Our Goal
Experience daily life in your hometown province as a
Chinese national through a week of sample “glimpses.”
Accompany family members on activities like grocery shopping at local markets or using public transport to visit parks for Tai Chi or Kungfu lessons. While you won’t know the area like a local resident, Lotus Travel offers homestay experiences arranged with local hosts in select provinces.
Homestay Visit Plan
Experience daily life in your hometown province as a Chinese national through a week of sample “glimpses.” Accompany family members on activities like grocery shopping at local markets or using public transport to visit parks for Tai Chi or Kungfu lessons. While you won’t know the area like a local resident, Lotus Travel offers homestay experiences
arranged with local hosts in select provinces.
HENAN
HUNAN
GUANGDONG
GUANGXI
HUBEI
BEIJING
Day 1
Meet the pre-arranged, designated family member at the train station or airport exit in order to be transported to the host family home.
Day 2
After breakfast, take public transportation with your host family to the local hospital/clinic and pharmacy. Enjoy Chinese noodles for lunch, then visit the local market to buy fresh ingredients for tonight’s hot pot dinner, which you’ll prepare together.
Day 3
After breakfast at home, take public transport with a family member to the local park for Tai Chi or Kungfu. Enjoy DaGaiFan for lunch, visit a local college in the afternoon, and return home to make Chinese dumplings for dinner.
Day 4
Take public transportation with a family member to the provincial museum, enjoy Xiaolongbao for lunch, visit a fancy shopping mall in the afternoon, and
return home to learn to make popular dishes for dinner.
Day 5
Visit a Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital toobserve local practices like acupuncture and massage. Enjoy lunch at KFC or McDonald’s, noting their unique taste in China. In the afternoon, visit a Traditional Chinese Pharmacy to explore various herbs. End the day by learning to make Chinese fast food, such as noodles or egg fried rice, for dinner.
Day 6
After breakfast, visit the local flower and bird market to see people shopping for flowers, bonsai, and pets. Enjoy a Chinese lunch at a local restaurant, followed by shopping with family and packing for your next destination or return home. Conclude the day with a farewell dinner with family.
Day 7
Today, you will say goodbye to the family after a week of shared experiences and will be taken to the airport or train station for your extended trip in China or to return home and reflect on your new insights.
