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Itinerary
One |
7
Days Xining & Xiahe (CZ) |
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Hong
Kong / Shenzhen Direct
ferry
Shenzhen / Xining Approx.
3 hours flight
Take
a ferry to the Shenzhen Fu Yong Ferry Pier to
connect the airport shuttle bus to the Shenzhen
Airport. Take a flight to Xining -
the capital of Qinghai Province.
Accommodation at the Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel |
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Xining
Travel
to the Sun & Moon Hills before proceeding
to the Qinghai Lake - China's largest inland
salt water lake and artists' paradise. It
is renowned for its mirrored pastel sunrise,
azure beauty at midday and the indigo blues
of sunset - a natural scenery of vastness,
beauty, mystery and quietness. Visit the Ta'er
Lamasery, the birthplace of the founder of
the Yellow Sect. Mural paintings, butter flowers
and embossed embroideries are famed as the
"Three Extremely Excellent Arts" of the Ta'er
Lamasery.
Accommodation at the Silk Road Tsongkha Hotel |
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Xining
/ Ledu / Tongren Coach
Visit the Qutan Monastery, known as the Lesser Forbidden
City in Ledu County, is famous for the Ming-style
buildings, precious relics and valuable murals of
the Ming and Qing (AD1644-1911) dynasties. Onward
to the Liuwan Tombs, the largest tombs of primitive
clan commune with state-level painted pottery statue
unearthed .
Accommodation at the Huangnan Hotel or similar |
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Tongren
The four villages in the Tongren county are known
as the home to Buddhist paintings and sculptures,
popular some 700 years ago. At the Regong Art Museum,
learn how the Art was being fully used in beautifying
daily life. Visit the famous Wutun and Longwu Temples
as good examples of the influence by the Art.
Accommodation at the Huangnan Hotel or similar |
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Tonggren
/ Xiahe Coach
Set in a beautiful mountain valley, Xiahe is second
to Tibet for the monasteries. Visit the Labrang
Monastery, one of the six major Tibetan monasteries
of the Gelukpa (Yellow sect of Tibetan Buddhism).
It is a religious and educational center with six
institutes for over one thousand monks.
Accommodation at the Labrang Hotel or similar |
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Xiahe
/ Lanzhou Coach
Travel to Lanzhou. Visit the Yellow River Bridge and Statue
of the Yellow River.
Accommodation at the Legend Hotel or similar |
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Lanzhou
/ Shenzhen Approx.
3 hours flight
Shenzhen / Hong Kong Direct
ferry
Fly
to Shenzhen. Take the airport shuttle bus to the
Shenzhen Fu Yong Ferry Pier for a ferry back to
Hong Kong. |
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