Sichuan, called Chuan or Shu for short lies in the southwest of China. It has an area of 488.000 square km and a population of 112.14 million, belonging to the Han, Yi, Tibetan, Hui and Qiang ethnic groups and so on. Its capital is Chengdu.
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Sichuan abounds in tourist resources. The number of the giant pandas accounts for over 85 percent of that of the country, which earns the appellation of "the hometown of giant pandas" for it. The famous Siguniang (the Fourth Daughter) Mountain, Jiuzhaigou Valley, Huanglongsi Temple and Emeishan Mountain boast extremely wonderful scenery; and Leshan Mountain, Dujiangyan Dam and Wuhou (Martial Marquis) Memorial Temple represent the cultural sights of Sichuan Province.
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Distinct climate differences exist in various places in Sichuan, with vertical distribution of climate in the West Sichuan Plain. And the Sichuan Basin belongs to the humid climate of the subtropical zone.
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Scenic Spots in Sichuan
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{1_23_2}Traffic of Sichuan
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The Southwest Airlines Company headquartered in Chengdu boasts 102 domestic and international flight routes, covering the whole country. In addition, the Yibin, Xichang, Dazhou and Luzhou Airports also have many domestic flight routes.
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The railways and roads reach all the places in the country. Chengdu Bus Passenger Transportation Center is the largest road hub in Sichuan, and the expressways connect all the main scenic spots in the province.
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Sichuan has developed water transport facilities. Traversing the province, the Yangtse River is the trunk line of the water transportation and connects the branches of such as the Minjiang River and Jinshajiang River, forming a natural water transportation network in the territory. In the province, 19 cities, over 120 counties and more than 1,400 towns have access to water transportation.
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{1_23_3}Shopping of Sichuan
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The main local specialties:
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Alcohols: Wuliangye Liquor, Luzhou-flavor
<italic>Laojiao</italic>, Jiannanchun, Quanxing Alcohol, Langjiu Alcohol and Tuopai Yeast Liquor.
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Teas: Mengding Tea, Maofeng Green Tea from E'meishan Mountain, Qingcheng Queshe, Zaobaijian Congfou and Sanhua Jasmine Tea.
Sichuan cuisine is one of the four major cuisines (Sichuan cuisine, Guangdong cuisine, Beijing Cuisine and Jiangsu Cuisine) of China, world famous for its tongue-numbing peppery flavor.
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The common home flavors boast more than 20 types such as the fish-flavored, strange-flavored and tongue-numbing and peppery ones and so on, having more than 4,000 varieties of dishes. The famous dishes include Duck Smoked with Tea Leaves, Fish-flavored Pork Shred, Diced Chicken with Peanuts, Little Fried Chicken, Home-style sea cucumber, Hot and Sour Pork Tendon, Wonton Pork Slices, Twice Cooked Pork, Duck Tongue with Young Corn Spear, Boiled Beef in Hot Sauce, Dongpo Braised Pork, Steamed Beef with Glutinous Rice Flour, and Boiled Fish with Pickled Chinese Cabbage.
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There are over 2,000 famous snacks, the most famous ones include Long Wonton Soup, Lai Tangyuan (stuffed dumpling made of glutinous rice), Stir-fried Pork Lung Slices, Zhong Boiled Dumplings, Noodles with Sesame Paste and Pea Sprouts, Pearl Balls, Sliced Sichuan Rice Jello and Laosichuan Dried Beef and so on.
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Sichuan also boasts chafing dishes, stressing rinsing, boiling and dipping, which are deeply loved by the local people and visitors. Generally speaking, the chafing dishes are all affordable, and they are self-service in the common hotels.
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{1_23_5}General Survey of Chengdu
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The capital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu lies in the middle of Sichuan. It has an area of 12,400 square km and a population of 10.036 million.
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Chengdu is a famous cultural city with a long history of 2,300 years. In 256 BC, the Prefect of Shu (another name for Sichuan Province), Li Bing and his son took charge of the construction of the water conservancy project, Dujiangyan Dam, which made the Chengdu Plain flourish in agriculture, develop a handicraft industry and enjoy the appellation of "the land of abundance".
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The ancient civilization left Chengdu rich cultural sites, such as Dujiangyan Dam, Wuhouci Memorial Temple and Du Fu's Thatched Cottage and so on.
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It is best to travel there in summer and autumn.
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{1_23_6}Traffic of Chengdu
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Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is some 16 km from the downtown area of Chengdu. More than 70 large and medium cities in the country have flights heading for Chengdu, and there are also flight routes from eight international cities and regions such as Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Tokyo and so on to Chengdu.
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Chengdu is the largest railway hub in the southwest area, and more than 20 major cities in the country have trains directly heading for Chengdu. Chengdu Railway Station (North Station) lies on the north second ring road in Chengdu and the Chengdu South Railway Station is located to the south of the downtown area of Chengdu, some trains leaving for southern cities such as Panzhihua, Xichang and Kunming along the Chengdu-Kunming Railway.
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Chengdu is the largest road hub in the southwest area, with long-distance passenger transportation extending in all directions.
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The buses in the downtown area of Chengdu can take you to any scenic area or spot in the downtown and the outskirts. The price of the bus in the downtown is one Yuan and that of the air-conditioned bus two Yuan.
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{1_23_7}Shopping of Chengdu
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Shu brocade (Sichuan brocade) is one of the four famous brocades in China, with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is pure silk, tensile and fine-grained in texture and with gorgeous color. Its designs and decorations feature folk characteristics and local style, and the belly band and headwear of the women of some ethnic minorities groups in the southwest area are decorated with designs of the Shu brocade, with the price being between 100 and 300 Yuan.
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Shu embroidery (Sichuan embroidery) is one of the four famous embroideries in China, being of strong expressive force and artistic effect. The features of it are said as "fine and smooth needlework, simple and elegant colors, graceful and easy lines and the traditional Chinese painting style". Its price is between 100 and 300 Yuan.
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Bamboo knit over porcelain is unique in the bamboo-plaited handicrafts. With the porcelain utensil as body, it is plaited with thin bamboo threads and silk-soft bamboo slices. The materials are strictly selected and the plaiting skill is extremely high. The finished products include vases, tableware, tea sets and stationary and so on. Its price is between 80 and 300 Yuan.
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{1_23_8}Features of Chengdu
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Sichuan Opera is a big feature of the culture of Sichuan Province. Its language is vivid and humorous, full of local style, strong flavor of life and broad mass base. The wide-spread famous Sichuan Operas include
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The Legend of White Snake Jinshansi Temple, In the Shade of the Willow, The Story of the Jade Hairpin and The Story of the Colored Building
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and so on. It also abounds in unique skills such as lift, opening eyes, changing faces, spitting fire and hiding the sword and so on, which are acclaimed as the peak of perfection.
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The skill of "changing faces" can be seen in Sichuan Theater, located at No.20 of Zhuangyuan Jie. In addition, the Shunxing Old Tea House in the Exhibition Center, the Shufeng Square in the Renmin Park and the Shufeng Yayun Park also have shows of such skills.
