| On a day at the beginning of the 20th century, an English aeroplane lost its direction in southwest of China and had to find a place for an emergency landing in the valley, the English were so surprised that there was such fascinating scenery before them: high snow-covered moutains, blue sky, dense primeval forests, deep and serene gorge, green grass-land, crystal clear water ... Because of the language trouble, they could not comnicate with the local people when they ask where they are. However, they heard a word and remembered: shangri-la. According to the describtion, there are two places in southwest of China are suited to Shangri-la, one is Daocheng in Sichuan and the other is Zhongdian in Yunnan . There is still a good deal of controversy on two places. You may make a judge when you travle along this route.
You will have a better understanding of the ancient Tea-Horse-Exchange road (the Tibetans exchanged tea with horse in the past). The road is part of the southwest Silk road, linked Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan, reached the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea,via Laos, Burma, India and other countries and oceans. You may understand the various local customs along the route as there are more than 2/3 of Chinese minority nationalities living in southwest of China WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Day 1 Arrive in Beijing, fly to Chengdu WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Arrive in Beijing in the morning, transfer to the flight to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, meet your guide at the airport, transfer to hotel.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 2 Chengdu WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Drive to Guanghan city in the morning. Visit San Xing Dui museum in which many magnificent cultural relics with 4000-year history of Ancient Shu Kindom are kept. This musem would be one of the highlight of todays tour. Visit the Divine Light Monastery and the Panda Breeding Base in the afteroon on the way to Chengdu.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 3 Chengdu-Kangding WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Drive for Kangding in the morning. You will enjoy the fabulous landscape of the countryside as well as the folklore. Arrive at Kangding - the capital of Garze Prefecture.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 4 Kangding WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Visit Muge Tso Natural Reserve, highland lakes, ancient town of Kangding.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 5 Kangdin-Litang 290km WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Drive along Hengduan Montain Ranges from north to south. Enjoy the beautiful glacier, ice-covered mountains, highland lakes. Arrive at Litang which also known as "highland city". Visit the Litang Lama-Monastery.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 6 Litang Guetshouse WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Take part in the horse racing festival, if you come here on 01. August.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 7 Litang-Xiangcheng Guesthouse WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Drive to Xiangcheng via Mt. Haizi Shan, a right place to study the structure of terrain and the formation of glacier. Visit Sangpi Lama-Monastery.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 8 Xiangcheng-Zhongdian 228km WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Drive along the beautiful scenery to Zhongdian, a Tibetan region in Yunnan province.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 9 Zhongdian WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Zhongdian is at 3200 meters and very close to the Tibetan border. In mid-June Zhongdian plays host to a horse-racing festival that sees several days of dancing, singing, eating and of course, horse racing. About an hours walk north of town is the Songzanlin Monastery, a 300-year-old Tibetan monastery complex with several hundred monks.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 10 Zhongdian-Tiger Leaping Gorge 110 km Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lijiang 70 km WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Today drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge and Lijiang. After making its first turn at Shigu, the might Yangzi River surges between the Haba Mountains and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, through what is one of the deepest gorges in the world. In the afternoon arrival in Lijiang. The town of Lijiang is set in a beautiful valley and is separated into old and new towns that are as different as day and night. The old town is not to be missed. Black Dragon Pool Park is on the northern edge of town.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Day 11 Lijiang WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Today you'll enjoy the Baisha Frescoes and then visit Naxi village as well as the Yufeng Monastery.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Day 12 Lijiang-Dali 160 km WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
In ther morning drive to Dali. On the way visit Xizhou - an old town with even better preserved Bai architecture than Dali and then visit Butterfly Spring.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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Day 13 Dali WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Visit Cangshan Mountain by taking the cable car up and down. You'll also boat on Erhai Lake. The highlight today is the cycling around the lake and visit Bai villages.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
Day 14 Dali-Kunming WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
In the morning drive to Kunming. At an elevation of 1890 meters, Kunming has a milder climate than most other Chinese cities, and can be visited at any time of a year. In the afternoon you'll visit Western Hill (also known as the "Sleeping Beauty Hills"), and Huating Temple. Trek to Dragon Gate on the top of Western Hill.WWWwww.Chinakindnesstour.com
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