4 Days 3 Nights in Guangzhou and Foshan
A Magic Trip to Kungfu’s Hometown
Chinese martial arts, i.e. Kongfu, has a long history and is one of Chine’s fine cultural heritages. Being an important part of the traditional Chinese culture, it is coined as a national treasure. For thousands of years, it has been practiced as a means to strengthen the body and protect themselves. There are different genres of martial arts, due to historical and regional factors. In this journey, we’ll invite you to go into the capital of the northern martial arts to experience its long and rich culture.
Recommend travelling period： December
Itinerary
Day 1： Home-Guangzhou
AM Take flight to Guangzhou.
PM In the afternoon is a half-day trip to Lingnan. There you’ll visit Chen Clan’s Temple, renowned as the Crowned Temple
in Guangdong. You’ll also boat in the Litchi Bay, versed to be ‘a bay of green, with two banks of litchi red’. After a close scrutiny
of Xiguan Mansion, you’ll feast on the local Cantonese specialties and dim-sums, to enjoy what the charming Xiguan has to
offer.
Accommodation： Holiday Inn Shifu Hotel or sml
Meals：
Lunch-Classic “Poon Choi”dishes
Dinner- Cantonese dim sum feast
Day 2： Guangzhou-Foshan
AM Transfer to Foshan，the hometown of Martial Arts. In the 160-year-old Hung Sheng Martial Club, you’ll learn about the
history and origin of Choy Lee Fut, one school of the southern boxing and learn some simple boxing for self-defense.
PM You’ll enjoy a massage of a Choy Lee Fut style. In the evening, you’ll have a relishing trip to Lingnan Xintiandi.
Accommodation： Holiday Inn Shifu Hotel or sml
Meals：
Lunch-Marquis Zhu Feast in Chan Cheng
Dinner-Grass Carp Feast in Shiwan Taodu Restaurant
Day 3： Foshan
AM In the morning, you’ll visit the Ancestral Temple, and the Memorial Hall for Wong Fei-Hung, the kingpin of
Hung Gar Boxing, and the Ip Man House, especially built in honor of the founder of Wing Chun. Afterwards, we’ll drive to
Jiujiang Town to visit Jiujiang Double Distillation Museum and then enjoy a full booze feast as the lunch.
PM Visit the ancestral house of Bruce Lee.
Accommodation： Foshan Crowne Plaza Hotel or sml
Meals：
Lunch-full booze feast
Dinner-Junan Steamed Pig-a famous dish recommended by A Bite of Chin
Day 4： Foshan-Guangzhou-Sweet Home
Sleep until you wake up naturally, and make a coffee, perhaps reflecting on the beautiful moments of this trip while drinking it, before you are driven to Guangzhou Airport to fly back to your own sweet home.
