Hakka Winter Camp

Welcome to Hakka Winter Camp! You will travel to Hakka ancestral land in Yongding & Dabu, where you will learn the legendary Hakka Culture first hand! Be mesmerized by the Hakka Earthern Buildings, Hakka cuisines, Arts & Crafts. Learn Hakka dialect from the hospitable Hakka people! Our well designed program will show you all things Hakka, one theme a day!

Winter Camp 2019 Program Details

DATE 1: 09 NOV 2019 - 15 NOV 2019
DATE 2: 16 NOV 2019 - 22 NOV 2019 [Full]
DATE 3: 24 NOV 2019 - 30 NOV 2019

DAY 1 – MAGNIFICENT TULOU (XIAMEN - YONGDING)
Charter a bus travel from Xiamen to Dabu county. Admire clusters of Tulou along the way!
Morning:

Meet at Xiamen (advise to reach Xiamen 1 day before)
En route to Yongding after breakfast.

Afternoon:

Lunch at Yongding
Tour Yongding Tulou Cluster (Hukeng, Gaobei, Chuxi)

Evening:

Check in to Tulou, be on time to catch sunset at Tulou

DAY 2 - TULOU WAY OF LIFE (YONGDING - DABU)
Understand the history behind Hakka tulous while enjoying the carefree lifestyle in Tulou
Morning/Afternoon:

Catch the sunrise, go for a morning walk.
Go around the Tulou village, enjoy the fresh produce.

Late Afternoon:

Visit Zhang Bishi's former residence. During his time, Zhang was the richest man in Nanyang and was also regarded as the Rockefella of China.
Learn about this great man and his contribution.

Evening:

Check in to Chengsi Mansion. Welcome Dinner

DAY 3 – SCHOLAR'S LIFE (BAIHOU)
Baihou had produced some very well known Chinese imperial scholars over a century. Witness the legacy of scholar culture in this scholar town.
Morning:

Meet the famous scholar clan.
Admire the beautiful communal houses, which only imperial scholars were allowed to build.

Afternoon:

Learn any one art - Chinese Calligraphy, Brush Painting, Pottery Making, Tea Ceremony

Evening:

Free & Easy, Evening Stroll, Meet up with relatives

DAY 4 – ANATOMY OF A HAKKA VILLAGE (DABU HAKKA VILLAGE)
The Hakka way of life is deeply influenced by agricultural schedule & Confucianism. Experience this in a Hakka village.
Morning:

Try out some farm work in a Hakka village.
Witness the clan system in a clan shrine.
Understand the message behind a flagstone & its glory.

Afternoon:
Hakka Culinary Lesson

Cook Hakka Dish
Brew Hakka Wine

Evening:

Chat with the locals
Visit Xihu Park

DAY 5 – ALONG THE HANJIANG RIVER (TOWNS ALONG THE RIVER: SANHE, DAMA, GAOBEI)
In the old days when roads were not built, Hanjiang River connected mountainous Dabu to the outside world.
Morning:

Visit Ancient town Sanhe
Stroll at ancient commercial town, Dama

Afternoon:

Visit Lee Kwan Yew's Ancestral House
Tour the renowned porcelain town Gaobei.

Evening:

Stroll around Tai’An Lou
Stroll around Huliao

DAY 6 - TRAVELLING, FREE & EASY

Sight-seeing on the way to departure city (Guangzhou /Shenzhen /Jieyang /Xiamen)
Free & Easy
Stay overnight at the departure city

DAY 7 - DEPARTURE

Gather after Breakfast;
En route to Airport.
Home sweet home

FEES
SGD850/person or RM2550/person (Introductory Price)
Include: 7 days of food & lodging , local transport, camp activities & materials.
Exclude: Airfares, travel insurance, Chinese Entry Visa Application

Other Information (For reference Only)
Meizhou weather in November: 24° /14°
Return Airfares: Singapore to Guangzhou, SGD350
Note: Kindly check with your tour agents for latest fares.

Organized by: Hakka @ Chengsi Mansion

Hakka @ Chengsi Mansion was established by a group of local and overseas Dabu Hakka people.
We are located at Chengsi Mansion, a charming Hakka & Western Style building. It was first built as a traditional Hakka dwelling in the late 18th century, and expanded to its current size with a two-storey Western style building in the early 20th century. Today Chengsi Mansion is a Hakka Lifestyle Museum, equipped with Calligraphy Station, library, art salon, garden, guest rooms, porcelain studio etc. We are passionate about Hakka culture and hope to share it with you.

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Organized by: Hakka @ Chengsi Mansion

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