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Destinations: Chengdu -Mt. Siguniang – Danba – Yajiang – Zhongde Village – Shangri-La Sichuan – Yading – Shangri-la Yunnan – Lijiang

About This Trip

In this Sichuan and Yunnan Tour, you can not only get up close and personal with Giant Pandas, learn about Tibaten culture and appreciate Tibetan architecture in Danba Tibetan Villages, visit the sacred mountains and pristine landscape in the holy land of Yading, but also stroll around the ancient city of Lijiang with a long history and profound cultural heritage and climb the towering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, etc.

Itinerary Summary

DAY PLACE HIGHLIGHTS
1 Chengdu Arrival Airport or Railway Station Pick-up & Hotel Check In. And have a relaxing time by visiting Kuan&Zhai Alley and People’s Park.
2 Chengdu – Dujiangyan – Mt. Siguniang Explore incredible Dujiangyan Irrigation System and Erwang Temple.
3 Siguniang Town – Danba Visit the magnificent Siguniang mountain and one of the three famous ditches here – Shuangqiao Ditch.
4 Danba – Bamei – Tagong – Xindu Bridge – Yajiang Have a spiritual trip to Tagong Temple, which is one of the famous Tibetan Buddhism Sakya temple, known as the “small Jokhang Temple”.
5 Yajiang – Litang – Zhongde Village Pay a visit to well-known places such as Litang Temple, Letong Ancient Town, Sangpiling Temple, etc.
6 Urho-Yining Zhongde Village – Sahngri-La Town
7 Shangri-La Town – Yading Take a sightseeing bus through Yading village and and go for hiking to the Chonggu Temple.
8 Shangri-La – Geke Town – Zanquchong – Shangri-La – Yunnan Visit the Kattan Songzamlin Temple, it is also known as the Guihua Temple, is known as the “small Potala Palace”.
9 Shangri-La Explore Pudacuo National Park, which has maintained a complete primitive forest ecosystem.
10 Shangri-La – Lijiang On the way to Lijiang, appreciate the spectacular scenery of Tiger Leaping Gorge.
11 Lijiang Enjoy natural wonders including Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Blue Moon Valley with turquoise-colored water.
12 Lijiang Spend a relaxing and leisure time in Black Dragon Pool Park.
13 Lijiang Departure Airport or Railway Station escorting.

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    DETAIL ITINERARY

    You can arrange for your international flight to get to Chengdu. We will meet you at the airport. Then transfer you to the hotel and check in. to the Kuan&Zhai Alley, which is one of Chengdu has a long history of business cards, where you can touch history here left traces, into the alley, into the The most Chengdu, the world’s oldest and most fashionable old Chengdu. Later explore bustling tea-houses and take a stroll in the lively People’s Park.

    Today we will drive to Dujiangyan, get into the Dujiangyan Irrigation System. For thousands of years, it has helped to make Sichuan a prosperous agricultural province in China. You can also visit the Erwang Temple here, is one of the important cultural relics and monuments in Dujiangyan, and it is a shrine to commemorate Li Bing and his son, the builders of Dujiangyan project. Then Anlan Bridge, one of the five Bridges in China, which is the main road of communication between the two sides of the river. Climb the Qinyan Tower, it is the best place to view the panoramic view of Dujiangyan.

    Then move to the Wolong China Giant Panda Garden to see the lovely giant panda and it is the first choice for Chinese and foreign tourists who want to get close to the giant panda. At present, there are 74 giant pandas, which is the largest captive breeding giant panda population base at home and abroad.

    Next is to stop at the Maobiliang to enjoy the core scenery of Siguniang Mountain scenic area, the “Queen of Shushan” Siguniang Mountain (main peak 6250m) is looming in the sea of clouds. After that, drive to the town of Siguniang and overnight there.

    Take the scenic bus to visit the Shuangqiao Ditch of Siguniang Mountain, it is one of the three ditches in the Siguniang Mountain scenic area, the ditch is the most deeply developed and the most abundant scenery, with a total length of more than 40 kilometers. There are three-dimensional distribution of plants and magnificent and strange mountains in the ditch, you can visit the Five-colored Mountain, Pearl Beach and other eight landscapes. After visiting, head to the Jiaju Tibetan Village in Danba. Euthusiastic locals will present Hada to you of honor. Then walking and visiting in the Tibetan village Zhonglu. In autumn, Zhonglu is even more beautiful, and the trees are full of heavy pomegranates, pears, and apples, etc. At the sunset, the whole village is shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun.

    Starts from Danba, first head to the Bamei Town, with plateau scenery mainly. We will visit the Moshi Park there, it is one of the birthplace of King Gesar, one of the eight beauties of Daofu, the geological wonder of the world, the only plateau stone forest landscape in China. Then we pay a visit to the Tagong Temple, located in the Tagong Grassland, is one of the famous Tibetan Buddhism Sakya temple, known as the “small Jokhang Temple”, the temple wall hung with thangka, Tibetan paintings, color sculptures, murals and ghee products, with a very unique ethnic religious cultural characteristics.

    Continue to Xindu Bridge Town, is known as “photographer’s paradise”. Its beauty lies not in the town itself, but in the 10-kilometer scenic corridor out of the town. Thereafter, drive to Yajiang for overnight stay.

