Fuzhou City Highlights Private Day Tour

Tour Highlights
• Visit Drum Mountain, a huge ridge that overlooks Fuzhou and provides spectacular views
• Admire Luoxing Pagoda, once called China Tower by foreign sailors in ancient time
• Visit Xichan Temple, ranked among the top five major Buddhist temples in Fuzhou
• Wander through West Lake Park, the best well-preserved classical garden regarded as a bright pearl of Fuzhou gardens
• Learn the history of Opium War at Lin Zexu Memorial Hall
• Stroll along Three Lanes Seven Alleys, a living fossil of traditional Chinese urban dwelling dated back to the Tang Dynasty
• Experienced English speaking tour guide
• Overland round-trip transfers with private chauffeur and in-transport refreshments

About This Tour
• Departure: Daily departing from Fuzhou
• Tour Duration: Approximately 8 hours.
• Guide Languages: Chinese & English.
• Pick-up Time: Between 07:00 and 10:00, choose a departure time most suitable for you.
• Pick-up & Drop-off Place: Your accommodation in Fuzhou
• Advice on Meals: Lunch is not included in this tour, please have a big breakfast and pack snacks just in case you get a bit peckish during sightseeing. If you want to try authentic local food for lunch, please feel free to inform your guide who is always ready to help.

Tour Itinerary at a Glance
• Pick-up from your accommodation in Fuzhou
• Visit Drum Mountain
• Visit Luoxing Pagoda
• Visit Xichan Temple
• Lunch on your own
• Visit West Lake Park
• Visit Lin Zexu Memorial Hall
• Visit Three Lanes Seven Alleys
• Transfer back to your accommodation in Fuzhou

Tailor This Tour to Meet Your Needs and Requirements
• If you want to modify this itinerary, please feel free to contact GoGrandChina by WhatsApp (+86-18309280878), Wechat (+86-18309280878) or email (info@GrandChinaTravel.com), we will create a tailor-made tour package for you.

Price Remark
• Prices are not valid during China's Official Holidays (such as National Day & Chinese New Year Festival etc.).

Price Inclusions
• Professional English language speaking private tour guide
• Air-conditioned vehicle with private experienced driver
• All admission tickets to sightseeing places
• All government taxes

Price Exclusions
• Hotel accommodation.
• Your personal expenses.
• Meals are excluded allowing you flexibility on menu.
• Travel insurance is not included. Please purchase before your trip to provide for any unforeseen circumstances.
• Gratuities to guide & driver. They are customary and would be of great encouragement and reward for quality service.

Additional Info
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking.
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
• The itinerary is subject to change due to traffic conditions or bad weather.
• The itinerary is flexible; changes can be made upon written request from travelers.
• IMPORTANT: It is required by the government regulations that travelers must provide their name, gender, nationality, passport number and date of birth to their tour operator upon booking a tour. Failure to do so could result in being denied access or admittance to sites and attractions during sightseeing. When you book this tour, please complete all required fields at checkout. Please bring your passport with you on the tour.

Cancellation Policy
• You may cancel the booking and receive a full refund up to 24 hours prior to the date of your tour.
• Cancellation within 24 hours or after the tour begins is non-refundable.
• Cancellation request will be confirmed in 2-5 business days, you will receive your refund within 14 working days.

Why Travelers Have to Choose GoGrandChina Private Tours?
• Choose your most suitable departure time, whether you are an early bird or you prefer sleeping in.
• GoGrandChina private tours are more flexible, allowing you to adjust everything on your trip to your wishes.
• GoGrandChina tour guides will be at your service to make sure you get the most from each destination. They are there for you and are responsible for making your journey special – and your needs always come first.
• GoGrandChina offers comfortable and luxury vehicles with a private & experienced driver who’s always by your side and ready to take you to your next destination.
• No shopping stops & factory visits, no chance of getting ripped off.
• No hidden costs, rest assured that there are no nasty surprises.

Know Before You Go
• Keep your passport on you constantly. It might be needed to buy entrance tickets.
• Add us on WeChat (+86-18309280878) or WhatsApp (+86-18309280878) to reach GGC service staff at anytime.
• Pick-up time, guide's name & contact information will be confirmed by WhatsApp, WeChat or email.
• Your guide will hold GoGrandChina welcome sign with your name, waiting at the appointed meeting place.
• Meals are not included; please feel free to ask your guide for recommendations.
• Please note that if you book accommodation on Airbnb, you may not be picked up and dropped off at the door.
• We provide up to 20 minutes of waiting. If you don’t show up and cannot be contacted, this tour will be cancelled and you will receive no refund.

