| Folkways of Yi-Minority, Tibetan and Qiang-People |
| Chengdu – Ebian – Heizhugou – Dafengding – Meigu – Zhaojue – Xichang – Mianning – Jiulong – Xinduqiao – Tagong – Bamei – Danba – Xiaojin – Taoping - Shuimo - Chengdu |
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Day01 Arrival in Chengdu
Arrival in Chengdu, capital of province Sichuan, the home town of Panda. Picked up by the local guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou Day02 Chengdu - Ebian - Heizhugou Valley BLD
In the morning drive via Jiajiang and Ebian to Heizhugou Valley (Black Bamboo Valley). After lunch get on the local bus and visit of Heizhugou Valley. The vegetation there is very lush. It’s easy to explore the strange flowers, weird stones, springs, waterfalls and Fargesia. In this beautiful and mystical valley, you can find diverse wildlives. Various legends and myths also make Heizhugou valley more mystical. It is regarded as The Bermuda in China. Overnight at 3*Hot Spring Hotel Day03 Heizhugou – Dafengding - Meigu BLD
En route pass-by Dafengding Natural Reserve and visit its ecological environment. It was primarily built for the protection of forests and wild animals, especially the Giant Panda and its habitat. In Meigu, visit of the research center about Bimo culture. The Yi people are animists, with elements of Daoism, shamanism and fetishism. Shamans (medicine men) are known as “Bimo”, which means the master who can chant ancient documents. The Bimo culture is the culture of Yi ethnic group, which is created by Yi people and their "Bimo". The Bimo govern the relationship between humans and deities. Bimo officiates at births, funerals, weddings klockor kopior and fetes. They are often seen along the street consulting ancient scripts. As animists, the Yi worship the spirits of ancestors, fire, hills, trees, rocks, water, earth, sky, wind, and forests. Magic plays a major role in their daily life through healing, exorcism, asking for rain, cursing enemies, blessing, divination and analysis of one's relationship with the spirits. Overnight at Fulong Hotel Day04 Meigu – Zhaojue - Xichang BLD
Drive via Zhaojue to Xichang, the capital of Liangshan Autonomous district for Yi Minority. En route visit of the Songtao Forest Park. In the afternoon visit of Qionghai Lake, Museum of Slave Society of Yi Nationality, Datong tower, and the workshops for handicrafts. The Qionghai Lake is the second largest freshwater lake in China. The museum is the only one in China that exhibits and studies the slave society and its principles. Exhibitions shed a light on the politics, economies, military aspects, religions, histories and cultures of a slave society. Overnight at 4*Minshan Hotel Day05 Xichang - Luoji Shan - Xichang BLD
Excursion to Luoji Shan (Mountain of the snail-like hair). The Luoji Mountain covers an area of 2.400 square kilometers. Its main peak, Yeeryu, is 4.359 meters high and looks like a green snail or a snail-like hairstyle. This is the source of its name. There are five wonders: glaciers notch, blade slope of the pyramid summit, the flower sea of azaleas, Five Colored Lakes and Waterfalls. We take the cable car to go up the hill and admire the beauty of Mt. Luoji Shan. Drive back to Xichang. Overnight at 4*Minshan Hotel Day06 Xichang – Old Town Lizhou - Mianning - Jiulong BLD
Drive to Lizhou Old Town (located 23 km from Xichang). This town was originally built in the Western Han Dynasty. Most buildings date back to the period of the Qing Dynasty and the buildings are made of bricks, beaten earth and woods. You will see the old city gate, the deep narrow lanes with black ground, old houses, ancient temples, pagoda and tea houses. Then drive along the "corridor of the Tibetans and Yi peoples" passing villages and mountains to Jiulong. Overnight at 2*Longhai Hotel Day07 Jiulong - Xinduqiao BLD
Excursion to Wuxu Hai Lake (25 km away from the town of Jiulong), it’s an important part of the Gongga Mountain (Minya Konka, 7556 m). The lake is known as "the first lake in Kahm". Then drive crossing the Jichou Mountain to Riluku Grassland. Then drive to Xinduqiao. Xinduqiao is a small but important town at the juncture of the North and South Sichuan-Tibet Highway. If the weather allows, we can explore the main peak of Mt Gongga (7556m) from afar at the mountain back of the local family. Overnight at simple Xintai Hotel Day08 Xinduqiao – Tagong Si – Bamei – Danba BLD
Today we will go to Danba via Tagong Si, and Bamei. Visit the Tagong Si (Tagong Monastery), where you can admire a panorama of holy Yala Mountain (5820m) in a distance on fine days. In the late afternoon, we arrive in Danba. Overnight at 3*318 Hotel Day09 Danba – Xiaojin – Taoping BLD
In the morning, stroll around the Suopo Blocakhouse. Danba is claimed to be the Kingdom of Thousands of Ancient Blockhouses. They were made of clay and block and look fine from outside with solid thick walls. In Danba, the local people are called Jiarong (Gyarong) Tibetans. Visit of Jiaju village. More than one hundred buildings keep the same architectural style with a complete and unique character of Jiarong Tibetan residences. Under the blue sky, the Tibetan residences decorated in red, white and black are strewed at random but also in order from the bottom to the middle slope of the valley. Then drive via Xiaojin borse firmate imitazioni perfette and over the Mengbi Shan to Taoping Stockaded Village of Qiang People. The ancient Taoping Village has a great appeal for the numerous experts and tourists with its odd and wonderful fortress buildings. Overnight at simple guesthouse Day10 Taoping – Shuimo – Chengdu BLD
In the morning visit of the Taoping village. Then drive to Shuimo town, walking through the picturesquely town. In the afternoon drive back to Chengdu. 1N at 4*Holiday Inn Express Wuhou Day11 Leave Chengdu B
Spare time without guide and driver. Check out before 12:00a.m. and drive to the airport to catch your flight homeward. End of our services.
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