The Kiss of SERENE
- -Zhejiang Xinchang Hiking, Hotspring & Local Culture Workshop​


Longing for just a peaceful seat in the fields, in quietness,
Watching the night sky and being amazed by the stars.
Touched by its mystic life-force and its plain sincerity of embracing each being...

In these days, from detachment of labels, routines and patterns
to completely embrace the Serenity in the "EYES" ----
Pure Serenity comes from WITHIN...
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Length: 3 days, 2 nights
Location:​ Zhejiang, Xinchang, 4 hours from Campus
For more details about the difficulty levels, click here.

​About The Retreat:
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Towards the mid-part of Zhejiang Xinchang mountain and its hill region, we follow the ancient branch of the Qiantang river and the Caoejiang river and explore its basin. With its unique shapes of mounts, waterfalls and brooks, this location is known as the Eyes of East China...
Itinerary

Day 1 Wild EARTH – “Xinchang Xiayan Bei Walk ”
Hiking endurance: 1/5（1.5 hours walk ）Technicity: 1/5

08:00  First pick up : School Campus ;
          Second pick up : Follow school set up address
          (a break after two hours drive in high-way service area)
12:00  Arrive at Xinchang Xiayanbei Village
12:15  Check in in your room in local guest houses
12:30  Local lunch in our guest house: Chinese dishes plus soft drinks
13:30  Some free time after meal
14:00  Gathering and a walk in Xiayan Bei Village,
          we will cross tea fields, villages, all open view
17:00  Return our guest house
          Cooking workshop: Xinchang specialty taro dumplings
18:00  Dinner together : Chinese food with soft drinks
19:30  Evening CampFire
21:30  Good sleep

Day 2  Wild EARTH – “ Chuanyan Hike ”
Hiking endurance: 3/5（1-1.5 hours hike down, then around 3 hours hike in nature path almost flat, up and down around 400m）Technicity: 2/5

07:00  Stretch opening of the Day
          Gathering who get up early to do some walk and body stretch, free to join
08:00  Breakfast together : Chinese bread, congee, eggs.
          If you need coffee or you have special needs, please prepare by yourself
09:00  Hike down the valley and hike along valley river side, with various nature Scenery
          During the hike, we will set up a photography Workshop in nature:
          How to decide the layout of the picture
          no need camera, just mobile phone is okay
12:00  Picnic lunch in nature
           We will arrange bread, egg, jam, some energy bar,
           some dry meat, fruits for everyone.
           If you have your own preferred food that suits picnic, welcome!
13:00  Continue the hike
16:30  Drive back to guest house and have a rest
          1 hours free time to relax, take shower, or to be in the village
18:30  Local Dinner
19:30  Evening CampFire and you organize games
21:30  Good sleep

Day3   “ Tea Culture Workshop & Hotspring ”

07:00  Stretch opening of the Day
          Gathering who get up early to do some walk and body stretch, free to join
07:30  Breakfast together : Chinese bread, congee, eggs.
          If you need coffee or you have special needs, please prepare by yourself
08:30  Cuture Workshop: TEA culture and do some tea picking (depends on season),
          brief for the local tea, and Chinese tea culture
          It will be mainly on how to grow tea, how is the process, how to select tea,
          how to choose your own tea related to your health
10:30  Check out and drive departure to Hotspring site
12:00  Local lunch in our guest house: Chinese dishes plus soft drinks
13:30  Get into Hotspring
          There are indoor area and outdoor area for choose
          There are towel, shampoo provided
15:30  Return to Campus, Reflection on bus for the 3 days
19:30  Arrival 

About the Hot Spring:
Shaoxing Zhong Xiang Hotspring
From the first historical publication of Shenzhou region, the hotspring from the ancient volcano was recorded. The ancient volcano now sleeps at the bottom of the lake and provides the hot spring ever after.  The hotspring water is pure and full of minerals with medical benefits. 

Included:
-Transportation From & Back
-Outdoor insurance for three days
-All meals in the itinerary
-Workshops preparation, CampFire
-Project presentation white paper and whiteboard pens
-Leader & organization

Not Included:
-Extra drinks during meals, you can buy from guest house or local shop
-Bottle water every day 2 bottles per person provided ( but we encourage you bring refilling water bottle, responsible travel )

Accommodation:
-Local guest house with twin beds or three beds room, bathroom, AC, hot shower Wifi, inside your room.
-Hard beds.
-Rooms arrange by gender and booking orders, the whole group will stay in 2-3 guest houses all very near

Food:
All meals will be local Chinese dishes with meat and vegetables, except 1 time picnic lunch.
No worries if you are vegetarian, we will organize vegetable dishes.
If you have your special food requirement, please let us know before.

Equipment list 
- Your passport original one
- Hiking shoes
- Hiking Jacket & Pants depends on season (we will inform weather before we go)
- Quick dry sports gear
- Drinking bottle (no soft plastic, as often refill is with boiled water and it melts)
- Backpack to carry your things during the hike (~20L)
- Personal toiletries and towel
- Weather protection, according to the season

​Some Local Experience/Workshops 
(we will choose time during the days to conduct )
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Hiking Workshop
Basic hiking workshop covering:
How to dress hiking jackets,
How to walk with hiking poles,
How to start a hike,
What are the key prevention points during a hike.
Outdoor disciplines 
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Traditional Dessert Workshop
Xinchang specialty taro dumplings, 
work on hands from beginning to finish making our dumplings 

Enjoy your vitality,
devote to the Present and experience nature with serenity…
See you soon!
 
 
 
Devotion while working with hands makes us aware of the connection with the world we live in.
​Holding a leaf and a sprout is just like holding our heart of serenity...
Feel the warmth, gratitude and energy ..
Enjoy wonderful moments of submerging into pure nature. A mission arises to warm the world up...