D1 Lanzhou----Bingling Temple / Xiahe
Your guide will meet you at Lanzhou and take you to Bingling Temple. To get to Bingling Temple, expet land transporation, you will enjoy about one-hour boat tour. Bingling Temple Caves, also known as Thousand Buddha Caves, have 183 grottoes filled with 679 stone figures and 82 clay figures carved into natural caves and caverns in a canyon along the Yellow River. After the visit of Bingling Temple, drive to Xiahe and check in hotel.
D2 Labrang Monastery / Tongren / Lower Wutun Monastery
In the morning, drive to Labrang Monastery. Originally built in 1709, Labrang Monastery is one of the main academic monasteries outside of Lhasa in Tibet. Then go to Tongren to visit lower Wutun Monastery, which is a tibetan temple with over 300 years history and is also the hometown of “Wutun Art”.
D3 Upper Wutun Monastery / Rongwo Monastery
In the morning, travel to upper Wutun Monastery and the Rongwo Monastery. “rongwo” in Tibetan means agriculture. Rongwo Monastery belongs to national key cultural relics protection units and its position in scale and influence is just second to Labrang Monastery and Ta’er Monastery.
D4 Huangzhong / Ta’er Monastery / Xining Mosque
In the morning, drive to Huangzhong to visit Ta’er Monastery. Ta’er Monastery is the center of Tibetan Buddhism and has always occupy an important position. As one of the national AAAAA level scenic spots, it is famous for its mural, duixiu (a kind of thang-ga) and Suyouhua (a special kind of sculpture).
Then, you will be taken back to Xining to visit mosque, an islamic typical architecture.
D5 Home
This day, the guide will send you to the airport to take your flight home.
Service package includes:
1. Four nights accommodation.
2. Lanzhou pick-up and Xining drop-off.
3. Air-conditioned tour vehicle.
4. Fee for boat transporation.
5. English Speaking tour guide.
6. Entrance tickets for Bingling Temple, Labrang Monastery, upper & lower Rongwo Monastery, Ta’er Monastery and mosque.
Service package excludes:
1. Meals during your visit.
2.Tips to the guide and driver.
If you require, we can book hotels in Chengdu, and make private airport and city tour necessary.
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