SCYTS-019: GREAT WALL, TERRA-COTTA WARRIORS,
KHAM and AMDO TIBETEN CULTURE TOUR

Beijing is the capital of China as well as the historic,cultural,political
and economic center of China.It has a history of more than 3,000 years.
Beijing us to be the capital of Yan Kindom of the States of Wars' period of about 2,500 years' ago;the capital of Liao Dynastery found in 960 A.D.;the capital of Jin Dynastery found in 1125;and in Ming Dynastery,Emperor Cheng Zhu moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing;Qing Dynastery settled it's capital in Beijing in 1644 A.D..

The Great Wall is one of the Seven Miracles of the World.part of it was
first built more than 3,000 years' ago,and in Ming Dynastery (1368-1644 A.D.)it was connecteed from Sanhaiguan of Hebei Province to Jiayuguan of Gansu Province,with a length of 6,000km.It was the only man-made wall which can be seen with our eyes from the Moon.

Xian is on of the six old capital cities of China.Since 1122 B.C.,eleven
dynasteries were found here,from Western Zhou Dynastery to Qin Dynastery to Tang Dynastery,and it lasted for about 1160 years.The Terro-cotta Warriors is called the Eighth Miracle of the world.

Sichuan is called the hometown of silks and Pandas,and is the fifth largest
Province in China and its population is the biggest.Among every ten Chinese
There must be a Sichuanese.In Sichuan, we have only 6% plain,the other areas
of the province is mountains and hills and plateaus.Because of this,there
are many big rivers here such as Yungtze River,Yellow River,Mingjiang River,etc..There are 15 ethinic groups in this province such as Han,Tibetan,Yi,Qiang,Miao,Muslim,Etc..During this tour,you will have good chances to visit the most tipical Kham and Amdo Tibetan monasteries and get some idea of their cultures, their beautiful sceneries as well as it's large population of plants,animals and birds.

