Tour Code: XMDT06
Start: Xiamen
Finish: Xiamen
Duration: Approx. 11 hours
Departure time: Daily
Xiamen-3 hours- Hongkeng Town in Yongding-1 hour-Meilin Town in Nanjing-2 hours-Xaimen
Pick up from hotel at 8 a.m, drive 3 hours to Gaotou Village in Yongding, visit Chengqilou, then drive another 30 minutes to Hongkeng Village, visit Yongding Hakka Cutural Village, have a hakka lunch, then drive another hour to Meilin Town, visit Heguilou, Changjiao Ancient Village and Huaiyuanlou, transfer back to Xiamen after the tour.
Meals: Chinese lunch
Zhenchenglou Fuyulou Chengqilou
Chengqilou: Located in Gaobei Village, about 5 km. away from Hongkeng Tulou, Chengqilou is the largest of the earth buildings. It is almost three hundred years old and is made up of four concentric circular buildings. This King of Round Earth Building has altogether 400 rooms and used to house 80 families, totaling more than 600 people in its prosperous days.
Yongding Hakka Cutural Village.: Hongkeng Tulou Cluster, located in Hukeng town, is the most concentrated of all earthen house clusters. There are about 100 tulou of various sizes in the long village lying along both banks of a river. Some of the house designs are unique, including the Zhenchenglou, Fuyulou ("Five-Phoenix House"), Kuijulou, and Rushenglou.
Heguilou: Heguilou is located in Pushan Village, Meilin Town. This large square building is 21.5 meters and five stories high. It is the highest of all the earth buildings and most interesting of all, it was constructed on a swampland and has been impregnable for more than 200 years.
Changjiao Ancient Village: This beautiful ancient village is named after the Changjiao Brook that connects Heguilou and Huaiyuanlou. Along the banks of the brook are ancient banyan trees, ancient building and patches of farm land. A walk through the village will bring you back in time to Chinese traditional rural life. This village has been a popular place for film making.
Huaiyuanlou: This four-story round building in Changjiao village, Meilin town was constructed in 1907. The foundation of the wall was rammed from large cobblestones from the river and a mixture of lime, clay and sand. The surface of wall remains clean and smooth in spite of the pass of time. The ancestral hall of the building also serves as a private school. The beans, ridgepoles, doors, and windows in the entire ancestral hall are decorated with beautiful carvings and painting in the ancient style.
Heguilou Changjiao Ancient Village Huaiyuanlou
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Valid Date: Until June 2010
Price Includes:
1. All transfer and tours with private car and local English-speaking tour guide
2. Entrance fees as listed
3. Meal as listed
Price not Include:
1.Tips for guide and driver
Remarks:
1-4 person: Hyundai Refine MPV or similar
5-6 person: 9-seat Golden Dragon van or similar
7-10 person: 19-seat Golden Dragon coach or similar
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