9D8N Kunming, Mt. Jizu, Dali, Lijiang, Shangrila Trip

Highlights

Mt Jizu - The Dharma Hall of Venerable Kasyapa
Ancient City of Lijiang - has no city walls and red wooden buildings and is a romantic ancient city also known as “Suzhou over a Plateau” and “Oriental Venice”
Enjoy an outdoor singing and dancing performance: Impression Lijiang
Kunming - experience a high speed rail ride

Qiongzhu Temple – which is the first temple where Zen Buddhism was introduced to Yunnan.
Xuning Temple – built in the Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 700 years.

Zhusheng Temple – was built by the eminent monk Xuyun in the Qing Dynasty with the support of Empress Dowager Cixi, and was named “Huguo Zhusheng Chan Temple” by Emperor Guangxu.
Golden Summit Temple – Located on Tianzhu Peak, it is the tallest temple in Jizu Mountain.
Kasyapa Temple – is also known as Jinlan Temple. It is located on the edge of a cliff at the foot of Chaping Peak. There are dozens of boxes of sutras stored in the temple. The Arhat Wall to the east is also a cliff thousands of feet high.
Ancient City of Dali – is located at the foot of the scenic Cangshan Mountain, and it was the capital of the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom and Dali Kingdom.

Chongsheng Temple – In history, there were nine Dali emperors became monks at Chongsheng Temple, which was called “Tianlong Temple” in Jin Yong’s martial arts novel & “Tianlong Babu”
Ancient City of Dukezong – is an ancient city with a history of more than 1,300 years. It was once a window for ethnic and cultural exchanges between the Tibetan areas in the snowy land and the Yunnan area, and a link for economic and trade between the Sichuan-Tibet-Yunnan region.

Songzanling Monastery – the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan Province, one of the famous monasteries in Kham District, and the Yellow Sect center in Sichuan and Yunnan and is known as the “Little Potala Palace”
Dabao Temple – The name of the temple is “Naiqinji Warenang” in Tibetan, which means “Holy Land of Five Buddhas” This temple is one of the sacred Buddhist ground in the Diqing area.

Zhiyun Temple – the holy ancient temple in Lijiang
Ancient City of Lijiang – has no city walls and red wooden buildings and is a romantic ancient city also known as “Suzhou over a Plateau” and “Oriental Venice”

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain – The mountainside of the snow-capped mountains is surrounded by clouds and fog, and looks like a silver-white dragon from a distance.
Blue Moon Valley – is a crescent moon shape valley, with a lake of crystal clear water streamed from the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as the ice melts.
Yufeng Temple – Zhaxi Qupeilin in Tibetan means “auspicious Dharma Garden”. It is one of the five major Buddhist temples in Lijiang.

Yantong Chan Temple – one of the oldest Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva temple in China with a history of over 1,200 years.
Panlong Temple – an extremely famour temple in Kunming where the Panlong Temple Fair is be held annually on 17th day of Lunar 7th month and 18th day of Lunar 8th month.

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