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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
- Traditional Lion Dance & Mask Opera
- Paper Making with the Mulberry Tree Bark
- Miao Music and Dance
- Batik Making with Beeswax
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
Lusheng festival is one of the most elaborate festivals of ethnic Miao groups in Gulong and Conganjiang, to ask for a good harvest and to offer young people the opportunity to meet their future lovers. At the Lusheng festival all the Miao people come together from different villages to celebrate this great traditional event.
Apart from the wonderful dancing and music, there are also lots of other
activities, such as bull-fighting, horse-racing, basketball matches,
mountain-climbing, chess-playing, etc. These activities are not only popular in
Guizhou province but also in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. Hundreds of Miao
boys play the Lusheng together. The Miao girls dress up in silver-decorated
clothes and head ornaments, singing and dancing together to the music in a
circle one after another. The festival attracts thousands upon thousands of
visitors each year.
The Lusheng is a reed musical instrument with multiple bamboo pipes, each
fitted with a free reed, which are fitted into a long blowing tube made of hardwood.
It usually has five or six pipes of different pitches, and is thus a polyphonic
instrument. The sizes of Lusheng ranging from very small to several meters in
length and the performers often dance and swing the instruments from side to
side while playing.
This colourful ethnic ceremony is performed to bring hope for a favourable
harvest in the coming year, as well as good health. The ceremony is both
exciting and full of competitions. The boys try to show their skill and wisdom
to win the admiration of the girls and it is a good chance for the youth to
express their love toward one another.
Note: All the time and distance shown here are approximate and indicative only, if there is inconsistency, it will depend on the weather, local road condition and other actual situation.
Holiday Itinerary
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ARRIVE IN GUIYANG
You will be welcomed by your guide at Guiyang airport. Guizhou is nicknamed “The Kingdom of Mountains”, as 97% of its land is comprised of mountains and plateaus.
Today's program highlights the remaining culture of the old Han (Chinese) ethnic group. The ancestors of these villagers migrated from Jiangxi Province to Guizhou Province in the Ming Dynasty. We will drive for 1.5 hours to reach the Bao Village of a garrison built 500 years ago. Women here are still dressed in traditional Ming dynasty costumes, and houses remain faithful to the Ming architectural styles. The ancient stone houses; lots of legendary stories; and, warm-hearted people with their lovely smiles will give you an unforgettable experience.
We will watch a local Ground Opera performance, famed for the performers' symbolic masks. The opera in Jichang dates to 1382 in the Ming Dynasty. It is said to be one of the oldest surviving operas in the world.
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Accommodation Novotel Guiyang Downtown
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Meals LD
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GUIYANHG - KAILI
Drive 2.5 hours to visit Qingman Village. The Green Miao people living there are famous for making embroidery with green silk from the silkworms raised by local Miao people. They are also known as Japanese Miao because local ladies’ dress up has the same look as ancient Japanese ladies, what’s more 30% of the local Miao dialect is similar to Japanese.
We will have the opportunity to learn how to make embroidery and batik from the local people. Before we enter this village, however, you will be welcomed with the ceremony called“Block Way Wine”.
After lunch with a local family, we continue our trip to visit another Miao village called Stone Bridge known for paper making from the mulberry tree bark with traditional methods going back 2000 years.
Then after walking across a natural stone arch after which the village was named as Shiqiao Village, we pay a visit to another local family to learn the different paper making techniques.-
Accommodation Grand Metropark Heaven-sent Resort
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Meals BLD
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KAILI - ZHENYUAN
Pay a visit to Kaili Ethnic Minority Museum to be given general information on the different minority groups in Guizhou, it will leave you with an overall view of different styles of ethnic costumes in Guizhou. After that we will drive 45 minutes to Stone DragonVillage of Xijia People where we will start a 1-hour hike to visit Mantang Village of the Gejia people.
In the 1950s, the Chinese government classified the Gejia people as a subgroup of the Miao people. This has never been accepted by the Gejia people themselves who are still struggling to be an independent minority group. The reason they give is that they are the descendants of the Manchu People who used to rule China during the Qing dynasty, the last dynasty of China. Ladies in this village are famous for making batik with beeswax, but they are also good at archery. We will pay a visit to a local family to learn batik making.