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{2_23_1}Dujiangyan Dam
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Lying on the Minjiang River in the west of the Chengdu Plain of Sichuan Province, it is 56 km from Chengdu and was built over 2,000 years ago by the prefect of Shu of the Kingdom of Qin, Li Bing and his son in the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC). It is an oldest extant large-scale water conservancy project, which still irrigates the fields and benefits the people.
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Dujiangyan Dam, Sichuan
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Dujiangyan Dam, Sichuan
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Dujiangyan Dam, Sichuan
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There are regular buses at Chadianzi Passenger Transportation Station heading for the Dujiangyan Dam. The price of the ticket is 90 Yuan.
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{2_23_2}Qingchengshan Mountain
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It lies 15 km to the southwest of Guanxian County and 70 km from Chengdu, and enjoys the reputation of "the most tranquil place under the heaven". It boasts 36 peaks, eight big caves, 72 small caves and 108 scenic spots.
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It is the cradle of the Taoism of China and was entitled as the holy mountain worshiped by the country in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC). There are more than ten Taoist temples harmonious with the mountain, of which, Tianshidong Cave is the largest Taoist temple group in China. In addition, there are also over 40 pavilions, bridges and verandas in different shapes in the scenic area.
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The scenic area in the back of the mountain boasts four deep, verdant and steep ravines, in which there are more than 50 natural scenic sites such as cliff window, plank roads built along a cliff, water curtain of the deep pool, the flying fall of the valley and the stalagmites in the grottos and so on.
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Qingchengshan Mountain, Sichuan
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Qingchengshan Mountain, Sichuan
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Qingchengshan Mountain, Sichuan
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There are regular buses at Chadianzi Passenger Transportation Station heading for Qingchengshan Mountain and Qingcheng Back Mountain. The price of the ticket is 90 Yuan.
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{2_23_3}Wuhou (Martial Marquis) Memorial Temple
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Lying at the Wuhouci Dajie outside the old south gate of Chengdu, it covers an area of 37,000 square meters, and was built for commemorating the Premier Zhu Geliang of Shu Han (221-263) in the late Western Jin Dynasty (265-316).
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Facing south, it keeps dark green ancient cypresses within and is surrounded by red walls, with six high stone steles of the Tang (618-907), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasties standing on both sides of the corridor. Of the total, one Tang stele praised as "the stele of three wonders" is 367 cm high and 95 cm wide. It was built in the fourth year during the reign of Emperor Xianzong (809) of the Tang Dynasty, with a history of more than 1,100 years. Besides the texts on the stele, the poems, records and postscripts and so on of the literators of the Tang, Song (960-1279), Ming and Qing Dynasties are also completely preserved, which are the precious cultural relics in the temple.
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Wuhou (Martial Marquis) Memorial Temple, Sichuan
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Wuhou (Martial Marquis) Memorial Temple, Sichuan
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Take the No.59, 82, 109 and 110 buses to get there. The price of the ticket is 90 Yuan.
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{2_23_4}Du Fu's Thatched Cottage
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It lies on the bank of Huanhuaxi Brook in the west suburb of Chengdu. In March 760, the famous poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty built a thatched cottage there. In the yard, the nanmus soar into the sky and the Chinese plum trees and bamboos form a forest. Over 30,000 pieces of various materials and more than 2,000 articles of cultural relics are preserved in the hall, which is the place with most intact materials and works of Du Fu.
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Through many repairs, the buildings from the main gate are the Great Temple, Shishitang (History of Poems) Hall, Wood Gate and Gongbuci Temple in turn, of which, the Great Temple and Wood Gate are the original buildings of the cottage mentioned in Du Fu's poems. In the middle of the Shishitang Hall stands the statute of Du Fu and there are also couplets and tablet with inscriptions by the celebrities of all later dynasties. The figure of Du Fu is enshrined in the Gongbuci Temple.
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Du Fu's Thatched Cottage, Sichuan
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Du Fu's Thatched Cottage, Sichuan
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Take No.17, 35 and 85 buses to get there. The price of the ticket is 60 Yuan.
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{2_23_5}Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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The Chongzhou, Dujiangyan, Dayi, Pengzhou and Qionglai Cities and Counties under the jurisdiction of Chengdu see the appearances of giant pandas. Over 80 percent of giant pandas in China are distributed in the territory of Sichuan Province.
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Lying on the Futoushan Mountain in the north suburb of Chengdu, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is 10 km from the downtown area and covers an area of 36 hectares, being the important place for the protection of the giant pandas in diverse place. It boasts complete necessary facilities for giant panda breeding, including the rooms for animals, feed storage, medical center, giant panda's memorial and experiment building as well as more than ten thousand bamboos and shrubberies serving as food for the giant pandas. The base is working to expand 200 hectares of land to build a semi-wildness breeding area simulating the wild environment of the giant pandas, preparing for sending the giant pandas to back to nature finally.
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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Sichuan
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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Sichuan
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Take the No.9, 15 and 303 buses to get there. The price of the ticket is 10 Yuan.
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{2_23_6}Qingyanggong Temple
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Lying inside the West First Ring Road in Chengdu City, Qingyanggong Temple is the oldest and largest Taoist temple in the downtown area of Chengdu.
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The construction of the temple began in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), but its extant buildings were built in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), mainly including Lingzu Hall, Hunyuan Hall, Bagua (Eight Diagrams) Pavilion, Wuji Hall, Doumu Hall, Tangwang (Emperor of Tang Dynasty) Hall and Zijing (Redbud) Platform and so on, of which, the Bagua Pavilion and Sanqing Hall are the most characteristic. A pair of bronze sheep made in the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty enjoys the most frequent visits, and it is said that the child leading the sheep is the embodiment of Lao Tzu. The one with two horns was founded by the craftsmen of Yunnan Province in the ninth year of the Daoguang Period of the Qing Dynasty.
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Qingyanggong Temple, Sichuan
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Qingyanggong Temple, Sichuan
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Take the No.5, 17, 22 and 25 buses to get there. The price of the ticket is 10 Yuan.
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{2_23_7}Wenshuyuan (Manjusri) Temple
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Lying in the Wenshuyuan Jie in the north of the downtown area of Chengdu, it is a complete Buddhist temple.
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It covers an area of 5.47 hectares and faces north. It was originally called "Xinxiangsi Temple" and renamed as Wenshuyuan Temple after the reconstruction in the 36th year (1697) of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. It has over 190 rooms and a construction area of more than 20,000 square meters. There are fancy carved decorations in the rooms of wood and stone structure. It is said that the abbot of the temple, Cidu Haiyue Master grew there and changed into the embodiment of the Bodhisattva Manjusri. In 1703, the Emperor Kangxi inscribed a tablet entitled as "Kong Lin", so it is also called as "Kong Lin Hall".
