The Dujiangyan Dam
The Dujiangyan Dam, 45km rorth of Chengdu, is an ancient technological wonder of the country. More than 2000 yers ago, Li Bing(250-200BC), as a local governor of the Shu State, designed this water control and irrigation dam and organized thousands of local people to complete the project to check the Mingjiang River.For many years the river,flooded the Chengdu agricultural area and local farmers suffered a lot from the water disaster. Due to the success of the project, the dam automatically diverts the Mingjiang River and channels it into irrigation canals. For many years the dam has continued to make the most of the water conservancy works.
Tours That Go to The Dujiangyan Dam
Western Sichuan Road Trip with Classic Destinations - 8 Days (Leshan Emei Kangding Danba Siguniang)
Sichuan offers you a chance to see different cultures and sceneries in a single trip. It has many classic destinations such as Chengdu, Leshan, Mount Emei and Dujiangyan, as well as many wild destinations, such as Kangding, Tagong, Danba, Mount Siguniang. All these classic destinations and wild destinations are not very far away from each so you can travel at a very leisure pace....Read more
Sichuan offers you a chance to see different cultures and sceneries in a single trip. It has many classic destinations such as Chengdu, Leshan, Mount Emei and Dujiangyan, as well as many wild destinations, such as Kangding, Tagong, Danba, Mount Siguniang. All these classic destinations and wild destinations are not very far away from each so you can travel at a very leisure pace. You will visit the World Heritage Sites of Leshan Giant Bhuda, Mount Emei and Dujiangyan Irrigation System, also enjoy beautiful Tagong Grassland, featured Tibetan Village of Danba and alpine snow mountains and wild forests and valleys in Mount Siguniang.
Please note this trip is costumizable and can be cut short to 5 or 6 days.
Today, we will go to visit two sacred Buddhist places which are also great place to get amazing both visual and heart touching. Firstly, drive about 2 hours to Leshan city to see the famous Giant Buddha. Sculptured on the cliff facing River, Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters high, and has sit here for more than one thousand years. You will walk the plank road built on cliff to get close observation of the Buddha.After about 2 hours’ stay at Leshan, drive about 40 minutes to next Buddhist kingdom – Emeishan. Take a short visit to Baoguosi Temple which is one of most influential Buddhist temple of Emeishan.Check in hotel, and take a good rest.
Today is a full day visiting on Emeishan. Firstly, take sightseeing bus to the upper station – Leidongping where you hike about 30 minutes to get to the Jieyingting Cableway Station. Then you can take cableways to the top of Emeishan – Golden Summit, or hike about another 2 hours up the stone steps. The experience on the Golden Summit is fabulous – sparkling golden Buddha statue, grandiose temples, endless stretching cloud sea, fresh air, etc.After the sightseeing, take sightseeing bus back to the foot of mountain, then to to check in your hotel at Emeishan City.
Prepare yourself for the drive to next destination - Ya'an (about 2~2.5 hours driving). In Ya'an, you will visit Shangli Ancient Town which used to be an important town on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road. During the Long March, the Red Army once stationed in the town and left many slogans carvings on the stone. Shangli Ancient Town is surrounded by beautiful mountains and river. Here you can see not only century-old streets, wood resident house, towers, ancient archways, but also enjoy beautiful surrounding of green mountain and tranquil rivers. In the summer and autumn days, there are many art students come to the town to study and paint the bridges and waterside scenes.This evening, you can choose to stay overnight in the ancient town, or go to Ya'an city, which is about 30km from the Shangli.
This morning, you will have a short driving from Shangli to visit Mengding Mountain (alt: 1456 meters). With more than 2000 years history of tea planting, Mengding Mountain ins regarded as the Cradle of World's Green Tea Culture. In Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, Mengding Tea was selected as the tribute tea for the royal families. Nowadays, the local farmers still plant teas on the mountain. You can see vast green tea plantations on the mountain.After the visit drive to Kangding for about 3 hours and stay in Kangding
Have a morning walk in the town of Kangding to experience local Khampa Tibetans and the modernization of this town before drive over Zheduo Pass at 4300 meters. Have a quick stop by the pass if weather is good and continue driving pass Xinduqiao before arrive in Tagong. The drive takes about 3 hours. Lunch before hiking on the Tagong Grassland. Start the walking from a Nunnery and view the beautiful Zhara Latse, a 5800 meters’ holy mountain in Tagong and visit ancient Tagong Monastery.Keep drive from Tagong to Danba. Overnight in Danba.
