Tour Features: Visit Tulou and have a full-day city tour around Xiamen. On this tour, you will firstly enjoy a kind of distinctive building in Fujian Province, which is known as the cream of traditional Chinese residential architecture. Then, enjoy yourself in the amazing Xiamen City, walk around Gulang Yu Island, take a look at the Nanputuo Temple, and stroll in Xiamen University.

Day by Day Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Xiamen (-, -, -)

Upon arrival in Xiamen, your tour guide will meet you at Xiamen Airport and transfer you to your hotel by private car. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out into this amazing city for an adventure on your own.

Day 2: Nanjing, Hakka Earthen Dwellings-"Tulou" (-, L, D)

You will have an early tour from Xiamen to Nanjing (about 3 hours) to visit Hakka earthen dwellings-"Tulou", unique Chinese rammed earth buildings of the Hakka in southwestern Fujian Province. They were built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with few windows to the outside and only one entrance. Tulou buildings were discovered by the American Central Intelligence Agency that took satellite photos in the 1960s. They were mistaken as nuclear reactors, but later, after a closer look, they were found to be simply houses. One dwelling can house a whole clan with several hundred people and is known as "a little kingdom for the family".

Day 3: Gulang Yu Island, Nanputuo Temple, Wanshi Botanical Garden, Xiamen University (-, L, D)

Today you will have a full-day city tour around Xiamen and it starts with visiting the Gulang Yu Island, only ten-minute boat ride from Xiamen. You will first see the Shuzhuan Garden, which once was a Taiwan businessman's private villa. It is divided into two parts-the Garden of Hiding the Sea (Canghaiyuan) and the Garden of Making-Up Hills (Bushanyuan). The garden is in the sea and the sea is in the garden. Then you will walk to Sunlight Rock, the island's highest point that can be reached by cable car.

Then, go to visit Nanputuo Temple, located on the southeast of Xiamen Island. It is surrounded by the graceful sea and at the foot of the Wulao Peaks. It was founded in the Tang era and its three halls hold a wealth of Buddhist statuary.

Afterwards, you will move to the Wanshi Botanical Garden, which houses a wealth of plants in 29 different garden and over 5,000 species of plants, especially from South China and Southeast Asia.

Finally, you will enjoy Xiamen University, founded in 1921, located at the foot of the green mountains, facing the blue ocean and surrounded by Xiamen bay. It is famous for its beautiful campus with nice scenery and parks.

Then your personal guide escorts you to the Xiamen Airport for your flight to your next destination.

Itinerary: B: Breakfast  AB: American Breakfast   L: Lunch   D: Dinner   SD: Special Dinner

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