Hotel Pick-up & Transfer to Drum Mountain
Your private guide will be holding GoGrandChina pick-up sign and waiting for you in your hotel lobby (or other appointed meeting place) at the appointed time. You will be transferred to Drum Mountain in a comfortable private vehicle.

Drum Mountain
Drum Mountain is located 8 kilometers away from east of Fuzhou, stretching over 1,890 hectares. Its highest peak is 919 meters above sea level. According to legend, there sits at the mountaintop a huge stone flat as a drum that produces drum-beating sound whenever it rains. Hence it is named Drum Mountain. Of all the beautiful spots and historical sites in the mountain, nearly a hundred are domestically well-known. Yongquan Temple (Spring-gushing Temple) at the half way up the mountain, for example, is listed at the top of the five major temples in Fujian. The temple was built in A.D. 908, with its name deriving from a spring gushing out of the ground.

Luoxing Pagoda
Luoxing Pagoda is located on Luoxing Mountain at the confluence of the Minjiang and Wulong rivers near Mawei Port. This pagoda has been long considered as one of the landmarks of China for sailors all over the world. It is said that when foreign sailors and merchants saw the pagoda, they would exclaim China Pagoda in ancient times. First built in the Northern Song Dynasty, Luoxing Pagoda was destroyed in an earthquake and rebuilt between 1621 and 1627 in the Ming Dynasty. With seven storeys, this octagonal stone pagoda is 31.5 meters high. Luoxing Pagoda is said to be built by Liu Qiniang, a pretty lady from Guangdong province, in memory of her husband who suffered unfair treatment and died in Fuzhou. A statue of Liu Qiniang stands in front of the pagoda today to remember such a romance.

Xichan Temple
Xichan Temple is an ancient temple which can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is located in the west of Fuzhou City, at the foot of the Yi Mountain. It is one of five Buddhist temples in Fuzhou. Inside the temple are several ancient relics, including imperial handwriting by Emperor Kangxi, murals, a dagoba depicting a Buddhist Monk from the Five Dynasties and others. There are two jade statues of Buddha brought from Myanmar in the Jade Buddha Hall. The seated Buddha is 2.95 meters tall. The litchi trees planted in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) are another feature.

Lunch at Your Own Expense
Please feel free to ask your guide for suggestions and recommendations

West Lake Park
West Lake Park dates back to 1,700 years ago in the Jin Dynasty and remained a major attraction since late Tang (618-907) period. The royal family of Min (meaning Fujian) State claimed West Lake Park as an imperial garden later in the Five Dynasties time around 1,000 years ago.  In 1914, it was officially opened to the public as West Lake Park. Today it’s the only place in town to admire those standard features of classical Chinese gardens with constructed landscapes. This style mimics natural scenery of rocks, hills and rivers with strategically located pavilions and pagodas.

Lin Zexu Memorial Hall
Lin Zexu Memorial Hall was founded in 1982 in memory of the national hero Lin Zexu of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The site of the memorial used to be the memorial temple of Lin Zexu built in 1905. In China Lin Zexu is popularly viewed as a national hero for stopping the Opium Trade in 1939 and confiscated and destroyed more than1000 kilograms of opium. Inside the Mormorial, his work as a government official, including the opium trade and other work where he improved agricultural methods, championed water conservation (including his work to save Fuzhou's West Lake from becoming a rice field) and his campaign against corruption are well documented.

Three Lanes Seven Alleys
Named Sanfang Qixiang in Chinese, Three Lanes Seven Alleys are a historic and cultural area in the city of Fuzhou. Covering a total area of 38 hectares, it is celebrated as an architectural museum of Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings, including numerous National Designated Monuments like the historic residences of Yan Fu, Lin Congyi, Bing Xin and Lin Juemin. Because of its more than 400 rich, famous and powerful residents, this port city was known as 'Beverly Hills' of imperial China. Thanks to its fame as a living fossil of traditional Chinese urban dwelling that date back to as early as Tang Dynasty, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2013.

Transfer Back to Your Hotel
Your guide and driver will transfer you back to your hotel in Fuzhou.