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Tour Dates
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Destinations
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Today's Activities
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Cycling Distance KM/Miles
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Day 1
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Beijing
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Biking in Beijing's "hutong"
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9/15
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Day 2
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Beijing
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City tour by bike. Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven.
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18/30
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Day 3
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Xi'an
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Excursion by motor vehicle to Great Wall and Ming Tombs. Fly to Xi'an in the evening.
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9/15
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Day 4
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Xi'an
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Excursion by motor vehicle to Terracotta Warriors. Bike around the city wall.
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9/15
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Day 5
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Chengdu
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Fly to Chengdu in the morning. Take a brief City Tour - Wenshu Monastery, River Viewing Pagoda, and the Sichuan University Museum
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18/30
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Day 6
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Wolong
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Take transport to the starting point 100 kilometers, then cycle into the Wolong Nature Reserve. Visit the Pandas the following morning.
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41/25
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Day 7
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Rilongguan
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Partially using transport, head to Balangshan Pass (4,523 meters or 14,835 feet) then cycle down to Rilongguan at the base of the Four Girls Mountains.
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50/31
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Day 8
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Danba
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Cycle mostly downhill to Danba stopping in Wori and Xiaojin to visit defensive tower, Tibetan and Buddhist Monastery and a Catholic Church.
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120/73
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Day 9
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Danba
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Rest day. Explore the Danba area getting a good look at the numerous defensive towers that dot the hills.
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12/20
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Day 10
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Tagong
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Partially using transport, cycle up to the Tibetan Plateau over a 4,200-meter pass. Visit Tagong Monastery and spend the night in a Tibetan guesthouse.
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126/77
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Day 11
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Xinduqiao
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Cycle along the plateau at 3,600 meters and then down along a river to Xinduqiao on the Chengdu-Lhasa Highway.
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42/26
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Day 12
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Kangding
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Cycle over a 4,290-meter pass and then down to Kangding
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80/49
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Day 13
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Kangding
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Rest day. Explore Kangding's hills, temples and hot springs.
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12/20
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Day 14
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Moxi
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Visit Luding, a historic place in Mao's Long March and then cycle to Moxi at the gate to Hailuogou Glacier Park.
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43/26
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Day 15
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Moxi
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Explore Hailuogou Glacier Park, visiting the glacier and hot springs.
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0/0
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Day 16
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Lushan
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Cycle downhill to Luding, then take transport to Tianqian, and then cycle to Chonglai
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72/44
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Day 17
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Chonglai
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Visit an ancient village.
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76/46
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Day 18
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Huanglongxi
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Cycle to Anren, and visit the Li Landlord Manor used for re-education of the masses during the cultural revolution. Then cycle to Xinjin and visit the Bass-relief frescoes at Guanyin Temple.
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61/37
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Day 19
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Chengdu
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Explore this historic village used in many period movies, then cycle to Chengdu. After freshening up at a hotel we will have banquet meal celebrating successful conclusion of the tour.
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50/31
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Day 20
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Departure
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Airport transfer and seeing off
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0/0
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Total Distance (Kilometer/Miles)
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943/575
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