A gluttonous feast of humanistic and natural scene
Be deeply influenced by Confucius culture
Cross through millennial time and space
Touch the heavy history
Feel the warm spring of the ancient city of the southern Yunnan
Jan 29th--Feb 20th 2018
To be a ideological “wanderer” with Zenker Winter Camper together
In the ancient city of Jianshui,
Feel the heavy history wearing ancient costume.
On the most beautiful lake “Yilong Lake,”
Have a lifetime impression of the special parental new year.
In Yuanyang Terrace,
Walk into the paradise of photographers
And the life of Hani ethnic group,living in Yunnan.
Enjoy the gluttonous feast of humanistic and natural scene which belongs to thinkers
Special welfare
7 days and six nights, live in four-star hotel all the journey except one-night camping.
All the programs are customized by Zenker.
D1 Chongqing(or other city)- Kunming
Kunming
Afternoon :Take airplane to Kunming
Winter:Issue winter camping clothes(Campus wear of the Republic of China 1912-1949) and have Group meeting in the evening. The children play game “call one’s name directly”to know each other.
Accommodation: Four-star hotel in Kunming
D2 Kunming--Yilong Lake in Shiping
Yilong Lake in southern Yunan province
Yilong Lake, located in the Shiping county,Honghe state, is one of the ninth largest lakes in Yunnan and called “ the second West Lake”, where is filled with many famous scenic sites and the most popular is Crane Pavilion.The poem goes: uprise the Crane Pavilion and gaze afar,lights of ten thousand of family alongside the calm Yilong Lake. Unique civilians live in ancient city,hearing the bell from old Temple of Xiushan.
Morning: Take a bus from Kuming to Yilong Lake in Shiping county and enjoy the scenery along the way.
Lunch: have lunch on the Boat of Yilong Lake in Shiping county.
Afternoon: Take a Boat on the Yilong Lake and enjoy the activities like feeding the Common Black-headed Gull,fishing with net, archery, and pitching the tents distributed.
Dinner: have supper of the Spring Festival’s Eve on the Boat( Fishes caught on the boat as the staple food )
Evening:Spring Festival Bonfire Gala(Sang in Haikai tune and box-danced by the local peple “Yi Minority”)+Parent-child Evening Show
Midnight: Stay up late and bless on the New Year’s Eve,set off fireworks and fly the Kongming lanterns
Accommodation: Camp alongside the Yilong Lake
Archery, one of six classic arts in ancient China,is the important part of Chinese traditional culture. Our ancient education highlights both knowledge and martial art.
Go boating,cast a net to catch fish and feed the Common Black-headed Gull on the Yilong Lake. Fishes caught is special delicacy when eating the dinner of Chinese New Year on the boat.
Midnight: Stay up late and bless on the New Year’s Eve,set off fireworks and fly the Kongming lanterns
D3 Yilong Lake-- Jianshui ancient city
Jianshui Ancient City
In the southern Yunnan, there is an historical and cultural city “Jianshui”in China,having rich color of Central Plains (comprising the middle and lower reaches of the Huanghe River) . Jianshui city, anciently named Lin’an,was found in Tang Dynasty and has authentic civic life comparing with the business atmosphere in Lijiang and Dali.as there are rich products and vast expenses of fertile land, it is said that“Golden Lin’an, Silver Dali” in ancient times.
The double dragons bridge( with 17 holes )
Morning: Visiting the Yilong wetland park,watching the Common Black-headed Gull, climbing to the Crane Pavilion and gaze far. Head for Jianshui ancient city by bus and enjoy the scenery along the way.
Afternoon: Uprise the Chaoyang Building and visit along the Yinhui Road to enjoy the locally authentic civic life.Take meter gauge train to Double Dragons bridge, Xianghui Bridge and Tuanshan countryside,and then return.
Dinner: Have dinner while listening to the popular tune of Jianshui.
