Shantou · Chaozhou · Nan'ao Island · Local Culture · Food · Roots
Ancient cities, island coastlines, and one of China's most distinctive food cultures.
A treaty-port city of arcaded streets, sea breeze and legendary beef hotpot.
A living museum city: ancient bridges, memorial archways and the art of gongfu tea.
Guangdong's only island county — coastal roads, fishing villages and clear water.
Yingge dance, gongfu tea, craft and festival life.
Trip ideas to get you started — every route is fully customizable.
The essential first trip: Shantou old town, Chaozhou ancient city, beef hotpot and gongfu tea.
Customize This Trip →For people who travel to eat: market walks, beef hotpot, raw marinated seafood, gongfu tea ceremony and Yingge dance.
Customize This Trip →Ancient city culture plus island downtime: the best of both halves of Chaoshan.
Customize This Trip →Slower pace, shorter drives, comfortable hotels and door-to-door care for parents and grandparents.
Customize This Trip →Chaoshan is not just places. It is food, tea, craft, and family.
Beef hotpot, guo snacks, raw marinated seafood, claypot congee.
Yingge dance, ancient temples, craft masters and festivals.
Morning markets, tea houses, old lanes and village visits.
Ancestral villages, clan halls, genealogies and homecoming.
A surname. An old address. A village name your grandfather once mentioned. We help overseas Chaoshan families research their clues, verify them locally, and design a journey back to where the family story began. Honest work — we never promise what cannot be found.
Start My Roots JourneyFamilies, seniors, small groups, food lovers and culture seekers — travel at your own pace with a local team.
We live here. We know the streets, the tea houses and the village lanes.
No fixed packages. Every route is designed around your pace and interests.
Village contacts, clan halls, chefs and craftsmen — doors that stay closed to tourists open for our guests.
One planner from first message to the day you fly home. WhatsApp anytime.
Plans change. Weather changes. We adjust on the ground, every day.
Share your dates, group and interests — by form or WhatsApp.
A local planner drafts a route built around you, with honest advice.
We refine together until every day feels right.
Airport pickup, local guide, and support throughout your stay.
Practical guides written by locals — food, culture, transport and roots.
Beyond the guidebook loop: the old town done right, a morning market, the beef hotpot rules, and where locals actually spend evenings.
Guangji Bridge at sunset, 23 stone archways, a Tang temple and the tea house rule that changes how you travel.
Ring road, lighthouses, fishing harbors and seafood off the boat — how to do Nan'ao in one or two days.
Beef hotpot is only the beginning. The local list: guo snacks, raw marinated seafood, braised goose, claypot congee and more.
Surnames, generation poems, qiaopi letters, gravestone photos — what to gather, where to find it, and how each clue helps.
Millions of people abroad trace their family to this small region. What a homecoming trip involves — practically and emotionally.
Talk to a local today. No obligation — just honest advice.