17 Days $7995 per person
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Join our extraordinary guides on this truly unique view of Southeastern China, its people, holiest mountains, and its history.
Beginning in Shanghai, you catch a train to Qufu to visit the birthplace of Confucius. From Qufu, you continue to Tai Shan, the most famous of the five Taoist mythological mountains and the symbol of the Chinese culture. At Tai Shan, you will join the many pilgrims who come to this area and walk to the top of the mountain. Continuing on your journey through Chinese history and philosophy, you head via Xiamen to Yongding, famous as the home of the Hakka, one of China’s most fascinating ethnic groups. Leaving Yongding, you voyage next to the area of Jiuhua Shan and the sacred Buddhist mountains of China, and Huangshan City. Here you can visit villages relatively new to tourists and take a cable car or climb Huangshan Mountain, declared a World Natural and Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Leaving Huangshan, you travel to Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China. After meeting with the porcelain artisans, the next step is Hangzhou and West Lake. You end up finally in Shanghai, the most modern of China’s cities.
NOTE: It is important to understand that this trip visits areas where 5* hotels do not exist. Often, you will stay in very simple, clean, local hotels.
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Land Cost: Starting At $7995 per person*
*Based on 4-6 People (excluding international air)
Activities
Trip Overview
Experience & Explore
- Day 1
Arrive in Shanghai
- Day 2
Train to Qufu. Visit Confucius Temple and Kongfu Family Mansion
- Day 3
Drive Taian and cable car up Tai Shan Mountain. Return to Qufu
- Day 4
Drive Jinan and fly Xiamen. Afternoon walk around Zhongshanlu.
- Day 5
Visit Gulangyu Island. PM visit to Nanputuo Temple
- Day 6
Drive Yongding via Zhangzhou. Visit Hong Keng Tulou
- Day 7
Continue visiting Chuxi Tulou cluster
- Day 8
AM transfer to Zhangzhou. Train to Huangshan
- Day 9
Explore Xidi and Hongcun. Walk through Bamboo Forest in Mukeng Village
- Day 10
Drive Huangshan Scenic Regional Park. Climb or take cable car up. Overnight on top of the mountain
- Day 11
Sunrise on Huangshan. Descend and head to Tunxi. Visit Old Street. Ink brush and calligraphy workshop with master
- Day 12
Drive Jingdezhen. PM visit to Jingdezhen Ceramics Museum. Visit ceramics workshop and learn how to make ceramics. Late return to Huangshan
- Day 13
Visit Green Tea Plantation and pick tea with locals. PM train to Hangzhou
- Day 14
Boat on West Lake. Visit Hefang Pedestrian Street. Learn about Chinese Medicine. Visit Lingyin Temple. Evening Impression West Lake
- Day 15
Train to Shanghai. Visit Shanghai Museum. Walk around Xintiandi and Tianzifang. Visit Yuyuan Garden
- Day 16
Zhujiajiao Water Town and visit to Shanghai Tower. Farewell dinner
- Day 17
Transfer to the airport for flight home
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