Majestic Scenery 15-Day Tour (CIT010) Days 1-6
A detailed text version of this itinerary (including price information and the Chinese names and pronunciations of all of these places) can be viewed or downloaded here.
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Day 1: Departure from U.S.A.
Day 2: Beijing – Chengdu
Chengdu Accommodations: Green Land Hotel (4-Star)
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Lively streets in Chengdu |
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Downtown Chengdu |
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World-famous Sichuan-style food |
Sichuan-style hot pot in Chengdu |
Day 3: Chengdu – Huanglong (Mouni Valley) – Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou Accommodations: Gesang Hotel (4-Star)
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Mouni Valley scenery |
Day 4: Jiuzhaigou
Special Arrangements: buffet of local foods, Tibetan song and dance performance
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Wuhua Hai ("Many-Colored Lake") panorama |
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A lake and falls in Jiuzhaigou |
Lake Wuhuahai |
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Calcified trees in Lake Wuhuahai |
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A lake in Jiuzhaigou |
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A stream in Jiuzhaigou |
Shuzheng Falls |
Pearl Shoal Falls |
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Long Lake |
Nuorilong Falls |
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Day 5: Jiuzhaigou – Chengdu
Special Arrangements: Sichuan Opera “Face-Changing” (变脸, Biànliǎn) performance
Chengdu Accommodations: Green Land Hotel (4-Star)
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Giant panda |
Giant panda |
Pandas at play |
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On the prowl |
"Talk to the paw." |
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A sleeping panda: irresistible |
For a donation, a special photo op |
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Tea in a traditional teahouse |
The "Chengdu Pour": often done with flair |
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Street shopping |
Biànliǎn |
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Biànliǎn |
Biànliǎn |
Fire-breathing Biànliǎn |
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Video of a Biànliǎn performer: Watch his costume first, then his mask. |
Day 6: Chengdu – Leshan – Mount Emei
Special Arrangements: riverboat trip on the Minjiang River
Emei Mountain Accommodations: Hua Sheng Hotel (4-Star)
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The Leshan Grand Buddha |
The Grand Buddha's head |
View of the Grand Buddha from the river |
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A bridge on the Minjiang River |
A carving at the Grand Buddha site |
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Temples at Leshan |
Yet another Buddha shot |
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Declare Nation Temple (Bàoguó Sì) |
A view of Declare Nation Temple |
The forest near Declare Nation Temple |
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