Two-day Hiking
on the Great Wall Under Water!
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TOUR PRICES
(per person)
# of Head |
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1 |
1034 |
2-3 |
567 |
4-5 |
517 |
6-9 |
467 |
10+ |
434 |
Kids under 3 are free.
5% for aged between 3-12.
5% with valid student ID
Climbing Pole Rental:
$6/each/day; $10/pair/day
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Chengde-Panjakou
Reservoir-Xifengkou Two-Day Hike
Route 2C : Imperial Tour to Chengde and
Hike at Great Wall by Water
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Highlights:
* Experience the beautiful palaces and temples of the
imperial resort city of Chengde
* See the rare underwater Great Wall at
Xifengkou, which is also the
battle field for the Chinese war of Resistance against Japan in 1933.
All meals included!
Day-by-day Hiking Itinerary
(B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
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Day 1
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Beijing-Chengde (L+D)
 Your guide will meet you at your hotel between 7:30-8:00 AM. You
will then head to Chengde by private van. Once in Chengde you will
visit the Mountain Resort (known as the Bishushangzhuang in
Chinese), a vast imperial garden once used as the summer Retreat of
the Qing Dynasty, and a UNESCO World heritage Site. The resort is
famous for 72 scenic posts, how many will you be able to find*
After lunch you will visit the Small Potala Palace (Putouzongsheng
in Chinese), which was modeled after the Potala Palace of Tibet. It
makes up one of the “Eight Outer Temples of Chengde”. At the palace
you can enjoy the fusion of Chinese and Tibetan architecture, and
marvel at the Buddhist sculptures and ornate yellow-tiled roofs.
After visiting the palace you will be transported to your hotel
where you can enjoy a delicious dinner and an evening walk around
the city of the former summer retreat of the Qing emperors.
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Day 2
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(B+L, 5km/3miles, 1.5 hours)
After waking up between 7:30-8:00 AM and taking in breakfast, we
will drive directly to the
Xifengkou Natural Resort, which is
located 60km/37 miles northwest of Qinxi County, Hebei province.
Upon arrival, you will take a boat to the Panjiakou reservoir. Where
you can Senjoy a picturesque picnic lunch by the lake and the wall.
After lunch you will start your afternoon hiking on Xifengkou Great
Wall. For about 5km/1.5 miles. At the Xifengkou section you will
witness the unique spectacle of “the Great Wall under the water”.
Now, due to the construction of the Panjiakou Reservoir, the main
part of the wall has been submerged by the rising water but it is
still dimly visible, which makes it a unique sight along the Great
Wall. Look down at the Xifengkou Great Wall from the top of the
mountain and you will see that it looks like a giant dragon
zigzagging through the water. The view of the flickering ancient
Great Wall between mountains and blue waves, the straight isolated
watchtowers and beacon towers on the peaks, and the green ranges of
hills all will give you a feeling of wonder and amazement.
 In
1933, the Japanese army of aggression against China attempted to
attack Beijing from Xifengkou pass through customs. The Chinese army stationed along the
Great Wall rose in resistance in Xifengkou,
Gubeikou, and Lengkou in east Hebei Province. In Xifengkou,
anti-Japanese General Song Zheyuan lvbu towards the enemy, patriotic
soldiers with sword enemy lost some people, creating the famous
sword of March.
(Photo: Chinese army defended the Great Wall and their country in
1933).
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