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Day
1
Arrive in Changsha
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Upon your arrival, your local guide will pick up at the airport and drive you to your hotel. The rest of the day will be yours to relax and wander around the city.
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Day
2
Changsha / Shaoshan / Changsha (B, L)
Transfer via: Private Vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Water-dripping Cave, Memorial Hall of Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong's former house
After breakfast, we will drive to Shaoshan, the hometown of Chairman Mao.
First we will have a visit to Dishuidong Cave (Water-dripping Cave), About 3 km northwest of the village, it is a very popular destination, possibly because of the fact that former leader-Mao spent 11 days here in the early days of the Cultural Revolution Years (1966-76), contemplating the unknown. Combining the spirit of nature and civilization of man, this scenic spot attracts tourists from home and abroad.
Visit the Memorial Hall of Mao Zedong and Mao Zedong's former house. The Memorial Hall exhibits there include 100 pieces of Mao Zedong's manuscripts and 72 items of Mao's personal belongings. The former house is a very common farmhouse built with mud bricks and tiles, exhibiting Mao Zedong's family photo, daily household utensils, various dead stocks and photos and materials displaying Mao Zedong's engagement in the revolutionary activities, and the shoulder poles, pails and hoes used by Mao Zedong during his boyhood. The furnishings in the rooms are all collocated in accord with the original appearance as Mao Zedong lived here.
Later afternoon, you will be transferred back to Changsha.
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Day
3
Changsha / Zhangjiajie (B, L)
Transfer via:private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Yuelu academy, Hunan Provincial Museum
In the third day of the trip, you will visit the hidden culture, charm and history of Hunan in Changsha.
We will first have a visit to the Yuelu Academy. It was the most important of all the four academies of the Song as well as China's earliest government-funded institution of higher learning. The buildings extant on the premises are mostly a Qing legacy. Since the Song many famous scholars had lectured and studied in this academy.
Then we continue visit Hunan Provincial Museum. First built in 1951, the museum was opened to the public in July 1974. It has gathered together most curios unearthed in Hunan Province, unfolding the cultural development of Hunan Province throughout thousands of years.
After the tours, we will drive to Zhangjiajie.
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Day
4
Zhangjiajie (B, L)
Sightseeing: Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Tianzi Mountain
In the morning we take a gentle hike through the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. Located at the north of the park, Yuanjiajie is a mesa that overlooks a deep valley and a chain of mountain peaks. Later in the morning we transfer to the Tianzi Mountain and have fun enjoying lunch at the peak. The time after lunch is for leisurely exploration around the peak, take photo shots.
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Day
5
Zhangjiajie (B, L)
Sightseeing: Huangshizhai, Jinbian Brook Scenic Areas
After breakfast we walk into the national park and hike through the beautiful scenic spots like the South Heavenly Gate and the Star-gazing Platform. Located in the west of the park, at 1,200 meters above sea level, Huangshizhai is the park's largest viewing terrace. Photograph the beautiful landscape. Explore Jinbian Brook in the afternoon, along which we stroll with chirping birds and singing cicadas.
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Day
6
Zhangjiajie / Fenghuang
Transfer via: Private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Southern Great Wall
This morning we will drive to Fenghuang, enjoying the beautiful landscape en route. After lunch we depart to visit the Southern Great Wall. Built during the Ming dynasty (1622 AD) with a length of 382km, it was a major ancient project that served as a wall defending against Miao tribe uprisings. It also had the effect of cutting off the exchange of trade and culture between the Han nationality and Miao tribe.
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Day
7
Fenghuang / Zhangjiajie / Departure
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Sightseeing: Fenghuang Ancient Town
Today we will have a leisurely tour in the Fenghuang Ancient Town, tasting its air of mystery, elegance and primitive simplicity. The bridges over the water and unique houses built on stilts displaying a harmony that is so often portrayed in traditional Chinese paintings.
Drive to Zhangjiajie airport in the late afternoon, take flight leave.