Free and Easy Sanjiang Weekend By Bullet Train

Free time in Sanjiang. There are 8 villages scattering along Linxi river: MaAn Village, Ping Village, Yan Village, PingTan village, Dong Village, ChengYangDa Village, PingPu Village and Jichang Village.  All villages are in walking distance.

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MaAn Village
A singing and dacing hosted by local villagers will opened at 10:00 - 11:00. All cast memebers are from the village. The theatre is near the drum tower, which is a place for locals to relax after a whole day work. You will have chance to see lots of local activities here.

Ping Village
the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 300 households and a population of 2000.

The Flower Bridges in Ping Village are covered with pavilions, they are the most beautifu ones in this area. The bridges have earned the name "flower bridges" because of the exquisite sculptures that cover them.

Yan Village
The drum towers are worth to see. According to the tradition of the Dong people, each individual drum tower represents one group of local people. The towers represent kindness, righteousness and politeness. They are places to host important events.

Waterwheels along Linxi River
Rice planting is important in Chengyang.  Since ancient times, Dong people built huge wooden waterwheels to pump water from the river for irrigation.  Different activities can be seen in Spring, Sumer and Autumn time.

- IMPORTANT NOTICE -
No tour guide and coach service arranged by us for today. All tour cost listed below will be paid by yourself.
 

Feel free to explore Sanjiang countryside. Later today you will be transferred to the bullet train station. Take 4 hours train to Shenzhen. We will prepare bullet train ticket from Sanjiang to Shenzhen for you. Bullet train ticket is arranged by us and has been given to you by your tour guide in Shenzhen on Day 1.

When you arrive at Shenzhen bullet train station, you need to take Metro Line 4 to Futian staion.
Then you will walk through the Futian Check Point, take MTR from Lok Ma Chau station back to Hong Kong.

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Sunrise photo on mountain top
Climb up the hill near the MaAn village at 5am, get a panaramic view of the villages, river, wind and rain bridge and rice paddies. Ask locals the sun will come out from which mountain before you set up your camera.

Indigo Batik
Local people wear dark clothes dyed with indigo. And indigo can be seen everywhere. It is widely cultivated as a source of dark blue dye. Indigo Batik is known as well as blue batik due to the color and be seen here. Classic batik pattern cloured by attractive blue shades surely offers a different beauty of traditional art.