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It houses over 500 articles of calligraphies and paintings of the celebrities from the Tang and Song (960-1279) Dynasties, more than 120,000 sutra books and precious cultural relics such as steles, sculptures and embroideries of all precious dynasties and eight sights of the temple and so on.
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Wenshuyuan (Manjusri) Temple, Sichuan
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Wenshuyuan (Manjusri) Temple, Sichuan
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Take Nos.16, 55, 62, 64 and 75 buses to get there. The price of the ticket is 10 Yuan.
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{2_23_8}Xiling Snow Mountain
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Lying in the Dayi County of Chengdu City of Sichuan Province, it covers a total area of 482.8 square km and is 95 km away from Chengdu. The great snow mountain in the area has an altitude of 5,164 meters, being the first peak in Chengdu with perennial snow on it, beautiful and majestic. The great poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty has the poem that "From my window the snow-crowned western hills are seen; Beyond the door the east-bound ships at anchor lie" praising the wonderful sight.
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The famous sights include Red Stone Peak, Red Stone Fort, Path for Wild Ox, Riyue Plain and Yin and Yang Boundary and so on. The Yin and Yang Boundary with an altitude of more than 3,200 meters is the division of the plateau climate and basin climate, with one side shiny and the other shrouded with clouds. The scenic area is home to numerous rare animals and plants, and also has four distinct seasons.
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The Ski Resort of the Xiling Snow Mountain on the high mountain is equipped with relatively good facilities.
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Xiling Snow Mountain, Sichuan
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Xiling Snow Mountain, Sichuan
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There are special buses directly heading for the scenic area at Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station and Jinsha Bus Station every day. The price of the ticket is 30 Yuan.
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{2_23_9}Huanglongxi Ancient Town
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Lying some 40 km to the southeast of the Chengdu City, it still well keeps the streets and buildings of the Qing Dynasty, which is preferred by the personages of the film and TV circles. The bluestone-paved streets and the buildings with wood columns and black tiles as well as the balusters and windows with fine carvings all seem simple and tranquil. In the town also exist six over 300-year-old banyan figs as well as three ancient temples namely Zhenjiangsi Temple, Chaoyinsi Temple and Gulongsi Temple. The noisy scene of the ancient town in old days will reappear on the fairs on the ninth day of the sixth lunar month and the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
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Huanglongxi Ancient Town, Sichuan
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Huanglongxi Ancient Town, Sichuan
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There are regular buses heading for Shuangliu at Jinsha Bus Station, Chengdu South Station and Jiuyan Bridge and then take the bus from Shuanglou to Huanglongxi.
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Accommodation: you can stay in the inns operated by the villages and feel the rural flavor of the ancient town.
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{2_23_10}Sanmei Shui
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It is 50 km to the northwest of Chengdu, and you can walk along the path with stone steps to the west side of the tower of Zhenguosi Temple, which is about 3.5 to four km away from Sanmei Shui.
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There are five scenic spots namely Qianfoya (Thousand Buddha Cliff) Cliff, Shipailou Tower, Xia Sanmei, Zhong Sanmei and Shang Sanmei, which are connected by a tortuous path with stone steps along the Zhideshan Mountain.
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There are 37 vivid statutes on the Qiangfoya Cliff, of all kinds of shapes and postures. Its construction began in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and by the late Qing Dynasty it added up to the huge stone statute groups.
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Sanmei Shui, Sichuan
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Sanmei Shui, Sichuan
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Sanmei Shui, Sichuan
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Take the buses heading for Baishuihe, Cifeng and Bailu and so on at Pengzhou Passenger Transportation Center and get off at Kuangou (Jiulong Town), and then walk for about 40 minutes.
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{2_23_11}Chengdu Ancient Boat-Coffin Grave
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Lying on the commercial street of Chengdu City of Sichuan Province, it is an earth-pit shaft grave containing many coffins of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 BC-256 BC).
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The pit is some 30 meters long and 21 meters wide, covering an area of about 600 square meters. There exist 14 boat-coffins and single wood coffin burial wares, of which, there are four large burial wares with the length of over 10 meters and the largest diameter of 1.7 meters, and the others are small burial wares. The burial wares are all chiseled of nanmu wood, and put on numerous crisscross sleepers. Lots of fancy lacquers unearthed are the exquisite ones of Sichuan in the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC).
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Chengdu Ancient Boat-Coffin Grave, Sichuan
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Take the No.1, 3, 4 and 5 Buses in the downtown area of Chengdu to get there.
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{2_23_12}Pingle Ancient Town
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It is 18 km to the southwest of Qionglai. With a history of more than 2,000 years, it is the important port in the southwest of Sichuan Province.
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The ancient town is surrounded by the Qingjiang River with curling ancient banyans standing along the banks and crisscrossed with old streets and small alleys as well as dotted with simple residential houses. Driving to the Pingle Ancient Town along the No.318 National Highway, you see a stone pai-lou with the inscription of "Pingle Ancient Town" and "Post Road of Qin (221 BC-206 BC) and Han (206 BC-220)", as well as verdant bamboos along both sides of the road. Entering into the Lugou Scenic Area, you will be in a sea of bamboos, covering an area of scores of square km. There are also the earliest natural gas well in the world and a paper-making bamboo mill group that has been there since the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
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Pingle Ancient Town, Sichuan
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Pingle Ancient Town, Sichuan
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Take buses at Chengdu Jinsha Bus Station, Xinnanmen Bus Station and Train North Station and Shiyangchang Station and so on to Qionglai and then take the special small bus to the Pingle Ancient Town.
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{1_23_9}General Survey of Aba
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Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture lies at the southeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the northwest of Sichuan Province, and is inhabited by 23 ethnic groups such as Tibetan, Qiang, Hui and Han and so on. It covers an area of 83,426 square km and has a population of 830,000, being the second largest Tibetan-inhabited region and the main Qiang-inhabited area in China.
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In the territory of Aba, there are groups of mountains towering, vast grassland, densely-distributed primitive forests, crisscrossing brooks and rivers as well as valleys. The many scenic areas there include Jiuzhaigou Valley, Huanglongsi Temple and the Giant Panda Natural Protection Base namely Wolong Natural Reserves and so on. It also features many characteristic festivals such as the Huanglong Fair, the Festival of Tibetan Calendar, Mountain Strolling Fair, Lighting Festival, the Festival of the Qiang Calendar, the Memorial Ceremony for Mountain and Girl's Festival, featuring the unique Tibetan and Qiang flavors and cultures.
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The climate of Aba is complicated. Generally speaking, it is best to visit the Aba Prefecture from May to October, when it has a suitable temperature.
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{1_23_10}Traffic of Aba
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The road mileage of the Aba reaches more than 5,000 km, and all the villages have access to roads. Expressway is being built as trunk roads. Aba abuts the great capital city of the southwest, Chengdu, and the equivalent to the northwest, Lanzhou, and is close to the Mianyang City, Deyang City, Ya'an Region and Garze Prefecture within the territory of Sichuan, so it is convenient to go to Aba.
