Xian Chengdu High Speed Trains

Xian as the world-famous ancient capital city, not only has the world impressing Terracotta Warriors and Horses, but also holds many other attractions and activities to attract you, such as the antique Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian Ancient City Wall perfect for biking, Muslim Quarter with various delicious food and culture, Shaanxi History Museum displaying precious relics, the Bell Tower symbolizing Xian city, and so forth. Besides, appreciating the Tang Dynasty Show and trying some new activities is really great to know more about Chinese history and the charm in Xian city. Check all things to do in Xian.

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Xian North Railway Station

Address: Lijiajie Village, Weiyang District, Xian (西安市未央区李家街村 西安北站); about 20 km to the downtown, 15 km to Ancient City Wall and 50 km to Terracotta Warriors.

Transportation: Xian North Railway Station is Xian’s main railway station operating high speed trains. Taking a subway is the best way to travel between Xian North Railway Station and the down town area. Metro line 2 is able to take you from the railway station to Ancient City Wall, Bell Tower and Muslim Quarter in the downtown area. Visiting Terracotta Warriors, driving or taking a taxi is recommended. The driving journey takes about 1 hour. > Check More about Xian North Railway Station.

Xian Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit 1

Leisurely Cycling on the the Ancient City Wall

Guangyuan is the birthplace of the Wu Zetian (武则天) who was the female emperor of Tang Dynasty (618-907) as well as the only legitimate female emperor in ancient China.. In this city, the most well-known tourist spot is the Jianmen Pass (剑门关), which is famous for its dangerous landform and a natural defense for Sichuan in ancient China. Because of its key strategic status, people honored it as No.1 Impregnable Pass. Here you can explore many old stories about three kingdoms. Apart from Jianmen Pass, there are some other attractions in Guangyuan you can have a visit, including Cuiyun Corridor, Huangze Temple, Zhaohua Ancient City, Bright Moon Gorge, etc.

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Guangyuan Railway Station

Address: Zetian Road, Lizhou District, Guangyuancity (四川省广元市利州区则天路 广元站); about 1 km to Huangze Temple, about 10 km to the downtown, about 60 km to Jianmen Pass and about 65 km to Cuiyun Corridor.

Transportation: Guangyuan Railway Station is quite close to the city center and you can take a public bus from the railway station to your hotel in downtown easily. There are also available public buses to Huangze Temple. If you want to travel to Jianmen Pass, you are suggested to take a high speed train to Jianmenguan Railway Station.

Jianmenguan Railway Station

Address: Zhanqian Road, Xiasi Community, Xiasi Town, Jiange County, Guangyuan City (四川省广元市剑阁县下寺镇下寺社区站前路); about 13 km to Jianmen Pass.

Transportation: It takes about 25 minutes to get to Jianmen Pass from Jianmenguan Railway Station by driving. There are also available shuttle buses running from Jianmenguan Railway Station to Jianmen Pass.

Jianmen Pass

Statue of Zhuge Liang in Jianmen Pass

Guanghan City is prefecture-level city in Deyang. Sanxingdui Site Museum is a real highlight in Guanghan. In Sanxingdui Site Museum, you can admire lots of exquisite objects of jade ware, gold ware, bronze ware and other articles unearthed, which tells the history, culture, and many other aspects of the civilization occurred there about 5,000 to 3,000 years ago. This is reputed as one of the “Greatest archaeological discoveries of human beings in the 20th century”.

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Guanghan Railway Station

Address: Huochezhan Road, Guanghan City (火车站路，广汉市); about 8 km to Sanxingdui Museum

Transportation: There is public buses running from Guanghan Railway Station to Sanxingdui Museum, but it needs some walks and takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes totally. If you transfer by driving, you can get there within 15 minutes usually.

Bronze Human-head with Gold Mask

Chengdu is regarded as a “City of leisure” and “Land of Abundance” for the rich feature of leisure life and abundant resources. Travelling in city, you could see the giant pandas in Chengdu Panda Base, visit Wenshu Monastery, sip a cup of tea in the Renmin Park, stroll along the ancient Jinli Old Street and Kuanzhai Alley, know about the history and culture of the Three Kingdom period in Wuhou Temple, go to Jinsha Museum to admire the historical relics and the mysterious stories happened there about 3,000 years ago, go to Dufu Thatched Cottage to savor the brilliant culture about ancient Chinese poems, and moreover, you could taste the delicious hot pot, and famous Sichuan cuisines, appreciate the wonderful Sichuan Opera, fire spitting, face changing, etc. What’s more, you are also recommended to visit Dujiangyan Irrigation System and hike on Mount Qingcheng that is a holy place about Taoism in China, and so forth. Check all things to do in Chengdu.

Chengdu East Railway Station

Address: Qingyijiang Rd, Chenghua District, Eastern Chengdu (成都市成华区青衣江路 - 成都东站); about 9 km to downtown Chengdu, 18 km to Giant Panda Base.

Transportation: Chengdu East Railway Station is the main high speed railway station well equipped with subway system. You can take metro Line 2 to the downtown area (Tianfu Square and Chunxi Road) directly. With one transfer, you can reach Giant Panda Base and Kuanzhai Alleys conveniently.

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Giant Pandas in Chengdu Panda Base

People's Park Chengdu

As Chengdu now has bullet trains to Leshan, Chongqing, and many other hot destinations, you can plan a extensional tour with your leisure stay in Chengdu.

Leshan

If you visit Leshan, you can’t miss Leshan Giant Buddha of 71 meters high that is the largest cliff rock carving Maitreya Buddha statue in the world and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Besides, Mount Emei, one of the “Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China” and also a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site, is an ideal place for hiking, amazing splendors, Buddhist Culture, tea culture, and so on. Top Leshan Giant Buddha Tours >

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Chongqing

As there are several newly operated high speed trains between Xian and Chongqing, you could savor the highlights in Chongqing together with a highlighting discovery in Xian and Chengdu. This “City of Mountains” has unbelievable landform in the city. You could enjoy the famous hot pot and other tasteful snacks, appreciate the panorama of the city in day time and night at Eling Park, feel the old flavor in Ciqikou Ancient Town, visit the famous Hongyadong Cave, and if you have a longer vacation, you are highly recommended to take a Yangtze River Cruise from Chaotianmen Port to get relaxed along the great Mother River, passing the magnificent Three Gorges, downstream to Yichang City. Check all things to do in Chongqing. China Yangtze River Tours >

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Leshan Giant Buddha

Yangtze River Cruise Tour

1. Seats choosing & price comparing

On Xian Chengdu high speed trains, there are three types of seats: the "Business Class Seats" like the first class seat in an aircraft and the most comfortable and expensive, with the price of 789RMB per person, the "First Class Seats" of the middle class of 421RMB per person and the "Second Class Seats" of the most economical class of 263RMB per person.

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