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Sichuan's Chendu Panda, Mount Emei & Leshan Buddha |
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Sichuan, in the southeast of Tibet, hosts several UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites. One of them is the Leshan Giant Buddha Statue, the largest Buddha statue carved into a mountain in the world. It is over 71m high and there is enough space for more than 100 people to sit between its feet.
Emei Shan is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China, 143km (89 miles) SW of Chengdu, 36km (22 miles) E of Mount Le Shan. Mt. Emei is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. The patron bodhisattva of Emei is Samantabhadra, known in Chinese as Puxian. 16th and 17th century sources allude to the practice of martial arts in the monasteries of Mount Emei made the earliest extant reference to the Shaolin Monastery as Chinese boxing's place of origin. Mt. Emei was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Great spectacles of Mount Emei include the sunrise and Clouds Sea seen from the Golden Summit of the mountain. The sunrise is very varied, but optimally begins with the ground and sky being in the same dark purple, soon showing rosy clouds, followed by a bright purple arc and then a semicircle where the sun is coming up. |
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Highlights
* Meet the panda at the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in Chengdu
* Go to the top to view the largest Buddha statue carved in the mountain in the world.
* Try the authentic Sichuan food in Chengdu.
* Watching the sunrise from the summit (which requires staying the night on or near it -- the earliest shuttle arrives after sunup).
* Standing in the Cloud Sea. Like many a Chinese mountain, Emei is famous for its clouds and mists. The classic experience happens when layers of clouds gather between Jiulao Dong and Xi Xiang Chi (Elephant Bathing Pool). You see the clouds above, climb through them, then look down to see clouds billowing and surging at your feet like the sea. Of course, conditions aren't always right.
* Witnessing Buddha's Halo. When the sun shines through misty clouds, and you're standing between the clouds and the sun, you can see your shadow outlined by a halo-shaped rainbow. Optimal time: 2 to 5pm. Optimal place: Sheshen Yan.
* Seeing the "Strange Lamps" (Guai Deng). Photos and witnesses are both scarce, but supposedly in the evening when the moon is waning, especially after it has rained and the sky has cleared, those looking down from Sheshen Yan at the layers of mountains in the distance can see thousands of floating orbs of light.
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Itinerary
Day 1: Fly into Chengdu
Beijing Participants: CA4104 (18:00 - 20:30)
Shanghai Participants: MU5403 (17:00-20:10)
Fly into Chengdu in the evening and stay overnight in a 5-star hotel in Chengdu
Day 2: Chengdu / Leshan / Mount Emei
We drive to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, where you will encounter the treasure of China, the giant panda, along with its equally endearing cousin, the lesser red panda. After lunch, we will drive to Leshan to visit the 71 meter high Grand Buddha at the Lingyun Temple. We will first drive to almost the top to view the Buddha from the top and then take a cruise on Min River which provides you with further views of the Grand Buddha. In the late afternoon, we will drive to the foot of Emei Mountain to stay the night in a 4-star hotel.
Day 3: Mount Emei / Chengdu / Fly Out
In the morning we drive into the mountain Emei scenic area. In a setting of forest, crags, precipices, butterflies and flowers, numerous temples and monasteries were built on the slopes of Mount Emei. Take a cable car up to the Jin Ding (Golden Peak, 3,077 meters). After visiting the Huazang Temple we will go down and on to Wannian Temple, also known as Long Life Monastery. It is the oldest surviving Emei temple dedicated to the Bodhisattva Puxian, whose 1000 year old copper and bronze statue depicts him riding on a white elephant.
Then we will continue to walk down to the Qingyinge and the Monkey areas (approximately 2 hours walking). Qingyinge, which means "Pure Sound Pavilion", was so named because of the musical rushing of water around the outcrop of rock on which it is built. Drive back to Chengdu in the evening and transfer to the airport.
Chengdu - Beijing CA4119 (18: 00-20:30)
Chengdu - Shanghai Pudong FM9544（19:00-21:30） |
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Depart Beijing
Three Tiers |
Price |
Single Supplement |
Payment Deadline
-the date on/before which payment must be RECEIVED by CCC |
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Early Bird Price |
RMB4,700 |
RMB600(2 nights) |
2009-06-19 |
To:flight
From:flight |
| Regular Price |
RMB4,800 |
RMB600(2 nights) |
2009-06-30 |
To:flight
From:flight |
| Last minute Price |
RMB5,000 |
RMB600(2 nights) |
2009-07-02 |
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Depart Shanghai
Three Tiers |
Price |
Single Supplement |
Payment Deadline
-the date on/before which payment must be RECEIVED by CCC |
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Early Bird Price |
RMB5,050 |
RMB600(2 nights) |
2009-06-19 |
To:flight
From:flight |
| Regular Price |
RMB5,200 |
RMB600(2 nights) |
2009-06-30 |
To:flight
From:flight |
| Last minute Price |
RMB5,400 |
RMB600(2 nights) |
2009-07-02 |
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From:flight |
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