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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
- Making process of the sheepskin raft, paper-cut works, and rock painting rubbings
- Governance the desert learning with wheat straw squares
- Yellow River Palace: understand the history culture and ecological vegetation
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
Located in Northwest China, Ningxia is one of the five ethnic minority autonomous region in China with the full name is Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Among the population of 5.62 million, one third of which are Hui minority people, and the capital city of Ningxia is Yinchuan. Situated by the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and borders three provinces with Shaanxi to the east, Inner Mongolia to the west and north, and Gansu to the south. Lying on the Silk Road, Ningxia is an important gallery linking West China with East China.
Hui minority is the main nationality in Ningxia, and Hui people take Islam as their religion. There are two famous traditional festival for Moslems: Eid-ul-Fitr (the ‘Festival of the Breaking of the Fast’) and Eid-ul-Adha (the ‘Feast of Sacrifice’, the great festival of Islam, which is also known as Baqri-Eid–the ‘Cow Festival’). Mosques are Moslems’ places of religious worship, and also places of social contacts for Moslems. For costumes, the main deference between Hui people and Han people comes from the dress on the heads. Men usually wear black or white skullcaps, and women always wear endshield with the colors of white, cyan and green according to their ages.
There are many taboos on food. Hui people do not eat
pork, dogs, horses, donkeys and mules. If animals are killed by people from
other nationalities or die naturally, the Hui people should not eat them. Only
those that are killed by the special cook or the imam from the mosque can be
eaten. No jokes about food are acceptable, and any food that is unacceptable by
the Hui people cannot be used to make metaphors; for example, one should not
say that the color of chili is as red as blood.
Holiday Itinerary
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BEIJING - YINCHUAN BY FLIGHT - ZHONGWEI BY BUS
Activities: Do cultural exchange activities and play games with autistic children at Yinchuan Star Home Rehabilitation Center
Our local guide in Beijing will pick students up from the School at 06:00am, and departure to Beijing International Airport, take flight to Yinchuan.
08:30-10:40 Beijing-Yinchuan by Flight (TBD)
Arrive in the Yinchuan Airport by flight from Beijing, be picked up by the tour guide. Then transfer to local restaurant for lunch
11:30-13:00 Lunch at the restaurant
13:00-13:40 Drive to the Yinchuan Star Home Rehabilitation Center for autistic children.
Around the world, the number of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is increasing rapidly. In China there are estimated to be at least five million autistic children. Whether this increase is due to increased awareness of autism- many children with disorders such as Asbergers may have just been called “strange” or “awkward” –environmental factors, vaccinations, or something else, it is clear that there are more cases of autism and other ASDs on the planet than ever before, and China is no exception.
Yinchuan Star Home Rehabilitation totally has o ver 20 autistic children, the age is from 2-10 years old. When you be here, we hope you could bring your happiness and sunshine to these children, giving enough patience, care and love.
13:40-16:00 Upon arrival, all our students will be divided into 4 groups, each group will take care 5-6 autistic children. We will do some exchange activities and play games with them. Since the autistic children will prepare gifts for our students, we we hope each of our students could bring one gift. So that they could share stories and exchange gift with the children.
16:00-18:00 Drive to Zhongwei city.
18:00-19:30 Dinner to try the local famous food, such as “the Haozi noodles”.
19:30-20:20 Transfer and overnight in Zhongwei hotel. Have a good sleep!
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Accommodation 3* hotel in Zhongwei
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Meals LD
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ZHONGWEI - YINCHUAN
Activities: The making process of the sheepskin raft; Governance the desert learning with wheat straw squares; Riding camel on the desert; The history and culture and local conditions and customs, animals and plants of the provinces along the Yellow River.
07:00-07:30 Get up
07:30-08:00 Have breakfast at hotel
08:00-08:30 Drive into the Shapotou Scenic spot where a tourist area with unique spectacles is and is famous for its sand-control achievement.
08:30-09:30 To understand the making process of the sheepskin raft on the banks of the Yellow River.
09:30-11:30 Transfer to the edge of Tengger Desert, to understand governance the desert with wheat straw Squares, and learn how to do so. Riding camel on the desert
11:30-12:00: Drive to the restaurant in Zhongwei city
12:00-13:30 Have lunch at the restaurant.
13:30-14:30 Drive to the Yellow River Palace
14:30-16:00 To understand the history and culture and local conditions and customs, animals and plants of the provinces along the Yellow River.