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Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport (called Jiuhuang Airport for short) lies in Songpan County, Aba Prefecture in Sichuan, and is the first airport in Aba. With an altitude of 3,400 meters, the airport is 88 km from Jiuzhaigou and 43 km from Huanglong. Large and medium airplanes such as Boeing 757, 737-700 and A319 and so on can take off and land. It is about 240 km from Chengdu by air, which will take you about 40 minutes.
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{1_23_11}The Residential Houses in Aba
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Aba County is the full of ancient Tibetan-style buildings. Centering on Aba Town, a series of Tibetan stockade villages extends to the west and in the east the residential houses of Wa'erma, Maikun, Anqiang and Chali and so on back on mountains and are close to rivers, forming the most majestic Tibetan-style ancient building group. The houses with a history of over a thousand years are artworks built of earth and wood and decorated by designs with various queer lines and pure color. Scores of residential houses are sparsely distributed on the slope, looking like a beautiful painting; hundreds and thousands of residential houses are dotted on the vast Aqu River Valley, a rare grand artistic sight of Tibetan-style buildings.
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{1_23_12}Special Reminding of Aba Prefecture
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Due to the varied terrain, do pay attention to security; with regard to areas with high altitude in the scenic area, people with cardiovascular disease should be cautious there.
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Because of the great difference in temperature between the morning and evening, tourists should prepare warm clothing, rain gear, flashlights, emergency medicines and food, even in summer, and pay attention to fireproofing, environmental sanitation and the local folk customs.
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The over three to four km high altitude in some places may cause related sickness, so travelers should pay attention to rest and take some related medicines or oxygen bag.
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The altitude of the main places of Aba Prefecture: Ma'erkang County, 2,600 meters; Jinchuan County, 2,165 meters; Xiaojin County, 2,367 meters; Aba County, 3,290 meters; Ruo'ergai County, 3,406 meters; Hongyuan County, 3,504 meters; Rangtang County, 3,285 meters; Wenchuan County, 1,326 meters; Lixian County, 1,888 meters; Maoxian County, 1,580 meters; Songpan County, 2,851 meters; Jiuzhaigou County, 1,406 meters; Heishui County, 2,350 meters; Zhegushan Mountain, 4,132 meters; Balangshan Mountain, 4,487 meters; Yakoushan Mountain, 4,450 meters; Gonggangling Mountain, 3,200 meters; Xueshan Yakou, 4,328 meters; Xuebaoding, 5,588 meters; and Siguniangshan Mountain, 6,250 meters.
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<title>
{2_23_13}Jiuzhaigou Valley
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<text>
Lying in the Jiuzhaigou County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, it is 460 km from the Capital Chengdu. Boasting a main scenic area of 720 square km it gets its name from nine old Tibetan villages. The altitude of the tourist area is 1,980 to 3,100 meters, and that of the "valley tail" is 4,700 meters. The lowest average monthly temperature is 2.5 degrees Centigrade and the highest 17 degrees Centigrade, so it is suitable to travel there in all four seasons.
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<text>
Jiuzhaigou features three gorges and 118 lakes, and five beaches and 12 falls as the main scenic spots, forming a natural sight of high mountains and river valleys as well as 12 peaks. It boasts charming scenes all year round and is distributed with primitive forests and inhabited with more than ten rare and precious wild animals such as the giant pandas. The perennial snow peaks in great numbers soaring into the sky, and the cultural sights including the Tibetan wood buildings, drying racks and narrow flags, trestles, mills, traditional customs and fairy legends combine to give it the reputation of the "beautiful fairy-tale world".
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Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
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Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
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Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
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<tip>
The convenient way to get there at present is to arrive in Chengdu first by air, and then take the bus to Jiuzhaigou Valley. Jiuzhai-Huanglong Airport which lies in the Chuanzhusi Town is 83 km and 52 km away from the entrance of the Jiuzhaigou Valley and Huanglong respectively.
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<title>
{2_23_14}The Section of Shuzhenggou Gorge
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<text>
It is the main gorge as well as the gate of Jiuzhaigou Valley, having a total length of 13.8 km. It boasts more than 40 lakes, accounting for about 40 percent of the total scenic area of Jiuzhaigou. They look like glittering treasure mirrors and extend for five to six km along the gorge, water rippling and popping, and with birds singing and reeds swaying, they are extremely beautiful.
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The Section of Shuzhenggou Gorge, Sichuan
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The Section of Shuzhenggou Gorge, Sichuan
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<title>
{2_23_15}The Section of Rizegou Gorge
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<text>
It is 18 km from the Nuorilang Falls to the primitive forest, which is absolutely wonderful and greatly varied.
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<text>
The scenic spots in this section include Pearl Beach Falls, Wuhua (Five Flowers) Lake, the Fall of the Giant Panda Lake, Giant Panda Lake, Arrow Bamboo Lake and Spring Hung on the Jianyan Rock and so on, of which, the Pearl Beach Falls, the Fall of the Giant Panda Lake and the Wuhua (Five Flowers) Lake are most famous.
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The Section of Rizegou Gorge, Sichuan
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The Section of Rizegou Gorge, Sichuan
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<title>
{2_23_16}The Section of the Zecha Wagou Gorge
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<text>
Starting from Nuorilang Fall to the Long Lake, it has an average altitude of 3,000 meters and a total length of some 18 km, with the scenic spots concentrated at the end of the gorge. It is the one with the highest altitude and longest distance among the four tourist routes in Jiuzhaigou Valley.
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The main scenic spots include Seasonal Lake, Five-colored Pool and Long Lake.
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The Section of the Zecha Wagou Gorge, Sichuan
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The Section of the Zecha Wagou Gorge, Sichuan
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<title>
{2_23_17}The Section of the Zharugou Gorge
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<text>
Being the fourth tourist route in Jiuzhaigou Gorge, it is located at the entrance of the Jiuzhaigou Gorge, a comparatively short gorge with the scenic spots mainly concentrated at the entrance of the gorge. It is a cultural tourist route, on which not only can you appreciate the rural Tibetan families, but also have a glimpse of the folk customs of the Tibetan ethnic group.
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The main scenic spots include Treasure Mirror Cliff and Zharu Horse Ramps.
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The Section of the Zharugou Gorge, Sichuan
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<title>
{2_23_18}Huanglong Scenic Resort
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<text>
Lying in the Songpan County in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, it borders on the Jiuzhaigou Valley, with an altitude of over 3,000 meters.
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It features calcified terrain, covering an area of 700 square km and the main sights are concentrated on the Huanglonggou Gorge which has a length of some 3.6 km. The gorge is covered with calcium carbonate sediment which is in a terrace-shaped array and is accompanied by the sights of snow-capped mountains, falls, and primitive forest, gorge and so on. It is also home to many endangered animals including the giant pandas and golden monkeys.
