Chengdu Chongqing Excursion 5 Days Tour

Today will visit visit the great Mt. Emei. After bresfast at the hotel, our guide will pick you up and transfer you to Mount Emei. Mount Emei is located in the southwest of Sichuan Basin. It is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains in China. Mount Emei has gained world-wide fame for its magnificence, elegance, uniqueness, sacredness, deities and its strong and profound Buddhist culture. Mount Emei is also notable for its rich vegetarian and floral diversity by having a range from subtropical evergreen forests to subalpine pine forests. Mount Emei has great values in cultural and historic treasures. There are about 30 temples constructed in Mount Emei which are old and ancient, and have played great role in the development of Buddhism in China. When mount the great Emei, tourists can enjoy the spectaculars of sunrise, sunset, sea of clouds and the mysterious Buddha’s light.

Wi will first take a bus, then drive about one and half hours along the mountain road from the gate to the cable car station in the middle of the mountain. Then you will take th ecablewat up to the site near the summit. Continue walk about 10 minutes and you will get to the Golden Summit. Enjoy the great scenery.

After lunch, we will take the sightseeing bus down to the middle of the mountain. Then we will transfer to take a cable car to visit Wannian Temple. Then we will walk down through the one-sky-line rock, monkey region and Qingyin Pavilion. At last, we will arrive at the foot of the mountain. Then our guide will transfer you back to Chengdu downtown and drop you at the hotel for a good rest.

This morning our guide will transfer you to Chongqing and you will visit Ciqikou Ancient Town at first. The Ciqikou Ancient Town is located on the bank of Jialing River. The history of Ciqikou can be dated back to more than 1700 years ago. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911), the town had a great reputation as its production of porcelain and this is how Ciqikou got its name. Ciqikou Ancient Town is a miniature of ancient Chongqing and its life. When you travel to Ciqikou, you will experience and enjoy the ancient Chongqing life and culture by relaxing at its numerous tea houses, tasting delicious Chongqing food and snacks there, and strolling at those workshops selling exquisite Shu Embroideries and unique handicrafts.

Next our guide will bring you to visit Dazu Rock Carvings. Chongqing Dazu Rock Carvings are a collection of cliffside religious sculptures and carvings situated in Dazu District of Chongqing. They contain carvings in Beishan, Baodingshan, Nanshan, Shimenshan and Shizhuanshan. The Dazu Rock Carvings include statues, inscriptions and epigrahs, they are essences of carvings of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Noted for the ingenuity and exquisite craftsmanship, these carvings with high aesthetic quality and rich subjects from folk customs to religious, have fully demonstrated the daily life and social economy at their periods. Also they are fine examples to prove the harmonious coexistence of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism at their historical period.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you back to the hotel and help you check in.

After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to the airport and help you board your departure flight. Wish you a pleasant trip!