Overview:
Compared to western Sichuan which is already famous among Chinese adventurers and photographers, northern Sichuan is like a hidden treasure waiting for people to go and discover it. In northern Sichuan, you’ll find the source of the Yellow River, the peaceful homeland of Tibetan and Qiang people, and one of the best-kept secrets that isn’t even known to most Chinese people.
Let’s explore this mysterious land on a 5-day Sichuan tour before it becomes part of the beaten path.
Attractions: Songpan Ancient Town
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Songpan
Drive from Chengdu to Songpan and enjoy the mountain scenery along the way.and then tour the old town, once an important trading post on the Tea Horse Road (a historic trade route between China and Tibet). Founded during the Tang dynasty and rebuilt during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Songpan features massive stone gates and walls that protect the old town. At the end of the day, relax over dinner at a local restaurant and spend the evening at your leisure.
Attractions: Flower lake, Ruoergai Grasslands, the First Bend of the Yellow River
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Tangke
In the morning, we will drive you to Ruoergai Huahu (Flower Lake), several hundred acres of aquatic grassland around Ruoergai Flower Lake is a plateau wetland biodiversity nature reserve. Simple, quiet, but let people burn, this is the flower lake, the enchanting flower lake. Ruoergai is just like a piece of inlay in the northwest boundary of Sichuan magnificent emerald dazzing, is one of three wetlands in China, then you will see the Ruoergai grasslands, and enjoy the sunset at the first bend of the Yellow River.
Attractions: Saige Lamasery, Langyi Monastery
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in A’ba
In the morning, leave Tangke, we will drive you to A’ba county, the first stop is Saige Lamasery,Saige Lamasery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Tibet, located in the east of Aba County. Since the Gelugpa founder of Master Zongkaba to feel the capsule school after the implementation of the conversion of temples gradually died out, only here not only did not die out, but very prosperous. There are many mysterious religious phenomena such as Tibetan Qigong in the temple, and the temple is very famous for the Lantern Festival and the butter Flower Festival. It is the best place to study and travel the Tibetan Buddhism of the Sense capsule school. Then we will continue our tour to Langyi Monastery, there are many statues of fairies on the beams of the great hall of the temple of Langyi Temple. Fairies hold simple and bright offerings in their hands. Their posture is myriad and beautiful.
Attractions: Lianbaoyeze Scenic Area
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in A’ba
Today we will ahead to Lianbaoyeze Scenic Area. This is a secret place hidden away in the mountains and includes a beautiful lake surrounded by peaks. This is a composed of stone castle, very suitable for driving pleasure, crags vagaries, beautiful lakes, beautiful natural environment, the scenery here will make your soul get purification, and several and scenic waterfall, Lianbaoyeze is a sacred treasure, let a person respect deeply impressed by the sight at the same time, Have to sigh the uncanny workmanship of nature and all creatures sacred!
Attractions: Ganbao Tibetan village
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: No
Today is the last day of the tour, we will Drive from A’ba back to Chengdu. Visit the Ganbao Tibetan village on the way.
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