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Huanglong Scenic Resort, Sichuan
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Huanglong Scenic Resort, Sichuan
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Huanglong Scenic Resort, Sichuan
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The convenient way to go there at present is to get to Chengdu first by plane and then take the bus to get there. It is not allowed to go there from the November to March because of the snow blockage. Jiuzhai-Huanglong Airport lies in the Chuanzhusi Town, 83 km and 52 km away from the entrance of the Jiuzhaigou Valley and Huanglong respectively.
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<title>
{2_23_19}Wolong Natural Reserve
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<text>
Located at the west edge of the Chengdu Plain in the southeast of Aba Prefecture, it includes Wolong and Dida Towns, being a special region directly under the jurisdiction of the government of the province. It has a total area of some 700,000 hectares.
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<text>
Wolong Natural Reserve lies in the high-mountain and valley transitional area from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, and has 101 mountains with an altitude of over 5,000 meters. The natural reserve is teemed with undulating mountains and shrouded by clouds and mist, boasting verdant and flourishing primitive forest, secondary shrubbery forest and arrow bamboo forest and so on. It is home to three to four thousand species of plants including the precious Sichuan redwood and golden maple and so on, more than 50 kinds of animals and 300-plus kinds of birds, of which 29 kinds of animals are subject to the state-level protection.
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Wolong is the ideal place for the giant pandas to live and multiply. It is humid and of high topography, which is suitable for the growth of the main food of the giant pandas namely arrow bamboo and birch orange bamboo. At present, the developed tourist spots in the natural reserve include the Sample Hall of the Animals and Plants and Hetao Ping Giant Panda Breeding Ground and the Research Center, which includes six labs, good for viewing and learning about the giant pandas.
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Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan
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Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan
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Wolong Natural Reserve, Sichuan
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It will take three hours from Chengdu to Wolong by bus, and the tourists can take the coach heading for Xiaojinxian from Chengdu, and then get off at Wolong.
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<title>
{1_23_13}General Survey of Garze
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<text>
Lying in the west of Sichuan Province, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (called commonly as Kham Area) covers an area of 153,000 square km and has a population of 823,352, of which the people of the Tibetan ethnic group account for 75.68 percent of the total. It also includes other ethnic groups like Han, Yi, Hui and Naxi and so on.
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Garze boasts soaring mountains and deep river valleys. The mountains over 5,000 meters high are capped with snow throughout the year, of which, the Konka is the highest, with a height of 7,556 meters. Since the reform and opening up in 1980, there have been mountaineering teams from America, Japan, Britain, Switzerland, Italy and Canada and so on going there to climb. The others such as the Glacier Forest Park of Luding Hailuogou (Trumpet Shell) Gorge, the Paomashan Mountain in Kangting and Mugecuo and so on are all famous scenic tourist area.
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In the counties such as Danba, Kangting and Yajiang and so on, lots of villages still keep many old high stone blockhouses, showing the migration and flowing of the ancient Diqiang people. The Dege Sutra-Printing House stores comparatively rich and complete sets of books in Tibetan language.
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<title>
{1_23_14}Traffic of Garze
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<text>
There are many provincial-level roads connecting each county. The roads in Garze are dangerous because of high altitude, but the scenes along the roads are beautiful.
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In Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station, there are buses heading for Kangting, Litang, Daocheng, Batang, Daofu and Luhuo, and the Chengdu Ximen Bus Station has regular buses heading for Danba and Seda. In the capital Kangting of Garze there are regular buses heading for Chengdu, Ya'an, Leshan, Xichang, Yajiang, Litang, Daocheng, Batang, Daofu, Luhuo, Danbabamei/Tagong, Dege, Xiangcheng, Jiulong and Garze and so on.
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<title>
{2_23_20}Hailuogou (Trumpet Shell) Gorge
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It lies in the Luding County in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region in Sichuan.
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Hailuogou lies in an area of medium height mountains, high mountains and sky-scraping mountains, with an average difference of some over 6,000 meters. Thus there are seven vegetation zones and seven soil zones and the most species of plants in China, which is unique. It abounds in rare animals and plants.
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The glacier of the Hailuogou is one of the glaciers on the east slope of the Konka Mountain, with its tail extending into the primitive forest area for 6 km, but its altitude is only 2,850 meters. On the glacier lie the super glacial lakes, superimposed streams, ice cracks, ice caverns and ice bridges and so on. The snow grains basin is the headspring of the whole glacier, and when the ice in the basin accumulates, it will get over the edge of the basin, forming a huge snow-slide. Hence, though it is beautiful and mysterious, you should view it from a far distance. On the edge of the basin hangs the largest known ice fall in China, as high as 1,080 meters and 500 to 1,100 meters wide, crystal and majestic.
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Hailuogou (Trumpet Shell) Gorge, Sichuan
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Hailuogou (Trumpet Shell) Gorge, Sichuan
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Hailuogou (Trumpet Shell) Gorge, Sichuan
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There are coaches heading for Hailuogou at Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station every day, which will take about five hours.
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<title>
{2_23_21}Xindu Bridge
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<text>
The small bridge, river, Tibetan villages, mountains and trees combined form a rural pastoral-flavored landscape. There are many small bridges made of stones and wood on the brook near the road, simple and unsophisticated. On other side of the brook lie the vast highland barley fields, and in the season when the barley is ripe, you can appreciate the yellow barley, green clovers and groups of Tibetan people entering into the picture.
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Xindu Bridge, Sichuan
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Xindu Bridge, Sichuan
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Xindu Bridge, the meeting place of the south and north lines between Sichuan and Tibet, has convenient traffic. All the regular buses heading for or leaving Kangting pass there.
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<title>
{2_23_22}Tagong Plain
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<text>"Tagong" in Tibetan language refers to "the place loved by the Bodhisattva". It is 110 km from Kangting County. Here the Tibetan people on the plain will hold the grand activity of "Shua Bazi" from late July to early August, during which, there are programs of horse-races, singing and dancing and so on. In one night the colorful tents are put up on the plain.
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Tagongsi Monastery is one of the holy places which the Tibetan people make a pilgrimage to, built in the Jiaqing Period (1796-1820) of Qing Dynasty. It is one of the famous temples of the Sakya Sect (Multiple-colored Sect) of the Tibetans, and the Tagong Buddhist College is a comparatively large Buddhist college in the Kham Area, with more than 400 lamas from Sichuan and Qinghai and so on studying there. If lucky, you can see the lamas reading sutras and the sutra debate which is unique to Tibetan Buddhism. The college is only over 600 meters from Tagongsi Monastery, so you can walk there.
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Tagong Plain, Sichuan
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Tagong Plain, Sichuan
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The Tagong Village lies on the north line between Sichuan and Tibet, with convenient traffic, but the regular bus passing there will not wait for you unless it is the rented vehicle.
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<title>
{2_23_23}Dege Sutra-Printing House
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<text>
Also called "Dege Jixiang Juhui House", it was built in the seventh year (1729) during the reign of the Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, and is located in Dege County.
