01 / THE PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY
Go beyond the view.
Xianggong Mountain, in Xingping Town, Yangshuo County, is renowned for magnificent mountain-and-water scenery. Rolling, elegant peaks are wrapped in mist, forming a poetic landscape. From the summit, the Li River winds below and successive ridges unfold like beautiful ink paintings. At Xianggong Mountain, admire spectacular sunrises and brilliant sunset colors and capture fairytale cloud seas. The scenery changes from moment to moment, offering endless surprises. It is a photographers' paradise where outstanding landscapes are easy to capture.
Xianggong Mountain sunrise and clouds
Xianggong Mountain, in Xingping Town, Yangshuo County, is renowned for magnificent mountain-and-water scenery. Rolling, elegant peaks are wrapped in mist, forming a poetic landscape. From the summit, the Li River winds below and successive ridges unfold like beautiful ink paintings. At Xianggong Mountain, admire spectacular sunrises and brilliant sunset colors and capture fairytale cloud seas. The scenery changes from moment to moment, offering endless surprises. It is a photographers' paradise where outstanding landscapes are easy to capture.
Huixian wetlands
Guangxi's Huixian Wetland Park captivates with natural beauty. A paradise for migratory birds and a treasury of nature, its broad wetlands hold rippling green water and lush aquatic plants. Travel through by boat, feel the breeze, and listen quietly to birds and insects.
The journey in pictures
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02 / IN GOOD COMPANY
A different way of seeing.
Leading photographers
Hua Sheng · View photographer profile →
Hua Sheng
Specializes in portrait, landscape and documentary photography, as well as drone aerial photography. He has worked in photography education and travel photography for more than ten years, collaborating with tourism authorities in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet, Malaysia and Thailand on in-depth destination projects. He has also produced official self-drive travel imagery for BMW, Ford, Roewe and Chery. His photography training clients include Shenzhen Library, Standard Chartered, China Merchants Bank, Bank of China, China Mobile, Guosen Securities and Shenzhen Airlines. Photography journeys He has repeatedly led portrait and landscape photography groups to Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, and to Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang.
03 / THE DAYS AHEAD
A rhythm shaped by light.
Shooting locations, accommodation and transport are subject to confirmation before departure and may change with the weather.
Note: itinerary timings above are for reference only. The photography leader may make suitable adjustments according to local weather, conditions and other factors to achieve the best photographic results.
Itinerary dates and text times without their own zone use: Beijing · Asia/Shanghai。Exact times use your selected timezone; dates alone and descriptions such as “morning” are not converted.
DAY 01Apr 12 · Beijing · Asia/ShanghaiGuilin to Xianggong Mountain: aerial photography training
Take high-speed rail from Shenzhen to Guilin. A bus picks up guests at midday and transfers them to Xianggong Mountain for check-in. Rest after lunch. The aerial photography camp begins in the afternoon, with sunset aerial photography at the hotel. Overnight at Xianggong Mountain.
Accommodation:Xianggong Mountain; hotel pending confirmation with the operator.
Final arrangements follow the operator’s departure briefDAY 02Apr 13 · Beijing · Asia/ShanghaiXianggong Mountain sunrise and Wulongquan sunset
Photograph sunrise at the hotel, attend class after breakfast, and rest at midday. Photograph sunset at Wulong Spring in the afternoon. Overnight at Xianggong Mountain.
Accommodation:Xianggong Mountain; hotel pending confirmation with the operator.
Final arrangements follow the operator’s departure briefDAY 03Apr 14 · Beijing · Asia/ShanghaiZhuangyuan Bridge and Huixian Wetlands
After sunrise photography and breakfast, check out and travel to Zhuangyuan Bridge for photography. Photograph sunset at Huixian Wetland Park and stay overnight in Huixian.
Accommodation:Huixian; hotel pending confirmation with the operator.
Final arrangements follow the operator’s departure briefDAY 04Apr 15 · Beijing · Asia/ShanghaiHuixian Glass Fields sunrise and departure
Photograph sunrise over Huixian's mirrorlike fields, attend class, check out, and transfer to the high-speed railway station.
Final arrangements follow the operator’s departure briefWhere we stay
Xianggong Mountain: two nights. Huixian: one night. Hotels are pending confirmation with the operator.
Getting there
The following services are reference options, not mandatory or confirmed group transport. Confirm meeting and departure times before booking. [Round trip from Shenzhen] Outbound: April 12: Shenzhen North–Guilin North G2902/08:05/11:11 Return: April 15: Guilin West–Shenzhen North G407/13:46/16:30 [Round trip from Guangzhou] Outbound: April 12: Guangzhou South–Guilin North G2902/08:42/11:11 Return: April 15: Guilin West–Guangzhou South G407/13:46/15:54 Before booking transport, please confirm the departure and travel arrangements through this website.
04 / A CLEAR PICTURE
Know what is included.
