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Qinyuan Mountain - Meet your tour guide in your Xiamen downtown hotel at your chosen departure time and aboard a comfortable private vehicle to Quanzhou (about 90 minutes). Once arrive, you’ll first visit Qingyuan Mountain which is considered to be the best natural and cultural landscape in Quanzhou and is known as
No.1 Penglai Mountain in Fujian Province
and the
Back garden of Quanzhou
.The mountains are not high, the trees are lush and the water is murmuring. There is an old monarch rock which is famous all over the world. It is a statue of Taoist Lao Tzu shaped by a huge mountain body. It has also become a landmark landscape of Qingyuan Mountain. The mountain has gathered rock calligraphies of Taoism, Confucius, Buddhism, Muslim, Muni, as well as many fine calligraphy since Tang and Song Dynasties, hence the name of
Museum of Stone Carving
. Next enjoy a delightful local lunch with the recommendation from your guide.
- Experienced tour guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off service included
- Travel in comfort with a private car and driver
- Enjoyable lunch provided
- Stay hydrated with complimentary bottled water
- All admission tickets covered
- Gratuities(optional)
Spend a full day with a fully-licensed guide to visit the top famed attractions in Quanzhou which was once an international port city on the maritime Silk Route. Marco Polo regarded the location as ‘one of the ports of the world with the biggest flow of merchandise’. As the starting point of the Sea Silk Road, it accepted diverse religions including Christianity, Islam and Manichaeism, and today Quanzhou is called ‘World Religions Museum’. Climb Qingyuan Mountain which is known as
“No.1 Penglai Mountain in Fujian Province” and the “Back garden of Quanzhou”, take a stroll around Kaiyuan Temple, one of China’s largest and most important Buddhist temple, and visit The Quanzhou Maritime Museum which is an ideal place for you to have a panorama view of trading history of Quanzhou and the development of Chinese shipbuilding. Enjoy the flexibility of the custom-built private tour and explore the city at your desired way and pace.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