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It has the carved editions of the Kangyur (the general term of the sutra works of Sakyamuni translated in Tibetan language) and Tengyur (the explanations translated in Tibetan language on the content of the Kangyur by the disciples of Sakyamuni), the historical biography, poems and musical rhymes, paintings and frescos, more than 630 books and some 280,000 forms, which have all long been regarded as the standard carved editions in the Tibetan area. It leads the three major sutra-printing houses in the Tibetan-inhabited area, enjoying high a reputation and divinized as the holy land of religion and the center of the Tibetan culture.
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Dege Sutra-Printing House, Sichuan
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Dege Sutra-Printing House, Sichuan
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Dege Sutra-Printing House, Sichuan
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Take the regular bus starting from the Capital Kangting of the Garze Prefecture.
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<title>
{1_23_14}General Survey of Leshan
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<text>
Lying in the southwest of the Sichuan Basin, Leshan is more than 160 km from Chengdu. With an area of 20,000 square km and a population of 6.2 million, it governs 17 prefectures and counties.
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It abounds in tourist scenic spots, mainly including Leshan Giant Buddha, Wutong Bridge, Lingyunsi Temple, Wuyousi Temple, Boat-shaped Ancient Town Luocheng, Jiajiang Qianfo Rock, Qingshen Niuyansi Temple, Meishan Mountain Sansu (Su Xun and his two sons, Su Shi and Su Zhe) Shrine, Renshou Heilong Beach and so on.
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Emeishan Mountain is the world cultural and natural heritage, ranking first in beauty. Leshan City is 31 km away from Emeishan Mountain.
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{1_23_15}Traffic of Leshan
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The downtown area of Leshan City is only 150 km from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, with a high-class road connecting. There is ticket office of the civil aviation, where you can buy the plane ticket from Chengdu to other places of the country.
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If by train, you can get off at the Emeishan Stop on the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, which is 10 km from the gate of the scenic area of Emeishan Mountain (Baoguosi Temple) and 31 km away from the downtown of the Leshan City.
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It is 162 km from Chengdu to Leshan by highway, and there are regular buses at Xinnanmen and Shiyangchang Station. Leshan City connects with the Emeishan City by expressway at a distance of 31 km, with one regular bus every 10 minutes. There are also special passenger cars heading for Chongqing, Neijiang, Zigong, Yibin and Ya'an by expressway. The downtown is also accessible to the districts and counties nearby by high-class roads. In addition, there are also special tourist buses.
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Leshan lies at the meeting place of the Minjiang River and the Daduhe River, with dozens of tourist ships heading for Leshan Giant Buddha. There are also passenger liners leading to Yibin, Luzhou and Chongqing at Leshan Port.
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<title>
{2_23_24}Emeishan Mountain
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<text>
It is one of the four major mountains of Buddhism in China, lying seven km to the southwest of the Emeishan City to the southwest of the Sichuan Basin. Its main peak Wanfoding Peak has an altitude of 3,099 meters.
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The whole mountain features abundant clouds and mist, little sunshine and rich rain fall, and abounds in animals and plants. The spring and autumn are the best tourist seasons to travel in Emeishan Mountain, with moderate climate and charming sights.
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Emeishan Mountain is world-famous for its grandness, beauty, queerness and magic, boasting four natural wonders namely Buddha Light, the Sea of Clouds, Sunrise and Holy Light.
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The main scenic spots include Baoguosi Temple, Fuhusi Temple, Wanniansi Temple, Qingyinge Pavilion, Xianfengsi Temple, Xixiangchi Pool, Hongchunping Ground and Jinding Summit and so on.
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Emeishan Mountain, Sichuan
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Emeishan Mountain, Sichuan
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Emeishan Mountain, Sichuan
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The tourist buses of Emeishan Mountain:
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Passenger Transportation Center of Baoguosi TempleΓÇöWuxiangang Yard
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Passenger Transportation Center of Baoguosi TempleΓÇöWanniansi Yard
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Passenger Transportation Center of Baoguosi TempleΓÇöLeidongping Yard
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<title>
{2_23_25}Baoguosi Temple
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<text>
Baoguosi Temple is one of the eight key temples on Emeishan Mountain, ranking first in size among the eight. Built in the Wanli Period (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty, it was originally called Huizongtang Hall, adopting the tenets of Confucian, Buddhism and Taoism. The five buildings include the Gate, Miledian Hall, Daxiong Treasure Hall, Qifodian (Seven Buddha) Hall and Puxiandian Hall. The figures of the Buddha in the halls are solemn, circled by the smoke of the joss sticks and with the long narrow flags and lanterns hung around. It is full of the atmosphere of the holy Buddhist land, embraced by the phoebe bournei forest and emerald green bamboos outside the wall. Inside, the temple teems with flowers and trees, and is dotted elegantly with pavilions.
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Baoguosi Temple boasts three treasures: the first is the huge porcelain Buddha in the Qifodian Hall; the second is the purple copper "Huayanta Tower" (it has been moved into the Fuhusi Temple) with 14 floors and a height of seven meters; and the third is the giant bronze bell with a height of 2.3 meters and a weight of 25 tons.
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Baoguosi Temple, Sichuan
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Baoguosi Temple, Sichuan
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The price of the ticket is eight Yuan.
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<title>
{2_23_26}The Ecological Monkey Area of the Emeishan Mountain
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Lying between the Qingyinge Pavilion, Yixiantian and Hongchunping Ground, it is a long and narrow dingle, covering an area of 25 hectares. It is the largest natural ecological monkey reserve in China at present, keeping more than 300 wild monkeys of three kinds.
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Playing with the monkey group, feeding the monkeys, appreciating their gestures and realizing their living habits and then getting a close touch have become indispensable activities for the tourists at Emeishan Mountain.
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The Ecological Monkey Area of the Emeishan Mountain, Sichuan
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The Ecological Monkey Area of the Emeishan Mountain, Sichuan
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<title>
{2_23_27}Wanfoding Peak
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It refers to the summit of the Emeishan Mountain, also called Jinding Summit. A bronze hall stands on it, from the sight-viewing platform on the side of which, you can see the four wonders--Sunrise, the Sea of Clouds, Buddha Light and Holy Light.
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In the early morning, looking below from the summit, you can see the sea of the clouds, sometimes rolling, sometimes calm, which is extremely changeful and magic. On the night of fine days without moonlight, sometimes glimmering firelights will appear in different sizes, becoming bright and dark alternately, which are the Divine Lights. However, the most supernatural is the "Buddha Light". At nine to ten o'clock in the morning or after two or three o'clock in the afternoon on fine days without wind, looking down from the Sheshenyan Rock on the summit, sometimes you can see colorful auras floating on the clouds, and the shadow of yourself also appears in the aura, which moves with you. No matter how many people, what you see is always your own shadow, called "Auspicious Light on Summit".
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The three conditions under which the Buddha Light appears: the first is that it is fine without wind on the summit; the second is that the top surface of the sea of the clouds is flat; and the third is that the sunlight comes down slanting. The best time to view the Buddha Light on the Emeishan Mountain is in the afternoons from December to March.