French railway station having more than one hundred years history--Xianghui Bridge Railway Station.
It is fantastic to take the one hundred -year historical Meter Gauge train together in Jianshui. It, having railway of 13 kilometers and 4 stations, will spend 1 hour to enjoy the historical way which has beautiful rural sight in the swaying wooden coach of train.
Tuanshan countryside, called undeveloped ancient countryside with one hundred years history, was listed as the World Memorial Architectural Heritage which is a well preserved architectural complex in Qing Dynasty today.
D4 Jianshui ancient city
Jianshui Confucius Temple, founded in Yuan Dynasty, is the second largest Confucius one next to Qufu in Shandong province,which has a history of more than 700 years and covers an area of 76,000 square meters. It has exquisite architectural woodcarving of vivid birds and animals, and seems solemn and majestic as surrounded by the dense cedars.
Morning: Jianshui Confucius Temple-- Wearing ancient comstume to attend the New year First Writing Ceremony( Customized by Zenkers),and visiting the national second largest Confucius Temple to feel the Confucius culture.
Lunch:have Lunch in Lin’an restaurant which has long history in Jianshui ancient city( attending the record of A Bite of China ,a famous gourmet documentary made by CCTV)
Afternoon: visit the political science exam studio, participate in the simulation of the imperial examination, where is the largest imperial exam in Ming and Qing Dynasty.Visit Rare Museum,Tianjun Temple and experience the ancient redware pottery. Each child will make a redware cup on the spot.
Evening: free activities like visiting ancient city, walking on the Lin’an road, enjoying the delicacy.
First Writing Ceremony in Confucius Temple is of a sense of ceremony which is importantly meaningful to each intellectual which is a bless to the Spring Festival,totally different from the any precious one of Confucius Temple in Jianshui.(Customized by Zenkers)
Child attending the first writing ceremony will have a antiqued certificate of first writing ceremony and become the students of Confucius from then.
Jianshui Xuezheng test house is the test institute regularly held by Yunnan admirals by commander-in-chief Xuezheng in Yunnan where has house placed closely side by side (like the teeth of a comb) giving people a sense of progress. From the ancient time, there is a thick learning atmosphere in Jianshui, and deeply influenced by Confucianism. As more than halfway of qualified candidates for the imperial examinations came from Lin’an, Linan is also named Lin Ban Bang. And then, the campers of Zenker will have the chance to experience scene of the ancient’s imperial examination.
We will worship the nationally rare God of Fire -- Zhurong or the God of literature at the Tianjun Temple. And then we will experience the ancient red-ware pottery and each child will make a redware cup( Customized by Zenkers). The redware pottery of Jianshui ,well-known in the world,is called one of the four famous pottery in China.
D5 Jianshui Ancient City- Yuanyang Terrace
Garden Struggle in Jianshui county
Garden Struggle in Jianshui county , a group of large-scale residential buildings of Qing Dynasty, called Showplace at the border of southeastern in China with 214 rooms and 42 courtyards, is a gathering of architectures in Ming and Qing Dynasty, each of which has a period of breath-taking history and story, and each of windows and principal pillars presenting family’s ups and downs. At that time, as the army field hospital was stationed here, it was made free from damage.
Morning :visit Garden Place called the southeastern Showplace. All the children wearing the clothes of the republic of China to read the Zhuxi family's traditional injunctions together led by Master Zhu (role-played).Watch the wedding ceremony of Master Zhu and folk dance,and visit ancient well of western city.
Afternoon: Depart for World Cultural Heritage, the largest and most beautiful field in China-- Yuanyang Terrece and see the sunset of the Terrece in the evening.
Night: Photograph training class (parents and children attend the class at the same time which will prepare for take photos of the Terrace at the sunrise of next morning). The professional photographer along with the team will teach the skills of photographing the Terrace.
