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Day 1 Day 2 D Day 3 B L D Day 4 B L D Day 5 B L D Day 6 B L D Full-day tour to Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses. Visit Big Goose Pagoda and ancient city walls. Enjoy a traditional Tang Dynasty singing and dancing show. Day 8 B L D Transfer to airport for your flight to Chengdu in the morning. Upon arrival, meet / transfer to Leshan right away for a tour at the Giant Buddha. Return to Chengdu later today and check into Crowne Plaza Hotel Chengdu for 2 nights with daily breakfast. Day 9 B L D Morning tour of Giant Panda Breeding Research Base. Afternoon free at your leisure. Day 10 B L D Transfer to airport for morning flight from Chengdu to Jiuhuang airport. Upon arrival, meet / transfer to Huanglong Scenic Area. Afternoon sightseeing in Huanglong. Then transfer to JiuzhaiGou in the late afternoon. Check into Sheraton Jiuzhai with daily breakfast. Dinner at hotel. Day 11 B L D Full-day sightseeing in Jiuzhaigou. Overnight at Sheraton JiuZhai. Day 12 B L D Transfer to airport for your flight Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu. Take same day flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, meet / transfer to Ruining Guest Hotel Shanghai with daily breakfast for 3 nights. Balance of the day at your leisure. Day 13 B L D An exciting full-day tour to the Bund, Pudong New Development Zone with Shanghai TV Tower, followed by a tour to Shanghai Museum and Nanjing Road / Xin Tian Di. Shanghai Acrobatic show tonight. Day 14 B L D Morning tour of Yu Garden, City Goddess Temple. Lunch at Lupolang restaurant. Afternoon free at your leisure. Farewell dinner at local restaurant. Day 15 B Transfer to airport and bid farewell to China. Depart Shanghai on Air China flight for LAX or SFO. With a brief stopover in Beijing, then continue to LAX or SFO by Air China flight. Arrive in LAX or SFO on the same day. End of this memorable China tour. |
| Known as the "Fairyland on Earth¡±. Jiuzhaigou sits on 103¡ã46¡ä¡ª104¡ã4¡äE and32¡ã15 ¡ä-33¡ã19¡äN, within the boundary of Jiuzhuigou County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan. It lies between the southwest margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and at the north foot of Duo¡®erna Mountain Range, with an average altitude between 2,000 and 3,000 meters, and a distance of about 435 kilometers from Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. To its east, Jiuzhaigou neighbors both the Baihe River Nature Reserve and the Wanglang Nature Reserve, and to its south is the Huanglong Place of Scenic Interest. Jiuzhaigou covers a total area of 720 square kilometers, with a periphery zone of 600 sq. m. and a buffer zone of 110sq. m. Jiuzhaigou, also called "Yangtong" in ancient times, currently has other names like "Heyao Jiuzhai", and the " Jade Sea ". Jiuzhaigou, literally the Nine Village Valley, is hence known for the nine Tibetan villages within its boundary, that is, Panxin, Rize, Yacuo, Panya, Zechawa, Heijiao, Shuzheng, Heye and Zharu. The area of Jiuzhaigou as well as the upper reaches of the Jialing River and Minjiang River is called the land of Shiqiang (Qiang ethnic minority) in ancient times, where human activities have been recorded dating back as early as to the Yin-Shang Period (16th-11th Century B. C.). According to The Records of Songpan (vol. I - Rivers and Mountains), the "Jade Sea is 50-odd kilometers to the northeast county, within the territory of Zhongyang Tongfan Tribe. Its valleys are as long as several kilometers with green water and jade-like ripples." This evidences that the Jade Sea beauty was well known as far back in ancient times. iuzhaigou covers the Shuzheng Valley, Rize Valley and Zechawa Valley that form a "Y" shape, in the Minshan Mountain Range. Inhabited by Tibetans, the nine villages and alpine lakes, affectionately called "Haizi", are like reflecting mirrors or crystal jade blocks inlaid in snow mountains and forests. At the end of Zechawa Valley is the Chang (Long) Lake and the end of Rize Valley are virgin forests. From south to north, both valleys stretch and meet at Nuorilang. The drop between the two valleys and Shuzheng Valley is over 1,000 meters, with 114 lakes lying downward in an echelon manner, on which are 17 waterfalls, 11 rip currents and 5 travertine beaches, formulating alpine lake clusters and travertine spots that are rarely seen in China and even in the world. A fairyland on earth, Jiuzhaigou collects the primitive, natural beauties best demonstrated in its lakes, waterfalls, beaches, water currents, snow peaks, virgin forests and Tibetan customs. |
