| Day 6 Yangtze Cruise ( B,L,D ) |
| Arrive Fengdu in the morning. Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City (08h00-10h00). |
| Fengdu Ghost City | Fengdu is where the devil lives, according to Chinese legend. They say that spirits go to heaven, and evil goes to Fengdu. The town is overlooked by Ming Shan Hill, home of Tianzi, the King of the Dead. The whole place has an eerie feel to it with deserted streets, tower blocks, empty shops and bank…… |
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| Day 7 Chongqing, Lhasa ( B,L ) |
| Arrive in Chongqing pier in the morning. Be met by local English speaking tour guide and drive to Dazu to visit Baodingshan Buddhist Grottoes. You will catch the overnight train to Lhasa in the evening, train for soft sleeper class (4 berths in one compartment). Train No.: T222/3 leaves Chongqing at 19h42, arrives Lhasa at 17h21 the third day. 45 hours and 39 minutes. Stay overnight on the train. |
| Baoding Mountain Chongqing | Baoding Mountain (baoding shan), is renowned for the examples of stone carving that exist in the grottoes here. This is a Buddhist Mountain and held in high regard by local practicing monks in the area. | | Dazu Grottoes | In Dazu County, some 165 kilometers away from Chongqing, are more than 40 sites of stone carvings with over 50,000 statues of Buddha completed from the late Tang Dynasty (618-907) to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). |
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| Day 8 Lhasa ( ) |
| On the train. There are nine sightseeing platforms designed on the way to give passengers the opportunity to view the unique plateau landscape. |
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| Day 9 Lhasa ( ) |
| Upon your arrival at Lhasa railway station at 17h21 in the evening, you will be met by your local guide and transferred to the hotel. Leisure on your own at the rest of the day to adjust to Tibet's high altitudes. |
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| Day 10 Lhasa ( B,L ) |
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| The Barkhor Street | The Barkhor Street is Lhasa's inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best place to start the circuit is right outside the Jokhan…… | | The Jokhang Temple | The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of the Buddha that his two foreign wives brought to Ti…… | | The Potala Palace | The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms' palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took more than 50 years to complete. |
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