D6 Yuanyang Terrece--the Dian Lake (in Yunnan Province)
Yuanyang Terrace
Yuanyang Terrace, located in core area of Honghe Hani Terrace, is a picture of landscape painting carved continuously by Hani enthic Group for more than 1300 years, and is listed into the world heritage in 2013.February in the winter is the most beautiful season of Yuanyang Terrace where has splendid sunrise and sunset, and the fairyland made by clouds can’t be stopped enjoying which is the paradise of the photographers. Someone says: No matter how beautiful words used to describe the land of Yuanyang, they will become gray. The photograph travel of Yuanyang Terrace is a visual feast which you will regret about if you didn’t go.
In this journey,we will go to primitive village and feel the charm of land of idyllic beauty between the beautiful clouds.
Early Morning:Go to Douyi Tree to watch sunset of the terrace.
Morning: Arrive at primitive countryside of Hani ethnic group and hold the donation of book event in Zenker’s book house.
The children from Han nationality and hani Minority will carry out the small new year welcome activity together called themed painting of the Terrace.
Afternoon: Cross through multiple scenery zones from Yuanyang to Kuming.
D7 The Dian Lake in Yunnan Province
The Dian Lake
The Dian Lake, the lagest freshwater lake,is called pearl of plateau.It is fascinating by its beautiful landscape, a boundless expanse of blue water,several sailing boats ornamented on the lake and natural beauty of lakes and mountains. Every winter,tens of thousands of Gull will gather together on the Zui Lake and Haigeng park of Dian Lake.The flying Common Black-headed Gulls shall become a great attraction in winter of the Dian Lake.
Morning: Treasure-looking game at the wetland park of the Dian Lake
Afternoon: Go back by plane in Kuming Airport
Activity Time
7days and 6 nights for each trip
Stage1 January 29th to February 4th ,2018 (lunar date: December 13th to 19th ,2018)
Stage2 February 6th to 12th , 2018 (lunar date: December 21st to 27th ,2018)
Stage3 February 14th to 20th, 2018 (lunar date: December 29th,2018 to January 5th ,2018)
Registration Deadline: December 31st,2017
Objects
Stage 1 and 2: Aged from7 to15 years.（Happy trip of humanity）
Stage 3: Parents and children aged from 6 to15 years.( Happy parent-child trip of Chinese New Year)
Registration and fee instructions
7 days and 6 nights for Zenker Winter Camp
Price for stage 1 or 2: RMB4800/person
Price for stage 3: RMB5300/person(because expenses for boarding and accommodation will be increased in Spring Festival)
Early bird price: Payment before Oct 31st, RMB200 off/person
Children attending the Zenker Summer Camp: RMB200 off/person
The two concessions above can be superimposed!
The two concessions above can be superimposed!
The two concessions above can be superimposed!
If you are qualified according to the requirements mentioned
the price for stage 1 or 2 can be reduced to RMB4400 per person.
the price for stage 3 RMB4900 per person.
Kind tips: Because the flight tickets are limited and changeable,we suggest that parents can order the tickets in advance. Parents from Chongqing and Chengdu can entrust us to group- order the tickets.
Expenses include as follows:
Transportation: The transport fees for the round-trip are included from Kuming to Yilong Lake to Jianshui ancient city to Yuanyang Terrece(not include the tickets from the departed city to Kuming).
Accommodation: standard room with 2 beds of four stars hotel all the trip and 1 night lake camping.
Boarding: Eating at the hotel,special delicacy On The Yilong lake Boats and Linan restaurant.
Play: all the projects fee like the First Writing Ceremony at Confucius Temple,experiencing the imperial test, pottery-making, fishing, bonfire evening,camping,shooting arrows and flying the Kongming Lanterns.
Tickets: all the tour ticket included in the itinerary, please refer to the itinerary description.
Camping clothes: clothes for winter camp(student wear, socks and shoes of the republic of China)
Insurance:Personal accident insurance in Tourism
Call：400-080-2225
