China Chaka Salt Lake Jaganna Valley Village Xining Lanzhou 8 days 6 nights GOCN9324

02.00 Depart for Lanzhou by CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES Flight No. MU894
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07.00 Arrive at Lanzhou Airport, the capital and largest city of Gansu Province. After going through immigration,
Serve 1 set of hamburger per person
Take you to Taichinggong Temple, located in Lanzhou, Gansu Province. It is a famous Taoist temple with historical and cultural significance. This temple is one of the sacred places of the Quanzhen Taoism and is home to the Taiching Dao De Tianjun, one of the three supreme gods of Taoism. And it is believed to represent Laozi, the founder of Taoism. Taichinggong Temple was first built during the Yuan Dynasty (1264-1294) and has been renovated and expanded several times in later eras. The temple is more than 700 years old and has a traditional Chinese architecture with beautiful and exquisite designs.
Then take you to Lanzhou Ancient City, known for its traditional architecture and cultural beauty, reflecting the lifestyle and long history of Lanzhou and being a part of the Silk Road. Most of the buildings in this area were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, showing the prosperity and cultural integration. Most of the architecture is wooden and brick, and the windows are often carved and painted with beautiful patterns. The surrounding atmosphere is full of old shops and houses that have been well preserved. There are traditional handicraft shops, tea houses and local restaurants where you can taste Lanzhou's famous food, such as Lanzhou noodles, and buy souvenirs and local handicrafts. Experience the ancient atmosphere and beauty of Lanzhou Ancient City.
Noon Have lunch at a restaurant.
Afternoon Take you to Lanzhou Railway Station to take the high-speed train to Xining (about 1.30 hours).
Note: For your convenience in traveling The company will take your luggage on the bus. You only carry important and necessary items on the high-speed train. The bus will prepare your luggage at the hotel.
Dinner at the restaurant
Stay at HAMPTON BY HILTON or equivalent level 4

Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant
Take you to Sun Moon Mountain (travel time about 1.30 hours) about 90 kilometers from Xining city, it is the border between the Bei Wei (Northern Wei) and the Tu Yu Hun tribes. According to the legend, when Princess Wencheng, Princess of the Tang Dynasty, set off from Chang'an in the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, 641 AD, she was a goodwill ambassador between the Tang Dynasty and the Tu Bo Dynasty of Tibet. And the group passed through the cities of Xieyang, Longxi, Linxia, ​​then crossed the Yellow River into Qinghai heading west until reaching Sun Moon Mountain, where they stopped and met Princess Honghua, who was a political bride sent to marry the Prince of the Tu Yu Hun tribe earlier, with a grand banquet. Princess Wencheng brought Chinese arts and knowledge such as literature, music, cultivation, weaving, papermaking, ink, etc. to this distant land. The Tufan State and the Tang Dynasty have maintained good relations. (Although the Tufan State later had conflicts with the Tang Dynasty in the later reigns, Princess Wencheng is still highly respected by the Tibetan people to this day.)
Noon Lunch at a restaurant
Afternoon Visit Qinghai Lake, located in the Qinghai Lake Basin in the northwest of Qinghai Province, is a mainland lake and the largest saltwater lake in China. Then travel to Chaka City (about 2 hours drive), a rural town in Ulan, Qinghai Tibet, China.
Evening Dinner at a restaurant
Stay at JINTIAN CENTURY HOTEL or equivalent level 4

Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant
Take you to Chaka Salt Lake (including mini train + shoes) is a salt lake located in Qinghai Province, China. It is a salt source that has been around for over 3,000 years. The water in the lake contains a large amount of salt. It naturally crystallizes into a white lake surface. The sky, clouds and mountains on the opposite side reflect the beautiful lake. Then you are free to Takha Mirror of the Sky. You can walk on the surface of the lake to see and take pictures of your own reflection, like a mirror of the sky.
Noon Have lunch at a restaurant.
Afternoon Take you to Tongren City (travel time approximately 5.30 hours). Along the way, you will pass through the Qilian Mountains, covering a total area of ​​2192 square kilometers and is a mountain range that blocks the desert from Siberia.
Evening Have dinner at a restaurant.
Stay at SHENG YU TIAN LUN HOTEL or equivalent level 4

Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant
Take you to Xiahe County (approximately 5.30 hours). Along the way, you will pass Ganjia grassland
Noon Have lunch at a restaurant
Afternoon Take you to Labu Lunsi Monastery (including Tibetan costume rental) is a historical monastery and the center of politics and religion in 1982 and has been designated as a national important cultural relics conservation unit
Evening Have dinner at a restaurant. Special menu...Tibetan-style hot pot
Stay at TIANZHU INTERNATIONAL HOTEL or equivalent 4

Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Take you to Sangke Grassland, a grassland with an altitude of over 3,000 meters and a grassland area of ​​over 70 square kilometers. It is also a place for Tibetan livestock.
Then take you to Langmusi Monastery, a Tibetan Buddhist temple. The meaning of the word Langmu means angel in Tibetan. Because this place has a rock in the cave that looks like a graceful woman, people say that the angel was transformed into the human world.
Noon Have lunch at a restaurant.
Afternoon Take you to Diebu County. Then take you to see Jagana Valley Village, about 30 kilometers from Diebu County. It is in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. It is an ancient village in the valley that is famous for its beautiful and majestic natural wonders. The landscape of the village is surrounded by large mountains, as if it were a giant wall protecting the palace from danger. And the Jagana village was only known in 1925 by the discovery of an American explorer named "Joseph Charles Francis Rock". He called this place "the paradise of Adam and Eve".
Dinner at the restaurant
Stay at SAIYIN HOTEL or equivalent level 4

Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant
Take you to Hezu County (about 3 hours travel time) located in the southern part of Gansu Province, the location of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Then take you to visit Milarepa Buddhist Scriptures Archives, built to commemorate Milarepa, the legendary master of Tibetan Buddhist history and one of the founders of the Bai sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Most of the statues are Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Dharma guardians, and more than 1,720 Buddha statues, as well as various mural paintings reflecting the content of Tibetan Buddhism, which are large in size. Inside, there are also Tibetan painting techniques of high artistic value.
Noon Have lunch at a restaurant
Afternoon Take you to Yongjing County (about 3 hours travel time). Along the way, you will pass by Liujiaxia Bridge
Evening Have dinner at a restaurant
Stay at HUANG HE PEARL HOTEL or equivalent level 5