Day 1
Arrive / Lijiang
Tour sites: the Black Dragon Pool and the Ancient Lijiang City
Arrive at lijiang. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tours to Black Dragon Pool and the Ancient Lijiang City.
The Black Dragon Pool Park --which is also called Jade Spring Park and located only 500 meters northeast of the old town.
The Ancient Lijiang City -- Old Town which occupies an area of three point eight square kilometers (912 acres) was firstly built in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years.
Day 2
Lijiang
( B, L, D)
Tour sites: the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the Yak Meadow, the Baishuitai, the Baisha Murals and the Ancient Naxi Music performance.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) -- Locating between 10004'-10016'east longitude and 2703'-2740' north latitude, it is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest one with an altitude of 5,600 meters (18,360 feet), Jade Dragon Snow Mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles). Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
The Ancient Naxi Music Performance -- A crystallization of Taoist rite, Confucian ceremony, and the literary lyrics, poetic topics and musical tones of the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, Naxi Ancient Music has developed its own unique style and traits - the result of 500 hundred years of evolution. It originally included three parts -'Baisha Fine Music' (Baisha Xiyue), 'Dongjing Music' (Dongjing Yinyue), and 'Huangjing Music' (Huangjing Yinyue), the last of which has long been lost in the river of time. Played on venerable Chinese musical instruments such as flute, shawm, Chinese lute, plectrum, and zither, Naxi Music has the power to cleanse the heart and relax the mind.
Day 3
Lijiang ( B, L )
Tour sites: the Tiger Leaping Gorge, the First Bend of the Yangtze
River, the Stone Drum (Shigu) Town, the Iron Chain Bridge
The Tiger Leaping Gorge -- About 100 kilometers (62 miles) northwest of Lijiang Old Town lying between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Xueshan) and Haba Snow Mountain (Haba Xueshan) is Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiao Gorge), which is believed to be the deepest gorge in the world. From the top of the gorge you look down the steeply angled (70-90 degrees) mountain sides to the rushing Golden Sands (Jingsha) River with its 18 frothing rapids more than 200 meters (about 700 feet) below.
The First Bend of the Yangtze River -- the river is wide and the water flows in a gentle, slow pace. Large willow trees grow luxuriously alongside the river that is banked on both sides with lush, fertile deep green vegetation and immense, steep mountains that rise up from the river to touch the clouds in the blue sky above. The whole sight is like a wonderful landscape painting that never ends. This is the First Bend of the Yangtze River - a world-famous geological phenomenon and an extraordinary panoramic scene whose vistas you will long remember with great pleasure.
The Stone Drum (Shigu) Town -- This ancient town is named after a drum-shaped marble plaque. Built during the Jiaqing era (1548-1561) of the Ming Dynasty, the stone drum is a monument commemorating the victory of Lijiang's Naxi ruler over an invading Tibetan army. It is one point five meters (five feet) in diameter and zero point five meters (two feet) in thickness. The stone drum has an obvious vestige of what appears to be a "rip" in it. It is said that the stone drum would rupture prior to any war and then fold when peace returned.
Day 4
Lijiang / Exit
Be transferred to the Airport for the flight to the next destination.
Service ends.
Stay at:4-star hotel
Price:
2-5 persons: 1620 CNY/Pax SGL: 400 CNY/Pax
About price: the price as above is for reference, only available in 2009.
Price Includes:
1). Hotel accommodation base on standard room. With daily breakfast
2). Meals in the stated itinerary: B for breakfast, L for lunch, D for dinner.
3). All entrance fee as mentioned in the itinerary above.
4). Responsibility of travel agency.
5). Private transfers between airport, hotel and tour sites as listed in the itinerary.
6). Private tour vehicle & English-speaking tour guide.
Price Excludes:
1). Tips to tour guide and driver.
2). International air-tickets and airport taxes.
3). Personal expense.
4). Accident insurance.
REMARK: All the prices will rise by 15% up during Chinese holidays.
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