Tour code: SWChengdu002
5 Days Chengdu Mount Emei and Dujiangyan Tour
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Trip highlights
On May 12th, 2008, an eight-magnitude earthquake shook the whole Himalaya Fracture Zone due to a breakpoint right beneath Yingxiu, a booming town by Minjiang River, the largest branch of Yangtze River. Sichuan Dujiangyan Irrigation System withstanded the earthquake...
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Tour price
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Destinations
Chengdu
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Tour type
Private tour available everyday, private tour guide & driver
Day by Day Itinierary
| Day 1 Chengdu ( ) |
| Our tour guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you at the Chengdu Airport, and drive to the hotel. Leisure on your own at the rest of the day. |
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| [ Optional ] Du Fu's Thatched Cottage: Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (Dufu caotang) is the quaint former residence of one of China's most famous poets. The exhibits here include a brief account of Dufu's life and some of his original calligraphy and poems. |
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| Day 2 Chengdu ( B,L ) |
| Today we will transfer to have boat ride on Min Jiangto visit Leshan (about 2 hours). Enjoy the landscape of Chengdu Plain on the way. Afterwards we have the other half an hour drive to Mt. E'mei, visit the Nation Dedicating Temple (Baoguosi). Stay overnight in the hotel located at the foot of Mountain E'mei. |
The Baoguo Temple | The Baoguo Temple (Nation-dedicating Temple) is the first temple one meets along the mountain way and stresses love and patriotism. The temple has the typical structure of Chinese ancient garden covers an area of more than 10 acres. Every yard of the temple is quite different from another by its un…… | Leshan Giant Buddha | Leshan Giant Buddha is one of the most magnificent tourist attractions in Sichuan Province . It's located on the Westside of Xiluan Peak ( Phoenix Perched Peak ) of Mount Lingyun , just east of Leshan City . | Mount E'mei | MT. Emei is about 160 kilometers southwest of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It extends for over a hundred kilometers and resembles the fine eyebrow of an ancient Chinese beauty from afar. |
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| [ Optional ] Dujiangyan: Construction of the Dujianyang Irrigation system began in the 3rd century BC, and it continues to control the waters of the Minjiang river and distribute it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace of Taoism, which is celebrated in a series of ancient temples. |
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| Day 3 Chengdu ( B,L ) |
| Take the cable car up to the Mountain E'mei to visit the Wannian Temple, which located on the right peak of the Lion, is a very well known ancient temple of Mt. Emei. After pay the visit to Wannian temple, drive back to Chengdu in the afternoon, relex at the rest of the day. |
Wannian Temple | The Wannian Temple of 10000 Years is the oldest surviving Emei Temple (reconstructed in the 9 th century). Its dedicated to the man on the white elephant, the Bodhisattva Puxian, who is the protector of the mountain. |
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| [ Optional ] Mount E'mei: MT. Emei is about 160 kilometers southwest of Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It extends for over a hundred kilometers and resembles the fine eyebrow of an ancient Chinese beauty from afar. |
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| Day 4 Chengdu ( B,L ) |
| Transferred to Dujiangyan City to visit the wondrous Dujiangyan Irrigation Project of China. Transfer back to Chengdu and visit the Temple of the Marquis of Wu and Wangjiang Park.
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Temple of the Marquis of Wu | The Temple of the Marquis of Wu (Wuhou Ci) is located in the outskirts of Chengdu, there is a large temple here containing a statue of Zhu Ge and an impressive Three Wonders Tablet, so called because it contains exquisite examples of calligraphy, carving and poetry. | Wangjiang Park | Wangjiang Park is one of the significant parks of the city that attracts large number of inhabitants of the city as well as the tourists visiting the city. It's famous for Wangjiang Tower, one of the three famous cultural relics in Chengdu along with the Temple of the Marquis of Wu and the Du Fu's T…… | Dujiangyan | Construction of the Dujianyang Irrigation system began in the 3rd century BC, and it continues to control the waters of the Minjiang river and distribute it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace of Taoism, which is celebrated in a series of ancient temples…… |
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| [ Optional ] Temple of the Marquis of Wu: The Temple of the Marquis of Wu (Wuhou Ci) is located in the outskirts of Chengdu, there is a large temple here containing a statue of Zhu Ge and an impressive Three Wonders Tablet, so called because it contains exquisite examples of calligraphy, carving and poetry. |
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| Day 5 Chengdu ( B,L ) |
| Leisure on your own till transferred to Chengdu airport to catch your flight to your next destination. Your pleasant Chengdu tour ends here. |
Sanxingdui | In Sanxing Dui which is 40 kilometers south of Chengdu, two large sacrificial pits were found in 1986 boast the most important archaeological finds on the Sanxing Dui Ruins for the past half century. | Chengdu Panda Base | In 1987, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Research Base) was established on Futou Shan, an almost barren hill, where the soil was poor and not suitable for farming. This first phase of the project only covered an area of 5.5 hectares. Giant pandas and scientists from the Chengdu Zo…… |
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| [ Optional ] Wannian Temple: The Wannian Temple of 10000 Years is the oldest surviving Emei Temple (reconstructed in the 9 th century). Its dedicated to the man on the white elephant, the Bodhisattva Puxian, who is the protector of the mountain. |
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