In the morning we visit Muge Tso Lake, about 35km away from Kangding. Muge Tso Lake covers an area of 500 square km. At an altitude of approximately 3’800m.it is the biggest alpine lake in northwest Sichuan. After lunch we leave Kangding and drive eastward along Dadu River - a tributary of the Yangtze, also known as the Tatu River. The river is noted for being crossed by the Luding Bridge, a historically important bridge. Then we get over the natural barrier of Erlang Mountain and drive by the city of Ya'An, situated in the mountainous western border of the Sichuan Basin. It is a communications centre near the crossing of the two main routes - one running west to Kangding and to Tibet and another running north–south from Chengdu to the southwest. The city is first mentioned during the Zhou Dynasty (1122-255 BCE). It served as a county seat during the Qin and Han Dynasties, but was subsequently ruled by the Mongols. After being reintegrated into the Chinese Empire in the late 5th century, it was made the seat of the Ya Prefecture in 604. The modern Ya’An County was established in 1912.

The capital of Sichuan - Chengdu - is located in southwest China. It is the fifth most populous city in China and also one of the country’s most important transportation and communication hubs. More than four thousand years ago, the prehistorical Bronze Age culture of Jinsha established itself in this region.

The fertile Chengdu Plain, on which Chengdu is located, is called “Tianfu Zhi Guo” in Chinese, which means "the Heavenly Country". In the late afternoon we arrive at Chengdu and stay overnight at the “Sichuan Hotel (4*)”.