{"title":"Sichuan","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"5-days-chengdu-tour","title":"5 Days Chengdu Tour","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur 5 Days Chengdu Tour will take you into the Kingdom of Panda, a fairytale realm of panda that is full of spellbinding magic of Sichuan Opera Face-Changing and the fiery dance of Sichuan cuisine! The crown jewel of this journey is the Wolong Shenshuping Giant Panda Base, the very home to the giant panda rebuilt after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake by the China Panda Research and Conservation Center. This sanctuary lets you witness black-and-white royalty munching leaves, rolling on grass, and showcasing \u003cem\u003ebai lan\u003c\/em\u003e – the fantastic art of doing nothing – as if they invented it millennia ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fIwzGBBM65A?si=8JsKo6UzhY28nDwF\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust as majestic, the Dujiangyan Irrigation System stands as the second wonder – a 2,000-year-old, damless marvel on the Minjiang River that pioneered world water culture. With its Fish Mouth dividing waters four and six parts, Flying Sand Weir spilling floods, and Bottleneck Inlet channeling life, this UNESCO treasure turns ancient engineering into living poetry. Nearby, the Corridor Bridge reveals \"Blue Tears\" – a natural spectacle where waters glow sapphire blue – while Yangtianwo Square adds playful charm with its famous panda selfie sculpture, blending history, nature and whimsy in one unforgettable landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m4xwj6k8WYg?si=heuPD3Z91iK7VVyQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, the Kingdom of Panda reveals its artistic soul through Sichuan Opera Face-Changing (\u003cem\u003eBian Lian\u003c\/em\u003e) , a 300-year-old theatrical spell where performers flick their hands and – whoosh! – masks transform sorrow to joy, anger to calm, all without a single touch. This ancient special effect, beloved across Sichuan and Chongqing, turns invisible emotions into vivid faces of red, blue, gold and black, leaving you breathless as each change unveils another layer of Chinese storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzPibwkHAD4?si=ZclQ0xb_CUOxAOQd\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Chengdu pilgrimage is complete without embracing its liquid philosophy at Heming Tea House, the largest garden tea house in western Sichuan style, nestled inside People's Park. Here, your 5 Days Chengdu Tour slows to a bai lan rhythm: bamboo chairs creak, porcelain clinks, and locals chat as you sip teas that have soothed souls for generations. Then wander Wide and Narrow Alley (\u003cem\u003eKuanzhai\u003c\/em\u003e Alley) , where late Qing and early Republic courtyards serve fiery Sichuan cuisine, folk toys, and brick culture walls that whisper old Chengdu's tales – followed by Zen tea at Daci Temple Zen Tea Hall, the city's oldest tea house with 1,200 years of history, merging Buddhist calm with everyday pleasure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally, the modern panda waves you onward: the IFS Climbing Panda – Lawrence's 2013 creation based on Ya'an's giant pandas – scales a skyscraper like a playful goodbye, while Taikoo Li commercial center blends luxury with tradition. On the last day, as your guide escorts you to the airport, you'll realize this 5 Days Chengdu Tour has taught you the panda's wisdom: eat well, rest often, let emotions change like masks, and always leave room for tea. Also, the art of \u003cem\u003ebai lan\u003c\/em\u003e will travels home with you, too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTour Highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWolong Shenshuping Giant Panda Base: Reputed as the \"Kingdom of Panda\", the Wolong Giant Panda Reserve is the world's largest breeding and rewilding center for giant pandas. Accounting for about half of the world's captive giant pandas, it serves as a premier research facility, a natural habitat sanctuary and a famous public attraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDujiangyan Irrigation System: renowned as the world's oldest, continuously functioning, damless irrigation system, it ingeniously harnesses natural topography to provide automatic flood control, sediment drainage and irrigation, earning its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDujiangyan \"Blue Tears\": a mesmerizing, neon-blue nighttime illumination along the Minjiang River, near the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, where the river water is illuminated by blue lights in the night, resembling a flowing blue galaxy or as if celestial beings have scattered blue, glittering tears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSichuan Opera Face-Changing: an ancient Chinese dramatic art of the Sichuan opera in which the performers change vividly colored masks from one to another almost instantaneously with the swipe of a fan, a movement of the head or wave of the hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeming Tea House: the city's oldest and largest garden-style tea house, it is renowned as a living fossil of Sichuan tea culture and the ultimate embodiment of the city's famous \"slow life\" philosophy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWide and Narrow Alley: renowned as the beating heart of the city's cultural memory and for its laid-back leisure lifestyle, it uniquely preserves ancient Qing Dynasty courtyard architecture alongside vibrant street life, serving up authentic Sichuan local food, traditional teahouses and modern boutique shops.