Magnificent Yangtze / Ancient Capitals Deluxe 15-Day Tour (CIT005) Days 9-12


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Day 9: Three Gorges – Chongqing – Xi'an
Special Arrangements: authentic Shaanxi-style dinner
Xi'an Accommodations: Titan Times Hotel (5-Star)

The bright lights of Chongqing line the Yangtze
(photo by Jakob Montrasio)

Downtown Chongqing
(photo by "Archey Firefly")

Chongqing, nestled in the mountains
(photo by David Schroeter)

Xi'an's Big
Goose Pagoda

(photo by Kevin Poh)

The view from Big Goose Pagoda
(photo by Ben Yanis)

A temple at Big
Goose Pagoda

(photo by Andrew Eland)

Big Goose Pagoda at night
(photo by "taylorandayumi")

Big Goose Pagoda
and Buddha statue

(photo by Matthijs Koster)

The Xi'an City Walls
(photo by Andrew Eland)

A watchtower on the
Xi'an City Walls

(photo by Andrew Eland)

On top of the Xi'an City Walls
(photo by Ginny)

A bell on the
Xi'an City Walls

(photo by Jakob Montrasio)

 

Day 10: Xi'an
Special Arrangements
: authentic Defachang dumplings, Tang Dynasty-style performance

Panoramic view of the terracotta army pit
(photo by Kevin Poh)

The terracotta soldiers
(photo by Mark Kao)

Terracotta archer
(photo by David Dong)

"A wise man will only be useful as a man, and will not
submit to be 'clay'..." – Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience"

(photo by Richard Fisher)

Traces of the figures' original paint
(photo by Kevin Poh)

Terracotta horses
(photo by Bill Tyne)

Bronze horses
(photo by Tom Thai)

Huaqing Hot Springs
(photo by Michael Tyler)

Statue of imperial
mistress Yang Guifei

(photo by T. Chu)

Huaqing Hot Springs
(photo by Sam Haldane)

A bathing pool more than
a millenium old

(photo by Kevin Poh)

Be mesmerized by a Tang
Dynasty-style performance

(photo by Kevin Poh)

The dancers' beauty and grace will leave
you breathless and googly-eyed

(photo by Kevin Poh)

 

Day 11: Xi'an – Guilin
Special Arrangements: authentic Guilin-style rice-flour noodles
Guilin Accommodations: Guilin Bravo Hotel (4-Star)

The city of Guilin
(photo by Luciano)

View of Guilin from Butterfly Hill
(photo by Eric Chan)

Reed Flute Cave
(photo by Jeremy Barwick)

Reed Flute Cave formations
(photo by Robin Poll)

Reed Flute Cave formations
(photo by "Maxim B.")

Elephant Trunk Hill
(photo by Kent Wang)

 

Day 12: Guilin – Yangshuo
Special Arrangements: "beer fish" (a famous local Yangshuo dish), a special bamboo raft route arranged just for you
Yangshuo Accommodations: Yangshuo New Century Hotel (4-Star)

The Li River
(photo by Cyril Bele)

Rafts on the Li River
(photo by David Wong)

Clouds over the Li River
(photo by David Wong)

The city of Yangshuo
(photo by David Wong)

Yulong River tea raft
(photo by Hector Garcia)

Grain fields along the Yulong River
(photo by Hector Garcia)

The Yulong River
(photo by "akiwitz")

The Yulong River
(photo by "akiwitz")

 

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