Xiapu, Lishui & Ou River

You can arrive at Xiapu by high speed train from Fuzhou or Xiamen, both of which have international flights from Singapore, the US, Canada, and European countries.

Upon arrival at the Xiapu train station, you will be picked up and taken to the hotel for a welcome dinner with Mercier and other participants.

Following dinner, Mercier will provide a short pre-trip instruction at the local photographer's office, where you can also enjoy some popular local tea.

Starts early at 4 am, as we head to a high spot by the seaside to capture the sunrise over the ocean and small islands in the water.

Afterward, you will visit Yangjiaxi village, renowned for its giant banyan trees. You can shoot the farmer couple with their buffalo under a big banyan tree and capture the sun rays shining through the branches and leaves.

Later in the afternoon, you can photograph the S-curve, which is formed by bamboo poles and crab nets in the seaweed harvest season, with coming and leaving boats adding to the scene.

You can also shoot the working scene of seaweed drying and harvesting in the twilight.

We will head to Mantou (steamed bun) Hill to photograph the sunrise over the golden mudflat and hundreds of bamboo poles with dry seaweed on them. The tides will gradually flood the mudflat and bamboo poles, creating ever-changing views.

Afterward, you can photograph the locals' working scene of collecting, hanging, and drying seaweed in a village.

Following breakfast and a short break, you will photograph the floating nets in a low tide area. These nets were used for shrimp fishing, and the lines of nets in the wind and raft man are now popular photography subjects.

Later in the afternoon, you can photograph the mudflat over sunset and local farmers' working scene in backlighting at Xiaohao beach, which is one of the most popular photo sites.

On another early morning, you will drive 40 minutes to Xia Qing Shan bridge to shoot the work scenes of local fishermen collecting the fishes and nets that were put into the water the day before.

You can photograph the sunrise over fish farms and beautiful golden fish nets cables, and the fishermen working in oysters farm.

Following this, you can photograph the rounded nets on the mudflat during high tides, with the nets' unique textures and colors making them ideal for time-lapse photography.

Finally, in the late afternoon, you can shoot the She minority people portraits in well-preserved ancient houses. You can photograph the girl weaving in her family-owned private museum with natural light and 80+ years old grandma cooking on traditional hearth.

After a few early morning photo session, we'll enjoy a lazy morning of sleep.

We start our day at 9 am and head towards the mangrove area. Our aim is to capture the fishermen couple wandering amidst the mangroves and showcase their fishing techniques. This location is ideal for capturing black and white photographs with its simple lines and clean frames.

After that, we drive to a hidden ancestral temple in a nearby village, where we'll photograph a lady fixing the nets. The natural lighting in the temple is beautiful, filtering through half-closed doors and illuminating the work scenes.

We then have lunch and proceed to Xiandu scenic area, famous for its photogenic spots such as rocks and mountains.

We'll spend the night in this scenic area.

The following morning, we will start early and captur the buffalo farmer couple amidst the mist on an old bridge with the majestic mountains in the background. The scenic area also have a large rocky pillar that is very photogenic and textured.

We then check out and proceed towards Jiande at noon, where we will visit the Xinye ancient town. Here, we photograph the ancient architecture and old houses with their reflections in the lake while experiencing the locals' way of life.

Stay overnight in Xiaya.

We head to Xiaya at 4 am to photograph the morning mist floating above the river and the fishing scenes in the river. Shoot the local fishermen casting their nets and captured the entire process.

We then returned to the hotel for a short break before driving to Yunhe in the afternoon.

We stay overnight in Yunhe.

Our last photo session start at 5 am, and we head to the Ou River to photograph the sailing boats on the river. The reflections of the small wooden boats with their high white sails at dawn are amazing.

After the last session, we bid farewell and send you off to the Wenzhou airport or train station.