Platform service fee to be confirmed
Included
Photography instruction and services throughout the trip.
Travel accident insurance is specially provided as an additional complimentary benefit to every participant;
Before the course: the logistics team reserves hotels and organizes the itinerary in advance, giving everyone an overview of the photography plan;
During the course: on-location guidance from the instructor to help participants achieve their photographs;
During the course: a series of themed post-processing sessions integrating theory and practice;
After the course: participants share and review their photographs, learn from one another and develop work they are happy with.
Not included
Accommodation listed in the itinerary;
Round-trip high-speed rail transport charges from participants' departure points;
Air-conditioned tour vehicle service within the itinerary;
All meals and admission tickets throughout;
Local guide fees;
Mineral water daily;
Other additional service fees not listed.
Service fees, supplements, taxes and the final total are subject to written confirmation.
05 / BEFORE YOU GO
Clarity before departure.
Availability and registration
This website accepts expressions of interest in this trip and does not synchronize the operator's remaining places in real time. Please contact us to confirm group departure, availability, the final quotation and booking conditions.
Cancellation and breach provisions
Participants and the organizing team may give written notice before departure to terminate the trip agreement. If notice is given more than 7 days before departure, calculated as the difference in calendar days between departure and receipt of the termination notice, neither party is liable for breach provided no actual expenses have been incurred, such as flight or high-speed rail tickets booked with both parties' knowledge. For later termination, the party terminating the agreement bears liability for breach. [Liability of the organizing team] If we notify participants within 7 days of departure that the group cannot operate, we will refund all fees and pay compensation. For notice given 7 to 4 days before departure, including day 7, compensation is 10% of the total trip fee; for 3 to 1 days before departure, 15%; and on the departure date, 20%. [Participant liability] Participants cancelling within 7 to 4 days before departure, including day 7, must pay us a business-loss charge under the following schedule: 50% of the total trip fee for cancellation 7 to 4 days before departure; 60% for 3 to 1 days before departure; and 80% on the departure date. If these percentages do not cover our actual losses, the participant must compensate the actual losses, up to the total trip fee.
Trip information
[Registration] Registration for this trip is confirmed upon receipt of the deposit. [Transport] 1. Flights booked by the organizing team are economy-class group tickets. Once issued, they cannot be endorsed to another carrier or refunded. 2. Actual flight, driving and boat travel times on the day apply. 3. Airlines and flight schedules above are for reference only. Changes to flight times may require minor itinerary adjustments; the departure notice takes precedence. [Accommodation] The charges is based on 2 people sharing 1 room. We will try to pair solo participants with another participant of the same gender. Participants who do not wish to share, or cannot be matched, must pay the single supplement for a room of their own. [Group meals] We try to choose meals suited to Chinese tastes and ensure that every guest receives an adequate portion. [Photography] 1. Photography activities follow the itinerary. In exceptional circumstances, time spent photographing each location will depend on the actual conditions that day. 2. Please read this itinerary carefully and choose a photography trip suited to your circumstances. If you give up part of the itinerary for personal reasons, including health, or request to forgo accommodation or transport, this is considered voluntary withdrawal. expenses already incurred are non-refundable. You are responsible for your personal safety while not participating in the itinerary. 3. Participants may not leave the group without permission during group photography activities, except during free time. Leaving partway through the trip is considered a breach by the participant. Unused photography activities, meals, accommodation and vehicle services are non-refundable, and the organizing team is not responsible for accidents occurring while the participant is away from the group. 4. If force majeure events such as typhoons or blizzards prevent travel according to the agreed itinerary, additional or reduced expenses following changes will be settled according to the travel agency's actual group operating expenses. [charges adjustments] the organizing team reserves the right to adjust charges if major fluctuations in international oil charges cause substantial increases in fuel surcharges. If the increase is within what we can absorb, the trip fee will not be adjusted. [Departure notice] 1. The departure notice will be sent no later than 1 day before departure. If arrangements are confirmed earlier, we will notify you as soon as possible. 2. If the online itinerary differs from the departure notice, the departure notice takes precedence. [Optional activities at your own expense] Under the Tourism Law provisions prohibiting travel agencies from organizing or arranging optional activities at additional expenses, guests wishing to join such activities should contact the service provider themselves for information, charges and participation. If language difficulties lead you to ask a guide or tour leader for additional assistance, any paid or unpaid help is provided solely in that person's individual capacity, not on behalf of the organizing team or the local receiving agency. the organizing team has no involvement in the expenses, transaction charges or service standards of free-time activities; guests bear the outcomes themselves.
Shared travel expenses
Travel expenses are shared among participants, including meals, accommodation, vehicles, guides, staged photography and supplies. All participants contribute to the instructor's meals and accommodation whether or not they join those meals or overnight stays;
Fitness, equipment and conditions
Equipment and fitness requirements will be provided by the operator.