    Founded in 1580 by the Third Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso, Changchun Kol Temple, also known as Litang Temple, is the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist yellow temple in Kham District, is our first stop today. Then visit the Letong Ancient Town, also known as “the world’s highest city” with the altitude of 4041meters. The planning and construction to the maximum extent to maintain the Tibetan ethnic settlements of the original natural and rural landscapes. In addition, we can visit the Renkang Ancient House, also known as the “Former Residence of the Seventh Dalai Lama”, is the best preserved family temple in Letong Ancient Town.

    Drive to Zhongde Village in Qingde Town, Xiangcheng County. On the way, we can pay a visit to the Sangpiling Temple, it is known as the “The Great Hall of Kangba”, is built with traditional Tibetan design techniques, no design drawings, is a resplendent art museum.

    In the morning, take a stroll between the white Tibetan houses in the rural scenic spot of Zhongde Village, Qingde Town, its pastoral Tibetan landscape belt of more than 50 square kilometers, Qingde Tibetan means “the top half of the Buddha beads”, known as the “town granary” reputation. Then visit the centuries-old Zangna Museum, it is an ancient castle with a history of more than 300 years. In the afternoon drive to Shangri-La town and overnight there.

    Take a sightseeing bus through Yading Village and arrive at Zha Guan Bong, then hike to Chonggu Temple, it is the starting point of the local Tibetan people’s mountain transfer ceremony. You can continue hiking about 40 minutes to the sacred lake Pearl Sea, Tibetan name “Zhuomalatso”, under the Sacred Mountain of Senai Ri, surrounded by forests. According to legend, the Pearl Sea is the soul lake of White Tara and is recognized as the best place to photograph the reflection of Mt. Senai Ri. Afterwards, to the Lowrong Cattle Farm, it is a natural alpine pasture for nearby Tibetan villagers, and recognized by travelers as the best shooting place of Yang Maiyong and Shano Dorjee, which are two other holy and noble sacred mountains. In the eyes of the Tibetan people, the three sacred mountains of Aden are respectively the incarnations of Manjusri Bodhisattva, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Vajra Bodhisattva.

    Starts from the Shangri-La Town in Sichuan, drive to Zanquchong, crossing by Geka town, the final stop today is the Shangri-La town in Yunnan province. After arriving, pay a visit to the Kattan Songzamlin Temple, also known as the Guihua Temple, is known as the “small Potala Palace”. It is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery and one of the famous monasteries in Kham District. It was built in 1679 AD with the collection of Tibetan plastic arts, known as “Tibetan art museum”.

    Pudacuo National Park, is the first national park established by the Chinese government and a national 5A tourist scenic spot. Pudacuo National Park has maintained a complete primitive forest ecosystem, and the Shangri-La Station of the Olympic torch relay was once carried out here. Then visit the ancient city of Dukezong, the best preserved and largest Tibetan residential complex in China, and the hub of the ancient Tea Horse Road. It is the window of cultural exchange between Tibetan villages in Snowy areas and Yunnan, the bridge of friendship between Han and Tibet, the link of Yunnan-Tibetan-Sichuan “Big Triangle”. And you can visit the largest warp cylinder in the world. The whole warp cylinder is about the height of a five-story building, magnificent, pure copper gold-plated cylinder, a total weight of about 16 tons. Finally, visit Guishan Park, which is composed of: prayer cylinder, Great Buddhist Temple (Chaoyang Tower), Han Temple, Red Army Long March Museum and Diqing History Museum.

    After the rushing Jinsha River flows through the first bay of the Yangtze River in Shigu town, it suddenly turns north and squeegees through the gap between Haba Snow Mountain and Yulong Snow Mountain, forming the most spectacular Grand Canyon in the world. The narrowest part of the canyon is the famous Tiger Leaping Gorge. On the way to Lijiang we can appreciate this spectacular scenery. After arriving, take a deep tour of the ancient city of Lijiang, it cleverly combines economic and strategic importance with rugged terrain, preserving and reproducing the simplicity of the ancient style truly and perfectly. The architecture and urban texture of the ancient city have been baptized by countless dynasties, and it is famous for integrating the cultural characteristics of various ethnic groups.  

    What a fantastic day today! In the morning, we will go out early to visit the magnificent Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which is the snow mountain closest to the equator of the Northern Hemisphere. Taking 25 minutes’ cable car to Glacier Park, you will see the vegetations changes with ascending altitude. Walk along the plank road to reach 4680m and appreciate the fairyland with ice and snow. Take cable car down, and drive to visit Blue Moon Valley with turquoise-colored water.

    After that, drive you to Yushui Village, It retains the traditional style of Naxi nationality. From the building facilities to every detail of life, you can feel the traditional Naxi nationality culture.  

    Start the journey to Black Dragon Pool Park, Somewhat idiosyncratically known as Black Dragon Pool, the Jade Spring Park to the north of Lijiang derives its name from the waters which sparkle like jade and are as clear as spring water. The entire park is green with grass and shaded by swaying willow trees. Under the Shuocui Bridge, a waterfall creates a constant roar as it cascades downstream. Next is to Shuhe Old Town, a well-preserved market town on the ancient Tea Horse Road.

    Today is going to say farewell to Lijiang and your China trip, be transferred to the airport and take the flight back to your home. Look forward to seeing you again!

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