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China optional tours: Xiamen/Wuyishan |
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| Xiamen/Wuyishan optional tours: |
pp(>10P grp) |
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| 1. XM Essential 1 Day |
460 |
1980 |
2260 |
2460 |
2660 |
2880 |
3040 |
3230 |
| 2. XM Anding Tulou Ruin 1 Day |
500 |
2260 |
2420 |
2660 |
2880 |
3030 |
3230 |
3390 |
| 3. WY Essential 2 Days |
580 |
2440 |
2680 |
2890 |
2990 |
3140 |
3380 |
3610 |
| 4.WY Classic 2 Days |
520 |
2090 |
2320 |
2480 |
2680 |
2890 |
3140 |
3380 |
| 5. Airport/Station Transfer 1 Way |
60 |
300 |
340 |
390 |
420 |
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480 |
510 |
| Including hotel transfers, entrance tickets, English speaking guide
service and lunch. Excluding meal if tour peroid is less than 5hr. and other tour services not indicated, tips for guide
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Xiamen is a well-known tourist port city in the Southeast coast of China opposite to the west of the Taiwan Straits. It is one of the Cleanest Cities of China, the Garden Cities of China, the National Environmental Protection Model Cities, and the best sightseeing cities in China. Not only being wealthy with travel resources, Xiamen has also temperate weather, fast and convenient transport and communication, and complete travel establishments. All makes Xiamen one of the most suitable cities for investors and tourists in China.
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Gulangyu Island Scenic Area
Gulangyu Island covers an area of 1.78 square kilometers and stands opposite to Xiamen City across the sea. As one of the country's key scenic areas, the Island is dubbed "Seaside Garden". it is well known at home and abroad for its graceful and changeable landscape. The Island is dotted with undulating hills in an orderly way. The Crag of Sunlight, which serves as the tourist logo of Xiamen, is the highest peak of the Island. No wonder there is a common saying that "you can't claim that you have been to Xiamen without climbing up to the Crag of Sunlight". It is as warm and agreeable as in spring all year round on the Island. The subtropical trees verdant with leaves, the |
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singing birds, fragrant flowers, fresh air and sea breeze give you a joyous sense of carefree comfort. The hills in the middle of the sea, the natural landscape and artificial scenery set each other off and form a delightful scene. The Crag of Sunlight, Garden of Beans (Shuzhuang Huayuan), Bright Moon Garden (Haoyueyuan) and Yuyuan Garden form the most beautiful scenery in this tourist area. |
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Situated at the foot of Wulao Peak on the southern end of Xiamen is the Nanputuo Temple. The temple’s Heavenly King Hall, the main prayer hall, the Hall of Great Compassion and the Shrine of Buddhist Scriptures are all graced with painted brackets and
the temple was first built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). And rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it is now an imposing multi-layered trapezoidal structure that overlooks the sea. The Shrine of Buddhist Scriptures houses a huge collection of Buddhist cultural relics, including a Burmese jade carving of the Buddha and many important Buddhist literature. It is one of the sacred places of Buddhism in Southern Fujian. Inside |
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the temple there are the Heaven King’s Hall, the Daxiong Hall, the Great Compassion Hall, all of which are built in an exquisite and grand style. |
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Xiamen University, a dream campus nestled between the sea and the "Five Old Men" mountains, is largely considered to be the most beautiful campus in China. It would have had fantastic impression strolling the campus on a sunny morning or afternoon. When padding on the paths around the central lake of Xiamen University, you will discover arched bridges and an island with bronze life-size statues. Contrasting around the modern architecture with the original ancient style dormitory buildings, you have to admire the beautiful 5.9 KM walkways.
At present, Xiamen University’s 3 campuses cover over 524.5 hectares. With green hills behind and fronting the sea, Xiamen University is recognized as one of the most beautiful universities in China. Xiamen University has a constructed area of 1.35 million square meters and its libraries hold 4.11million volumes (including 1 million electronic volumes). The scope and level of its high-speed information network on campus is rated at the top of all universities in China. |
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Hulishan Fortress was built in 1891, occupying an area of 13,000 square meters. It fully reserves the ancient military facilities such as the emplacement, the barracks, the castle, the secret tunnel, the trench, the ammunition depot and the drill ground etc. All its buildings distinctively reserve the military style of the Ming Dynasty and that of the Qing Dynasty besides the construction structure referring to the Europe King Fortresses. It also possesses local characteristics. They East Fortress is still holding a huge cannon made by Krupp Company of Germany. Though it has endured one |
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hundred years of erosion by wind and rain, it is still in good condition. It is the only cannon of the same type being left in the world. It really can be called "King of the Cannon in the World" and is really a precious historical relic. |
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Anding (Fujian) Tulou is a unique Chinese rammed earth building of the Hakka and other people in the mountainous areas in southwestern Fujian, China and 150KM west far from Xiamen. They are mostly built between the 12th to the 20th centuries. Tulou is usually a large enclosed building, rectangular or circular in configuration, with a very thick weight supporting earth wall (up to 6 feet thick) and wooden skeletons, from three to five storeys high, housing up to 80 families. These earth buildings usually have only one main gate, guarded by 4-5 inch thick wooden doors reinforced with an outer shell of iron plate. The top level of these earth building have gun holes for defense against bandits.
