Kaiping & Taishan Diaolou and Villages Tour

By Janvi Off The Beaten Path Tours

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Free cancellation available
9h
Mobile voucher
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Selective hotel pickup
Multiple languages

Overview

Kaiping and Taishan are well known as the hometown of overseas Chinese in Southern China. Diaolou structures were built from the time of the Ming Dynasty to the early 20th century, reaching a peak in the 1920s and 1930s, with the financial aid of overseas Cantonese, when there were more than three thousand of these structures. Today, approximately 1800 Diaolous remain standing in Kaiping, and approximately 500 in Taishan. Today few of these villages and Diaolous have been recently restored, and some of them became quite a famous tourist destination as Li Yuan garden, Zilicun, Majanlong in Kaiping. But we will take you to the unexplored village and visit their original diaolous.

Activity location

Taishan
- Taishan, Guangdong, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

Taishan
- Taishan, Guangdong, China

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Kaiping & Taishan Diaolou and Villages Tour

9h
English

Pickup included

Travelers

Languages available

Starting time: 9:30

Price details

P 14,186.69 x 1 AdultP 14,186.69

Total

Until Thu, May 2

What's included, what's not

Air-conditioned vehicle
Admission Tickets
Lunch

Know before you book

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Taishan

1h

The first stop we pull up to a countryside style restaurant try the famous Claypot Eel Rice and Steamed Minced Pork Balls as lunch.

Mei's Grand Courtyard

1h

The second stop is Mei's Grand Courtyard, jump out to explore the historic old architectures with us. This is a nice stop to absorb some culture and history of overseas Chinese building nice complex back home to families and honoring heritage & traditions.

Taishan

1h

Continue to the Fu village and explore one of the most impressive watchtowers which were built in the early 1920s. They are built by returning Chinese migrants who incorporated Western-inspired features in their design. Inspect the different styles of the towers close up, and head inside to absorb the interiors and bird’s-eye views from the rooftops.

Watchtower Group of Zili Village

1h 30m
Admission ticket not included

The Diaolou in Kaiping city has been turned into a tourist location heavily since it became a UNESCO site. The Diaolous were no different than the ones you see on the side of roads in Kaiping and Taishan regions, but they were better maintained. If you would like to visit the better-maintained Diaolou in Kaiping, please let us know, we also can arrange it or have a mixture of both.

Location

Activity location

Taishan
- Taishan, Guangdong, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

Taishan
- Taishan, Guangdong, China

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