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCode of Tour: CTT0000055\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLength of Tour: 5 Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArrival City: Chengdu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeparture City: Chengdu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrice of Tour: please make inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CTT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51345815306533,"sku":"CTT0000055","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/8871\/1717\/files\/panda_tour_Chengdu_tour_Sichuan_tour_China_travel.jpg?v=1767858079"},{"product_id":"6-days-lijiang-shangri-la-daocheng-yading-tour","title":"6 Days Lijiang Shangri-La Daocheng Yading and Lugu Lake Tour","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 6 Days Lijiang Shangri-La Daocheng Yading Tour unfolds the most exquisite scenery of Yunnan and Sichuan not merely as mountains and rivers, but as a living manuscript written in Naxi bones and Mosuo lullabies. In Lijiang's ancient town, where cobblestones gleam like worn jade and canals hum beneath wooden bridges, you step into a world where Dongba shamans once transcribed dreams onto bark. Every alley whispers of stories carved in wood and water – a quiet beginning to a journey that will soon rise toward the clouds. From Lion Mountain's quiet gaze to Sifang Street's evening lanterns, Lijiang holds you in its silk embrace, teaching you the first syllables of a language older than stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Lijiang, you ascend into the sacred spirit of Shangri-La. The mysterious land Shangri-La is not a place you arrive at; it is a veil you pass through. When you leave Lijiang's gentle alleys and ascend toward Dukezong Ancient Town, you feel the air soften, the light turn golden. Here, the world's largest prayer wheel turns slowly, each revolution sending a billion mantras into the wind. Napa Lake lies still as a meditation, its waters reflecting not just sky but centuries of Tibetan pilgrimage. Unlike the cobbled intimacy of Lijiang, Shangri-La's grace is quieter – a whispered promise that paradise was never lost, only folded into the rhythm of spinning wheels and butter lamps. The 6 Days Lijiang Shangri-La Daocheng Yading Tour understands this: the sacred is not a summit to conquer, but a breath to join.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Shangri-La's golden calm, you ascend further into the kingdom of gods – Daocheng Yading, where nature wears no crown but commands every knee. Here, the Three Sacred Mountains – Sinalak, Yangmaiyong and Xianoduojie – rise like frozen prayers, their peaks lost in clouds that have never touched a human foot. You spend hours walking through pure beauty: Pearl Lake, a turquoise eye reflecting snow and spruce; Luorong Pasture, where streams braid through emerald meadows and yaks graze beneath granite sentinels; Milk Lake, glowing cobalt at 4,500 meters, a glacial jewel left behind by the last ice age; and Five-Color Lake, shifting from aquamarine to violet as sunlight plays upon its mineral depths. This is nature's cathedral, unroofed and unhurried. The most exquisite scenery of Sichuan reveals itself here not as a postcard, but as a presence – something that breathes with you, that asks for nothing but your silence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5VKMxZgT9fU?si=Ji9CiX7YaaSVMAy8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, the road descends from these glacial altars toward a different kind of mystery – Lugu Lake, the last Kingdom of Women on Earth. On Lugu's jadeite shores, mystery deepens into myth. Here, no marriage vows bind, yet families flourish under the soft rule of matriarchs. You rise before dawn to watch algae flowers unfurl beneath a crystal mirror of water, then step into a wooden pig‑trough boat – the only vessel this lake has ever known. From Daluoshui to Liwubi Island, the boat drifts through silence so pure you hear your own heartbeat. In the five‑century-old Naxi village of Eya, ancient customs of polyandry still breathe behind carved doors, and every hearth fire tells a story of survival and sisterhood. This is the most exquisite scenery of Yunnan woven from human threads – a living tapestry of devotion, difference and dignity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2XfmcduOgo?si=7H0o_jaOPze5grFJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd so, as the journey returns to where it first began – Lijiang, the city of Naxi whispers – you carry all three kingdoms within you: the sacred stillness of Shangri-La's turning prayer wheels, the untamed purity of Yading's stone deities, and the matriarchal mystery of Lugu Lake's moonlit waters. On the final morning, transfer to the airport feels like turning the last page of a poem you never wanted to end. Yet the sacred beauty of Yunnan and Sichuan remains stitched into your ribs – no longer a destination, but a direction. And the 6 Days Lijiang Shangri-La Daocheng Yading Tour fades not into goodbye, but into a quiet echo that will rise again whenever you close your eyes and remember: you once walked where gods and grandmothers share the same earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTour Highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLijiang Old Town: the most beautiful \u0026amp; romantic ancient town of China listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its unique Naxi ethnic culture and stunning landscapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDukezong Ancient Town: a 1,300-year-old Tibetan town renowned as a key historical stop on the Tea Horse Road and known as the \"Moonlight City\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNapa Lake: a high-altitude seasonal wetland famous for its dramatic seasonal transformations, vast plateau wetlands, and its status as a crucial winter habitat for rare migratory birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaocheng Yading: famous for its three sacred snow-capped peaks, pristine glacial lakes and vast meadows that retain the purity that is nearly extinct on Earth, it is renowned as the \"Last Shangri-La\" and the \"last pure land on the blue planet\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLugu Lake: the cradle of the Kingdom of Women, one of the last matrilineal societies on Earth, it is a heavenly alpine lake renowned for its stunning scenery and unique Mosuo culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCode of Tour: CTT0000018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength of Tour: 6 Days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrival City: Lijiang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeparture City: Lijiang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrice of Tour: please make an inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"CTT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374942355749,"sku":"CTT0000018","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/8871\/1717\/files\/Lijiang_Old_Town_Lijiang_tour_China_travel_2.jpg?v=1781232670"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/8871\/1717\/collections\/panda_tour_Chengdu_tour_Sichuan_tour_China_travel_b9e0f064-a936-44f8-bdcb-0b8f02ef9655.jpg?v=1767927754","url":"https:\/\/www.chinatraveltime.com\/collections\/sichuan-tours.oembed","provider":"China Travel Time","version":"1.0","type":"link"}