D1 Hotel / Anyue Buddhism Rock Carving / Zigong ( Lunch, Dinner )
 

Your Chengdu tour starts in the early morning, the guide from China Exploration will send you to Anyue county about 223 kms.

Anyue is a county with 1.6 million people, and it has been their folklore for long time that to built Buddhism rock carving in the villages after they make money far from their hometown. The widely scattered Anyue Rock Carvings are exquisite in carving skill, and mostly based on folk tales and Buddhism stories. Today China Exploration will guide you to one of the sites with dense carvings.
 

In the afternoon your guide will take you to Zigong city about 110 kms away, and you will enjoy the typical Chinese countryside and villages en route.

You will arrive in Zigong city in the late afternoon for the night. In winter time, you may enjoy the Lantern Festival in Zigong. The Lantern Festival of Zigong is the best in China, and many times have they traveled to America and Europe.

Zigong good played important part in Sichuan food, and people called it Dish of Salt Caravan, or Yanbangcai Dish. And you have chance to try this food today!

D2 Zigong / Salt Museum / Dinosaur Museum / Rongxian Giant Buddha / Leshan ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
 

Zigong is the most prosperous city in South of Chengdu, and it used to be the most important city producing well salt in China. Although China does not rely on well salt anymore today, you still have chance to learn about the traditional way of making salt in the Salt Museum.

And Zigong is also famous for the fossil of Dinosaur, many kind of Dinosaur fossil have been discovered here. China Exploration will show you around in the Dinosaur Museum in Zigong too. Of course, you can not expect it as the movie of Jurassic Park!
 

In the afternoon, you will head for Rongxian county. It is a small county, but the first democratic riot of China, Xinhai Revolution in 1911 was broken here led by Mr. Wu Yuzhang! And the giant Rongxian Buddha statue built in 1092 AD is just sitting out of the town.

After the tour in Rongxian Buddha, your guide will take you to Leshan for another Giant Buddha. About 1 hour’s driving, and you will arrive in Leshan for night.

D3 Chengdu / Leshan Giant Buddha / Huanglongxi Old Town / Chengdu
 

Tour start from the wonder of ‘ Buddha is the hill and the hill is a Buddha ‘ at the other side of Minjiang river today. And then you will make a hiking tour on the hill of Giant Buddha. You will visit Linyun temple firstly, and then walk down the zigzagging trail in the left side of Buddha. The Buddha is a small mountain, from it is head to shoulder, and from leg to foot, about 30 minutes hiking. And then you need to hike up from its right side again. It is also a good place to view Leshan city cross the joint of Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River. And then you will walk about 30 minutes to Wuyou temple, where you can enjoy the statue of 500 Arhats.

And today China Exploration will arrange a special food for you, delicious Xiba Bean curd banquet here. Bean curd is one of the most popular food in China, and the bean curd of Xiba is the most famous in Chengdu. All of the dishes will be made of famous Xiba bean curd.
 

In the afternoon your guide will send you back Chengdu. It is 2 hours’ driving again, just enough for a short time’s nap in the car. Before your arrival of Chengdu, guide will arrange a tour in Huanglongxi old town. Huanglongxi is a pretty old town similar as Lijiang old town in Yunnan, and many movies were taken here. Just relax!

In the late afternoon your guide will send you back your hotel, and your Chengdu tour will be finished with sweet memory.

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Our prices included:

1. Entrance tickets: The tickets of all the scenic spots listed above.
2. Guide. An English speaking guide will be provided, who will accompany you from the start of tour to end of tour. 
3. Private Transfers during tour. Our guide and driver will pick-up you at your hotel on time and drop-off you after the tours. And an air-conditioned vehicle will be provided during the tour. 
4. Meals. 5 typical Chinese meals will be arranged accordingly at local restaurant or hotel. During the meal, a glass of soft drink will be provided. 
5. Hotels. Two nights' hotel will be provided, one night in Zigong, and one night in Leshan. Every two people share one room. 
6. Service Charge & Government Taxes. 
7. Insurance. We provide a free insurance of accident and casualty for each traveler. The highest refund is RMB 300000.00. Detailed terms please view our contract with Ping An of China.

Our prices not included :

1. Taking photo with panda in your arms. 
2. Tips to the guide and driver
3. Your hotel in Chengdu.

If you require, we can book hotels in Chengdu, and make private airport and city tour necessary.

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