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| The Repkong festival | ||||||||||
| Repkong (Tongren) Known as The "Homeland of Thangka, during this festival, we are going to witness the stunning Tibetan art performance in the village of Wutun, and some other religious performance, please note due to the tradition of Bon, there are two monasteries in Wutum that forbid entry to female visitors. | ||||||||||
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| A: Wintertime: January 9th - 10th of Chinese Lunar Calendar. B: Summer time: June 17th - 25th of Chinese Lunar Calendar. |
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| Detail program: | ||||||||||
| Day1: Arrive in Chengdu | ||||||||||
| After arrives in Chengdu airport, pickup and transfer to your hotel, assist to check in. Relax in the rest hours of this day by having one visit to the traditional Chinese teahouse at People's park. Altitude: Chengdu: 500m |
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| Day2: Chengdu to Xining then onwarding to Ledu | ||||||||||
| By morning flight to Xining, after arrive in Xining, meet your guide, and then drive to Ledu, which is about 50km from Xining. Ledu controls several side valleys of Tsong-chu river, the particular monastery of Drotsang Gonpa is worthy of a visit, It is originally founded in 1387 by the Da Ming emperor as a Karma Kagyu monastery, and was substantially reconstructed in 1564 in accordance with prediction made by Dalai Lama III. IT has a remarkable 360 square meters mural depicting the life of Sakyamuni Buddha. Driving distance & hours: 100km on paved road; roughly 2 - 3 hours Altitude: Xining: 2200m; Ledu: 2100m |
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| Day3: Xining to Kumbum then to Xining | ||||||||||
| Drive to Kumbum monastery, which was built in the 15th century, It is situated in the west of Gyantse Town With mountains enclosing from the east, west and north 3 sides, its uniqueness is that its three Sects of Buddhism-Sakya, Nyingma and Guolu are living harmoniously under one roof. Each sect has 6-7 courtyards in the monastery. There are various kinds of Thangka, a huge bronze statue of Jiangba, the jainrese of a Thousand Hands and a Thousand Eyes in the monastery. There is a hall of art mad during the Ming Dynasty. The airhost is so vivid that they look very much alive. Besides the monastery is the world famous 9-storey 10,000-Buddha Pagoda. It stands 32m, has 108 Doors, 77 Buddhist chambers and countless shrines. Enshrine in the Pagoda are 10,000 statues of Buddha. The Pagoda opens 8 doors, which are decorated with relief sculptures of lively flying dragons, running lions and walking elephants. It is a masterpiece of the joint efforts of the Nepalese, Tibetan and Chinese. In the afternoon, drive back to town to visit Tibetan Medical institute of Xining. Driving distance & hours: 100km on paved road; roughly 2 - 3 hours Altitude: Kumbum: 2200m |
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| Day4-Day5-Day6: | ||||||||||
| Xining to Tongren, return to Xining in the afternoon on D6. Drive to Tongren, During our stay in Tongren, we will pay a visit to Rongpo Gonchen monastery, the principal monastery of Tongren, it was originally constructed in 1301 by the Sakyapa master Sangda Rinchen, later it was re-constituted as a Gelukpa monastery by Shar Kalden Gyatso during the 16th century, it is currently has 9 temples and housed 400 monks. And to enjoy the festival of local nomads, which attracts people from all over Amdo and some other parts of the eastern Tibet. Driving distance & hours: 420km on paved road; roughly 6 - 7 hours Altitude: Tongren: 2800m |
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| Day7: Xining to Chengdu | ||||||||||
| By flight from Xining to Chengdu, after arrive in Chengdu, drive to visit to Chengdu Giant Panda Bredding Base, one of the most important centers in the world for the conservation of the Giant Panda. Driving distance & hours: 100km on paved road; roughly 3 - 4 hours Altitude: Chengdu: 500m |
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| Day8: Chengdu to the airport for departure | ||||||||||
| After having breakfast, check out of your hotel and transfer to airport for your departure (transfer timing will depend on the flight schedule) |
