Yunnan Adoption Heritage Tour

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

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


No.
Province
Civil Affairs Department/Bureau
Cntact Person
Contact information
1云南
Yunnan		云南省儿童福利和收养中心
Child Welfare and Adoption Center of Yunnan Province		李占民
Li Zhanmin		0871-65732139

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 Yunnan

Day 1 Arrival in YunNan Province

Pick up from airport and private transfer to hotel.

Have a good rest today.

Day 2: 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 sightseeing visit

Dali Ancient Town: History of Dali can be dates back to 1382 during the Ming Dynasty and it has been listed among the top historic cities of China. Unlike any other Chinese town, the traditional Bai ethnic folk houses give the town distinctive feel. The town’s layout was uniform, with five main streets from south to north and eight main streets from east to west, while marketplaces were neatly arranged within the town, which has remained unchanged to this date.

Day 4 sightseeing visit

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: The view of the massif from the gardens at the Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan) in Lijiang is noted as one of China’s finest views, and part of Yulong Snow Mountain National Scenic Area and National Geological Park, an AAAAA-classified scenic area

Baisha Mural: it was the capital of the Naxi kingdom. It’s hardly changed since then and though at first sight it seems nothing more than a desultory collection of dirt roads and stone houses, it offers a close-up glimpse of Naxi culture for those willing to spend some time nosing around.

Day 5 sightseeing visit

Tiger Leaping Gorge: It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site. At a maximum depth of approximately 3,790 meters (12,434 feet) from river to mountain peak, Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the deepest and most spectacular river canyons in the world.

Day 6 Departure from YunNan Province

Private transfer to Airport or Train station