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Cycling
Tour in Sichuan
This
10-day bicycle tour is designed as a relatively easy-going ride in Chengdu
- one of the major cultural centers in China. Average daily cycling mileage
will be about 30 miles (50 km). On most days we will use vehicle transport
to supplement the cycling to get us to the next destination. Luggage will
be transported by the support vehicle. This tour will visit both well-known
and little-known sights and will appeal to those who have cultural, social
and archeological interests.
We start with visiting Panda Breeding Research Center and Wenshu Buddhist
Monastery followed by the visit of Baoguan Temple and then on to Guanhan
to visit the Sanxingdui Archeological Museum with a number of copper masks
and other artifacts next day then will head west to Duijiangyan, a location
of the historic irrigation system that is still in use today.
We will then head south to Anren near Dayi, to visit the Li Landlord Manor.
This was used as a re-education center to illustrate the evils of the landlord-serf
system and includes an area of clay figures graphically displaying the downtrodden
workers being abused by the landlord.
Next we travel to Emei Mountain, one of China's sacred Buddhist mountains
for a night's stay at the summit in order to view the morning sunrise and
walk some of the trails. The following day, we will return to the base for
a ride to Leshan to visit the Giant Sitting Buddha ( 71 m). Afterwards we
head east to Rongxian for another to visit China's second largest Buddha
( 58.7 m) and then on to Zigong, the location of dinosaur and salt museums.
Continuing east, we will then visit Dazu to see a number of Confucian, Taoist
and Buddhist sculptures (as well as a Christian church) in the surrounding
area. Afterwards, we will return to Chengdu to complete the trip.
| DAY
.1 |
Arive
at Beijing, |
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Arrive
Beijing, |
| DAY
.2 |
Beijing - Chengdu |
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fly
to Chengdu |
| DAY
.3 |
Chengdu |
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Meet
group members/Brief City Tour - Chengdu Wenshu Buddhist Temple. Todays
cycling distance is 30 Km. |
| DAY
.4 |
Xindu/Guanghan |
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Baoguan Buddhist Temple, Archeological Exhibit of Copper Masks from
the year 1500.
Todays
cycling distance is 50 Km.
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| DAY
.5 |
Duijiangyan |
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Active
Duijiangyan Irrigation System set up 2,000 years ago by the State
of Qin during the Warring States Period
.Todays
cycling distance is 45 Km.
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| DAY
.6 |
Dayi-Anren |
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Landlord
Manor Re-education Center
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Todays cycling distance is 50 Km.
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| DAY
.7 |
Emei
Shan |
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Scarced
Buddhist Mountain - view sunrise from the 10,500 ft/3099 m summit, Todays
cycling distance is 50 Km. |
| DAY
.8 |
Leshan |
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Giant
(193 ft/58.7 m) Sitting Buddha. Todays
cycling distance is 25 Km. |
| DAY
.9 |
Rongxian
& Zigong |
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Rongxian
- Big Buddha. Zigong - Dinosaur and Salt Museums
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Todays cycling distance is 50 Km.
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| DAY
.10 |
Dazu |
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Confucian,
Taoist and Buddhist Sculptures carved in surrounding hillsides.
Todays
cycling distance is 50 Km. |
| DAY
.11 |
Dazu |
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Confucian,
Taoist and Buddhist Sculptures carved in surrounding hillsides.
Todays
cycling distance is 50 Km. |
| DAY
.12 |
Chengdu |
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Return
to Chengdu.
Todays cycling distance is 16 Km.
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| DAY
.13 |
Chengdu
- Beijing |
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After
breakfast, transfer to airport for flight to Beijing.
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| DAY
.14 |
Beijing |
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Full
day city sightseeing tour of Beijing. |
| DAY
.15 |
Beijing
- Home |
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After
breakfast, transfer to airport for homebound flight. |
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