01. Self-driving in Gansu - Silk Road in Symphony Gansu in Harmony
An Ideal Place for Self-driving Adventure
Gansu is a paradise for spiritual growth. In the shape of a strip, Gansu has a natural advantage of self-driving tour. The self-driving tour along the I, 600km long Silk Road is great fun for artists and self-driving lovers. You can challenge and conquer yourself in the 4-day hiking on the Gobi desert following Xuanzang, a great Buddhist monk in the Tang Dynasty. You can also set yourself free by taking the paraglider or hot air balloon at Jiayuguan Pass — one of the top three paragliding bases in the world. You can perform a cliff “ballet” together with skillful rock climbers on the steep cliffs of Zheyang Mountain at Zhang County — a natural base of rock climbing in China . You can enjoy rafting on the Jialing River on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River . You can also take part in the Lanzhou marathon along the Yellow River, an unforgettable life-time experience.
02. Northern Yunan
The Tour to Seek for Shambhala
Route Features:
Driving along this Route, appreciate magnificent natural scenery like Snow Mountains, canyons, alpine meadows, rivers and lakes, etc. and a great amount of natural and cultural heritage; experience folklores of the Yi, Bai, Naxi and Tibetan Ethnic Groups. Seek for intense, ancient and primitive national history and culture, get to know Dongba hieroglyphic as the world memory heritage, listen to the ancient Naxi music as the “living fossil” in the music history, visit “Three Parallel Rivers” as the world natural heritage, and look for the Shangri-La we are longing for.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Kunming: World Expo Garden, Golden Temple Resort, Jinning Ancient Dian Cultural Tourism Town, Dongchuan Red Land; Chuxiong: WorId Dinosaur Valley, Ancient Town of the Yi Ethnic Group, the Old Town of Guanglu, Wuding Lion Mountain, Yuanmou Clay Forest;
Dali: the Old Town of Dali, Cangshan Mountain, The Chongsheng Temple and the Three Pagodas, the Erhai Lake, the Butterfly Spring and Bingchuan Jizu Mountain; Lijiang: the Old Town of Lijiang, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Dongba Valley, the Lugu Lake, Liming Scenic Spot of Laojun Mountain National Park; Diqing: Tiger Leaping Gorge Scenic Spot, Ganden Sumtseling Monastery, the Napa Lake, Pudacuo, Shangri La Grand Canyon, Balagezong, Meri Snow Mountain.
The Grand Canyon Tour
Route Features:
Visit the magnificent natural scenery of plateau gorges and world natural heritage “Three Parallel Rivers”, and experience the unique folklores of the Lisu, Dulong, Tibetan and other ethnic groups. Have a self-driving tour in the canyons bravely to experience a hard trip and appreciate stunning scenery meanwhile.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Nujiang: Grand Canyon of Nujiang River, Laomudeng Village, Zhiziluo Village, Stone Moon, Bingzhongluo Village, The First Bend of the Nujiang River, Dulong River Valley
Mysterious Border Land Tour
Route Features:
Lincang is known as “the home to Wa people in the world, mysterious land and the ever spring capital”, and it is famous for intense Wa Ethnic Group folklores and “Smear You Black” carnival. It is a fascinating place to visit.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Lincang: Cangyuan Sigangli Cliff Painting Valley, Guangyun Buddhist Temple, Wengding Wa people Primitive Village, Fengqing Gumo Traditional Cultural Village, Yongde Clay Forest.
Tropical Folklore Tour
Route Features:
The plateau lakes, Huayao Dai and Yi culture tours are features in Yuxi. Appreciate gorgeous tropical and subtropical virgin forests in Pu’er and Xishuangbanna, and experience intense folklores of the Dai, Jinuo and Wa Ethnic Groups. Drive along Kunming-Bangkok channel, enjoy unique scenery of China, Laos and Thailand, and experience the mysterious exotic atmosphere. Reach the “Golden Triangle” at the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar along the route.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Kunming: Yunnan Nationalities Village, The Ancient Town of Guandu, Xishan Mountain Scenic Spot; Yuxi: Chengjiang Luchong and Yuanjiang National Level Natural Reserve; Pu’er: Mojiang Tropic of Cancer Symbol Park, Pu’er NahonaI Park, Ximeng Mengsuo Longtan Lake; Xishuangbanna: Wild Elephant Valley, Primitive Forest Park, Dai Ethnic Garden, Xishuangbanna Tropical Plants Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sky Tree Scenic Spot.
