Fujian Adoption Heritage Tour

List of Fujian Civil Affairs Departments/Bureaus in charge of receiving root-seeking application

Now adoption family who want to visit Orphanage(welfare institution) in Fujian can contact the following departments/bureaus directly, or ask help from us.

No.	Province	Civil Affairs Department/Bureau	Cntact Person	Contact information
1	福建 Fujian	南平市延平区民政局 Yanping District Civil Affairs Bureau (Nanping City)	游长荣 You Changrong	0599-8728152
2	福建 Fujian	邵武市民政局 Shaowu City Civil Affairs Bureau	王伟跃 Wang Weiyue	0599-6232230
3	福建 Fujian	龙岩市新罗区民政局 Xinluo District Civil Affairs Bureau (Longyan City)	魏钻辉 Wei Zuanhui	0597-3225381
4	福建 Fujian	长汀县民政局 Changting County Civil Affairs Bureau	巫小萍 Wu Xiaoping	0597-6838005
5	福建 Fujian	漳平市民政局 Zhangping City Civil Affairs Bureau	刘晓丽 Liu Xiaoli	0597-3276629
6	福建 Fujian	古田县民政局 Gutian County Civil Affairs Bureau	郑启发 Zheng Qifa	0593-3814073

Services of Adventuretour & China for adoption family

Help adoptive families to apply for visits to welfare institution
Communicate with the adoptive family and welfare institution
Provide translation and interpretation, as well as local guide services
City Sightseeing Tour, familiar with hometown
Chinese cultural activities
Car rental service

Example itinerary of Orphanage(welfare institution) visit in Fujian

Day 1 Arrival in Fujian Province

Pick up from airport and private transfer to hotel.

Have a nice rest today.

Day2: Orphanage visit

a typical process of orphanage visit: Your family will be welcome by firecracker ceremony with hanging red banner(Written sentence meaning welcome for home return visit), then you will have a conversation with orphanage director and staff, after that it’s a limited visit of facilities the SWI and view the file of your child(if possible). Having lunch with orphanage director and staff, in the afternoon you will visit the “finding spot” of your child or doing the city sightseeing.

Please note that process of each orphanage is different, actually there is no standard process.

So activities of a typical orphanage visit could be:

Visit facilities and surroundings of the Orphanage(SWI)
View profile of your Child
Meet the Nurse/Nanny of your child
Meet the foster mother or family
Conversation or with orphanage director and staff
Meal with orphanage director and staff
Visit the “finding spot”
Gifts to orphanage directors, caregivers, foster families and children
Donate to the orphanage

More and more chinese orphanages are now open to adoptive families for return visiting, but each province is different and has different regulations, No single person can 100% guarantee the permission to visit an orphanage. so please check with your Travel Advisor beforehand to see what you should expect when visiting your child’s orphanage.

We work closely with Social Welfare Institutes throughout China and Chinese Government department like Provincial Civil Affairs Bureau (CAB) and CCAB to arrange your orphanage visit. With great knowledge, experience and resource, by fully understanding the needs of both adoptive families and government, we have helped many families to visit orphanages of their adoptive children.

Day 3 and Day 4 sightseeing vist

The Hakkas: The Hakkas who settled in mountainous south western Fujian province in China developed unique architectural buildings called Tulou, literally meaning earthen structures. Because of the undesirable mountainous regions, the Hakkas set up these unique homes to prevent attack from bandits and marauders.A Tulou, or “earth tower”, is a traditional communal residence in the Fujian province of Southern China, usually of a circular configuration surrounding a central shrine.

Gulangyu Island: This scenic area is renowned for its delicate natural beauty, its ancient relics, and its varied architecture. The island is on China’s list of National Scenic Spots and also ranks at the top of the list of the ten most-scenic areas in Fujian Province. In July 2017, it was listed as a world heritage site by the UNESCO.

Mount Wuyi (Wu Yi Shan): Famous as a natural landscape garden and a summer resort in China, Mount Wuyi attracts worldwide travelers every year. It sits on the border of Wuyishan City in Fujian Province and Yanshan County in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. In 1999, the part in Wuyishan City was included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

Day 5 Departure from FuJian Provimce

Private transfer to Airport or Train station