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Yunnan Focus Tour 04
(Kunming, Stone Forest, Dali, Lijiang, Kunming 8 Days)

Tour Code: YNT-04

Departure: Daily

Day 1: Arrival in Kunming
Upon your arrival, our guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Visit the Bamboo Monastery.
Bamboo Monastery, a Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) temple known for its Arhat statues, is the most famous of Kunming's temples. The present Bamboo temple was rebuilt in the Guangxu Era (1833 to 1890).

Day 2: Kunming - Stone Forest - Kunming
After breakfast, drive 90 KM to visit the Stone Forest. Transfer to Kunming in the afternoon. Visit the Golden Temple. (B, L)

Stone Forest: the most remarkable natural phenomena. It consists of innumerable bizarre shaped ancient limestone cliffs and peaks created by wind and water erosion some 270 million years ago.

Golden Temple: a Daoism temple, the main building of which is cast entirely in bronze weighing about 280 tons.

Day 3: Kunming - Dali
Take morning flight to Dali. Have a cruise in the Erhai Lake. On the boat, you'll enjoy the unique Three-course-tea of local ethnic Bai people and their dancing and singing performance.In the afternoon, visit villages of Bai People with traditional architecture courtyard in Xizhou Township, visit the Three Pagodas and Dali Ancient City.
(B, L)

Erhai is the second largest lake in Yunnan Province, a fresh water lake in the Yunnan Plateau at an elevation of 1972 meters, with a length of 42 km and width of 8 km.

Three pagodas, are wonders of Dali, consists of three pagodas erected during the Wudai Period (907-979 A.D.) of the Dali Kingdom. The Three Pagodas are representation of the ancient architectural and cultural arts of the Bai nationality.

Dali Old Town, a historically and culturally famous city of China, is renowned for her historical interest, and an important pass of the ancient "Silk Route of the South".

Bai People, have a long history and well-developed culture 80% of the population of 1.39 million live in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture around the Erhai Lake with exquisite scenery. The Bai people have their own spoken language but do not have a written one.

Day 4: Dali-Lijiang
After breakfast, drive 3.5 hours to Lijiang. Visit the Black Dragon Pool in Yuquan Park and Lijiang Ancient Town. (B, L)

Black Dragon Pool: As the water is as green and lucid as jade, the pond is also entitled "Yuquan" or Jade Fountain. On the bank of the pond willows hang their withes like silk thread. One can see arbours and pavilions beside the pond, temples hidden in the trees and variegated flowers found everywhere.

Lijiang Ancient Town: The county town of Lijiang is also called Dayanzhen, famous for its scientific architectural layout. Crisscrossed by crystal-clear rivers and meandering cobbled streets, it has a high research value and is a treasure in the field of urban construction in China.

Day 5: Lijiang
Visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the Baisha Murals, the 600 year old Ten Thousand Blossom Camellia Tree at the Yufeng Lama Temple and villages of Naxi people.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: The much famed mountain is situated some 15 km. north of Lijiang County, with thirteen peaks resembling jade pillars holding the sky, it stands majestically on the east side of the Jinshajiang River. The main peak, Mount Fan (Shanzifeng), is 5,596 m. above sea level, and is annually snowcapped.

Baisha Murals: Lijiang's murals are works of the Ming Dynasty, chiefly created from the Hongwu to the Wanli eras. They were originally distributed among the Juexiansi Temple and twelve others, nine of which fell to ruins. The remaining four temples have altogether 55 murals, with a total area of 139.22 sq. m.

Naxi people: Naxi literature is rich in form and content. Besides works by Naxi scholars and writers, there is a repository of oral folk literature.

Day 6: Lijiang
Tour to the Tiger Leaping Gorge and the First bend of the Yangtze River. (B,L)

Tiger Leaping Gorge: One of the longest, deepest and narrowest gorges in the world.

First bend of the Yangtze River: The upper reaches of the Yangtze River is named the Jinsha River, which originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Jinsha River flowed southward along the Hengduan Mountain ranges and was forced to the turn to north because of the Alpine movements which caused changes in the earth's physiognomy. When the river reaches Shigu Township, it makes an abrupt turn and flows further northward, forming the rare V-shape bend.

Day 7: Lijiang - Kunming
Take morning flight to Kunming. Tour to the Dragon Gate in Western Hills, then visit the Grand-view Park and Bird & Flower market. (B,L)

Western Hills: located at the west bank of the Dianchi Lake, is set in mountains well covered by evergreen woods and filled with sweet songs by lovely birds, perfect for hiking. Dragon Gate consists of the Sanqing Temple Complex and the Dragon Gate Grotto Complex.

Grand-view Park: a beautiful lake-side park that was completed in 1690 during the Qing Dynasty, known for its longest antithetical couplet in China.

Day 8:Kunming-Departure
Free time in the morning until be transferred to the airport for your departure. (B)


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Tour Inclusions($1180 per head):

• Internal flights & taxes (Kunming-Dali,Lijiang-Kunming)
• 4 star hotels with daily breakfasts
• Daily lunches,dinners at China's finest restaurants for the tour
• Excellent English-Speaking guide & driver
• Comfortable and clean vehicle
• Entrance fees to all tourist sites
• Two bottles of mineral water per day
• Government taxes