You'll begin your journey to the diverse and captivating province of Yunnan from the capital city, Kunming. Upon arrival at the Kunming International Airport, meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel.

You will take a leisurely stroll along the Green Lake, a charming area of teahouses and small boutiques selling handicrafts and beautiful local paintings. If time permits, you will have a Kunming city tour. Enjoy welcoming dinner of Yunnan Flavouring food with crossing Bridge Rice Noodle and Steam Pot Chicken/Qiguoji.

-- Kunming is the capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, a primarily agricultural province of 45 million. Kunming has a population of five million and is located in one of the world's most geographically, ethnically, biologically and linguistically diverse regions. Situated at 1,900 meters (6,233ft) above sea level and 25° north of the Equator it has a rather unique and pleasant climate for a Chinese city.

You will drive 86 km to the Stone Forest. An old local saying says that 'If you have visited Kunming without seeing the Stone Forest, you have wasted your time.' Truly, the Stone Forest is one of the most important attractions of Yunnan. After lunch drive back Kunming to visit the Guandu Ancient Town which is a famous historical & cultural town in Kunming; it keeps the main architectural style of Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties.

After dinner, you will have an option to enjoy the large-scale dance drama "Dynamic Yunnan" which has been an outstanding innovation on the Chinese stage in recent years directed by Yang Liping. Primitive, unsophisticated folk dances and a fresh artistic concept converge in the programme, giving audiences a unique "Yunnan Impression." Sixty-two drums and 120 masks of strong ethnic characteristics are incorporated in the performance.

 -- The Stone Forest is in Shilin Yi Nationality Autonomous County, which is about 120 kilometers from Kunming and requires only a three-hour drive. It covers an area of 400 square kilometers (96,000 acres) and includes both large and small stone forests, as well as many other scenic spots. The Stone Forest has unique karst topography which is one of the best of its kind within China. There are six scenic spots in the Stone Forest: the Greater Stone Forest, the Lesser Stone Forest, the Naigu Stone Forest, the Zhiyun Cave, the Long Lake, the Da Dieshui Waterfall and the Qifeng Cave.

Take the morning flight to Dali which is a historically and culturally famous city of China, is renowned for her historical interest and Bai ethnic culture. After landing, you visit the Three Pagodas in Chongshen Monastery which has a history of over 1,800 years located at the foot of Cangshan Mountain facing to the Erhai Lake. Three Pagodas are made of three ancient independent pagodas forming a symmetrical triangle.

After lunch, you’ll cruise in Erhai Lake by the small boat to the Jinsuo Islet in the east Erhai Lake. There are 200 Bai ethnic families around 1000 people in Jinsuo Island.In Erhai Lake cruise, you will enjoy the green Cangshan Mountain and the Three Pagodas from a far as well as lots of birds and seagulls flying over the lake.

At last, you will visit the Ancient Dali Town, walk around the Foreigner Street and enjoy the relax time with local people. After climbing up to the City Wall of Dali, you will have panoramic view of the Erhai Lake.

After breakfast, drive only one hour to Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County. Visit East Lotus Town before arrival in Weishan Ancient Town. Drive to visit Weibaoshan Mountain at the first which is one of the 14 China's most famous Daoist holy mountains. Here is the birthplace of Xinluo, the first legendary King of Nanzhao Kingdom. Wenchan Hall on the mountain, is dedicated to a former regional Daoist ruler, and it is here, that one can find the "Mural of Dancing", the only ancient Daoist mural in Yunnan. Focusing on the ancient folk customs of the Yi people, the mural is uniquely vivid and lifelike. The palace was designed according to Daoist geomantic principles.  
 
On the mountain slopes, Qingxia Temple is also known as Laojun Temple, dedicated to the highest of Daoist gods. The interior of the temple is solemn and stately. In every 1st to 15th of the second month of Chinese Lunar calendar, people crowded in Weibaoshan as a traditional Daoist pilgrims temple fair hold there. Weibaoshan covers area of 19.4 kilometers square. The peak of Weibaoshan is 2509 metres above sea level.

Come back to Weishan Ancient Town, visit Big and Small Temls on the way. You will be free and explore Weishan Ancient Town in the afternoon. Weishan Ancient Town was built more than 600 years ago. There are a lot of ancient buildings in it. The magnificent Building Gongchen is the symbol of the ancient city.

