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Chengdu surroundings with Leshan Giant Buddha, Mount Emeishan, Jiayang narrow gauge steam train and the Anren museum town
Program
On this tour you will visit the most important sites in the surroundings of Chengdu combined with off the beaten track elements. Following are the highlights:
| - Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest of its kind and UNESCO world heritage |
| - Mount Emeishan, on of the four most important buddhist mountains in China and UNESCO world heritage |
| - Jiayang narrow gauge steam train, one of the few in the world |
| - Bajiaogou a relic from the cultural revolution |
| - Anren museum town with republican time architecture and many red China exhibitions |
About the tour:
Chengdu is much more than its most famous touristic attractions, the Pandas and the spicy hotpot. With Leshan, Emeishan and Dujiangyan it offers 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites, which count among the most spectacular sites in China. The 72 meter high Giant Buddha in Leshan is the largest of its kind worldwide and Emeishan belongs to the four most important Buddhist mountains in China.
As our approach is always to make itineraries special, we combine in this tour those two iconic sites with less traveled areas and take you to two hidden spots in the area.
First of all you will visit a small town with the still operating Jiayang narrow gauge steam train which is one of the few in the world. This is not a touristy thing, but serves the local people as a cheap and basic mean of transport. Consequentially the luxury is not really great, there are no seats on the 1.15 hrs ride and we recommend not to wear your best suit, but we can promise u a unique experience with long lasting impressions.
The journey takes you to a remote valley and terminus is a small tonw called Bajiaogou which was built in the 1930-ies as a coal mining town.
From there we head to Anren which is in the outskirts of Chengdu. Anren is a unique area, since it was dominated by wealthy and powerful warlord families and had one of the largest collections of Republic Era buildings, more than in any other place in China. There is a massive museum complex with Cultural Revolution Memorabilia, Exhibits about the Flying Tigers, the Wenchuan Earthquake and much more. Additionally you can find a number of small galleries from local artists.
The core of this tour is our fantastic guide who not only speaks perfect English, but has a great knowledge about the area, the youngest Chinese history and is open to for discussions with you about China's past, present and future.
Although this tour is also suitable for China first-timers, we especially recommend it to people who know China already and for foreigners living in China.
Important remark:
This tour lives from our outstanding guides. earlz reservation ad booking is essential
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