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Sichuan Province Attractions

Long Lake(Changhai)

Here we are at the Long Lake, in Chinese is Changhai. It is located at the top of Zezawa Valley .3100 above sea level. There are some questions for you?
1. how was the lake formed?
2. Why does the lake have no exit ?
3. Are there any fish in the lake?
4. How long i...

Here we are at the Long Lake, in Chinese is Changhai. It is located at the top of Zezawa Valley .3100 above sea level. There are some questions for you?
1. how was the lake formed?
2. Why does the lake have no exit ?
3. Are there any fish in the lake?
4. How long is the lake?
5. How deep is the lake ?
The first question still remains a mystery. It is uncertain whether it was formed due to earthquakes, landslides or mud-rock flow. The source of the water comes from springs among the forests and melted snow on the surrounding mountains. The water never overflows in summer and never dries up in winter. The only way for water to drain in the lake is to evaporate and permeate into the ground.The lake has no fish probably because it is too cold. According to legend a monster ate all the fish a long time ago. The lake is 7.5km in length, and in some parts the lake is 103m in depth.
     Changhai is the largest lake in Jiuzhaigou. The natural beauty of the lake strikes you as vast and infinite, presenting a picture of endless imagination. The lake remains unruffled, clouds float by, and water birds frolic across the lake. The surround green forests grow verdant, casting shadows on the water. Whether or not you believe that a creator exists, this sight will make you feel that there must surely be one. It seems strange that such wonders are set remote like this, where thousands of years may have passed before we come along to appreciate them.

 

Kangding airport

Kangding Airport is civilian airport in Sichuan Province China. located in Kangding County of Zheduoshan Adams, 4290 meters above sea level.
The airport is about 38 km away from Kangding city. In October 22, 2007 the first navigation was achieved.
The length is 4000 meters
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Kangding Airport is civilian airport in Sichuan Province China. located in Kangding County of Zheduoshan Adams, 4290 meters above sea level.
The airport is about 38 km away from Kangding city. In October 22, 2007 the first navigation was achieved.
The length is 4000 meters
Airport runway center point up to 4242.56 meters above sea level, the highest point 4280 meters, is the world's third highest altitude airport. After Daocheng in Daocheng County, Sichuan Province, with an altitude of 4411 meters of the Aden airport and the elevation of 4334 meters of Changdu Bangda Airport(Tibet), can satisfy Boeing 737 - 700 and the Airbus A319 equivalent models such as taking off and landing requirements, the volume of passenger traffic of 330000 passengers, cargo capacity of 1980 tons. Kangding Airport is known to be the most beautiful landscape , but visitors should pay attention to the plateau reaction, better to take some medicine before arrival there.

Air lines:
China Eastern Airlines :
MU5443 Chengdu Shuangliu airport-Kangding airport  07:15-08:10  everyday
MU5444 Kangding-Chengdu Shuangliu International airport  08:55-09:45 everyday
3U8629 Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport-Kangding airport
07:10-08:10  Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
3U8630 Kangding-Chongqing  
08:50-09:50  Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Achievement :
1. Chengdu to Kangding away from the original about 6 hours shortened to 35 minutes voyage
2. the airport opened new opportunities for Ganzi Tourism
take Kangding Airport as the axis, the main tourist attractions road about two hour to reach the state of Ganzi Kangding, Hailuogou glacier, Pao Mashan,  Danba, Luding and other tourist towns

Leshan - This is what life shoud be.

If you say, Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai are the symbolic major picture of China, I would say, walk a few more steps please, because you will find each city of China is unique, just like Leshan city, where is known as the giant Buddha.

It's not a developed city, instead, small, quite ...

If you say, Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai are the symbolic major picture of China, I would say, walk a few more steps please, because you will find each city of China is unique, just like Leshan city, where is known as the giant Buddha.

It's not a developed city, instead, small, quite and peaceful is the perfect description of it. One thing you know about China when you stay here longer is how crowded it is, so it's quite lucky to find somewhere so comfortable and relax.

Another reason I love there is, it's my hometown, everything for me is familiar and comfortable, I can understand almost everything just take a glance of it, I love the field brought me my life, like mother.