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46 Anding(Fujian) Tulou sites including Chuxi tulou cluster, Tianluokeng tulou cluster, Hekeng tulou cluster, Gaobei tulou cluster, Dadi tulou cluster, Hongkeng tulou cluster, Yangxian lou, Huiyuan lou, Zhengfu lou and Hegui lou have been inscribed in 2008 by UNESCO as World Heritage Site,"as exceptional examples of a building tradition and function exemplifying a particular type of communal living and defensive organization, and, in terms of their harmonious relationship with their environment".
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Wuyishan is a county-level city in Nanping, Fujian Province, China.
As usual, we are so called Wuyishan implied as Wuyishan Biosphere Reserve,a UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in China.
Located south of Wuyishan City, Fujian Province, with an area of 70 sq. km, the area has what is probably the largest, most typical and best-preserved humid subtropical native forest in the world. It was listed as a biosphere reserve of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program in 1999.
The cliffs and waters of Mt. Wuyi are outstanding. The workings of Nature of a typical Danxia landform have left behind 36 peaks,
72 caves, 99 prominent rocks and 108 scenic spots. The |
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Stream with Nine Turnings is emerald green and crystal clear. The beauty of the mountain and its waters has made Wuyi known as the most attractive mountain in southeast China.
Mt. Wuyi is also known for being of great historic and cultural value. Cultural relics include the extensive remains of an ancient city of the Min Yue people, dating back over 2,000 years, the Ziyang Academy of Classical Learning, the tomb of Zhu Xi, cliffside sculptures, etc. Zhu Xi, a philosopher of the Southern Song Dynasty, taught for 40 years at Mt. Wuyi and made it an academic center of southeast China. |
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The Cloud Nest-Tianyou Scenic Area with an area of 4.5 sq km, this scenic area includes Tianyou Peak; Tea Cave, Yuhua Peak, Cloud Nest, Snowflake Spring, Immortal Bathing Pond, Huma Ravine and Yilan Pavilion. The towering peaks are of ten enshrouded in clouds and mist. From the summits of the peaks there is a grand panorama of the Nine Bend Stream. Lying at the foot of Jiesun Peak, Cloud Nest is surrounded by some famous rocks, such as Whistling Rock and Red Stove Rock,and faces a stream. It is the most beautiful spot in the Wuyishan Scenic Area. There are a dozen or so caves in the area. In the mornings and evenings in spring and autumn, clouds and mist often come out of the caves, now moving among the peaks, now gathering together, and now scattering. Hence the name Cloud Nest.
Tianyou Peak is located in the center of the Wuyishan Scenic Area. It is much taller than the other peaks. From the summit you can see an array of green peaks and the Nine Bend Stream winding among the mountains. |
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The newly developed Grand Canyon Ecology Park in Wuyi Mountain is situated on the upper reaches of the Nine-twist stream and is known as the "Rear Garden" of the scenic area in Wuyi Mountain. In the Ecology Park which covers an area of 85.8 square kilometers, there are 8 major scenic spots, namely, the Red River Valley, the Emerald Valley, the land of the Son of Heaven, the Grand Canyon Drifting the White Pagoda Mountain, the imperial Edict Mountain, the Northeast Pond and the Sunny Peak. There are dense forests, numerous canyons, diverse living things and waterfalls everywhere.
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Long Chuan Canyon is one of the most tipical geoges of Wuyishan and one of birthplace of China tea culture. Meandering through two steep mountains, fantastic watefalls would be appeared timely. The most beautiful one is the Guanyin Waterfall. The topmost part of the waterfall looks like the Goddess of Mercy sitting on a rock. Known the exquisite tale of Dahongpao, strolling along in a picturesque narrow valley with a flowing creek, you can see the unique Dahongpao's tea plant joyfully,in witch growing one of the most expensive and valuble tea all over the world. |
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The Nine Bend Stream valley covers 8.5 sq km, with a total length of 9.5km. It takes two hours to tour the valley. The stream water is so clear that you can see the stones at the bottom. The clear stream forms a delightful contrast with the red mountains, with each bend having its own unique landscape. On both sides of the Nine Bend Stream stand grotesque rocks.
