Foshan Day Trip: Qinghui Garden & Fengjian Water Village

A Ming Dynasty garden and a water village where TV dramas were filmed sit a morning's drive apart.

This private day tour departs Guangzhou for Foshan, visiting Qinghui Garden (one of China's top ten classical gardens, built during the Ming Dynasty), and Fengjian water village, known as the "Zhou Zhuang of Guangdong" for its Song Dynasty stone bridges and Ming Dynasty temple. A live guide in English or Chinese leads the route. Hotel pickup, an air-conditioned van, garden entry and local lunch are included. The tour runs eight to nine hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Qinghui Garden and Fengjian Water Town

• Pick up from Guangzhou accommodation
• Drive to Shunde in Foshan
• Explore Qinghui Garden with guide
• Enjoy local lunch at restaurant
• Visit Fengjian water village
• Walk ancient stone bridges and alleys
• Return to Guangzhou or Foshan accommodation

The experience

Your guide and driver pick you up at your Guangzhou hotel and drive you to Shunde in Foshan. Once there, you walk through Qinghui Garden with your guide, moving through different sections of the classical layout: past clear ponds, elegant rockeries, exquisite carvings and bridges that blend Ming and Qing dynasty architecture with lush gardens and flowering plants. The guide explains what you're seeing as you move through it, so the garden's history and design choices become clear instead of just ornamental.

Lunch happens at a local restaurant where your guide recommends dishes. You can order dim sum or other regional specialties based on what you want to eat. After lunch, the afternoon takes you to Fengjian water village, a rural settlement where many Chinese TV dramas have been filmed. You walk along stone bridges built in the Song Dynasty, visit a Ming Dynasty temple, and move through stone alley lanes full of local color and tradition. The guide points out how locals live their daily lives in the water town setting, so you're not just looking at old architecture. You're getting context for how people actually use these spaces.

The van is air-conditioned throughout, and the route ends with a return transfer to your Guangzhou hotel or wherever you're staying in Foshan, depending on what works for your schedule.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and return transfer in an air-conditioned van.
• entry ticket to Qinghui Garden.
• a live guide in English or Chinese.
• local lunch at a restaurant with your guide's recommendations.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 11:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (8 to 88 years) · Child (3 to 7 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Chinese

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical effortStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Sunny Private Tours

Is this one for you?This is a private tour, so you travel with your own guide and driver rather than joining a shared group. Choose it if you want a flexible pace through both sites, the chance to ask your guide questions about what you're seeing, and the convenience of door-to-door pickup without coordinating a meeting point.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Chinese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 7 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What's the difference between Qinghui Garden and other classical gardens in China?

Qinghui Garden ranks among China's top ten classical gardens and was built during the Ming Dynasty. It combines clear ponds, rockeries, exquisite carvings and bridges with Ming and Qing dynasty architecture, all integrated into a single garden layout that your guide explains as you walk through the different sections.

What can I see and do in Fengjian water village?

Fengjian water village has stone bridges built in the Song Dynasty, a Ming Dynasty temple, and stone alley lanes. You walk through the old houses and local alleys to see how residents live in the water town setting. The village is known as the "Zhou Zhuang of Guangdong" because it has been used as a filming location for Chinese TV dramas.

Is lunch included, and can I choose what I eat?

Yes, lunch at a local restaurant is included. Your guide recommends dishes and you can order dim sum or other regional specialties based on your dietary preferences and what you want to eat.

How long does this tour take, and what's the schedule?

The tour runs eight to nine hours total. You start with hotel pickup in Guangzhou, drive to Foshan, spend the morning in Qinghui Garden, have lunch at midday, then explore Fengjian water village in the afternoon before returning to your hotel.

Does the price include everything, or are there extra costs?

The tour includes hotel pickup, the air-conditioned van, entry to Qinghui Garden, and lunch. Gratuities are not included and are left to your discretion.