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Day 01: Arrival in Chengdu
Upon arrival, check in at a local hotel and have a good rest. In the afternoon, free for wandering in the city.


Day 02: Chengdu
Visit inner city Panda Reserve Center and the Wenshu Buddha Temple for a visit. Have a cup of tea in the old tea house in old Chengdu city in the late afternoon.


Day 03: Chengdu - Guer
Drive 140km to Wenchuan. Then cycle along a branch of Ming River and visit the Taoping Qiang Village. Enjoy Qiang People's ethnic life and their aged stone houses and watchtowers. Continue cycling to Guer and relax in a hot spring.


Day 04: Guer - Hongyuan Grassland
Cycle in the beautiful Gu'er Valley for a while and then cycle into Hongyuan Grassland after crossing a 4km tunnel. En route, enjoy the amazing landscape including the watershed of Yangtze River and Yellow River. The Red Army had crossed the grassland, and thousands of soldiers dying here during the Long March.


Day 05: Hongyuan - Tangke
Cycle to Tangke, the First Bend of the Yellow River. Visit the fabulous Tibetan monastery Suokezang Si, which faces exactly the first bend. An overnight stay will offer you the opportunity to enjoy the sunset and sunrise over the spectacular site.


Day 06: Tangke - Aba
Cycle along a dusty road back to the grassland and visit the nomadic tents. Then cycle to Aba, a center of the Amdo nomads. Visit a couple of monasteries and one family of a local Buddha.


Day 07: Aba - Rangtang
Climb up to the first mountain pass for a view of the whole holy town in the golden sunshine. Then cycle to Rangtang along the upper stream of Dadu River. En route, enjoy the astonishing scenery.


Day 08: Rangtang - Markang
Visit a unique Jolang sect monastery with four square towers standing around the prayer hall. Then cycle to Markang, the former base of a Tibetan warlord. Visit the relic of his palace.


Day 09: Departure from Markang - Chengdu
Drive for about 8 hours to Chengdu. Your bicycle tour ends here.