14D Chongqing - Nanjing Yangtze Panorama Cruise

ITINERARY

Special departure: 23, 24 Oct 1 Nov 2024

DAY 1 SINGAPORE/CHONGQING

Pick up from the airport in Chongqing and drop off at the hotel for rest.

Accommodation: Novotel Hotel or similar 5*

DAY 2 CHONGQING

Visit Ciqikou Ancient Town

Visit the observation Deck Liziba Light Rail Through Buildings - the light rail system between high-rise buildings to further expand the transportation network in the city.

Visit No. 2 Factory Cultural and Creative Park - located at the highest point of Chongqing's Yuzhong Peninsula, where you can see the scenery of the Yangtze River and Jialing River at the same time. Near Erchang there are scenic spots such as Liziba Anti-Japanese War Heritage Park, General Stilwell’s Former Residence, and Liziba Subway Station. It is a new trendy landmark in Chengdu and Chongqing.

Visit People’s Square , The Great Hall of the People Visiting the Chongqing Opening Port Heritage Park - Based on the former site of Lide Le Foreign Company, historical and cultural relics buildings were restored in a protective manner, and the ruins of the buildings were renovated in accordance with the mountainous terrain, forming a cluster of buildings centered on historical

and cultural relics buildings and hidden by mountains, recreating the century-old history of Chongqing's opening as a port.

Transport to hotel for a rest.

DAY 3 CHONGQING

Visit Danzishi Old Street, which is the first in the country with the opening culture as the main axis. The century-old street is combined with the modern urban landscape, and is presented threedimensionally in the form of a nine-level slope, integrating history, culture, sightseeing, leisure, entertainment, and shopping. comprehensive scenic spot.

Visit Changjiahui Shopping Center] Changjiahui Shopping Park (LANDMARK RIVERSIDE PARK - is an urban cultural tourism complex jointly built by "Hong Kong Land" and "China Merchants Shekou".

View from a distance Sail to the Sky, Chongqing Raffles Visit Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street, Hongyadong Diaojiaolou, Chongqing

Guotai Art Center Boarding at Chongqing Chao tian men Pier - cruise ship sets off to start this overview of the Yangtze River journey

18:00 Boarding at Chongqing Chao tian men Pier

18:30-20:00 Cruise dinner buffet

21:00 The cruise ship sets off to start this overview of the Yangtze River journey.

DAY 4 FENGDU / ZHONG COUNTY

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet Stop at Fengdu Port and visit Fengdu Ghost Town [Famous Mountain Scenic Area] It is the "Hometown of Chinese Divine Comedy", a legendary ghost town, and a treasure house of folk culture and art integrating Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. It is one of the most famous cultural landscapes on the Yangtze River's golden tourist route.

1200-1300 Cruise lunch buffet

1730-1830 Cruise dinner buffet

Stop at Zhongxian County and receive a large-scale real-life landscape performance Feng Yan Three Kingdoms as a gift.

DAY 5 FENGJIE / WUSHAN

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet Baidicheng - Originally named Ziyang City, it was built by Gongsun Shu who separatized Shu in the late Western Han Dynasty. Gongsun Shu named himself Baidi, so the city was named "Baidi City".

Baidi City is the best place to view the "Kuimen World Hero". Famous poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Fan Chengda, Lu You, etc.

all visited Baidi and Kuimen and left a large number of poems. Therefore, Baidi City is also known as the "Poetry City".

1200-1300 Cruise lunch buffet Visit Shennu Stream - The mountain in the stream is high, the valley is deep, the water is fast, and it is in an inaccessible primitive state.

1830-1930 Cruise dinner buffet

DAY 6 YICHANG

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet Touring Three Gorges Dam - based on the Three Gorges Project, the world's largest water conservancy project, and comprehensively displays engineering culture and water conservancy culture, organically combining modern engineering, natural scenery and cultural landscape.

1200-1300 Cruise buffet lunch

1400-1500 On-board activities: King of Sparrows Competition│Egg-Breaking Competition│Chess Competition

1830-1930 Cruise dinner buffet

2000-2100 On-board activities: Yangtze River Cultural Gala

2200-2300 Cruise ship late night dining hall

DAY 7 JINGZHOU

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet Jingzhou Museum, Jingzhou Ancient City Wall - The ancient city of Jingzhou, known as Jiangling City in ancient times, is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the hinterland of the Jianghan Plain. It is one of the important birthplaces of Chu culture and the culture of the Three Kingdoms.

