Hometown Heritage Tour to Hong Kong & Guangdong, March 2019
Oct 15, 2018 23:27:07 GMT -5
Post by kate on Oct 15, 2018 23:27:07 GMT -5
We are running the next Chinese Australian Hometown Heritage Tour to Guangdong and Hong Kong in March 2019. Everyone is welcome – you don't have to be Australian!
Any questions, please email me (Kate Bagnall) at kate.bagnall[at]gmail.com.
2019 brochure and itinerary: katebagnall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Chinese-Heritage-March-2019-Brochure_final.pdf
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CHINESE AUSTRALIAN HOMETOWN HERITAGE TOUR
A cultural experience hosted by Kate Bagnall & Sophie Couchman
Hong Kong & Guangdong, China
6–17 March 2019
AUD$5420 per person twin share
Single supplement: AUD$1064
11 nights twin-share accommodation, land transportation, most meals, sightseeing and entrance fees
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The tour begins in Hong Kong and visits qiaoxiang (overseas Chinese hometown) districts in the Pearl River Delta. It is an introduction to qiaoxiang history, culture and everyday life, with a focus on Australia.
The tour is accompanied by an English-speaking guide and by two Australian historians, Dr Kate Bagnall and Dr Sophie Couchman. Tour arrangements are made through Active Travel, a reputable Canberra-based company specialising in small group travel.
The Hometown Heritage Tour visits:
-- ‘Australian’ villages in Xinhui, Kaiping, Taishan, Zhongshan and Zhuhai
-- Cangdong village, a conservation and development project in Kaiping (with historical connections to Australia) which is run by Dr Selia Tan of Wuyi University
-- UNESCO World Heritage-listed diaolou and villages in Kaiping
-- other heritage sites with overseas connections such as Baihe Pier (Kaiping), the Moy Family Compound (Meijia Dayuan, in Taishan), and Sunwen Road West (Zhongshan)
-- museums such as the Wuyi Overseas Chinese Museum and the Zhongshan Museum of Xiangshan Commercial Culture.
Activities include:
-- talks about the history, culture, architecture and heritage of the places we visit, from your hosts and local experts
-- eating local foods, including countryside specialities (and the best egg tarts ever!)
-- interaction with locals and experiencing daily life in the countryside.
Photos of what we got up to on previous tours:
-- chineseaustralia.org/2018-tour/
-- chineseaustralia.org/2017-tour/
Any questions, please email me (Kate Bagnall) at kate.bagnall[at]gmail.com.
2019 brochure and itinerary: katebagnall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Chinese-Heritage-March-2019-Brochure_final.pdf
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CHINESE AUSTRALIAN HOMETOWN HERITAGE TOUR
A cultural experience hosted by Kate Bagnall & Sophie Couchman
Hong Kong & Guangdong, China
6–17 March 2019
AUD$5420 per person twin share
Single supplement: AUD$1064
11 nights twin-share accommodation, land transportation, most meals, sightseeing and entrance fees
-------------------------------
The tour begins in Hong Kong and visits qiaoxiang (overseas Chinese hometown) districts in the Pearl River Delta. It is an introduction to qiaoxiang history, culture and everyday life, with a focus on Australia.
The tour is accompanied by an English-speaking guide and by two Australian historians, Dr Kate Bagnall and Dr Sophie Couchman. Tour arrangements are made through Active Travel, a reputable Canberra-based company specialising in small group travel.
The Hometown Heritage Tour visits:
-- ‘Australian’ villages in Xinhui, Kaiping, Taishan, Zhongshan and Zhuhai
-- Cangdong village, a conservation and development project in Kaiping (with historical connections to Australia) which is run by Dr Selia Tan of Wuyi University
-- UNESCO World Heritage-listed diaolou and villages in Kaiping
-- other heritage sites with overseas connections such as Baihe Pier (Kaiping), the Moy Family Compound (Meijia Dayuan, in Taishan), and Sunwen Road West (Zhongshan)
-- museums such as the Wuyi Overseas Chinese Museum and the Zhongshan Museum of Xiangshan Commercial Culture.
Activities include:
-- talks about the history, culture, architecture and heritage of the places we visit, from your hosts and local experts
-- eating local foods, including countryside specialities (and the best egg tarts ever!)
-- interaction with locals and experiencing daily life in the countryside.
Photos of what we got up to on previous tours:
-- chineseaustralia.org/2018-tour/
-- chineseaustralia.org/2017-tour/