Jingdezhen / Lushan
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Welcome to Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital of China! Upon arrival, be greeted by our tour guide in the Arrival Hall who is holding a sign on which says your name. A comfortable vehicle (non-smoking) with an experienced driver will transfer you directly to your hotel. Your guide will help you check in.
After some rest, have a leisure walk in Ancient Porcelain Street. It was the busiest street in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, now renowned for its long history and beautiful traditions that come from its ancient culture.
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Today, you’ll have a full day exploration about porcelain. First, visit Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln and Customs Museum. The museum has collected over 5,000 items of historical relics where you could appreciate the display of ceramic of different times. You will also see the demonstration of traditional process of porcelain-making by hand while creating copies of ancient porcelain. Wander leisurely in this beautiful garden to view musical performances by ceramic instrument on water stage.
Later, go to the Jingdezhen Museum of Porcelain. It has the rarest and most beautiful ceramic artifacts, in total 18,000 pieces of porcelain made in Jingdezhen from Tang Dynasty down to the modern times telling the history of continuous porcelain production in Jingdezhen.
After lunch, continue to visit Hutian Ancient Kiln Site. It clearly reflects the important changes in the history of porcelain arts and crafts of this 1700 years and the complete process of porcelain manufacturing in ancient China.
Last, go to the big porcelain plaza, where you can enjoy the high-quality porcelain curiosity and do some artistic exchange and shopping as well.
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After breakfast, take 2.5 hours’ transfer to Lushan Mountain. Mount Lu is known for its grandeur, steepness, and beauty, and is part of Lushan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.
Today, start your Mount Lu tour by walking through the Flower
Path which skirts the edge of the western cliffs, giving
marvelous views over the Jinxiu Valley. Then, you will move to the Ruqin Lake
which gets its name because its shape looks like a violin. Next, visit the Imperial Stele Pavilion, built
by the Ming Emperor in the 14th century to commemorate a meeting with the
immortal Taoist. Afterwards, you will continue to visit the rainbow-like Lulin
Bridge and enjoy the mirror-like Lulin Hu which make there a dreamlike place.
Frolic in the Black Dragon Pool
where five streams plunge over a huge stone into a pool, which is said to be
inhabited by a dark dragon, although the water is limpid and clean. Continue to
see Three Precious Trees, two cryptomeria
trees and one ginkgo tree, which are said to have been planted by the Buddhist
monk Tan Xi 1500 years ago.
At last, go to the Guling Street, a street located in the center of Lushan Mountain which is unique in the mountain. Meandering pathways, fragrant flowers, flourishing trees and a pavilion all add to lively atmosphere of this delightful place.
Stay overnight in Mount Lu.
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Morning continue your trip in Lushan. You will start your
trip with visiting the Hanpo Pass.
From the pass visitors can overlook the junk-dotted Poyang Lake blending with
the sky and the mountains shrouding in clouds and mist.
After visiting the Hanpo Pass, you will move to the Five Old Men Peaks, 1,436 m
(about 4,711 ft), which is located in the southeast of Lushan. Its five
parallel peaks once formed a single apex and standing on the top you will be
rewarded with a magnificent view of the distant mountains, trees, lakes, and a
seemingly endless sky.
Then, visit Three Tiled Springs which the
upper part is like snow falling down to the pond; the middle reach wanders and
twists with splashing sprays dancing in the air; while the lower level resembles
a jade dragon running in the pond. This is considered to be the best of the
Lushan waterfalls.
After the tour, be escorted to Jiujiang City to catch your flight or train to your next destination. Service ends!
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This feedback is for Vivien Li our travel agent at China Discovery has been long overdue. (Sorry for that Vivien). :
Vivien planned our first trip to the Silkroad in Summer 2021. Vivien has been a great support from the beginning to the end in organizing the whole trip and was always there to answer all my questions. Since we travelled with a small child she also put a lot of effort in our travel itineray and included the starting and end time for all our activities. This helped us a lot. It was the first time we had a guide with us and she found a great guide for us. We were really excited to start our Silkroad trip in August and it was a great trip. We enjoyed every minute. Unfortunately with few Covid cases coming up we had to return to Shanghai. During this time Vivien also was a big help in organizing a worryless trip back to Shanghai. With Vivien as our travel agent I know I have a reliable travel agent on my side I can fully trust.
I can fully recommend Vivien as your travel agent. Thanks a lot Vivien for your patience and your great service. Looking forward to our next trip to plan together. Tutty and Family
Tutty and Family
Dear Tracy,
1. Yes, you are very efficient and accommodating to my needs. Tracy gets back to me very quickly, even when she is not officially at work. We communicate through WeChat. :
2. Arrangements are very efficient. Everything went as planned.
3. Yes, happily recommend you and have done so.
4. I have used the company twice for private tours and will do so again. Arrangements have been smooth and helpful. The two guides I have had have been excellent.
5. Keep searching out for more slightly off-beat tours. It’s helpful to try to avoid crowds; this is very difficult during Chinese holidays of course, but there is so much that is interesting that alternatives to some of the main sights can be probably be found at these times.
Geoffrey
Dear Echo,
First of all we want to share with you that has been an amazing trip, one that we will not forget. We definitely loved it! Going into detail: :
• Guide: Gary was outstanding, he had a very positive attitude and he had never lost the smile although travelling with kids can be challenging. He was willing to help beyond his responsability, flexible when needed and passionate about his job. Simon, was a good guide and help us when asked for his support although it was a bit difficult to understand. The only thing that it could be improved was that when we went to Dunhuang for the private dinner in the desert, nobody spoke english there and Simon didn't come with us so it was a bit difficult in the beginning.
• Driver: He was good and drive very safely.
• Hotel: Generally speaking all the hotels were ok but the hotel in Dunhuang was not really what we understand as a 5 star hotel (breakfast was very chinese, no decent coffee, issue with the heating, no english,...). Hotel in Jiayuguan was very good although the rooms were a bit small. Hotel in Zhangye was very good, they had a lot of details (our family room was customize for kids, little presents every day in the room, dinner was very nice and they had the best coffee of the 3 hotels in the breakfast, they try to speak in english).
• Hotel: Generally speaking all the hotels were ok but the hotel in Dunhuang was not really what we understand as a 5 star hotel (breakfast was very chinese, no decent coffee, issue with the heating, no english,...). Hotel in Jiayuguan was very good although the rooms were a bit small. Hotel in Zhangye was very good, they had a lot of details (our family room was customize for kids, little presents every day in the room, dinner was very nice and they had the best coffee of the 3 hotels in the breakfast, they try to speak in english).
• Hotel: Generally speaking all the hotels were ok but the hotel in Dunhuang was not really what we understand as a 5 star hotel (breakfast was very chinese, no decent coffee, issue with the heating, no english,...). Hotel in Jiayuguan was very good although the rooms were a bit small. Hotel in Zhangye was very good, they had a lot of details (our family room was customize for kids, little presents every day in the room, dinner was very nice and they had the best coffee of the 3 hotels in the breakfast, they try to speak in english).
Cristina
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