Day 10 Saturday 9-April-2011 (B)
Jiuzhaigou / Chengdu / Lijiang
Transfer via: Domestic flights CA4482 (08:50-09:50) & 3U8693 (19:20-20:30) on
economy class arranged by China Odyssey Tours (airfares are included in the
quotation below)
You will be free until your local guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination. The tour in Chengdu on this day will bring you to the Jinli Old Street, Kuanzai Alley and the Marquis Wu Shrine. Afterwards, you will be escorted to the airport for your onward flight to your next destination -- Lijiang. Upon arriving at the Lijiang airport, your tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. For the rest of the day you will be free to step out in the fascinating city of Lijiang for a small adventure on your own.
-Jinli Old Street: located in Chengdu combines the ambience of ancient and modern China. Jinli Old Street was constructed in 2004 in the traditional architectural style of Sichuan Province during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Jinli Old Street is not only a wonderful reminder China’s past, but also a great place for people to fully appreciate Sichuan’s customs, and folk arts.
-Marquis Wu Shrine: built by Li Xiong in the Western Jin Dynasty(265-316AD) in memory of Zhuge Liang, prime minister of Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period(220-Zhuge Liang, prime minister of Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period(220-
280AD).Zhuge Liang (181-234AD) was not only a great statesman and military strategist
but also the hero of the novel Sanguo Yanyi (the Romance of the Three Kingdoms).
Accommodations: Grand Hotel Lijiang, Lijiang (3 star)
Phone: (86)888-5128888
Fax: (86)888-5125858
Address: Xinyi Street, Dayang Town, Lijiang, Yunnan, China
About the Trip
In April 2008 I took my first trip to China and fell in love with the country. Never had I felt so out of my element, so off balance and yet still in awe of an ancient culture as I did when I was being stared at walking along the Great Wall of China. After spending 28 days traveling from Beijing to Chengdu I vowed I would come back to this fascinating country and see the southern half and Tibet. I planned a great many trips, but at the last minute they always fell through.
Three years later the chance to go back to China has finally come. This time instead of going with my husband and our good friend Justin, I will be traveling with my sister Melody and her husband Dave. While I wont be seeing Tibet yet again, I will be exploring more of the southern half of China.
The adventure begins in Beijing and progresses onto Chundu, Leshan to see Mt.Emei, Jiuzhaigou, Lijian and finally back to Beijing. I will get to walk on the Great Wall of China again, see the largest stone Buddha in the world and trek through Tiger Leaping Gorge. It should be a fantastic trip, filled with new experiences and the chance to see a more wild side of China than I have ever experienced before.
Three years later the chance to go back to China has finally come. This time instead of going with my husband and our good friend Justin, I will be traveling with my sister Melody and her husband Dave. While I wont be seeing Tibet yet again, I will be exploring more of the southern half of China.
The adventure begins in Beijing and progresses onto Chundu, Leshan to see Mt.Emei, Jiuzhaigou, Lijian and finally back to Beijing. I will get to walk on the Great Wall of China again, see the largest stone Buddha in the world and trek through Tiger Leaping Gorge. It should be a fantastic trip, filled with new experiences and the chance to see a more wild side of China than I have ever experienced before.