* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
A one-day cultural immersion-style guided tour at Hangzhou’s Xixi Wetlands. A window into the life of dynastic China’s wealthy southern aristocratic families.
Escape the everyday. Touch bases with old southern aristocratic life. Experience ancient elegance.
Explore the family manor of an ancient aristocratic Chinese bloodline Chinese. Cosplay in old-era Chinese aristocratic dress and learn a tea ritual of the age. Boat on the quiet waters of the afternoon wetland.
1. Be fancy. Professional, high-detail hair and makeup Han-era cosplay experience. Taste the elegant miniature hotpot – vegetarian style.
2. Learn a ritual of Chinese nobility. Acquire the skill of lidded-cup tea steeping. Receive a certificate accomplishment when you master the process.
3. See the park. Wander the residence of the Hong lineage at Hong Manor. Sway on the shaded streams of the Xixi wetland on a sculling boat.
4. Lunch included. Taste the deliciously light miniature vegetarian hotpot.
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Chinese-English bilingual guide accompaniment
Boat Fees
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Tea experience
Xixi Wetlands Hong Garden entrance ticket
Insurance
Vegetarian hot pot lunch
Traditional Chinese clothing and styling fees
Gratuity
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
we pick up from any hotel in Hangzhou.
we pick up from any station in Hangzhou.
Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Meet up. Ride out.
[8:45 – 9:00] Meet up with your guide, get acquainted. Depart for the Xixi Wetlands.
20 minutes
Xixi Wetland Park, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Xixi Wetlands. Aristocrat's Hong Manor. Cosplay styling. Lunch.
Arrive at the Xixi Wetlands, stepping off the bus at Hong Manor.
Follow the bluestone paths of Hong Manor by clan temple houses, gardens and over streams bridges. Walk through the gardens to the Bei’Yin Han Dress Photography Studio.
Select the old-era Chinese aristocrat clothing that catches your fancy, then sit back as professional stylists transform you into an oriental character from the past. Feel free to make style requests through your bilingual guide.
Move with the old-time entourage to a specialty vegetarian hotpot restaurant nearby. Taste the delicious mini hotpot.
135 minutes
Xixi Wetland Park, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Tea ceremony. Wetland boating.
Lunch ends. Tea begins.
Meet with your tea ceremony instructor. Learn the origins of the art, then watch and imitate the elegant movements of tea steeping. Master the process and you will receive a certificate of accomplishment.
Class ends, boating begins.
Drift on the quiet wetland waters in the late afternoon light. Return to the banks as the sun is setting.
120 minutes
Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Return garments. Send off. Tour end.
[15:30] Return to the Bei’Yin Han Studio, change clothes, then board the bus.
[16:00] Return to downtown Hangzhou.
This concludes the tour.
30 minutes
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This tour in
Hangzhou
is organized by
Trendy Adventurer
Booking fee
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