7D Hakka-Chaozhou-Fujian (OXP) Shenzhen / Huizhou / Shantou

7D Heritage Discovery - Hakka, Chaoshan
& Fujian (OXP)
Hong Kong/Shenzhen/Huizhou/Shantou/Chaozhou/Meizhou/Dapu/Yongding/Xiamen
Introduction
• The ancestor of Malaysian Chinese were originally from
China, and they traveled and lived in Malaysia to make a
living. As time goes by, most of the later generation of
Chinese has never had a chance to understand their
motherland. So, let's take a trip back to your native land
and learn about its culture! Of course, to sample every
delicious authentic dishes as well!
Picturesque Homeland - Chaozhou
• Area: Shantou, Chaozhou
• Culture: Paifang Street, Jiadixiang
• Chaozhou, also widely known as Teochew, is a historical
and cultural city where numerous of ‘paifang’ (gateway) can
be found.
• The famous Paifang Street, which is also known as
Gateway Street was originates from its 20 historic gateways
which lined along the street, and it is also one of the largest
ancient gateway street. The unique street is also a hub for
Chaozhou specialties, including its delicious snacks and also
the cultural Chaozhou opera. It is also famous for its
exquisite handicraft such as wood carvings and embroidery.
• Just a few street from the southern of the ancient city, you'll
find the Jiadixiang that filled with ancient family houses of
the merchant families in Chaozhou. Jiadixiang is a
neighborhood which retains the Ming and Qing street pattern
and a lot of ancient residential. By just strolling along the
Jiadixiang that is less than 200m with numbers of ancient
houses lined up on the side, it will gives you a flashback of
the old days of Chaozhou.
Ancient residential along Jiadixiang.
Authentic Dishes
• Marinated Duck Meat
Chaozhou dishes were originally from Cantonese cuisine.
Marinated Duck Meat is highly recommended for its aromatic
taste.
• Pan Fried Chives Dumplings
The thin and soft dumpling pastry is filled with chives.
Steamed dumplings of chives filling are being dry-fried
before it served. Its pastry is crispy with a sweet and juicy
tasted filling.
Local Snacks & Souvenirs
• Lao Xiang Huang
It was originally made from a fruit named Buddha's hand.
Buddha's hand is a medicinal fruit. The Chaozhou people
preserved it with herbs and honey, in a clay jar. It appears to
be black in color, and as soft as the paste. It acts as a
medicine for cough when it served as tea.
Benefits: Detox and aids for digestion.
The longer the Buddha's hand has been preserved, the
higher price it is.
• Medicinal Tangerine
A famous specialty in Chaozhou. It has the medicine
benefits of dispelling cold, detoxification and expectorant
effects. It is mainly used for the treatment of cough, throat
inflammation, chest distension and wind elimination.
• Chinese Wampee
 It is said to have stomachic and cooling effects and to act as
a vermifuge.
 Chinese Wampee is a neutral medicinal fruit.
 It helps in digestion, chest distension, hay fever,
detoxification, and bronchitis.
Historical Homeland - Hakka
• Area: Meixian, Huizhou, Tai Po, Yongding
• Culture: Meizhou Hakka Park, Meizhou Hakka Dragon
House, Tai Po Tai'an House, High North Earth Buildings,
Hakka Museum
• Meizhou Hakka Park is beautiful elite neighborhood that
reminds you of a China-style Disneyland. In this 163 acres
beautiful land, it consists Hakka architectures, museum,
outdoor theater, souvenir stands, pavilions and monuments
that reflects that Hakka culture and arts.
• Hakka Walled Village, also known as Weilong House,
which means Circled Dragon House- a form resembling the
curved body of a dragon wrapped around the perimeter of the
complex. It is a large multi-family communal living structure
that is designed to be easily defensible. It is typically
designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance
and no windows at the ground level.
• Tai Po Tai'an Building owned a history of 247 years. It is an
extremely rock building. It holds up to 200 rooms.
• Gaobei Tuluo is located at the northern of Gaotou
Village. Gaobei tuluo is a beautiful land that consists
numbers of tuluo which surrounded by picturesque
mountains and rivers. Gaobei Tuluo is one of the Fujian
Tuluo that was being listed in UNESCO World Heritage.
• Chengqi Building , also known as 'Tianzhu Building' which
means Building of God's Support, as it was said that it has
been a good weather during the three years of construction of
the Chengqi Building. Back to its heyday, there was up to
600 residents, and today, it has up to 300 residents.
