Chinese Religious & Culture Tours

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China has been a multi-religion country since the ancient times. It is well known that Confucianism is an indigenous religion and is the soul of Chinese culture, which enjoyed popular support among people and even became the guiding ideology for feudalism society, but it did not develop into a national belief. It makes the culture more tolerant to others, thus, many other religions have been brought into the country in different dynasties, but none of them developed powerful enough in the history and they only provide diverse people more spiritual support.

Buddhism
Buddhism penetrate daily life and had a substantial impact in architecture, sculpture, painting, music and literature. Over its long history, Buddhism has left an indelible impact on Chinese civilization. Many words and phrases have root in a Buddhist origin. Many people kowtow to whatever gods they encounter and will burn incense in any temple. In today’s China, Buddhist temples, Buddhist caves and grottoes and Buddhist Holy Mountains, especially the ones listed in the national or provincial historical and cultural relics.

Taoism
Taoism is a traditional Chinese native religion. It is a genuinely Chinese religion, which was formally established in the late Eastern Han Dynasty(2 AD). In general, Taoism theories reflect Taoism as a balanced relationship between human beings and nature. The most basic concept of this religion is Tao. Originally, Tao refers to the road extending in one direction. Roads having many forks or directions are not Tao in Taoists’ opinions. Tao also refers to the rules governing behaviors of human beings and objects. Laozi, the founder of Taoism, added his unique idea on Tao and made Tao as the core of his theology. In his opinion, Tao is a whole existing before the heaven and earth. Everything is the deviation of Tao.

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Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrival

  Arrive Chengdu

• Day 2 : Chengdu/Dujiangyan

  Today we visit Dujiangyan panda base and start our Panda volunteer program in the morning. As a panda volunteer, you will feed panda, clean their enclosure and gain more knowledge about panda from our guide.
  We will visit a UNESCO site --- Dujiangyan irrigation system in the afternoon. Dujiangyan Irrigation System is the oldest and the only surviving no-dam irrigation system in the world; and a wonder in the development of Chinese science. Now, the project is honored as the 'Treasure of Sichuan', which still plays a crucial role in draining off floodwater, irrigating farms and providing water resources for more than 50 cities in the province.
  Overnight: Dujiangyan

• Day 3 : Qingcheng Mountain

  Today, we will visit Qingcheng Mountain, which is one of the birthplaces of the Taoist religion. Reputed as the cradle of Taoism, there are over 20 temples and religious sites for Taoism in Mt.Qingcheng.
  
  In the afternoon, we will have lecture about Taoism and practice Tai Chi with the master. Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. Its hard and soft martial art technique, demonstration competitions, and longevity.
  
  In the evening, we will head back to Chengdu and watch Face Changing show, which is an ancient Chinese dramatic art that is part of the more general Sichuan opera. They also wear vividly colored masks, typically depicting well-known characters from the opera, which they change from one face to another almost instantaneously with the swipe of a fan, a movement of the head, or wave of the hand.
  Overnight: Chengdu

• Day 4 : Chengdu/Leshan /Zigong

  We will head south to Leshan city today, and visit the largest stone Buddha in the world. The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built during the Tang Dynasty. It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China.
  
  In the afternoon, we will visit the Buddhism temple and lecture about Buddhism. The temple was built in Tang dynasty in 13th century.
  
  Overnight: Zigong

• Day 5 : Zigong / Dazu

  Zigong Salt History Museum is the only one of its kind in the whole of China. It was established in 1959. The museum's mission is to collect, study, preserve and display implements and artifacts relating to salt mining. Large scale mural paintings depict the 2,000 year evolution of mine drilling, salt making, and natural gas usage. The museum exhibits over 1,300 different implements including a complete set of over 500 drilling tools. Most of the items displayed are exceptionally advanced for their time. They exemplify not only the prosperity of Zigong's salt making industry, but also the wisdom and engineering skills of the indigenous Chinese people.
  Overnight:Dazu

• Day 6 : Dazu/ Anyue

  Listed as a World Heritage Site, the Dazu Rock Carvings are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50,000 statues, with over 100,000 Chinese characters forming inscriptions and epigraphs. Their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious.They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
  Overnight: Anyue

• Day 7 : Anyue / Chengdu

  Anyue Buddha stone carvings (around 521 AD), flourished in the Tang and Five Dynasties and the Song. Dating back over 1,300 years. The recent survey of cultural artifacts, the county has Cliff Figures in 105, about 100,000 statues, hundreds of high respect of more than 3 meters, 5 meters above the 40 statue, 15 meters above the two. And has well-preserved heritage value of a certain size and there are 45 stone.
  Overnight: Chengdu

• Day 8 : Fly home via Chengdu

  We can customize this trip so as to better meet your timing, budget and interests or arrange a private extension to explore China as you wish. Please contact us for more information.

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Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing

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Terms & Conditions

Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.

Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.

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