16:00-18:30 Drive to Yinchuan city.
18:30-20:00 Arrive in the Yinchuan city, have the special Hui style lunch
20:00-21:00 Transfer back to check in hotel in Yinchuan.
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Accommodation 3* hotel in Yinchuan
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Meals BLD
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YINCHUAN
Activities: Understand the paper-cut works of Hui Nationality and the calligraphy of Western Xia regime (1038-1227), and learn how to do it; Helan mountain rock painting scenic spot to experience rock painting rubbings and movable-type printing; visit Han Meilin Art Museum to feel the charm of local art
07:00-08:00 Get up
08:00-08:30 Have breakfast at hotel;
08:30-09:30 Drive to Ningxia Zhenbeibu China west film studio. On the site of an ancient frontier fortress, the China Western Film Studio, also called Zhenbeibu by locals, is the birthplace of many internationally acclaimed Chinese films, such as Red Sorghum (红高粱), The Herdsman (牧马人), and Ballad of the Yellow River (黄河谣). In the film studio, you can rent costumes and do role-plays in authentic movie settings where those famous films were shot.
09:30-12:00 Understand the paper-cut works of Hui Nationality and the calligraphy of Western Xia regime (1038-1227), and learn how to do it. Have the tour of the Zhenbeibu China west film studio
12:00-13:30 Transfer to the restaurant and have lunch.
13:30-14:00 Helan mountain rock painting scenic spot
14:00-14:30 Walk into the art gallery of prehistoric people -- Helan mountain rock painting site area, learn about human ancestors grazing, hunting, sacrifice, life and so on
14:30-16:00 Rock painting rubbings (30-40mins) & movable-type printing (30-40mins) experience
Personally experience making rubbings for rock painting of Helan mountain, understand the production process of traditional Chinese rubbings;16:00-17:00 Visit Han Meilin Art Museum. The Yinchuan Han Meilin Art Museum is located within the culture and art exhibition area of the Helan Mountain Rock Art Heritage Park. A focus of the exhibits are the paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, ceramics, and dyed textiles in various artistic presentations of Mr. Han Meilin themed around rock paintings. The museum's building design is inspired by the enormity of the Helan Mountains, as well as the building heritage of local residents suited to local conditions. Here, tourists and art enthusiasts from around the world can admire the passionate sparks arising from the clash between ancient culture and modern wisdom, experiencing a history of 5,000 years and a dialogue between nature and the modern spirit
17:00-18:00 Transfer back to Yinchuan downtown
18:00-19:30 Have dinner at the restaurant
19:30-20:00 Transfer back to check in hotel in Yinchuan.
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Accommodation 3* hotel in Yinchuan
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Meals BLD
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YINCHUAN - BEIJING
Activities: Ningxia Hui autonomous region museum, to understand the history and culture of Ningxia (If time permits); The Farewell Lunch; Shuidonggou Ancient ruins, the ancient Great Wall ruins, The Mongolian epic live-action performance; The Hiding soldiers tunnel.
07:30-08:00 Get up
08:00-08:50 Have breakfast at hotel and check out the hotel
08:50-09:20 if time permits, transfer to Ningxai Hui autonomous region museum
09:20-11:00 Visit the museum to understand the history and culture of Ningxia
11:00-12:40 Farewell lunch
12:40-13:30 Drive to the Shuidonggou Scenic spot. Shuidonggou Archaeological Site in Lingwu City was the first unearthed Paleolithic site in China. The site contains invaluable information about human life 30,000 years ago. The surrounding canyons are spectacular in their own right.
13:30-17:00 a. Visit and understand the Shuidonggou ancient human cultural sites in Ningxia.
b. On the Ming dynasty Great Wall ruins, to understand the culture and historical significance of the Great Wall.
c. Through the Hiding soldiers tunnel, to understand the layout and Military action of the tunnel of Ming dynasty.
d. The Mongolian epic live-action performance “The songs of northern China”.
17:00-17:40 Drive to Yinchuan airport
17:40-19:00 Security check and wait for the flight to Beijing
Upon arrival, our driver in Beijing will pick you up from Beijing International Airport, back to school.
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Meals BL
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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 01/ Flight from Beijing to Yinchuan (based on economy class);
** Day 04/ Flight from Yinchuan to Beijing (based on economy class);
8. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges
9. 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.
