Dazu Stone Carvings’Grottoes represent a beautiful gem in the treasure trove of grotto arts in China. In 1961, they appeared on the list of the first group of important cultural relics under state protection as announced by the State Council and in 1999 they were inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List by the UNESCO. They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Sightseeing includes monumental Buddhist sculptures at Beishan and Baodingshan.
Today you will have a chance to explore Wuhan city: yellow crane tower, East Lake and Han Kow Recreational waterfront.
Yellow crane tower: it was first built as a watching tower for military use by Wu state in the Three Kingdoms Period, which was destroyed and rebuilt for quite a few times. Famous poet in Tang dynasty had a poem ''Yellow Crane Tower"", presenting such an enchanting scenery of Yellow Crane Tower that even the most renowned poet Li Bai was made pitiful for the fear that he could not create a more graceful poem about the tower.
East Lake: it is the largest lake within a city in Chinn, which is six times the size of the West Lake in Hangzhou. Surrounded by mountains, East Lake appears tranquil as well as dynamic. Theme parks such as Wuhan Ocean Park, Birds Park, and Botanical Park turn East Lake into the most beautiful lake among the 100-plus lakes within Wuhan city.
Han Kow Recreational waterfront: Wuhan Bond Park along Yangtze River has turned the postcard-like scenery along Wuhan section of Yangtze River into a must-see.
Xian, an ancient city that has been the nation's capital during no less than 11 dynasties spanning more than a thousand years is regarded as the home if not the birthplace of the great dumpling tradition. It was here that the art of creating the most tasty and delicate of dumplings was refined and no visit to the city is complete unless you partake of a Dumpling Dinner. Transfer back to the hotel.
This tour allows you a glimpse of Beijing of the past and a look at Beijing of the present. Mutianyu is one of best preserved parts of the Great Wall. Located approximately 70 kilometres from the city, it was built as part of the defense for the Capital and the imperial tombs. The section of the wall that can be seen today was built during the Ming Dynasty.
This is followed by a visit to the Ming Tombs. Located at the foot of Tianshou Mountain and covering an area of 80 square meters, the Ming Tombs is the site of the mausoleums of thirteen of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
Xian, which was China’s capital through thirteen dynasties, enjoys being known as the Natural History Museum. This one day tour will take you to the world-famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, and the Banpo Museum, the typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture.
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum in Lintong, Xi'an. It is a destination you should never miss when visiting China. The State Council authorized to build a museum on site in 1975. It was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages. As the first museum at the prehistoric site, Banpo Museum was built at the base of the excavations of the Banpo site that is a typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture dating back about 6,000 years. Today our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby to drive to Banpo Museum which is located in the eastern outskirt of Xian City, Shaanxi Province.
As the first museum at the prehistoric site, it was built at the base of the excavations of the Banpo site. Since it opened to the public formally in 1958, two million people have visited it. Then continue to visit the world-famous Terracotta Warriors & Horses Museum and the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses are world famous, attracting a large number of tourists from home and abroad to visit each year. You will be shocked by the large scale of this underground army and the life-size soldiers and horses with vivid appearances. At the end of the tour, our guide and driver will transfer you back to the hotel.
Six Banyan Tree Temple - It has an outstanding history which spans across 1,400 years. It is one of the "Top Four Buddhist Temples" in Guangzhou, alongside Haitong Temple, Guangxiao Temple, and Hualin Temple. It was built in 537 AD in the 3rd year of King Datong of Liang Kingdom in Southern Dynasty. The Chen Clan Academy, which was completed in the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1894) after seven years of construction, was actually a massive ancestral hall taking the name of "academy" to circumscribe the Qing government's restriction of construction of sizable halls.
Nanyue King Museum- the oldest and largest Han tomb with the most funerary objects in Lingnan Area. As one of the 80 famous museums in the world, the museum covers 14,000m² with 10 exhibition halls. Yuexiu Park- In this park, we can not only see the symbol of Guangzhou-the Five Goats Status, but also visit the Zhenhai Tower which was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).This magnificent building commands a bird's-eye view of the whole city, and now houses Guangzhou City Museum.
Qingping Market came into existence in 1979. It has over 2000 stall along 1-km-long Qingping Lu and Ti Yun Lu in the north of Shamian Island. It is the largest street market in Guangzhou. Over 60, 000 people shop there every day. Huacheng Square, the largest public square in Guangzhou, covers a total area of 560,000 square meters and is regarded as "the new living room of the city". Home to a man-made lake, a large fountain and a light square, Huacheng Square is equipped with a cold-fog cooling system and planted with some 600 trees.
There’re one thousand French concessions for one thousand persons! Then how’s your French concession? The planes along the avenues? The old western style houses behind the planes? The aroma of French cuisine from the beautiful houses? ...
The French concession is not just a building, nor a lane, nor even an area, we need to see it from a multi-angle of view.
So follow us, we’ll show you a different French concession, including Okura Hotel, Cathay Theatre, Huaihai Road, Sinan Road, Gaolan Road, Fuxing Park and the ancient Residence of Sun yat-sen.
Enjoy morning or afternoon departure as per your travel schedule, follow a private tour guide with personalized commentary, you will explore the highlights of Lijiang on this 4-hour guided trip, wander around the Lijiang Old Town, learn the brilliant culture of ethnic minorities, admire the very precious sample of the research on the old-time architecture, visit the crystal lake of Black Dragon Pool, and discover rich Naxi culture at Dongba Culture Research Center.
Start the tour as per your schedule, your tour guide and private chauffeur will pick you up from your hotel lobby, escort you to start the half-day Lijiang highlights trip.
Lijiang Old Town, a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, is a central town of the Naxi Ethnic Minority. It was firstly built in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years. This is the only old city built without a city wall. Walk with your guide in the old city, hear the impressive stories, discover its prosperity and flourish in old times.
Continue sightseeing to the Jade Spring Park also named Black Dragon Pool, and admire its endless bubbling clear spring waters. To your north, you might see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain with its white snow. Next go to the Dongba Culture Museum with your guide and discover the rich Naxi history, art, and culture.
Afterwards, enjoy comfortable transfer back to your hotel to conclude the trip.
The Chinese garden is a landscape garden style which has evolved over three thousand years. It includes both the vast gardens of the Chinese emperors and members of the Imperial Family, built for pleasure and to impress and intimate gardens created by scholars, poets, former government officials, soldiers and merchants, made for reflection and escape from the outside world. You may visit Xuyuan Garden in Presidential Palace which is royal garden. Slim West Lake and Geyuan Garden are private gardens.
Today's tour will be started with choosing your own bicycle, and then begin your tour-Erhai cycling. Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It means, 'sea shaped like an ear', in Chinese. Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named.
The lake covers an area of 250 square kilometers and is located about two kilometers east of Dali. It is like a crescent lying between Cangshan and Dali city as seen from Cangshan Mount. In a sunny day, the crystal waters of Erhai Lake and the snow mantled Cangshan Mount radiate with each other. Thus the scene was commonly described as 'Silver Cangshan and Jade Erhai'. The usual duration is about 6 hours for whole trip, and of course the guide will adjust it as per your physical condition, enjoy yourself with the wind and beautiful scenery of Erhai. At end of the tour, the guide will lead you to give back bicycle and transfer you to hotel.