• Hakka Museum is where you can reveals the mysteries of
Hakka culture. It is made up of the Hakka Main Hall and
three ancillary halls: Huang Zunxian Memorial Hall,
University Presidents Hall and Generals Hall.
• The Hakka Museum tells the story of Hakka. In this huge
museum, it reveals the origin of Hakka, the people of Hakka,
the culture of Hakka and also the arts of Hakka. With the
exhibition of Hakka historical and cultural relics, it has
attracted more than 300,000 locals and travelers.
Authentic Dishes
• Meigan Cai cooked with Meat
Meigan cai, a specialty of Hakka, is a type of pickled vegetable.
Meigan Cai cooked with meat is characterized in that the is its
glossy yet delicious red sauce. It is fat but not greasy.
• Yong Tau Foo
Yong Tau Foo, literally Stuffed Tofu, is one of the more
popular dishes with deep Hakka origins. It consists of tofu
cubes heaped with minced meat and herbs, then fried until
golden brown, or sometimes braised.
• Salt-Baked Chicken
Salt-baked Chicken was originally baked in a heap of hot
salt, but many modern restaurants simply cook in brine, or
cover it with a salty mixture before steaming it or baking it
in an oven.
Local Snacks & Souvenirs
• Meigan Cai
Meigan Cai, literally ‘molded dried vegetable’, is a type of dry
pickled Chinese mustard of the Hakka people from Huizhou. It
consists of a whole head of various varieties of Chinese
mustards and cabbages that has undergone an elaborate process
consisting of drying, steaming, and salting.
Charming Homeland - Fujian
• Area: Xiamen
• Culture: Hui and Stone Cultural Garden with Hui’an Women
Folk Show & Gulang Island
• Xiamen is one of the first urban civilization in China. It is
also the winner of 'International Garden City', 'National
Sanitary City', 'National Garden City', 'National
Environmental Protection Model City', 'Best Tourism City of
China' and 'Top Ten Ideal City of Habitation" awards.
• Hui and Stone Cultural Garden & Hui’an
Women Folk Show
The cultural park is an integrated park which has a collection
of stone exhibition, artistic creation, cultural exchange, for
both tourism and education purposes. Through exquisite stone
architectures and superb stonework with elegant environment,
the perfect combination for the display of Fujian stone
cravings art has a long history. It presented the unique Hui'an
Women Folk Show regularly.
 Gulangyu Island, a car-free island designated as a
5A National Tourism Scenic Spot, and a top-ten
most scenic provincial areas. Popular among local
tourists, it is renowned for its beaches, winding
lanes and varied architecture.
International Architecture Exhibition, where the eastern and
western culture of Gulang Island met, is located in Xiamen
Gulangyu Scenic Area. Heritage Chinese architectures can be
found in this magnificent place, including religion and
landscape architectures and many more.
 Shuzhuang Garden is named after the original owner Lin
Erjia, a wealthy Taiwanese businessman. The garden was
once a private villa of Lin Erjia, meant as an exquisite replica
of Banqiao villa.
 The Piano Museum - Given Gulangyu’s musical heritage, it
is no surprise that it is the Asia's largest piano museum. It is
a museum of piano through the ages and it has over 200
pianos, including rare specimens from the 1800s. It
exhibited up to 30 pianos which made in USA, UK, France
and many more.
 Wuyuan Bay Boardwalk covered an area of 85 hectares,
which equivalent to half of Gulang Island. It is the largest
park in Xiamen, and also the largest wetland ecological park.
Authentic Dishes
• Mini Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
The stew consists of many ingredients, including meats,
bamboo shoots, scallops, sea cucumber, mushrooms, taro and
many more ingredients. It requires one to two full days to
prepare. It is nutritious and rich taste.
It consists more than 10 ingredients & condiments.
• Oyster Omelette
Oyster omelette is a Chinese dish that is widely known in
Fujian, and has constantly been ranked by many foreigners as
one of the most addictive food in the world. It is served with
the signature sweet and spicy sauce in Fujian.
Local Snacks & Souvenirs
• As Xiamen is surrounded by the ocean, it is famous for its
variety of fresh seafood. Many travelers are there for the
dried seafood snacks and ingredients.
Dried seafood in Xiamen including dried scallops, squid, shrimp,
squid, fish and so on.