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Wanfoding Peak, Sichuan
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Wanfoding Peak, Sichuan
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<title>
{2_23_28}Leshan Giant Buddha
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<text>
It is located in the suburb of the Leshan City. The giant Buddha is carved on the cliff at the meeting point of the Minjiang River, Qingyijiang River and Daduhe River, being the sitting statue of Maitreya Buddha. Its construction began in the first year (713) during the reign of the Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and ended in the 19th (803) year during the reign of Emperor Dezong, lasting for 90 years. The Buddha is of shapely posture and solemn expression, carved along the mountain and sitting close to the river. The total height of the Buddha is 71 meters, the width of its head 10 meters, the number of its bobs 1021, the length of its ears, nose, eyebrow and eyes seven meters, 5.6 meters, 5.6 meters and 3.3 meters respectively, the width of its shoulder 28 meters, the length of its fingers 8.3 meters and the width of its instep 8.5 meters, which can accommodate over one hundred persons.
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Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan
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Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan
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There are regular buses from Chengdu to Leshan Giant Buddha at the Xinnanmen Bus Station. The price of the ticket is 40 Yuan.
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<title>
{2_23_29}Luocheng Ancient Town
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It lies in the northeast of the Jianwei County, 60 km from the downtown area of Leshan City. The main street of the ancient town, Liangtingjie is commonly called "Boat-shaped Street", and was built in the first year (1628) of the Chongzhen Period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). So far, the extant old street still retains part of the cultural scene of the old Sichuan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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The town has a total length of over 2,000 meters and a width of some 650 meters. The main street extends from south to north, narrow at the two ends and wide in the middle. The street undulates like a boat deck and the theater stage in the street looks like a soaring sail. In addition, the Lingguanmiao Temple is like the cabin of the sailing boat. On the both sides of the street, each has a shade corridor with a length of some 200 meters and a width of about six meters, like the mat of the boat. Hence, it is also called "Boat-hall Street".
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Luocheng Ancient Town, Sichuan
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Luocheng Ancient Town, Sichuan
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There are several regular buses heading for Luocheng at the Shiyangchang Passenger Transportation Station in the southern suburb of Chengdu every day.
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<title>
{2_23_30}Jianjiang Qianfoyan (Thousand-Buddha Rock) Scenic Area
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Lying three km to the west of the Jiajiang County of Leshan City, it backs on the mountains and is close to the river, and the Daguanshan Mountain and Yifenggang Hillock stand facing each other, with the Qingyijiang River flowing zigzag between them.
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On the stone cliff on the left bank of the Qingyijiang River are more than 2,400 stone-carved statues arrayed in over 200 caves, so it is called "Thousand-Buddha Cliff". The carvings of the statues began in the Sui Dynasty (581-618), peaked in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and lasted to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The statues are in an orderly arrangement, at least one statue in a cave and at most over one hundred statues in a cave. Some are more than 3.3 meters long and some even less than o.33 meters, with graceful sculpture and florid colors.
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Besides the statues on the cliff, there are also carvings with inscriptions of all previous years. In the scenic area, benches and pavilions are provided for the tourists to have a rest.
There are buses in Jiajiang County directly getting to the front of the Qianfoyan Scenic Area.
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{1_23_16}General Survey of Yibin
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Lying in the south of the Sichuan Basin, it has an area of 13,282 square km and a population of five million.
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Yibin is one of the developed cities with regard to the wine-making in China. The famous Wuliangye Liquor is produced there, so it is reputed as the "city of wine".
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It boasts beautiful sights, including the site of Huang Tingjian's calligraphy----Liubeichi Pool, the Temple Group on Zhenwushan Mountain and Hejiangmen Gate and so on in the urban area, and the Suspended Coffins of the People of the Bo Ethnic Group in Ancient Times, the Sea of Bamboos in the South of Sichuan, Xingwen Stone Forest, Laojunshan Mountain on Pingshan Mountain, the Former Residence of the Xijiashan Ethnic Group and the Hot Springs of the Great Valley in the West and so on in the suburb.
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The period from March to October is the peak tourist season, and May, June, July and August are the best time to visit.
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{1_23_17}Traffic of Yibin
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Yibin is the water, land and air traffic hub in the south of Sichuan Province. The passenger liner can go north up to Leshan along the Minjiang River and to Luzhou and Chongqing along the Yangtse River; several railways head for Chengdu, Chongqing, Neijiang and Xunchang and so on; and with respect to the civil aviation, Yibin has regular flight routes heading for Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Haikou and Kunming and so on every week.
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At the Nanmen (South Gate) Bus Station, there are medium tourist buses bound for the Sea of Bamboos in South Sichuan, Gongxian County (with Suspended Coffins of the People of the Bo Ethnic Group) and the Xingwen Stone Forest in Dongxiang Town and so on; the Ximen (West Gate) Bus Station has regular buses heading for Pingshan Scenic Area. In addition, there are coaches bound for other places both in and outside the province every day in Beimen (North Gate) Bus Station and Ximen (West Gate) Bus Station.
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{2_23_31}The Sea of the Bamboos in South Sichuan Province
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It is 50 km away from Changning County and 81 km from Yibin City.
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The scenic area of the sea of bamboos covers an area of 120 square km and has an altitude of 600 to 1,000 meters, featuring the bamboo sights with historic sites amidst. The central scenic area boasts more than 4666.67 hectares of Nanmu forest, distributed over 28 mountains small and large and more than 500 hills, flourishing and verdant.
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It is only 70 km from the downtown area of Yibin, which will take you about one hour by bus starting from the south station in the morning.
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The Sea of the Bamboos in South Sichuan Province, Sichuan
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The Sea of the Bamboos in South Sichuan Province, Sichuan
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{2_23_32}Suspended Coffins of the People of the Bo Ethnic Group
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It is an ancient cliff-burial grave group from prior to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), belonging to the key cultural relics unit subject to state protection. It is mainly distributed in Matangba and Sumawan, featuring the burial way of hanging the coffin on the cliff.
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There are 265 suspended coffins, ranking first in the number and distribution density in China. The coffins are commonly 10 to 50 meters high from the ground, and 100 meters at most. With regard to suspension style, the first is the stake-style, cutting two or three holes on the cliff and then wedging the stakes to support the coffin; the second is the cave-style, cutting a horizontal cave or vertical cave on the cliff and putting the coffin in it; and the last one is to use the natural caves or cracks between the cliffs to hold the coffin.
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Suspended Coffins of the People of the Bo Ethnic Group, Sichuan
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Suspended Coffins of the People of the Bo Ethnic Group, Sichuan
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Take the train from Yibin to Gongxian and then take the bus to Matangba and Sumawan.
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{2_23_33}The Residence of Xijiashan Ethnic Group
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Lying in Jiang'an County in Yibin, it was built by Mr.Huang, a rich merchant of Hubei Province in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and through extension by several later generations it covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters with over 100 rooms. Centering on the main hall, they are divided into 18 large or small siheyuans (court yard with building on the four sides).