Today the trip starts by walking in the traditional Tibetan village of Jiaju, a very beautiful village considered one of the most attractive traditional villages in China. The Jiaju Village has unique watchtowers and their distinctive Jiarong houses. Spend two hours wondering in the village, then drive about 2 hours to enjoy a leisure natural sightseeing in Shuangqiao Valley where you can see peaks, primitive forest. Shuangqiao is one of the three opened valleys of Mount Siguniang. It is over 30km long and a valley that you can see lots of snow mountains. Tourist buses are used for visiting this valley. The valley is with a series of “scenic spots”, which are the places where you get off the bus and take photos. A road was built in the valley however one can still choose to walk between the bus stops. The buses are running like public buses: you can get off and get on at the bus stops. After the visit to Shuangqiao, drive to Rilong for accommodation.Keep drive from Shuangqiao Valley to Rilong Town. Overnight in Rilong.
Today, you will hike into Changping Valley with a 10-minute riding of bus to get to the starting point and walk on wooden planks in the bushes and forest. Total walking time is up to 7-8 hours and up to 20km with flexibility. The walking trail is not steep and the first 4 km is well-paved boardwalk. Walking for around 12km into the valley one can reach Muluozi, the foot of Mt. Views of Mt. Siguniang from its west are totally different from that of the south. It shows you the big steep wall of this big mountain.Return to the town by the road you come. Have a good rest.
Depart Mount Siguniang via Balangshan Pass en route visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System, a 2000-year old human construction and a display of ancient Chinese wisdom. After the visit drive back to Chengdu.
The Dujiangyan Irrigation System Tour for one day
Dujiangyan City because of the world-famous Dujiangyan Irrigation Project and the name, known as the "source Tianfu", the city covers an area of 1,207.7 square kilometers, with a total population of 630,000, of which urban population of 230,000.
...Read moreDujiangyan City because of the world-famous Dujiangyan Irrigation Project and the name, known as the "source Tianfu", the city covers an area of 1,207.7 square kilometers, with a total population of 630,000, of which urban population of 230,000.
Dujiangyan is the land of abundance - Sichuan Province jewel. Stretching territory Aoyama, vertical and horizontal canals, Woyeqianli. Here is the World Cultural Heritage, World Natural Heritage panda habitat, the best Chinese charm city, China's best tourist cities, the state historical and cultural city, national garden city, national key scenic spots, national culture advanced city, "China Habitat environment Award "city," Dubai international Habitat Environment Award "city.
Into the Kham Tibet for a Photography Expedition Trip
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Travel towards west Sichuan Province,only about 200km away from Chengdu.The Chengdu Basin disappears, which is replaced by towering mountain ranges, deep gorges and massive rivers, together with Tibetan people living there. Life is hard here, but the views and rich traditions are incredible. Travel into the west of Sichuan's Province on off beaten tracks.This a rewarding trip for people who are eager to explore some of the most dreamlike views and Tibetan culture in China.
Tour Itinerary:
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Travel towards west Sichuan Province,only about 200km away from Chengdu.The Chengdu Basin disappears, which is replaced by towering mountain ranges, deep gorges and massive rivers, together with Tibetan people living there. Life is hard here, but the views and rich traditions are incredible. Travel into the west of Sichuan's Province on off beaten tracks.This a rewarding trip for people who are eager to explore some of the most dreamlike views and Tibetan culture in China.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1 Arrive in Chengdu
You will be greeted by your guide and driver at the airport and driven to your hotel. After a short rest at the hotel, pay a visit to People’s Park and Kuanzhai Alleys.
