One-Day Private All-Inclusive Tour of World Heritage Sites: Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
Chengdu, China
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: Flexible
Visit two world cultural heritage sites - Dujiangyan and Mt. Qingcheng in one day. Dujiangyan and Mt. Qingcheng inspired the Dream Works team to create Panda Village in Kungfu Panda 3. Follow your guide to explore ancient Taoist temples with winding paths, verdant trees, moss green roofs in Mt.Qingcheng and jade color streams as well as ancient architecture in Dujiangyan Irrigation.
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Visit two world cultural heritage sites - Dujiangyan and Mt. Qingcheng in one day. Dujiangyan and Mt. Qingcheng inspired the Dream Works team to create Panda Village in Kungfu Panda 3. Follow your guide to explore ancient Taoist temples with winding paths, verdant trees, moss green roofs in Mt.Qingcheng and jade color streams as well as ancient architecture in Dujiangyan Irrigation.In the early morning, your private tour guide and driver will meet you at your hotel lobby and transfer you to the Dujiangyan Irrigation System. Your driver will take you to the highest platform - Qinyan Pavilion to enjoy the bird’s eye view of the whole Dujiangyan Irrigation Project. Your guide will brief you on how this ancient engineering marvel works and how it has benefited people since the Qin Dynasty (220 BC).
Then, continue to Erwang Temple (also known as Two Kings Temple) which was constructed in the Qin Dynasty to commemorate the designers of the irrigation system, Li Bing and his son. Afterwards, you will cross the Anlan Suspension Bridge to the main part of Dujiangyan Irrigation System: Fish Mouth Weir and Bottle-Neck Channel to gain a deeper appreciation on how the Dujiangyan Irrigation System functions. Later, exit the irrigation system through Lidui Park and pass through an elegant bonsai garden. Step out of the park and you will cross beautifully decorated Nanqiao (or South Bridge) to Guanxian old town. Take a lunch break to try yummy food in local restaurant.
After lunch, continue sightseeing to Mt. Qingcheng. You will take a golf car ride all the way to the entrance. The Taoist style architecture in Mt. Qingcheng inspired the Dream Works Studio team to create Panda Village in Kungfu Panda 3. You will feel its tranquil atmosphere as soon as you arrive.
Take a half-hour walk uphill to Moon City Lake where the cable car will lift you up to the most significant Taoist temple, Shangqing Palace (meaning "upper purity” palace), located at 3,280 feet (1,000 meter) above sea level. It is the main Taoist palace on Mt. Qingcheng. Originally built during the Jin Dynasty (265A.D-420A.D), the structure seen today was rebuilt during 1862-1874. You will find the iconic 1,000 years old gingko tree and serene temples within its compound. Later, continue your hike to the mountaintop where Laojun Pavilion is located. If weather permits, you can see the whole Dujiangyan city and beyond.
Later, you will take a cable car ride to descend from Shangqing Palace and have a 30 minute walk to exit Mt. Qingcheng. Meet your driver to transfer back to your hotel.
Then, continue to Erwang Temple (also known as Two Kings Temple) which was constructed in the Qin Dynasty to commemorate the designers of the irrigation system, Li Bing and his son. Afterwards, you will cross the Anlan Suspension Bridge to the main part of Dujiangyan Irrigation System: Fish Mouth Weir and Bottle-Neck Channel to gain a deeper appreciation on how the Dujiangyan Irrigation System functions. Later, exit the irrigation system through Lidui Park and pass through an elegant bonsai garden. Step out of the park and you will cross beautifully decorated Nanqiao (or South Bridge) to Guanxian old town. Take a lunch break to try yummy food in local restaurant.
After lunch, continue sightseeing to Mt. Qingcheng. You will take a golf car ride all the way to the entrance. The Taoist style architecture in Mt. Qingcheng inspired the Dream Works Studio team to create Panda Village in Kungfu Panda 3. You will feel its tranquil atmosphere as soon as you arrive.
Take a half-hour walk uphill to Moon City Lake where the cable car will lift you up to the most significant Taoist temple, Shangqing Palace (meaning "upper purity” palace), located at 3,280 feet (1,000 meter) above sea level. It is the main Taoist palace on Mt. Qingcheng. Originally built during the Jin Dynasty (265A.D-420A.D), the structure seen today was rebuilt during 1862-1874. You will find the iconic 1,000 years old gingko tree and serene temples within its compound. Later, continue your hike to the mountaintop where Laojun Pavilion is located. If weather permits, you can see the whole Dujiangyan city and beyond.
Later, you will take a cable car ride to descend from Shangqing Palace and have a 30 minute walk to exit Mt. Qingcheng. Meet your driver to transfer back to your hotel.
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