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They stress the layout and have exquisite carvings on the doors and windows, with ancient trees around. The locals have already taken use of the halls and set up a Folk Custom Museum, representing a series of folk customs including marriage, funeral, farming and learning in the history of south Sichuan.
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The Residence of Xijiashan Ethnic Group, Sichuan
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The Residence of Xijiashan Ethnic Group, Sichuan
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Take a bus or ship from Yibin to the Jiang'an County near the Yangtse River, and then take the bus to get there. It will take about 40 minutes from Jiang'an to Xijiashan by bus.
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{2_23_34}Zigong
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It is called the "hometown of dinosaurs". Zigong Dinosaur Museum lies in Dashanpu in the suburb of Zigong City, being a natural science museum centering on the fossils of dinosaurs and built on the unearthed site. The dinosaurs' bones exhibited in the museum mainly include those of the "shunosaurus lii", "yandusaurus multidens" and "omeisaurus tianfuens" and so on.
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Zigong is also the famous "city of salt", boasting the largest "Salt Industry Museum" in China at present.
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Zigong, Sichuan
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Zigong, Sichuan
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Zigong, Sichuan
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Zigong is at the meeting place of Sichuan-Yunnan Middle Road, Neijiang-Emeishan Road and No.207 and 305 Provincial Roads. The highway connects to Chengdu-Chongqing Highway in the north and extends to Yinbin in the south of Sichuan, and a high-class road is bound for Leshan and Weiyuan. There are buses in Zigong directly heading to Longchang and Luzhou by highway. Neijiang-Kunming Railway traverses the city, with trains bound for Chengdu, Chongqing and Yibin.
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{1_23_18}General Survey of Guangyuan
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Lying in the north of the Sichuan Basin, Guangyuan City has an area of 19,000 square km and a population of three million. With high mountains and deep valleys, it abuts Qinling Mountain in the north and Jianmen in the south. It is of extremely grand and dangerous terrain, like the saying in ancient times that "It is easier to climb Heaven than take the Sichuan Road". Guangyuan abounds in historic sites and tourist spots: Huangzesi Temple is the ancestral temple of the female Emperor Wu Zetian; Qianfoya (Thousand-Buddha) Cliff is reputed as the "stone-carving art exhibition hall of all precious dynasties"; the Jianmen Sichuan Road takes Guangyuan as center; the "grandest pass under the sun" namely Jianmenguan Pass, the Cuiyunlang (Jade Green Clouds) Corridor with "a hundred thousand trees in 150 km" and the site of the ancient plank road on the high steep cliff and so on.
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{1_23_19}Traffic of Guangyuan
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Guangyuan Airport was put into operation in 2000, with flight routes leading to Chengdu, Guangzhou, Beijing and Xi'an and so on.
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The No.K932 or K936 Trains can be taken from Chengdu to Guangyuan.
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Roads in Guangyuan lead to its neighboring cities such as Chengdu, Mianyang, Deyang and Jiangyou and so on.
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{2_23_35}Huangzesi Temple
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It lies on the bank of the Jialingjiang River in the west suburb of Guangyuan City, and was built for commemorating Li Bing and his son. The extant Huangzesi Temple is a simple, elegant and lofty architecture repaired in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), with abundant statutes from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) to the Qing Dynasty, on the cliffs. Those precious cultural relics are stored in 50 niche caves of six groups, totaling 1,203 statues of Buddha, most of which are the works of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. They are distributed in "the Stone Niche in Zetian Hall", "Stone Niche in Yinghuilou Tower", "Stone Niche in Dafolou Tower", "Stone Niche in Zhongxinzhu Column" and "Stone Niche in Wufoting Pavilion".
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Besides the statues, there are also numerous steles in the temple, including the famous
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Painting on Twelve Things about Silkworm and Mulberry
</italic>. In the 21st (1816) year of the Jiaqing Period of the Qing Dynasty, the Governor Zeng Fengji of Guangyuan County gave an order to plant mulberries along both sides of the post roads in the whole territory of the county, and when leaving his post, he drew the painting on the production course of planting mulberries, breeding silkworms and filature reeling and carved it into 14 steles standing there.
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Huangzesi Temple, Sichuan
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Huangzesi Temple, Sichuan
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Huangzesi Temple, Sichuan
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<tip>
Get off at Guangyuan Nanhe Bus Station.
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<title>
{2_23_36}Qianfoya (Thousand-Buddha) Cliff
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It faces the Huangzesi Temple over the river. On the cliff with a length of over 200 meters existed some 20,000 statues of Buddha originally, which was enough to equal the Dunhuang and Yungang with regard to the number and scale. At present, there still exist over 7,000 statues of Buddha, from which, the splendor of that time is still imaginable.
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Its features are that from the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-581) to the Qing Dynast (1644-1911), it was added to in all dynasties with novelties appearing from time to time.
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Qianfoya (Thousand-Buddha) Cliff, Sichuan
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Qianfoya (Thousand-Buddha) Cliff, Sichuan
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It lies in the suburb of Guangyuan City, with convenient traffic. The bus can be taken at Guangyuan Beimen Station, which will take only about five minutes to get there.
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{2_23_37}The Plank Road on Mingyuexia Gorge
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The plank road on Mingyuexia Gorge of the Guangyuan Section in the upper reaches of Jialingjiang River is the famous site of the road of the ancient city. It lies in the Chaotian District and the Jialingjiang River runs through the gorge. On the cliffs of the two sides are the historic sites of the roads of different periods in the ancient times of China, Sichuan-Shaanxi Road built by cutting into the mountains in the 1930s, the Baoji-Chengdu Railway (reconstructed) along the river and the No.108 National Highway. The traffic conditions of China in the history of 5,000 years come into view at the same time, so it is the place with the most collective roads, largest time span and the most complete conservation, and is reputed as the "Ancient and Nowadays Roads Museum of China".
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The Plank Road on Mingyuexia Gorge, Sichuan
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The Plank Road on Mingyuexia Gorge, Sichuan
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You can go to the Mingyuexia Gouge Scenic Area by train on the Baoji-Chengdu Railway.
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{2_23_38}Cuiyunlang (Jade Green Clouds) Corridor
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Taking Jiankecheng as center, it boasts a forest of ancient cypresses extending some 150 km, enjoying a reputation of "a hundred thousand trees in 150 km "in the Qing Dynasty (1644-191). There still exist more than 8,000 ancient cypresses, a lot of cypresses are added along the roads, so the total number has reached several hundred thousand trees, winding along the roads and soaring into the sky, enchanting and delicate. In the far distance, the corridor looks like a huge dark green dragon, meandering on the mountains. However, if personally on the scene, it is like an emerald gallery, full of splendor.
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Its construction began in Qin (221 BC-206 BC) and Han (206 BC-220) and ended in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Experiencing over two thousand years, it is still in one integrated mass and full of vigor, which is extremely rare.
