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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
- Understand, Preserve, protect, and promote Huazhu Village in Xiapu in its background, history, culture, and architect
- Witness the distinctive lifestyle of southern Island peoples by interesting activities
- Do community services for local villagers
- Enhance international exchange and promote sustainable development of Xiapu
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
Embark on an immersive journey to Huazhu Village in Xiapu, a hidden gem on the Fujian coast. This trip goes beyond sightseeing to offer a deep cultural exchange.
You will start by watching the spectacular sunrise over the sea and exploring the village's unique layout. The adventure continues with hands-on projects: creating maps, making public signboards, and participating in a bonfire night. You will also engage in community service by reviving old farming tools and helping with village reconstruction plans. Enjoy the local lifestyle by the sea, learning about laver farming and seafood packaging, creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Holiday Itinerary
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FUZHOU / XIAPU
Arrived at Fuzhou International Airport in the evening, be met by your CAT guide and driver. Transfer to Xiapu at night.
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HUAZHU VILLAGE
Activities: Highlight Tour around Huazhu Village, Map Painting Competition
Morning:
Get up early and watch the sunrise by the sea.
After breakfast, you will participate in a highlight tour around the Huazhu Village, experience the magnificent Beach View (Tantu Culture) in Southern Islands of China.
Afternoon: the whole students will divided into several small groups to complete the Map Painting of the Huazhu village under the help of the locals to get to know more about the village planning.
Night: Following dinner, start our “the First Impression of Xiapu” Speech Contest. Try to make your speech with power and confidence.
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Meals BLD
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HUAZHU VILLAGE
Activities: Public Signboard Making, Bonfire Night
Morning: volunteer project – Making Public Signboard for the village.
Afternoon: hang the sign in the public space and write the introduction in both Chinese and English.
Evening: Bonfire Night on the Island
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Meals BLD
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HUAZHU VILLAGE
Activities: Cultural Conservation Speech, Treasure Hunting Game, Revival Plan, Brainstorm
Morning:
Participate the course of Traditional Cultural Conservation, think of the effective protection and inheritance of Chinese folk culture.
Then start the Treasure Hunting Game to one old Farming Tool in the village.
Afternoon: Revival Plan – Ask the locals and figure out how to make the old farming tools fantastic and useful.
Night: Brainstorm – Study of the Village Building Layout, and finish a plan of the Village Rebuild. Get ready for the next day to make the village with a new look!
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Meals BLD
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HUAZHU VILLAGE
Activities: Farm Tool Revival Task, Village Building Resurrection Task, Drawing Sketch
Daytime: Today is a big day! After the good preparation from last day, we will complete two important tasks: Farm Tool Revival and the Village Building Resurrection. As doing community services for local villagers, you will improve abilities of communication, cooperation, observation, action and community service.
Night: Draw a sketch of Xiapu in your eyes. The best work will get the prize!
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Meals BLD
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HUAZHU VILLAGE
Activities: Fishing Work, Self-Cooking
Daytime: Today is an interesting and relaxed day. With the unforgettable view, you will help the local villagers to pick up snails, crab grasping by the sea. Realize the traditional lifestyle of the villagers in real life.
Night: “Who is the best Seafood Chef” Party
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Meals BLD
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HUAZHU VILLAGE
Activities: Fishing Work, Self-Cooking
Daytime: Today is an interesting and relaxed day. With the unforgettable view, you will help the local villagers to pick up snails, crab grasping by the sea. Realize the traditional lifestyle of the villagers in real life.
Night: “Who is the best Seafood Chef” Party
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Meals BLD
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HUAZHU VILLAGE
Activities: Planting Local Seafood – Laver, Seafood Package Design
Morning: Visit the most distinctive Laver Field. Help villagers planting local seafood – Laver.
Afternoon: Package design – Open up your ideas, help the local villagers design the seafood package.
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Meals BLD
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XIAPU / FUZHOU / HOME
After taking a group Picture with the Beautiful Xiapu where you used to live, drive back to fly home.
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Meals B
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Price Policy
Tour Price Policy
Additional details
1. Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.
2. The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.
3. Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.
The price includes
1. Entrance Fees: to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary
2. All the activities fee mentioned in the itinerary: Hutong rickshaw in Beijing; Sichuan Opera show in Chengdu;
3. Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing during the trip by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver.
4. Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), include Peking duck dinner in Beijing; Hot pot dinner in Chengdu.
5. Guide: As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available
6. Hotel: hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with king-size bed. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast
7. Internal flights
** Day 11/ Flight from Yichang to Shanghai (based on economy class);
8. Trains
** Day 04/ High speed train from Beijing to Xi’an (based on 2nd class);
** Day 06/ High speed train from Xi’an to Chengdu (based on 2nd class)
** Day 06/ High speed train from Chengdu to Chongqing (based on 2nd class)
9. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges
10. Travel Agency Liability insurance
The price does not include
1. International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China
2. China entry visa fees
3. Excess baggage charges
4. The medicine for the sickness or accident while on the way
5. Personal expenses: expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary
6. Meals: any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary
7. Single room supplement
8. Please notice that the price will be much higher during the festival of Labors’ Day, National Day, spring festival
9. Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD10-15/guest/day).
10. Tourist accident insurance. NB - you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.
Payment conditions
To confirm your reservation, you must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount due via the payment link that your local agent will share. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure. The quoted exchange rate is valid for the next 7 days – if the deposit is not paid within this time, the quote will be re-calculated.
Terms and conditions for cancelation
i. Cancellation of the Tour by CAT (local agent):
CAT reserve the right to cancel the postpone tour at any time up to the date final payment is due under the following condition: in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. And in this case, all money paid by the participants will be refunded. If the tour is postponed, CAT will offer all those who have signed up the opportunity to have the same tour for a later time, but the price may be changed according to the season. We will notify you of any change, and give you a reasonable period
of time to make your decision. Consumers may, but are under no obligation to, take the tour under these new terms. After final payment has been made, we may cancel the tour only if, in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. Since cancellation in this case involves factors which may arise suddenly and are entirely outside our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, civil unrest and epidemic disease, we cannot guarantee a full refund in this case. This is because payment will already have been made to finalize the arrangements and reservation.
ii. Cancellation of the Tour by Consumer:
Any cancellation must be made by sending an email to the local agent. The cancellation fee varies according to how many days prior to departure the cancellation is made:
· More than 30 days prior to departure: 5% of the total holiday cost
· Between 30 and 22 days prior to departure : 25% of the total holiday cost
· Between 21 and 8 days prior to departure : 50% of the total holiday cost
· Between 7 and 3 days prior to departure : 75% of the total holiday cost
· Less than 3 days prior to departure and after the departure date: 100% of the total holiday cost
All cancellations must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt by CAT. No refund will be made to those participants who break the journey regardless of the portions of the package unused. If, owing to serious illness or injury, the participant withdraws from the tour, a refund will be subject to the consent of the local travel agent.
No refund will be made to those participants who have failed to secure valid travel documents such as passport or visas.
