| Day 1 Guangzhou, Lijiang ( ) |
| Our English speaking tour guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you at Lijiang Airport according to your flight schedule. Drive to the hotel and relax for the rest of the day. You may stroll around the old town. |
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| [ Optional ] Suhe Town: Shuhe is one of the first settlements of Naxi ancestors. It is not only a very important town in the Tea-horse Road that leads to Tibet, but also a famous cobbler town. |
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| Day 2 Lijiang ( B,L ) |
| Morning tour to visit Yuhu village, Stories of Joseph Rock, Basha Village and Baisha Murals. Afternoon sightseeing are Suhe Town, Dayan Ancient Town, escorted to Square Street. |
Baisha Murals | Lijiang murals are mostly from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Among the 55 existing murals, the largest one is at the Dabaoji Hall of Baisha. Most Lijiang murals depict religious stories, and one characteristic is to combine several legends into one picture. They are an artistic Crystallization combi…… | Stories of Joseph Rock | In May of 1922, there was an odd westerner appointed by the US Department of Agriculture to China, thousands of miles away from his home. | Yuhu village | Yuhu Village, a village at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where Mr. Joseph Rock, a famous Russian Scientist lived for 27 years from 1922 to 1949, enjoy hundreds of photos and articles of the culture in this area. | Suhe Town | Shuhe is one of the first settlements of Naxi ancestors. It is not only a very important town in the Tea-horse Road that leads to Tibet, but also a famous cobbler town. | Square Market | In Lijiang, the Square Market was built before the construction of the whole town. It might be the only square that had an automatic street-wash system in ancient times. | Danyan Town | Lijiang Old Town, or Dayan Town has a history of over 800 years. It is one of the few places in China with well-preserved old style folk buildings. An important feature of Dayan are the numerous streams and brooks crisscrossing the houses. The people here are mainly from the Naxi ethnic group and yo…… |
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| [ Optional ] Lugu Lake: The Lugu Lake, located between the Yongning Township, Ninglang County of Yunnan Province and Zuosuo Township, Yanyuan County of Sichuan Province, looks like a shining sapphire hidden deep in the mountains. |
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| Day 3 Lijiang, Dali ( B,L,D ) |
| Route: Lijiang → Jianchuan → Shaxi → Jianchuan. After your breakfast, we'll drive for 2 hours (86 KM) to Jianchuan County, the most important stop of the "Tea-horse Road", a road for people who transported tea by horses. Continuing our driving for 32 KM to Mountain area to visit the Shadengjie, the world architecture & culture heritage. Then drive back to Jianchuan to visit the Shibao Hills (Stone Treasure), Bai Ethnic people's great work, with thousands of years old. |
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| [ Optional ] Erhai Lake: It measures 40 kilometers north to south, and 7 to 8 kilometers east to west on average. The vast blue lake is filled with crystal-clear waters and dotted with numerous white sails. When the wind rises, waves are whipped up breaking upon the shores. At night, the silvery moon sparkles on the rippling lake. |
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| Day 4 Dali ( B,L,D ) |
| We'll leave the hotel for Yunlong Country after your simple breakfast,total journey is 237 KM (5.5 hours). After lunch, transferred to visit the Dengnuo Village, with thousand years history, also called "Thousand Bai Village". You could see the architecture style of Ming and Qing Dynasty. |
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| [ Optional ] Stone Forest: Stone Forest is located in Shilin County, 89 kilometers from Kunming. The area, covering 350 square kilometers, is the highest karst terrain in the world and a national scenic area in China. |
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| Day 5 Dali ( B,L,D ) |
| After your breakfast (Chinese style), we will drive for 6.5 hours (250 KM) to Weishan County. You may enjoy the view on the way. Upon arrival, check in the hotel and have your dinner later. The present town was expanded in the 22th year of the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty (1389). The 42 streets and lanes of the city formed a chessboard design, of which only the "Gongchen Gate Tower" in the west and the "Xinggong Gate Tower" in the center have survived. |
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