Day 1: Arrive Beijing.                     Overnight at Beijing Hotel
Day 2-3:Visit the Ju Yong Pass Great Wall, Forbidden City, Yonghe Lamasery, Wanshou Temple, Tianmen Square, etc.  Overnight at Beijing Hotel
Day4:(Flight)Beijing/Xian:Visit the Xian Citywall,Xianyang Museum, Shaanxi Provincal Museum.                Overnight at Xi’an Hotel
Day 5: Visit Tang Tombs: about 80 kilometers away from Xian and located from Liangshan Mountain to Jinsu Mountain, in the area of 120km, there are
18 tombs of Tang Dynasty.Among them the biggest one is Zhao Tomb,and
the best conserved one is Qian Tomb which lies about 80 km away from
Xian, and which is a combined tomb of both Empire Gao Zong and Empress Wu Zetian (the only empress in Chinese History) with a lot of stone statues and carvings of worriors and minority generals and foreign envoys who came to China to attend the berrying ceremony.We will visit the tomb.
  Overnight at Xi’an Hotel
Day 6:  Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors, the Great Mosque. Flt Xian/Chengdu
                                            Overnight at Chengdu Hotel
Day 7: Chengdu: Visit free markets, tea houses and Shu Embroidery Factory.
                                            Overnight at Chengdu Hotel
Day 8:  Chengdu/Tianquan(191km)             Overnight at Tianquan Hotel 
Day 9: Hanyuan/Hai Lou Gou Glacier Park : The eastest and lowest modern glacier In Asia,with an area of 200 square kilometers.It stretches from 7756m(the Holy Top of Mingya Gongka-Gongga Shan Mountain) to 2850m above sealevel, and stretches into the forest for 6 km.Because of movements of the glacier,many icefalls have been formed,one of them is 1080 meters  high,with a width 500 to 1100 meters,and which is the biggest icefall in China.The glaciers of this area appear in all kinds of shapes:some look like bridges,some look like bears,some like mushrooms.There are also many hot springs in this area.Because of the changes of Elevations and that there are many forests here,there are also many species of birds here such as Terminck's Tragpan,White-eared Pheasant,Golden Pheasant and other birds.
Overnight at Moxi Hailin Hotel
Day 10: Hailuogou Glacier Park:           Overnight at Hailuogou Hotel
Day 11: Hailuogou Glacier Park:   Overnight at Moxi Hailin Hotel
Day 12: Drive to Kangding(Datsedo):Visit Yellow Hat Ngachu Monastery. Visit Local Market and have hot spring bath.
 Overnight at Kangding Hotel
Day 13: Drive to Mugechuo: An area with multi-colored lakes, hot springs,
azalea Forests,grasslands and beautiful mountain sceneries.Like Hailuogou,Because of the changes of Elevations and that there are many forests here,there are also many species of birds here such as Terminck's
Tragpan,White-eared Pheasant,Golden Pheasant,Mrs'Gold's Sunbird and many
Other species of birds.               Overnight at Mugechuo Guesthouse
Day 14:Mugechuo:                      Overnight at Mugechuo Guesthouse
Day 15:Sightseeing Mugechuo in the morning and drive to Kangding in the
       afternoon.                           Overnight at Kangding Hotel
Day 16: Kangding/ Pel Lhagon Monastery: the monastery with the biggest number of Mani Dagobas in this area/Then drive to Danba(218km)
                                              Overnight at Danba Hotel
Day 17: Danba/Ma'erkang(190km).Markam in Tibetan means Flurishing or Fourtune and wealth.Markam is the capital of Aba Tibet and Qiang Automos Prefecture.                    Overnight at Markam Hotel                                                                              
Day 18: Ma'erkang:Visit Zhuoker Heditary Headman's Old House and Zhibuo Strongholds  with a history of more than 300 years and very tipical Tibetan style.And this covers an area of more than 1,400 square meters.               
Overnight at Markam Hotel
Day 19: Markam/Hong Yuan(188km):Visit the local Tibetans' tents on the way.
                                           Overnight at Hong Yuan Hotel
Day 20: Hong Yuan/Ruo'ergai(135km):First visit the biggest Nyingma Monastery of Maiwa.There are more than 2000 monks in this monastery. Then drive to Ruo'ergai.                       Overnight at Ruo'ergai Hotel
Day 21: Drive to Re'erdaba (the Biggest Ruo'ergai grassland plane with marshes and lakes) to watch the most endangered Black-necked Crane,Black Stork,Eagle owl,Upland Buzzard,Golden Eagle,Red Fox and many other species of birds and mammals and visit the local Tibetans' tents and families.    Overnight at Ruo'ergai Hotel.
Day 22: Drive to Jiuzhaigou(Nine Tibetan Hamlets Valley):Jiuzhaigou is the Natural Heritage of the United Nations.It is called the Hevan on Earth.There are 108 lakes with different colours here as well as primival forests and snow mountains and more than 200 species of birds and other animals such as Giant Pandas,Lesser Pandas,Takins,wild asses,wild deers,etc..
                                         Overnight at Jiuzhaigou Hotel
Day 23:Jiuzhaigou:The Long Lake and multi-coloured pool areas and the Panda Lake And Primival Forests areas.    Overnight at Jiuzhaigou Hotel
Day 24:Jiuzhaigou:Sightseeing Shuzhen Lakes Valey in the morning and drive to Songpan in the afternoon.            Overnight at Songpan Hotel
Day 25: Songpan/Wolong(229km):Wolong Panda Reserve is the first Panda reserve by both WWF and The government of China.In this area,the elevation changes from about 1000 meters to 6556 meters above sealevel.There are more
Than 280 species of birds and more than 100 species of animals such as Giant
Pandas,Lesser Pandas,Takins,Golden Monkeys and many other species of birds
                                             Overnight at Wolong Hotel
Day 26:Wolong:Panda Breeding Center,Valley of Hero.
                                             Overnight at Wolong Hotel
Day 27: Visit Wuyipeng--the Panda Observation House area and try to
see pandas in nature: Wuyipeng was established in 1978 as the center of
year-round field research work on the ecology of giant pandas and other
wild life.Situated in an area where the forest changes from mixed
coniferous and deciduous broadleafed trees to subalpine conifers, it
provides food and shelter for a variety of wildlife. Here, a range of investigations have been made-from tracking of redio-collared giant and red pandas to reveal their movements and territories to regularly surveying the area's bamboo grouth and panda dropppings which provides information on the panda's feeding behaviour. Experiments on forest/bamboo interactions can give us insight into the availability of food sources for other mammals and birds as well as the giant panda. Side by side, more mundane daily climatic monitoring is done to provide basic data. As the season change, so the panda's lifestyle and habitat vary. The years of study at Wuyipeng have resulted in the formation of a clearer picture for us of the enviroment that the giant panda prefers to live, feed and breed in. Such research is necessary for the development of a long-term management plan which assures the giant panda's survival.On the way to Wuyipeng, we can also see many other kinds of birds such as Japanese White-eye, Wall creeper, Terminck's Tragpan, Golden pheasants and some other birds.
                                             Overnight at Wolong Hotel
Day 28:Sightseeing Wolong in the morning.Wolong/Chengdu in the afternoon.
                                            Overnight at Chengdu Hotel
Day 29:Chengdu/Beijing:                     Overnight at Beijing Hotel

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