PBTMS WORLD TOURS HUNAN PROVINCE CHINA
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BHUTAN SPIRITUAL DISCOVERY
ROMANTIC TOURS
HISTORICAL TOURS
WILDLIFE TOURS
SCENIC ISLAND TOURS
FESTIVAL TOURS
FESTIVAL TOURS
VIETNAM
BURMA
SRI LANKA
SHOPPING TOURS
MELBOURNE
ROME
SPIRITUAL, HEALTH & MEDITATION TOURS
TURKEY
MALTA
AUSTRALIA
TIBET
TREKKING
FOR THE ADVENTUROUS
SICHUAN & HUNAN CHINA
TASTY TOURS
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Private Journeys of Asia Collection
THE BEAUTY OF WESTERN HUNAN - China
Western Hunan Province is a mountainous region and a place of incredible natural beauty. It is best known as the home of the Zhangjiajie National Park, a World Heritage listed area of peculiar sandstone quartz peaks, primeval forests and hundreds of endangered wildlife species.
Our tour takes in the scenery, explores the Tujia and Miao minority cultures, visits their old towns, admires architecture dating back hundreds of years and allows an opportunity to meet local folk artists who still practice ancient minority handicrafts.
Located in western Hunan province, the famous tourist city of Zhangjiajie, (400 km away trom Changsha), is the home of China's first forest and national park - the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park - and a World Natural Heritage site Wulingyuan.
Zhangjiajie is the pearl of Wulingyuan
The king of the peaks in Wulingyuan is the Tianzi Mountain. Local legends say that an ancient Tujia chieftain who aspired to become Tianzi (Son of Heaven) gathered his people and launched an uprising on this peak. This is virgin land teeming with mystery. There is a bridge overpass, two pools, three ancient temples, four gates, five waterfalls , six caves, seven scenic spots, 84 natural view platforms and 9,990 peaks
The new cableway on Mt. Tianzi is 2,084 meters long. runs across the dizzying peaks (over 240 of the them rising over 1000m), allowing spectacular views.You can see mountain-climbers struggling to reach the top of Mt. Tianzi. and even Sedan-chairs. Many rocks are shaped like animals and fairies, and each is given its own legend.
There is also a cable way to Huangshi Village
'Feng Huang' is Chinese for 'Phoenix', the mythical bird of good omen and longevity that is consumed by fire to be re-born again from the flames. Feng Huang Cheng or Phoenix Town is so called as legend has it that two of these fabulous birds flew over it and found the town so beautiful that they hovered there, reluctant to leave
Feng Huang has an air of ;exotic mystery, elegance and primitive simplicity. The mountain slopes are covered with green foliage, the fields are green and the peaceful Tuo Jiang River reflects the greenery. The bridges over the water and unique houses built on stilts display a harmony that is so often portrayed in traditional Chinese paintings. This is particularly true when mist pervades the scene in the early morning or after rain. It soon becomes apparent that the claim to being one of the two most beautiful towns in the whole of China is more than justified; the other town is Chang Ting in Fujian Province.
Feng Huang Cheng is a wonderful example of what villages were like prior to the onset of modernization.
BUDGET TOURS / BIKING ADVENTURES / PRIVATE TOURS
13 day
SICHUAN & HUNAN ADVENTURE
COMING 2010