Health Preservation Tour
Route Features:
Tengchong Volcano and Geothermal Spring known as the “geothermal museum” is the top choice for a health preservation tour. Drive along the Burma Road to visit scenic spots and historical sites along the Southern Silk Road, the scenery at both banks of the Ruili River and Daying Rive in Dehong, experience folklores of the Dai, Jingpo and De’ang Ethnic Groups , inspect the largest jewelry trading market in China, and have fun from looking for good things at a bargain price. The route also leads to Myanmar and India.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Tengchong: the Old Town of Heshun, Tengchong Volcano and Geothermal Spring, Beihai Wetland, Jiangdong Gingko Village, Banglazhang Hot Spring; Dehong: Mengbanaxi Ecological Garden, One Village in Two Countries in Ruili, Yingjiang Kaibangya Lake.
Ancient Tea-Horse Road Tour
Route Features:
A mysterious “Ancient Tea-Horse” extends between river valleys of the Hengduan Mountains from Northwest yunnan to Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as the roof of the world. It is the ancient road having the most magnificent natural scenery and the most mysterious culture in the world, and it contains inexhaustible culture and natural heritage.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Xishuangbanna: the Old Town of Yiwu, Ancient Tea-Horse Road in Banjiupo and Nakeli Village; Lincang: the Old Town of Lushi; Dali: Yunnanyi, the Old Town of Weishan and Weibao Mountain, Jianchuan Shibao Mountain and the Old Town of Shaxi; Lijiang: Lashi Lake of Lijiang, the Old Town of Shuhe; Diqing: The Old Town of Dukezong.
Karst Scenery Tour
Route Features:
There is mainly karst scenery along this route together with distinctive mountains, waters, forests and holes, and intense folklores of the Yi, Zhuang and Miao Ethnic Groups.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Kunming: Jiuxiang Scenic Spot, Stone Forest Scenic Spot; Honghe: Lu xi Alu Ancient Hole, Mile Lakes and Hot Springs Ecological Garden, Jianshui Zhu’s Garden, Mengzi Nanhu Lake; Wenshan: Qiubei Puzhehei, Guangnan Bamei, Funing Tuoniang River.
Magnificent Wumeng Tour
Route Features:
The towering Wumeng Mountain, the waterfalls in different forms and luxuriant forests are poetic, picturesque and fascinating. This is the oasis in the plateau in Northeast Yunnan, as it is always overflowing with vigor throughout the year. The snow in winter, lingering charm in autumn, beautiful scenery in summer and spring in the Wumeng Mountain are always attractive and impressive.
Scenic Spots on the Way:
Kunming: Jiaozi Snow Mountain; Qujing: Zhanyi Source of the Pearl River, Luliang Color Sand Forest, Luoping Jiulong Waterfalls, Duoyi River, Lubuge Three Gorges, Huize Dahai Grassy Hill; Zhaotong: Wumeng Mountain National Level Natural Reserve, Daguan Huanglian River Waterfalls, Tongluoba National Forest Park and the Grand West Canyon.
03. Self-driving Tour in Guangxi
Six-day Tour (setting out from Guangdong)
D1: Setting out from Guangdong, having lunch in Hezhou in Guangxi, and heading for Yangshuo, where tourists can watch Impression-Third Sister Liu and put up for the night in Yangshuo.
D2: Visiting Yulong River Scenic Area, and Fengyu Cave Scenic Area and put ting up for the night in Lipu.
D3: Visiting the Land of Peach Blossom and Yuzi Amusement Park on the way to Guilin; paying a visit to Reed Flute Cave and Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin; and appreciating the night scene of Guilin (water route: two rivers and four lakes; and land route: Pedestrian-Only Street in Zhengyang Road—Central Square—Ronghu Lake and Shahu Lake Scenic Areas).
D4: Going to Longsheng to view terraced fields -at Longji Village and putting up for the night in Hot Spring Scenic Area.
D5: Visiting the ethnic minority villages, returning to Guilin for a lunch and putting up for the night in Xing’an.
D6: Visiting the Ling Canal, and Merryland Theme Park.
Five-day Tour (setting out from Hunan, Guizhou, Nanning or Liuzhou)
D1: Driving to Xing’an where tourists will pay a visit to the Ling Canal and putting up for the night in Xing’an.
D2: Visiting Merryland Theme Park and putting up for the night in Guilin.
D3: Visiting Reed Flute Cave, Seven-Star Park, Prince City and Elephant Trunk Hill during the daytime, and appreciating the night scene of Guilin (water route: two rivers and four lakes; land route: Pedestrian-Only Street in Zhengyang Road— Central Square – Ronghu Lake and Shahu Lake Scenic Areas).
D4: Driving to Yangshuo, doing shopping in West Street, visiting the Yulong River, Yinzi Cave, watching Impression-Third Sister Liu in the evening, and putting up for the night in Yangshuo.
