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There
are two different tourism routes
after the conference.
One is Beijing--Dunhuang--Crescent Spring--Jiayuguan
Pass--Beijing.
Another one is
Beijing--Xi'an--Shanghai--Suzhou--Shanghai--Beijing
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| Yadan National Geologic
Park in Dunhuang

It, located on a dried up riverbed, stretches
25km in length and 1-2km in breadth, 185km
away from Dunhuang city, 85km west of Yumenguan
pass. It is composed of group of wind-eroded
barren grotesque hillocks. It is imposing
and broad in scale whether individual or
the whole. It is rare and seldom to see
elsewhere in the world. It has the local
name of devils town.
It takes about an hour to ride to the well-known
pass of Yumenguan passing through a vast
land of the Gobi desert, then you continue
to ride for 85km westwards along the ancient
silk road on Sule riverbed. During your
journey they can sight ruins of watch towers
doted along the Great Wang of the Han Dynasty
and see marshland and grassy marshland joining
together. Reads grow thickly on lakeside
and waterfowls are sporting on lakes. Wild
ducks or geese or swans flap wings are flying
to the sky. What people see is as beautiful
as a picture. Gradually marshland in front
of you dried up and grassy marshland disappeared,
the riverbed is covered with sand and there
is again the boundless and indistinct Gobi.
Then you’ll surprisingly find there are
row upon row of mounds towering aloft, scattered
here and there. Some of them look like high
buildings; some of them look like churches,
mosques, yurts (tent), as well as lions,
camels and tortoises. Even people could
find the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the
Palace in Tibet, the Pyramid and Sphinx
in miniatures. They look like sculptural
works, remarkable true to the real. Placing
yourself among them , you feel as if you
were in a museum of architectural works.
The eye cannot take it all in .
Looking from afar in a fine ray, mirage
is in wide expanse of misty, the whole “Town
of Devils” looks like floating on it. In
the evening, mirage vanished, it is mysteriously
shrouded in afterglow. When night has fallen,
the wind howls and it is enveloped atmosphere
full of terror in a curtain of darkness,
which makes people ‘s hairs stand on end.
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The
Singing Sand Mountains and the Crescent
Spring
 
The Singing Sand Mountains and the Crescent
Spring were dug to side of Danghe River
reservoir in west, 40km in length and 20km
in breadth. The mountains consist of countless
dunes piled up with red, yellow, blue, black
and white sand. It is very beautiful. It
is bright yellow like gold, soft like silk
and quiet like a young girl. The ridges
surge wave upon wave. In a fine day when
the sun is rising in the morning and setting
in the evening, brightness and darkness
on slopes are clearly demarcated. When climbers
slide down along the hill slope, sand drifts
buzzing. Hence the name of Singing Sand
Mountains was called. There is a clear spring
in a green basin surrounded high dunes.
It takes shape of new moon, hence the name
of the Crescent Spring. It is situated at
the foot of hills of the Singing Sand Mountains,
300m in length, 50m in breadth and 5m in
depth. Dunhuang is a windy and sandy place.
Sometimes there are sandstorms. When it
is blowing hard, sand waves roll fast with
wind. To people surprise, the sand on hills
around the spring does not drift down. On
the contrary, it goes up. That is why It
has never been buried in sand, and always
keeps clear and rippling, although it nestles
among sand. It does not spill after heavy
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Mogao Grottoes
 
Mogao Grottoes designated as a world cultural
heritage by UNESCO for 1,600-year accumulate
cultural, architecture ,and art treasures
.They are China's oldest monumental Buddhist
grotto. The first grotto was constructed
in 366 AD. Housed in the remaining 492 cave
temples are over 2,400 scountures a 45,000
square meters of frescoes. |
Jiayuguan Pass
 
Jiayuguan is the westernmost point of the
Great Wall. It is an oasis town which once
prospered as the centre of Hexi Section
of the Silk Road. The Jiayuguan Pass was
first built in 1372 during the Ming Dynasty.
It is so named becauce it is situated on
the west slope of the Jiayu Mountain. |
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Day
1 Beijing - Xi'an

This morning you will be transferred to
airport and Take a two-hour morning flight
to Xi'an, the great ancient capital and
the eastern end of the Silk Road.Airport
pick-up to hotel. After lunch A city tour
of the ancient city wall, one of few well-preserved
ones in China as well as a visit to the
Shaanxi Provincial Museum where you will
discover how Xi'an became the cradle of
Chinese culture.
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| Day 2 Xi'an
 
This exciting day of sightseeing will include
the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses at the
Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first Qin Emperor,
and the Bronze Chariots. After lunch at
a local restaurant, visit the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda which was built in 652 AD. It contains
a large volume of Buddhist scriptures which
were obtained from India by the eminent
monk Xuanzang. Enjoy the Tang dynasty dancing
dinner show int the evening.
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| Day 3 Xi'an – Shanghai

You will be transferred to the airport
and take a a two-hour flight to Shanghai,
a cosmopolitan, bustling and heavily populated
city in China. Airport pick-up to hotel.
After lunch, Visit the Oriental Pearl TV
tower to view the Huangpu river and Shanghai
Museum, one of the largest in China, which
houses a collection of 120,000 pieces of
cultural relics.
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| Day 4 Shanghai

Your sightseeing this morning features
a tour of the Yu yuan Garden, the old area
of the city, and a stroll along the lively
waterfront, known as the "Bund".
After lunch, a visit to the Jade Buddha
Temple. An acrobatic show for your evening
entertainment after dinner.
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| Day 5 Shanghai-Suzhou
 
This morning ,Head for Suzhou on 2 hours
ride. Visit the Humble administrative Garden.After
lunch, visit Master-of –nets Garden and
silk factory. Return to Shanghai at 19:00
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| Day 6 Shanghai
Departure transfer to airport .and leave
Shanghai.
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