Day 2 Leshan Giant Buddha, Shangli Ancient Town & Ya’an
We will drive about 2 hours to visit the Leshan Giant Buddha in the morning, the largest single Buddha Statue in China. After that we move to Ya’an, and pay a visit to Shangli ancient town, which used to be a stopping point for the Tea and Horse Ancient Road.Then go to hotel to check in.
Day 3 Bifengxia Panda Base & Hailuogou Glacier
Bifengxia Panda Base is the place you can visit the “Black and White” Chinese giant Pandas. You may interact and play with the young pandas, a reservation is required beforehand. After our short stay at the Panda Base, We will drive to Hailuogou in the afternoon.
Day 4 Hailuoguo National Park
Today we will spend whole day visiting Hailuogou. Early in the morning we will take the shuttle bus and cable car to the top of the mountain to view the snow mountain and the glacier. Next we will take a short walk through the forest where there is a well paved track. After that we will visit an old town called Moxi.
Day 5 Yanzigou Valley, Kangding
Today we will drive to Kangding city, the home of Tibetans. En route, we will visit Yanzigou valley, where you will see the low-altitude glaciers, the mountain peaks, the hot and cold springs,some forests as well as rare plants and animals.
Day 6 Kangding to Danba, En route visit Tagong Grassland
Today we will make two stops on our way to Danba Jiaju Tibetan village.The stops are: Xinduqiao, the best place for photography, and Tagong Grassland, a vast expanse of meadow lying beneath the sacred Yallah Mountain, and is landmarked by the famous Tagong Lamasery.
Day 7 Danba Jiaju Tibetan Village, Rilong Town
Jiaju Tibetan Village nests in the high mountain, with more than 100 household Tibetan families living there. In the morning we will walk up to a high platform to overlook the village, the deep valleys and the river.
After our leisure walking tour in this traditional Tibetan village. We will hit the road again to Mt. Siguniang,the so—called “Queen of the Mountains”, famous for its steep and imposing ridges.
Day 8 Day Walk in Mt. Four Ladies
The unusual shapes of Mt. Four Ladies are rarely seen anywhere else in the world.The blue skies,snow peaks,ancient cypress forests, rushing waterfalls, and alpine meadows make this area a nature lovers dream.
In the morning we will drive to Changpinggou valley for a day walk,where you will be able to see the four peaks of Mt. Siguniang and virgin forests.You should prepare your food beforehand.
Day 9 Mt. Four Ladies to Maerkang
We will spend the whole morning walking in another valley in Mt. Four Ladies. If the weather is clear we may be lucky enough to see the Peaks of the Mt. Four Ladies. And after our walking tour in Mt. Four Ladies, we will continue to head in the direction of Maerkang, which means, “The Place Lightened by Butter Lamps” in Tibetan.
Day 10 Maerkang to Dujiangyan City
Before saying good-bye to the Tibetan people and culture, we will have a chance to visit Zuokeji Offical Mansion and Taoping Qiang Village. Finally we will head back to a modern city called Dujiangyan,where the famous Dujiangyan Irrigation Project was built over 2000 years ago.
Day 11 Dujiangyan to Chengdu
In the morning,we will go visit the Irrigation Project and Dujiangyan city, after that we will drive about 1.5 hours to get back to Chengdu.Free evening for you to walk around and explore.
Day 12 Chengdu/Home
Fly out, the end of trip.
Dujiangyan Irrigation Cottage
Dujiangyan Irrigation Project ,is located on the middle reaches of the Minjiang River at the foot of Mt.Yulei,45kilometers from Chengdu. It is inscribed on the List of World Cultural Heritage,rarified by UNESCO in December 2000.It is the oledest and greatest irrigation project which still functions in the world. Dujiangyan Irrigation project ,constructed by prefect Li Bing of Shu Kingdom in 227 B.C.,claims to be the oldest irrigation project in China....Read more
Dujiangyan Irrigation Project ,is located on the middle reaches of the Minjiang River at the foot of Mt.Yulei,45kilometers from Chengdu. It is inscribed on the List of World Cultural Heritage,rarified by UNESCO in December 2000.It is the oledest and greatest irrigation project which still functions in the world. Dujiangyan Irrigation project ,constructed by prefect Li Bing of Shu Kingdom in 227 B.C.,claims to be the oldest irrigation project in China. There are diffent parts of this project,Yuzui（Fish Mouth）,Feishayan（The Sand-Flying Spillway）,Baopingkou（The Bottle-Neck Channel）,The Lidui and Fulong Temple.
