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ENJOY XIAMEN WITH FCN
Xiamen (厦门, Xiàmén), the island city formerly known in Western circles as Amoy, is emerging as southern China’s most sophisticated city. Chinese travellers have long understood the lure of its lengthy seaside promenade and European city architecture.
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NO.1
Fly to Xiamen
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Tianluokeng Tulou
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YunShui Yao ancient town
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Gulangyu
ITINERARY
D0
Arrival in Xiamen
Friday
We will meet at Xiamen.
The flight time from Beijing is about three hours.We will meet at the hotel.
D1
Morning After Buffet Breakfast in the hotel, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel.
Noon Take a 3-hour scenic drive to Tianluokeng Tulou, inhabited by hundreds of Hakka people of Wong family, is a national protected cultural site with the most magnificent and well-preserved Hakka Castles in the area.
Consisting of one rectangular earthen house (Buyunlou) in the center and three round ones (Hechanglou, Zhenchanglou and Ruiyunlou) and the oval one (Wenchanglou) around, Tianluokeng Tulou, is a most characteristic classical castle among the eight most famous types of Tulou.
Afternoon After lunch, visit the lovely Yun Shui Yao ancient town, with the history from Ming Dynasty, the town still retains its enchanting Mingnan Landscapes. Take a leisure walk along the riverside stone pathways, passing through the six-century old Bayan tree, stone bridges, traditional houses, waterwheel, immerse yourself in the rustic calm and peace of this very quaint and charming town.
Night
Transfer back to Xiamen city after.
D2
Sunday
Morning After Buffet Breakfast in the hotel, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel.
Afternoon Today’s visit starts from Gulang Island, Shuzhuang Garden and Piano Museum. You can find winding coastal lines, natural and gentle seaside bathing grounds with fine sands and oddly shaped reefs showing superlative craftsmanship.
Wuyuan Bay has the world’s “rarely found” first-class sailing base, and the “most beautiful sailing harbor” in China.
Night After the scheduled sightseeing during daytime, you can also appreciate the lovely night scenery and participate in the colorful nightlife activities in Xiamen. The colored and sparkling lights decorated on the tall buildings especially along the Zhongshan Road and Siming Road make Xiamen more vigorous and lively at night.
Virtually there are many places to go at night. Various squares in the city provide popular nightlife venues for local people to stroll, chat, and do exercise. At the Egret Alluvion City Park, there will be musical fountain show at 8:00pm every day and singing and dancing performances during weekends. In the Huoshaoyu Islet (or Flaming Islet) Scenic Area, barbecues will be held at night and water-screen films will be on show sometimes.
After this, we will send you to the airport for a flight departing at about 9pm
In case of rain, traffic jam or any other unpredictable situations, FCN reserves the rights to adjust the schedule
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Certain deposit will be paid if you decide to book, and the balance is required to be paid 7 days prior to your arrival. If booking is less than 7 days, full payment is required.
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Tianluokeng tulou cluster (simplified Chinese: 田螺坑土楼群; traditional Chinese: 田螺坑土樓群; pinyin: Tiánluókēng tǔlóu qún) is one of the better known groups of Fujian tulou. It is located in the village of Tianluokeng (lit.: 'snail pit') in the town of Fujian, Nanjing County, southern Fujian province.
The cluster consists of a square earth building at the center of a quincunx, surrounded by four round earth buildings (or more exactly, 3 round earth buildings and one oval shape earth building), figuratively nicknamed "四菜一汤" (pinyin: sìcài yītāng; lit.: 'four dishes with a soup'.
A tulou (lit. "earth building") is a unique architecture found only in the mountainous areas bordering Fujian and Guangdong in southern China. The "Earth building" is an enclosed buildings, usually square or circular in shape, with a very thick earth wall (up to 6 feet thick) and wooden skeletons, from three to five stories high, housing up to 80 families. These earth buildings have only one entrance, guarded by 4–5-inch-thick (100–130 mm) wooden doors re-enforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth building have gun holes for defense against bandits. In spite of the earth wall, some of them are more than 700 years old, surviving through centuries of natural elements, including earthquakes, yet still standing solid. There are more than 35,000 earth buildings to be found in southern China, among them a little over 3,000 have been classified as Fujian Tulou
On July 7, 2008, at the UNESCO 32nd session held in Quebec City, Canada, the Tianluokeng Tulou cluster was inscribed as one of 46 Fujian Tulou World Heritage Sites.
The five earth buildings at the Snail Pit village are:
The square earth building named Buyun building(Reaching the Cloud building) at the center of the quincunx. It was the first earth building at this site, built in 1796. It is three stories high, each story has 26 rooms, four sets of stairs, and a circular corridor in front of the rooms. The Buyun building was burnt down by bandits in 1936, and rebuilt in 1953 according to the original shape.