After that we will drive to Chongan Town and pay a visit to the local Lusheng Festival. Late afternoon you will arrive in Zhenyuan Ancient Town and after dinner enjoy the evening view of Zhengyuan Water Town.-
Accommodation Fucheng Hotel
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Meals BLD
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ZHENYUAN
Zhenyuan, is an ancient town of the Miao people on a plateau in the mountains of the eastern part of Guizhou Province. According to the historical records Zhenyuan used to be a military stronghold and the key trading post on the Southern China Silk Road.
This town is famous for its long history with many rich and generous cultural relics, making it much like a historical garden. Zhenyuan Ancient Town covers only an area of 3.1 square kilometers but greets you with more than 160 scenic spots including caves, palaces, pavilions, temples and rivers with their unique architecture, exquisite engravings and marvelous natural landscape. In the morning we will pay a visit to Black Dragon Cave which actually is an ancient architectural complex built 600 years ago on the cliff and in the caves by officials and businessmen from China and abroad. Temples here are a combination of Taoism, Buddhism and Christianity.
After that, with your guide, you will explore the ancient town, especially you will have the opportunity to visit one of the oldest houses (The Residence of Family Fu) in this town and listen to the owner, who is the 7th generation of his family, talk about their rise and fall because of the opium war. A local Ancient Winery can be visited.
After lunch, if you are inclined, you could climb 45 minutes up to the City Wall built by the Miao people 2000 years ago. Here you can have a bird’s eye view of the whole ancient town. You will find it looks like a Yinyang diagram because the Wuyang river winds through the middle part of the town in the form of an “S”.
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Accommodation Fucheng Hotel
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Meals BLD
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ZHENYUAN - KAILI
After breakfast, we drive 2 hours to Gulong Town to attend their Lusheng Festival. In Gulong, you will experience a kind of special celebration that over 1000 bamboo pipes are played simultaneously, a spectacle not to be seen anywhere else in the world. Boys try to play the Lusheng better than each other, because the festival is also a good dating time or chance for the unmarried people to get to know each other, and become marriage partners in the future. (packed simple lunch will be prepared today)
You could join them to dance to the Lusheng music and enjoy the singing competition. Don't forget to take photos with these charming girls because it will be an honor and praise for their parents if people think their daughters are beautiful. There will also be an opportunity to watch the water buffalo fighting. Today will be an enjoyable and impressive day for you. Transfer back to Kaili.
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Accommodation Grand Metropark Heaven-sent Resort
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Meals BLD
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KAILI - ZHAOXING
After breakfast we drive 2.5 hours to visit Huanggang Village of the Dong people, It is one of the oldest Dong villages in the area with 5 drum towers built by 5 different family clans 800 years.
Huanggang Village is famous for it’s architecture and fabric-dyeing with indigo. The Dong people have got three treasures which are the source of their history and culture:- the Drum Tower, symbol of the family clan; the Flower Bridge, symbol of love; and, the Grand Choirs, symbol of the soul. For local villagers to venture out of their village was very rare because the high mountains used to stop the way to connect with the outside world. When you walk through this village you will find old wooden houses and villagers wearing their traditional clothes, making you feel as though you are wandering through an ancient world.
After lunch in Congjiang County, we continue our trip to explore the Last Hunting Tribe of the Basha Miao Village. Basha is the only Miao village in the area. They are called the last hunting tribe of China because hunting is their main way of life. Drive 1 hour to Zhaoxing. Enjoy the evening view of Zhaoxing after lunch.
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Accommodation Indigo Lodge Zhaoxing
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Meals BLD
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ZHAOXING
In the early morning, you could walk around Zhoxing Village to find what the local Dong people’s morning life is like, for example washing in the river, setting a fire for cooking breakfast, coming back home from the fields with vegetables for the water buffalo’ s breakfast. After breakfast we drive 30 minutes to Tangan Dong village for views of the stunning rice terraces. Then we pay a visit to the Tangan Village which has been listed as an Ecological Museum by UNESCO because of it peaceful and natural environment and outstanding presentation of traditional cultures and architecture s as well as life styles. After that we hike 2.5 hours back down to Zhaoxing following the path through the rice terraces.
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Accommodation Indigo Lodge Zhaoxing
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Meals BLD
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ZHAOXING - GUILIN
Drive to Congjiang railway station for your fast train to Guilin. Trip ends.
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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.
