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5-day
China Tour visiting Qufu, Taishan and Jinan
 Day
1: Arrival in Tai'an via Jinan
Arrive in Jinan by air or train.
Meet your guide and
transfer to Tai'an, the city located at the foothills of Mt Tai. Jinan is
the capital and a transportation hub of Shandong Province. The city is used
by most visitors to Qufu and Tai'an as jump-off point. The drive to Tai'an
from Jinan can be anywhere between 80 and 100 kilometres depending on your
start point.
Day 2: Tai'an
We dedicate the whole morning to exploring the historic
Mt. Tai or
Taishan. The most revered of the five sacred Taoist mountains of China,
Mt. Tai has since the dawn of Chinese history been a great source of
inspiration for poets, writers and painters. In 1982, the UNESCO designated
Mt. Tai a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site. We ride the cable car
and then walk about an hour to the summit for a rewarding view of the
surrounding countryside. The energetic may choose to skip the cable car and
conquer the entire 6000 steps on foot. The climb can be hard work but the
central route's bewildering catalogue of bridges, trees, towers, statues,
inscribed stones, caves, pavilions and temples combine to take your mind off
your aching calves. (B/L)
Day 3: Tai'an - Qufu
Drive to Qufu (100km) after breakfast. Qufu is hometown of Confucius whose
philosophy, known as Confucianism, played and continues to play a vital role
in the evolution of the Chinese civilization. We visit the mansions
inhabited by Confucius' descendants, now a museum, the sage's last resting
place at Confucian Forest, and finally the massive Confucius Temple, which
features a series of impressive gateways, clusters of twisted pines and
cypresses, inscribed steles and tortoise tablets recording ancient events.
(B/L)
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4: Jinan - Qufu
We spend the morning exploring the small town on our own. Drive back to
Jinan (3 hours) after lunch and tour the famous Bao Springs Park on arrival.
Jinan is a historic ancient city but best known for its hundreds of gushing
springs. (B)
Day 5/Sun: Jinan - Next Destination
After a tour of the Provincial Museum and Da Ming Lake, you'll have the rest
of the day at leisure or depart for your next destination. (B)
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