The Hechang building, a three story high round earth building.
Zhenchang building, three story, round shape, 26 rooms per story, built in 1930.
Ruiyun building, built in 1936.
The last Wenchang building of 1966, 3 stories, 32 rooms per story.
Gulangyu is directly off the southeastern coast of China, and the quaint tourist attraction is part of the bustling city of Xiamen. The island is famous for its natural beauty, colonial style architecture and a myriad of interesting museums.
Besides the island's historic significance as an international port, Gulangyu is a great place to escape from city traffic and highrise, though Xiamen has consistently been voted as one of the most livable cities in China, and Gulangyu Island has been recognized as one of Fujian Province's most scenic places.
Shuzhuang Garden
Shuzhuang Garden is a tranquil oasis that is a must see for horticulture enthusiasts. The lush garden grounds are a visual feast that artistically melds with natural features like native trees, flowering plants and bushes, cliffs and rock formations.
Shuzhuang Garden is very near the sea, but the layout of the grounds and the customized cupolas, walls and bridges hide the view until one reaches the section of the garden that uniquely frames the seascape for a nice spectator surprise. The dramatic yet peaceful grounds are a must see by all island visitors.
There is a piano museum (钢琴博物馆) inside the garden, which worth a visit for the amazing collection of pianos. Visitors who arrive at the museum at ideal times are treated to free concerts.
Yunshuiyao town is an ancient village with a long history, the quiet long road, a hundred years old Banyan, magical earth building, and the Green hill and water, all give a person with sense of detachment. There is a famous Chinese movie filmed in this location known as Yunshuiyao, which means a song for cloud and water in Chinese, perfectly matching the scenery in this village. Walking from the south of Yunshuiyao, and along the ancient path toward north to reach Huai Yuan Lou, it looks beautiful of this tulou house from far with the surrounding greens and mountains. This is one of the beautiful tulou houses in term of the main entrance decoration. He Gui Lou is the highest tulou house in Fujian. It indicates that He Gui Lou has more than 200 years of history as the traditional Chinese rammed earth construction technology had reached its crest.
Xiamen Dining
Xiamen cuisine is the main representative of Fujian cuisine which is famous throughout China. Besides local dishes, food of other parts of the country also can be found here, making this city a good destination for gastronomes. Being fresh, light, crispy and slightly spicy in taste, Xiamen cuisine is characterized by the following dishes:
Seafood is famous for its extreme freshness. The location of Xiamen on the southeast coast of China provides it with abundant sea products. Dating from the Qing Dynasty, the seafood locally is always a traditional delicacy make from fresh local fish, prawns, crabs and more, with the flavor depending on the various seasonings.
Herbal Meal has a long history in China and is celebrated at the Lujiang Restaurant in Xiamen. Here, the herbal meal is delicately made according to the seasons and the various effects of the herbs. It is delicious in flavor and very nourishing.
Vegetable Dishes in the Nanputuo Temple are made of vegetable oil, flour, beans, vegetables and fruits. In accordance with the disciplines of the traditional Buddhist diet, the vegetable dishes made here mainly depict the Buddhist ideas and topics, attracting many tourists from both home and abroad.
Local snacks should not be missed during your trip as they are great in variety and reasonably priced. Snacks have distinct flavors and some of them are listed below:
Tu Sun Dong is made from a sea product called 'Xing Chong' and is eaten with the seasonings including sauce, vinegar, chili, catsup, mustard and garlic. It is now becoming one of the most important cold dishes in any banquets.
Peanut Soup is simply made from peanuts but with very complicated production process. It has a sugary flavor and is best eaten with some dim sum dishes such as deep-fried twisted dough sticks, steamed stuffed buns and similar. Many believe the best Peanut Soup is served at Huangzehe Restaurant in Zhongshang Road.
Spring Roll is a classical dish in Hakka cuisine a fried rolled pancake filled with slices of various vegetables, meats and seafood. The local people like to have Spring Rolls as traditional snacks during festivals.
There are plenty of snacks that are not only well-known but also truly delicious including the Xiamen Pie, Oyster Pancake, Rice Dumplings and Shacha Noodles.
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If you choose to cancel your trip
👇 For One-day Tour
👇 For Long-term activities for two days or more
Please let us know immediately if your plans change!
Due to the particularity of some tourist resources which need to be booked in advance and cause actual losses, the specific losses include but are not limited to train tickets, air tickets, hotels, etc. If tourists need to cancel their orders, they should contact FCN in time to assist tourists in reducing losses and refund other losses that have not actually occurred in accordance with the principle of refund.
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In the rare event that FCN cancels a trip, or we are unable to serve you, all fees are immediately refunded, including the deposit.