Jingzhou Museum is a local comprehensive museum. It was founded in 1958. It covers an area of more than 50,000 square meters and has more than 130,000 cultural relics in its collection, including Warring States silk; King Wu's Fuchai spear, Warring States, Qin and Han lacquerware; and Chinese The world's earliest mathematical treatise "Shu Shu Shu" and "Er Nian Ling" written by Xiao He "in the second year of the creation of laws" and other early Han Dynasty bamboo slips.

1200-1300 Cruise buffet lunch

1400-1500 On-board activities: calligraphy and painting creation│parent-child handicraft experience

1830-1930 Cruise dinner buffet

2000-2100 On-Ship Events: Cocktail Party

2200-2300 Cruise ship late night dining hall

DAY 8 YUEYANG

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet Visit Yueyang Tower + Bianhe Street has been known as "Dongting Tianxia Water, Yueyang Tianxia Tower" since ancient times. It is also known as the "Three Famous Towers in Jiangnan" together with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi. It is one of the "Top Ten Historical and Cultural Famous Towers in China". Building", known as "the best building in the world". The unique helmet top structure reflects the wisdom of the ancient working people and the exquisite design skills of skilled craftsmen. Bianhe Street is a special antique commercial street carefully built based on Yueyang Tower Culture, Dongting Culture and Baling Culture.

1200-1300 Cruise buffet lunch

1830-1930 Cruise dinner buffet

DAY 9 WUHAN

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet

Visit the Yellow Crane Tower located on the top of Snake Mountain, close to the Yangtze River. It has been renovated many times in the past dynasties. The existing building was designed based on the "Tongzhi Tower" of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in 1985; The poem "Crane Tower" became famous all over the world. Together with Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, Hunan and Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi, it is also known as the "Three Famous Towers in Jiangnan".

Visit East Lake - located on the northwest bank of East Lake. It is the earliest scenic spot built and opened among the East Lake Scenic Areas. The scenic spot has a group of scenic spots mainly dedicated to commemorating the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, as well as a newly built beach bathing beach.

It is a good place for people to cool off, play in the water and rest on summer nights.

1830-1930 Cruise dinner buffet

2200-2300 Cruise ship late night dining hall

DAY 10 LUSHAN

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet

Disembark at Jiujiang Port and take a bus to visit Lushan Scenic Area. Start visiting the beautiful scenery of Lushan Mountain and stroll through the [Huajing Park] where the poet Bai Juyi famously said, "The beauty of April in the world is exhausted, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temples begin to bloom."; visit the [Jinxiu Valley Scenic Area] where flowers bloom in four

seasons and are brilliant: including the first Xianren Cave, the product of Four Seasons Glacier, and the Xianren Cave with unlimited scenery on the Xianfeng Peak.

Visit Old Lushan Conference Site

(closed on Tuesdays); visit Meilu Villa

(closed on Wednesdays); visit Lulin Lake, Lulin Villa No. 1—Lushan Museum

(Closed on Monday); (Choose two out of three)

1900-2000 Cruise dinner buffet

2000-2100 On-board activities: Yangtze River Cultural Gala

2200-2300 Cruise ship late night dining hall

DAY 11 CHIZHOU

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet

Take a bus to visit Jiuhua Mountain located in Chizhou City, Anhui Province.

It is a mountainous national scenic spot featuring Buddhist culture and natural and cultural attractions. It is one of the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism.

2000 Cruise dinner buffet

2200-2300 Cruise ship late night dining hall

DAY 12 NANJING

0630-0700 Cruise morning coffee/morning tea/morning Tai Chi exercise

0700-0800 Cruise breakfast buffet

Visit Niushou Mountain-Foding Palace. Niushou Mountain is a famous Buddhist mountain in China. It has a profound cultural heritage and is the founding place and birthplace of Niutou Zen Buddhism. Foding Palace: Located in Niushoushan Heritage Park, with a total construction area of nearly 100,000 square meters, the main building has 9 floors, and 6 floors are built underground using mine pits. It is large in scale and can be said to be rare among Buddhist buildings in the world.

Visit the Dabaoen Temple Ruins Park located outside the Zhonghua Gate of Nanjing, covering an area of about 200 acres. The downtown area is also a famous open national AAAAA-level tourist attraction and international tourist attraction in China.

DAY 13 NANJING/SUZHOU

Visit Hanshan Temple, located on the bank of the ancient canal in the west of Suzhou City. It became famous because of the popular song "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge".

Visit Lion Grove - one of the representatives of Chinese classical private garden architecture. It is one of the four famous gardens in Suzhou and is located in the northeast of Suzhou city.

Visit Qili Mountain Pond + Ancient Canal or Pingjiangfu Road and Jinji Lake Bright Night View. Jinji Lake is currently the largest urban lake park in China.

DAY 14 SUZHOU/ SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE

Take a flight back to your warm home and end your happy journey!