Two Week's Deep Exploration of the Tibetan Region in Yunnan and Sichuan
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Day 1 & 2 Arrive in Lijiang for 1 or 2 days, so your body would slowly get more used to higher altitude. Altitude in Lijiang at 2400 meters.
Day 3 Drive 2 hrs to Tiger Leaping Gorge, then another 2 hrs further up to Shangrila, the first Tibetan stop in Yunnan. O/N Shangrila, altitude at 3300 meters.
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Day 1 & 2 Arrive in Lijiang for 1 or 2 days, so your body would slowly get more used to higher altitude. Altitude in Lijiang at 2400 meters.
Day 3 Drive 2 hrs to Tiger Leaping Gorge, then another 2 hrs further up to Shangrila, the first Tibetan stop in Yunnan. O/N Shangrila, altitude at 3300 meters.
Day 4 Explore the beautiful country around Shangrila, take visit to Songzanlinsi Lamasery, Napa Lake and beautiful Tibetan Villages, then jump into Tianshengqiao Hotspring for a thorough bath, before taking our pilgrimage deep into Tibetan region. O/N Shangrila
Day 5 Visit the beautiful Pudacuo National Park. Then drive 210 kms to Meili Snow Mountain. O/N Feilaisi, Atitude at 3400 meters.
Day 6 Catch the sunrise over the Meili Snow Mountain, then drive 250 kms to Daocheng, passing by Big and Small Snow Mt., the Tibetan towns called Deqin, Derong and Xiangcheng, with beautiful stops for Tibetan villages, animals on the beautiful plains. O/N Daocheng, attitude at 3700 meters
Day 7 Explore Daocheng and surroundings. Catch the morning mist over Sela, and sunset over Daocheng River. Visit Haizi Mountain, where has a thousand lakes at different level, up to Xingyicuo Lake, at 4420 meters above sea level. Visit Gonggalanjiling Lamasery. Rubuchaka Hotspring if you like, altitude at 3747 meters. O/N Daocheng
Day 8 Drive 3 hrs to Yading, get best view of Echu Mt. on the way, and visit Luorong Yak Plain, the antient Chonggu Lamasery, Five Colors Sea, and Sanshen Holy Mountains. O/N Yading, attitude at 3800 meters
Day 9 From Luorong Yak Plain, hike or take horse up to Milk Lake and Pearl Lake. Then drive 3 hrs back to Daocheng. O/N Daocheng
Day 10 Drive from Daocheng to Xindu Bridge, which is considered to be the heaven for photographers. Along the way, stop to visit the beautiful Sandui Village, Litang (the highest town in the world), and visit the biggest Lamasery in the area, called Changchunkeer Lamasery. The main scenery today also includes vast plain of the high land. O/N Xindu Bridge, attitude at 3300 meters
Day 11 Drive from Xindu to Ganzi county town, then Seda, about 6.5 hrs drive. O/N Seda, attitude at 3800 meters
Day 12 Visit the Wuming Buddhism College, and Tibetan Sky Burial, then drive to Danba, passing Maerkang, Jinchuan, about 8 hrs drive. O/N Danba, attitude at 1900 meters
Day 13 Visit Jiaju Tibetan Village in Danba Valley, then drive 145 kms to Rilong. Hike or take horse ride along stream in the premitive Forest in Rilong, with the view of the Four Girls Mountains in the distance. And visit the ethnique Qiang and Tibetan villages. O/N Rilong, attitude at 3200 meters.
Day 14 Drive 230 kms from rilong to Chengdu, passing by Four Girls Mountain, Wolong, Yinxiu, Dujiangyan Dam, andd arrive in Chengdu, about 4 hrs drive. O/N Chengdu
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