The pictures I'm showing mostly are about the giant Buddha which took about 90 years to finish back in the Tang Dynasty the year AD 713. MIn river, Qingyi river and Dadu river gather together here, so it often caused many natural disaster in the old times, boats were flipped, people were killed, crops were destroyed. In order to stop the tragedy, a famous Zen Master decided to build this giant Buddha to create the peaceful atmosphere and stop it. Which is now what we can see, the splendid project sitting by the river and watching over all his people, somehow, it works.

Most of the attraction is the heritage of Buddha culture back to when it brought by Indian people, in the blooming times of ancient China, so all the characters are quite different than most of them we see today.

They are preserved in great conditions, if you are tried of all the rush and push in the big cities, this would be a good place for a change, enjoy your future  trip, guys!

 

 

Xichang Sitellite Launch Center

Xichang satellite launch center( or Xichang sitellite space center ) was built in the early 70's, officially opened in November 1, 1984, is the only open high-tech space as tourist attraction .the Center has a test launch, command and control, tracking and communications, weather, technical s...

Xichang satellite launch center( or Xichang sitellite space center ) was built in the early 70's, officially opened in November 1, 1984, is the only open high-tech space as tourist attraction .the Center has a test launch, command and control, tracking and communications, weather, technical service support system, it can launch a variety of satellite, after 20 years of construction, has become the world's top space launch site. it is China's first launch center. The launch site is located in the city of Xichang in the territory of 60 km north of Mianning County in the valley, with an average altitude of 1500 meters.
Xichang Satellite is mainly used for launching geosynchronous satellite launch, but also the sun synchronous orbit satellite and low earth orbit satellite.

In 1990, the center sent the USA manufacturing Asian 1  satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit
24 Oct, 2007, the center launch successfully China first lunar orbiter Chang'e 1
1 Oct,2010, successful launch Chang'e 2
2 Dec,2013 successful launch Chang'e 3


"There are three superior conditions of natural emission field": 1.the low latitude (28.2 degrees north latitude), high altitude (1500 m), emission angle,  a short distance from the equator ground to air, at lower latitudes, closer, which can make full use of the centrifugal force of the earth's rotation, and can shorten the ground to satellite orbit distance,  in order to save the rocket effective load.

2. the canyon terrain, geological structure is solid, the overall layout to launch, launch facilities, technical equipment and tracking measurement on the ground, communication network, the construction can meet the multiple launching site.

3. the good weather, "launch window". The annual average temperature is 18 degrees Celsius, it is one of the smallest area of national climate change, sunshine up to 320 days, almost no fog, more time to test cycle and launching .

Gernerally speaking : low latitude, high altitude, low clouds, no pollution, air transparency is good.
if you are interested in aerospace, you should not miss this site

Ya'an Bifengxia Wild Zoo

Bifengxia Wild Animal Park is located on the north of Ya'an city, right beside Ya'an Bifengxia Panda Base. take the sightseeing bus from the entrance ,about 20 minutes you will be at the beast area: the African lion king is leading the wives and children, the mighty lion is 3 meters long, af...

Bifengxia Wild Animal Park is located on the north of Ya'an city, right beside Ya'an Bifengxia Panda Base. take the sightseeing bus from the entrance ,about 20 minutes you will be at the beast area: the African lion king is leading the wives and children, the mighty lion is 3 meters long, after they eat the beef you give, they walk away arrogantly .  then comes tigers : about 4-6 tigers will surround the bus, they even stand up , putting their paws on the window, enjoy the beef you provide, you are very close to their big mouth , white teeth and red tongue, and you can feel their hot breath from the whole where you give meet to them , at this time , the whole bus are full of surprise and tighten heart . 

after they eat the meet, they walk away , doing their own game . 

then comes the bears, these blind guys , should wear glasses to see clearly , they must be very curious to the big box (the bus)what inside it . the staff of the park will give you a bottle of water with honey in it to feed the big bears. they will follow  you untill they cannot catch the bus . 

after the beast area, there are other docile animal area such as  deer and sheep.monkeys. and there is an Asia's largest bird forest. 

after you see all these, in the center you can watch the animal show : parrot can distinguish colors,ride a tricycle. bears roll their body on Parallel bars. tigers and lions. 

if you have kids , Bifengxia will be your best choice to visit . 

 

Huiyuan Temple in Bamei

This superb adventure in remote China combines the experience of real Tibetan culture with a spectacular trek through the beautiful valleys of Riwoche and Moxi to the Monastery below the ice-fluted shark's fin of Minya Konka (7556m), the world's third highest peak outside the Himalaya. Situated o...

