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9-Day China Minorities Culture And Ancient architecture Tour

Tour Code:TE-YNE-0901
Start in:Kunming
End in: Kunming
Destinations:Kunming → Xinping → Yuanjiang → Yuanyang → Jianshui
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).
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Day 2  Kunming - Stone Forest -Kunming
After breakfast, drive 90 KM to Lunan county to visit the Stone Forest. Back to Kunming in the afternoon. Visit the Golden Temple.
-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 Daoist temple, the main building of which is cast entirely in bronze weighing about 280 tons.
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Day 3  Kunming - Xinping
Drive from Kunming to Xinping. Visit Mt. Mopan Forest Park, villages of Yi and Hani minority people.
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Day 4  Xinping - Yuanjiang
Drive from Xinping to Yuanjiang. Visit villages of Dai minority people.
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Day 5  Yuanjiang - YuanYang
Drive from Yuanjiang to YuanYang, visit villages of Miao minority people.
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Day 6  Yuanyang sightseeing
Drive to Duo Yi Shu in the morning, see the sunrise at the terraced-fields. Visit the spectacular terraced-fields at Quanfu Zhuang and Jinkou Village. After lunch, visit terraced-fields at Laohu Zui, Baoshan Zhai and Bada.
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Day 7  Yuanyang - Jianshui
Drive from Yuanyang to Jianshui, enjoy the beautiful scenery along the road. Visit the Family Zu's Garden and the famous Confucius Temple.

-Family Zu's Garden
: This grand complex is a typical local residence with distinctive features, it has a total area of 20,000 square meters and a floor space of 5,000 square meters, precious ancient architectures of hundred of years are perfectly preserved here.
-Jianshui Confucius Temple: The biggest temple in Yunnan Province, built in the 22nd year of the Zhiyuan era of the Yuan Dynasty (1285).
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Day 8  Jianshui - Kunming
Drive from Jianshui to Kunming, on the way, visit the beautiful Fuxian Lake in Chengjiang County.

-Fuxian Lake: At an altitude of 1,750 meters, waters with a depth of 153 meters, Fuxian is the second deepest lake in Yunnan, An old story goes that an unknown old city of ancient "Yunnan Kingdom" had sunk deep at the bottom of the Fuxian Lake millennia years ago. enjoy a delicious fish lunch.
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Day 9  Departure from Kunming
Tour to the Dragon Gate in Western Hills, then visit the Grand-view Park. Transfer to the airport for your departure, end of service.
-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.
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Private Tour Prices ( Based on per person and shown in US dollars ) 

Group size
Season
2-4 Travelers 5-9 Travelers 10 Travelers &above Children price Single supplyment
 Mar.2008-May.2008 884 755 619 -- 287
 Jun.2008-Oct.2008 1209 1016 791 -- 371
 Novl.2008-Feb.2009 858 730 593 -- 271
Remark : The above prices will daily float with the USD-RMB exchange rate, all the prices will be confirmed by the exchange rate on the day when you book this tour.
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