Along the winding stream, there are both shoals and deep pools. Visitors may enjoy themselves in the Wuyishan Scenic Area by taking a boat tour, appreciating the mountains in the distance and visiting caves. Floating on a bamboo raft along the stream, you may raise your head to appreciate the towering mountains, and lower it to listen to the flowing water, and touch it with your hands. |
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The Wuyi Palace--King Peak Scenic Area has an area of 3.5 sq km, including the following tourist attractions: Wuyi Palace, King Peak, Manting Peak, Sangu Rock, Three Purity Hall, Zhu Xi's Memorial Hall, Wanchu Garden and Song Dynasty Street. The place in front of the Wuyi Palace and near the outlet of the Nine Bend Stream is where emperors used to offer sacrifices to Lord Wuyi. The Wuyi Palace is one of the six famous Taoist temples in China. Some ancient scholars, such as Xin Qiji, Lu You and Zhu Xi, once served as supervisors here. The King Peak towers like a huge pillar supporting Heaven. The peak is surrounded by sheer precipices and overhanging rocks. There is only one path, from the south, leading to the top of the peak. |
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Xiamei Ancient Village, 4 km east of the Wuyishan resort, is located along the lower reaches of the Meixi River, from which its name, Xiamei, is derived. Xia means the lower reaches.
Dating back to the Neolithic Age, man began living here at Xiamei. Due its long history, traditional culture still has a high reputation in this village. It is the flowing Meixi Dangxi rivers, its ancient streets, lanes, wells, docks, houses and markets as well as the simple customs that make Xiamei a typical southern Chinese village.
In the early days of the Qing Dynasty (17th century), Xiamei became one of the |
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important tea distributing centres of the Wuyishan area. Nearly 300 vessels shuttled back and forth along the Dangxi River every day. The trade in tea brought riches to the local people.
They include luxury houses of merchants, mansions of officials, hermits’ villas, and scholars’ residences, most of which are still used for education, assembly, and entertainment, in addition to accommodation. To this day, the buildings are preserved intact in their Ming and Qing dynasty styles. In this way, the economic prosperity that prevailed during the reign of emperors Kangxi and Qianlong (of the early Qing Dynasty) still manifests itself. |
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The Water Curtain Cave-Bishi Pock Scenic Area
covering 17 sq km, the area embraces the following scenic spots: Water Curtain Cave, Eagle Beak Rock, Pavilions Hanging in The Air, Liuxiang Ravine, Green Lion Rock, Lotus Flower Peak and Bishi Rock. This ravine is just like a landscape corridor where everything is pure and fresh.
The Water Curtain Cave is the largest rock cavern in Wuyi Mountains, with a slanting top, like upturned eaves. Two streams run down from the top of the cave. Often, the flowing stream water is cut into numerous drops of water by the wind, now moving to the east, now to the west, now getting together, now scattering, and thus forming a moving water curtain.
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Covering 17 sq. km, the One Line Sky-Huxiao Rock Scenic Area includes the following scenic spots: One Line Sky, Sanji Peak, Lounge Rock, Lingxiao Peak, Sancai Peak and Huxiao Rock.
Huxiao Rock rises straight from the ground, imposing and powerful. In the middle of the rock there is a huge cave. When the wind blows through it, it makes a sound like a tiger roaring.
From the summit there is a panorama of a forest of peaks and floating white clouds. It is one of the major scenic spots of Wuyishan City.
A tow erring crag cuts across the mountain valley. There is a crack in middle of the crag, as if it had been cut by an ax. Looking through the crack, you will only see a thin line of sky. Hence the name One Line Sky. It is the longest, narrowest, and highest view of the sky in China.
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THE COST OF ENTRANCE TICKET ( In RMB/pp) |
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| WUYISHAN ITME |
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XIAMEN ITIM |
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| Through 1 day ticket |
140 |
Crag of Sunlight |
60 |
| Through 2 days |
150 |
Hulishan Fortress |
25 |
| Through 3 days |
160 |
Nanputuo Temple |
3 |
| The Nine Bend Stream drifting |
100 |
Xiamen University |
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| Xiamei Ancient Village |
26 |
Gulangyu Island incl.ferry,Haitiantang Garden & Piano Museum |
90 |
| Longchuan Grand Canyon |
20 |
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HOTEL ACCOMODATION (in RMB per room per night incl.abfs) |
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| HOTEL CLASS |
HIGH SEASON 4-11 |
LOW SEASON 12-3 |
EXTRA BED |
| ★★★★★ |
660 |
540 |
180 |
| ★★★★ |
460 |
340 |
180 |
| ★★★ |
320 |
240 |
160 |
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The rate of hotel room is based on a standard room of single or double occupancy, including service charge and 2 breakfasts. The rate is not valid during the period of Labor Day, National Day, the peroid of 9.6-9.12 and other important festival days, which shall be enquired otherwise. The rate of an extra bed is accounted as a half room.Above subject to change |
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