This superb adventure in remote China combines the experience of real Tibetan culture with a spectacular trek through the beautiful valleys of Riwoche and Moxi to the Monastery below the ice-fluted shark's fin of Minya Konka (7556m), the world's third highest peak outside the Himalaya. Situated on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, Minya Konka is also one of the most sacred mountains to Tibetan Buddhists, equal in status to Mount Kailas in Western Tibet. Impressive mountain panoramas and austere glaciers, babbling brooks and river torrents, azure blue lakes, enchanting mixed woodland, grazing yaks and their nomadic herders, chortens, mani walls, prayer flags and elaborately decorated Gompas can all be found here.

Our week long trek begins just south of Kangding. the 'Gateway to Tibet'. We make a steady ascent of the Riwoche valley with its soaring cliffs and fast river torrents. At the head of this valley we enter a high grazing area where we will encounter the temporary settlements of the nomadic yak herders. Climbing to cross the 4900 metre Bhuchu La, we then descend the beautiful Moxi valley eventually entering forests of rhododendron, juniper, birch and oak which in October become a riot of Autumnal colours. We stay overnight in the Konka monastery and the climax of our trek is the climb to the ridge above for unrivalled views of Minya Konka and the Daxue range of 6000-metre snowy peaks. Although Minya Konka is the undoubted centre-piece of this great trekking holiday to a little visited mountain region of Sichuan, there is much more to the holiday than this, admittedly, superbly photogenic mountain.

If you want to see real Tibetan culture, this is where you should come. This holiday will give you an insight into the rural life of the Kham region and also of the Minyak people who are an ethnic group distinct again from their Khampa neighbours. Combined with a fascinating journey through Sichuan province, with its many spectacular monasteries, gigantic 'hill paintings' and the great Mani Pile of Tagong, and sightseeing in the city of Chengdu, including the Pandas at the world famous breeding centre. This is a world class trekking holiday and also a real adventure and travel experience in an area visited by very few Westerners.

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$200 Per Day

CHENGDU, A PANDA CITY, A GOURMET CITY, A TEA CITY, LOOKING FOWARD TO YOUR ARRIVAL

Chengdu, with an area of 12,400 square kilometers and a polulation of about 14,170,000 is not just the biggest provincial capital in west China, but also the only city in the history of China whose name has reminded the same for 3,000 years since its establishment. In Chinese, "Cheng" means "success or successful" and "Du" means "big city or capital". This "Successful City" boasts a long history. It is believed that everything about Chengdu has their origin from "Sanxingdui Ruins", from where you can deeply discover the history story of Chengdu.

Giant pandas definitely are the best calling card and trademark of Chengdu. Every year, million of people are attracted by giant pandas to spend their holidays here, go sightseeing here, make investment here and even settle here permanently. The reason is that for people around the world, the charm of giant pandas cannot be replaced by anything else. 

Various kinds of wonderful food shall be another reason attracting you to visit Chengdu. Of the four most famous schools of culinery art in China (Beijing cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, Guangdong cuisine), Sichuan cuisine boasts tongue-numbing, hot, delicate and fresh taste and a variety of flavors, as "each dish has its unique taste and no two dishes have the same flavor." Such spcial flavors as fish-flavored, gongbao (with peanuts), and water-boiled are incomparable at home and abroad.

"The teahouses in Sichuan top the world, and those in Chengdu Top Sichuan." This widespread saying not only points out the status of Chengdu's teahouses but also the inseverable ties between Chengdu culture and tea. Like bars in Paris and cafes in Vienna, teahouse add a touch of refinement and leisureliness to Chengdu, an ancient yet modern metropolis. The practice of driking tea prevailed in Sichuan as earlt as prior to the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Wish you can have a nice trip in Chengdu. You will love it.

$40 Per Day

Lake Lugu

LAke Lugu is a province located between Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province and Ninglang County in yunnan Province,258 kilometers from Xichang,and 830kilometers from chengdu. Lake Lugu is a provincial sxenic spot in sichuan. The community of Lake Lugu is the only existing matriarchal society in the world. The custom of the "walking marriage"is a "living fossil" for the study on the evolution of human marriage. And Lugu Lake is world famous for its beautiful natural scenery and for its old and mysterious custom of a "walking marriage". We visit the Qionghai Lake Scenic Area in here.