D5: Visiting the Land of Peach Blossom and Yuzi Amusement Park, going to Longsheng to view terraced fields at Longji Village, and putting up for the night at Hot Spring Scenic Area.
Tips
All the roads from Guilin to all the surrounding counties are second- or first class roads, and those from the counties to all the above-mentioned tourist attractions are third-class roads, except for the roads to the terraced fields at Longji Village and the hot spring. It often rains in Guilin. Car drivers should be very careful in the rainy days because of numerous bends, steep slopes, heavy fog and slippery roads.
04. The splendid Inner Mongolia and Its Charming Landscape
Setting Foot in 1.183 Million Square Kilometers for a Glance at Nature's Magic
Grasslands, deserts, lakes, and forests outline the beauty of Inner Mongolia.
There are nine large grasslands, three major deserts, four major lakes and six large forests scattered all over the region, and they intertwine with each other to form a magnificent natural picturesque scenery. Regardless of the reason you have chosen to visit Inner Mongolia, you will not be disappointed.
05. Self-driving in Zhangjiajie
Cave Exploration Excellent Tour Route
Physiognomy of karst cave is another characteristics of Zhangjiajie scenic spot. The shape of it is different and the landscape Inside Is pretty attractive, such as cave maze, curling stalactite, and colorful, transparent, different patterns and delicately unique dripstone. There are many cave wonders of high ornamental value in Zhangjiajie such as Yellow Dragon Cave, Jiu Tian Cave, Dragon king Cave etc.
Passion Drifting Excellent Tour Route
A meandering river, extends to the middle of alpine valley and when you sit on a rubber boat, what you are going to be experiencing is stimulation, thrill, self challenge and relax after adventure. This is called Passion Drifting and it is an experience in Zhangjiajie. There are different driftings In Zhang Jia山e,such as Mao Yan River Drifting, Lou山an River Drifting, and Riptide Whirl Drifting etc.
06. Seven-Star Cave in Guilin
Known as the first cave under the heaven since ancient time, this cave was a tourist attraction more than 1,000 years ago. Then the visitors held torches to go into the cave. Now some traces of torches can still be seen in the cave. The cave has over 40 tourist attractions, such as Ancient Banyan Tree Welcoming Guests, Scenic Frontier, the Milky Way and Magpie Bridge, the Peacock Spreads Its Wings, Nuwa Patching Up the Sky, and Presenting Peaches to Guests.
07. Adventure in Hubei
Jumping Into East Lake
Everyone, jump into the East Lake in freestyle, is a ceremony for people in Wuhan to cool down.
08. The Ancient Ford at the Yellow River and the Desert in Ningxia
The Ancient Ford at the Yellow River and the Desert is 25 kilometers away from Yinchuan, facing the Helan Mountains in distance. As a national AAAA tourist attraction, the ford features an integrated physiognomy including the Yellow River, the desert, the wetland, the lake and the farms, and provides the visitors with an environmentally friendly entertainment. The ford consists of four major segments, the Yueya Lake Wetland Park, the Rare Stone Museum, a Tibetan Mastiff Exhibition Base and the Ningxia Folk Custom Museum. Only in this place can people appreciate the spectacular scenes of “the desert, the Yellow River and the Eden of the Northern Wastes” . Beside the natural resource, visitors can also get close to Chinese history written by many famous figures, such as Kangxi, the emperor of Qing Dynasty (1644- 1911), who fought against Galdan and his invading army, Wang Zhaojun who was married to the ruler of the Huns, as well as Meng Tian, the respected general chasing the intruders of the minority to the north of China.
Transportation: Take bus No. I, 101 or 102 at the Yinchuan Railway Station to the South Gate Square of Yinchuan and then take the express bus heading for Taole at Yinchuan South Bus Station. Or take No. 13 minibus in front of Pok Oi Hospital to get to the scenic area via Great Unity Square. Driving route: Yinchua n – Zhangzheng Town Mingcui Lake — Second Yellow River Bridge – No. 203 Provincial Highway northward —Longquan Villa- Binggou Han Tombs-Ancient Ford at the Yellow River and the Desert; or Yinchuan- Yinchuan-Guyaozi Expressway- Yellow River Bridge-No. 203 Provincial Highway northward-Longquan Villa-Binggou Han Tombs-Ancient Ford at the Yellow River and the Desert.
09. China Kungfu Tour in Henan
Tourists may learn Shaolin martial arts at the Zhengzhou Shaolin Martial Arts Hall, visit the Shaolin Temple, and learn to play taijiquan (a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing) and pay a visit Chenjia Gully in Wenxian County.
