Rock Carving
Rock Carving
Rock Carving
Ciqikou Old Town
2 days Dazu Rock Carving and Chongqing City Tour
Located 163 kilometers away from Chongqing, the general term of "Dazu Grottoes " refers to all the cliffs and rocks carvings in Dazu County. 75 spots of cliff carvings and grottoes composed of more than 60000 statues and over 100000 Chinese characters of inscriptions and epigraphs are well protected .
The work of Dazu grottoes and carvings began in 650 A.D of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D), and had continued until Ming (1368-1644 A.D) and Qing (1644-1911 A.D) dynasties. It enjoys equal popularity with Dunhuang frescoes and forms the trilogy with Yungang and Longmen Grottoes. In 1999, UNESCO listed Dazu Stone Carvings as a world cultural heritage site.
There are 75 spots of cliffside carvings composed of more than 50000 statues and over 100000 Chinese characters of inscriptions and epigraphs under the protection. The two major sites are North Hill (Beishan) and Baoding Hill (Baodingshan).
The work of Dazu grottoes and carvings began in 650 A.D of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D), and had continued until Ming (1368-1644 A.D) and Qing (1644-1911 A.D) dynasties. It enjoys equal popularity with Dunhuang frescoes and forms the trilogy with Yungang and Longmen Grottoes. In 1999, UNESCO listed Dazu Stone Carvings as a world cultural heritage site.
There are 75 spots of cliffside carvings composed of more than 50000 statues and over 100000 Chinese characters of inscriptions and epigraphs under the protection. The two major sites are North Hill (Beishan) and Baoding Hill (Baodingshan).
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$155.00
Duration: 2 days
Tour Code: CE-CQ-2D01
Departure Date: Every day
Tour Attractions:Dazu Rock Carvings,Stilwell Museum,Hot Pot,People’s Hall,Eling Park,Ciqikou Ancient town
Feature：Historic Sites
Tour Type: /English speaking guide + driver + Lunch
Tour Code: CE-CQ-2D01
Departure Date: Every day
Tour Attractions:Dazu Rock Carvings,Stilwell Museum,Hot Pot,People’s Hall,Eling Park,Ciqikou Ancient town
Feature：Historic Sites
Tour Type: /English speaking guide + driver + Lunch
This is a classic tour to Chongqing. You will visit the famous world cultural heritage of Dazu Rock Carving, explore various Buddhism sculptures inside, and then travel in the ancient Chongqing city, Elin Park, Ciqikou, also enjoy the spicy Chongqing Hot Pot!
Schedule:
D1 Chongqing / Dazu / Chongqing
Your tour in Chongqing can start either from airport, Dock, or hotel. Firstly you will make a tour in Dazu Buddhism rock carving, which is only about 2 hours’ driving from Chongqing. It was a kind of fashion for ancient Chinese people to build the rock carvings based on the Buddhism tales or locals, and Dazu Rock Carving groups are among the best reserved carvings in China. Many of the carving groups were found here, and the most famous are Baodingshan hill group and Beishan Hill group. And here you will enjoy many beautiful and vivid carvings in Baodingshan, and then you will visit the Beishan Hill group. Return Chongqing in the afternoon.
D2 Chongqing City Tour
Chongqing is mostly known for it’s Yangtze cruise tour and landform .Today your guide in Chongqing will show you its charm. Firstly you will visit the People’s Hall of Chongqing, which is a symbolic architecture. It was completed in 1954 to memorize Chinese resistance war and establishment of new government, one of the top 10 classic architectures in 20th century Asia. And then your guide will take you to Chongqing Stilwell Museum - Flying Tiger Memorial, which was once used as an important lodging place by the KMT government to accommodate VIPs during the war against Fascism.
And Hot Pot in Chongqing is also well known in China, so this lunch you will challenge this hot and spicy food!
In the afternoon you will go to Chiqikou old town. It got its name from making China wares in the ancient time, and it is also a good place to explore local folklores. And your last tour in Chongqing will be the Eling Park. It is a good scenic location; you can ascend to this high land to have a bird eye view of the mountainous city. In the late afternoon your guide will send you to hotel ， airport / or dock. Then your tour to Chongqing is finished .
Chongqing is mostly known for it’s Yangtze cruise tour and landform .Today your guide in Chongqing will show you its charm. Firstly you will visit the People’s Hall of Chongqing, which is a symbolic architecture. It was completed in 1954 to memorize Chinese resistance war and establishment of new government, one of the top 10 classic architectures in 20th century Asia. And then your guide will take you to Chongqing Stilwell Museum - Flying Tiger Memorial, which was once used as an important lodging place by the KMT government to accommodate VIPs during the war against Fascism.
And Hot Pot in Chongqing is also well known in China, so this lunch you will challenge this hot and spicy food!
In the afternoon you will go to Chiqikou old town. It got its name from making China wares in the ancient time, and it is also a good place to explore local folklores. And your last tour in Chongqing will be the Eling Park. It is a good scenic location; you can ascend to this high land to have a bird eye view of the mountainous city. In the late afternoon your guide will send you to hotel ， airport / or dock. Then your tour to Chongqing is finished .
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Our prices included:
1. Guide. An English speaking guide will be provided, who will accompany you from the start of tour to end of tour.
2. 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.
3. Meal. A typical Chinese lunch will be arranged accordingly at noon. During the meal, a glass of soft drink will be provided.
4. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
5. 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. Tips to the guide and driver
2. Your hotel.
1. Guide. An English speaking guide will be provided, who will accompany you from the start of tour to end of tour.
2. 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.
3. Meal. A typical Chinese lunch will be arranged accordingly at noon. During the meal, a glass of soft drink will be provided.
4. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
5. 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. Tips to the guide and driver
2. Your hotel.
Hotel
If you require, we can book hotels in Chengdu, and make private airport and city tour necessary.
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