we are NOT responsible for flight cancellation fees. This would need to be dealth with the airline company directly.
Disclaimer
All forms of outdoor recreation (including hiking) have a higher level of risk than most ordinary activities.
By participating in M2adventure's hike, you acknowledge and accept the responsibility for making your own determinations as to the suitability of the activity and for their own safety, conduct, and well-being and agrees to participate solely at your own risk.
M2adventure, its organizer & hike leaders will not be held responsible for any loss or injury which you may sustain as a result of your participation in any of these activities. This trip is hosted by Shanghai Qianhai international Travel ServiceCo.Ltd.