Drive to Xiaowan Town in Fengqing County. For the upper Lancang-Mekong River experience. You will visit Yi ethnic villages in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County.The Yi are one of the big peoples of Southwest China. In Yunnan most of the Yi ethnic group are inhabit in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Nanjian County. 
Arrive in Xiaowan Town in the afternoon and visit Xiaowan Hydropower Plant and the dam.

--The Xiaowan Dam is a large hydroelectric arch dam on the Lancang-Mekong River between Fengqing County and Nanjian County of Yunnan Province. It is currently under construction. When complete, it will be the world's highest arch dam and the second largest hydroelectric power station in China after the Three Gorges Dam. Construction started on 1 January 2002. The river was dammed in October 2004. Xiaowan Dam will be the highest arch dam in the world with height of 292 m (958 ft).It will create a 15,000,000,000 m3 reservoir with an area of more than 190 km2.The hydroelectric power station will consist of six generating units with generating capacity of 700 MW each. The total generating capacity of the project will be 4,200 MW.The first generating unit is expected to go into operation in late 2010 and the last one in 2013.

It is an exciting day today, you will start the cruise from Xiaowan Dam to Manwan Dam with wonderful scenery along the Lancang-Mekong River. After 4hours cruising, you arrive at Xiyi Village for your lunch.Visit the Xiyi Lancang River Bridge, then continue the cruise to Manwan Hydro Power Station located between Yunxian County and Jingdong County, at the foot of Wuliangshan Mountain. Arrive in Manwan Town in the afternoon and drive along the Lancang-Mekong River to Aihua Town Yunxian County.

The section of the Lancang River within the boundary of Lincang City is more than 200 kilometers in distance. On this 200-kilometer river course there built three big hydropower stations at the level of mega kilowatts - Manwan, Dachaoshan, and Xiaowan (the hydropower station of highest elevation in Asia).

The three man made wonders are important components of the imposing and fantastic Lancang River One Hundred Miles High Gorge Landscape of the Chang Lake. The Chang Lake, together with numerous samll peninsulas and isles on it, is truly tranquil and pretty. Around the pearl-like lake stand a number of green peaks varied in shapes and height. And the woods among the peaks on the lake bank are habitat of many rare wild species.

Along the course of the Lancang River, many scenic spots are worth our mentioning; they are the Lancang River Big Canyon, Cloud and Sea Mountainous Villa, Manghui Neolithic relics, Zhaoshan Temple, the relics of the Dian- Burma Railway, villages of minority nationality and the imposing hydropower stations.

These tourist attractions that fall in different categories allow Lincang to be a popular tourist destination for almost all purpose --industrial tour, historical and cultural research, exploration, leisure and holiday, sightseeing, ecological tour, aquatic recreation and folk customs discovery etc.

Drive about 5 hours to Cangyuan County, it is a long driving but very nice scenery on the way. Firstly drive to Gengma Dai Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County, visit the Dai ethnic villages on the way.

Gengma Dai and Wa Ethnic Minority Autonomous County is a small farm town near the border of Myanmar where the majority of inhabitants are Chinese ethnic minorities. It is a unique, tropical and unpolluted area where you can take full advantage of the outdoors.Unlike most areas in China there is plenty opportunity to engage in a variety of outdoor activities in the nearby unpolluted mountains and rivers of southwestern China.

In addition, the large percentage of ethinic minorities provides a unique experience different of that almost anywhere else in China. The ethnic minorities have their own clothing, language, food, holidays, and customs, all of which can be experienced here in Gengma. Most notably is the famous Water Throwing Festival celebrated by everyone in town on April 15-17 each year. It is a Dai minority celebration decendant from the Tai new year where everyone throws water on everyone else, whether they have met them or not.

Arrive in Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County in the afternoon, after dinner you will enjoy the Bonfire Night Carnival in Monihei Square in the downtown.

Wa is an age-old and mysterious minority with strong people. And the people there have worked hard for more than 3000 years and have created its unique glorious culture. As one of the only two Chinese Wa autonomous Counties, Cangyuan County in southwest China’s Yunnan province has 3000 year-old cliff painting, Nangunhe Nature Reserve, highly-protected original ecologies and abundant animal and plant resources.

The activities of the "Monihei Carnival" of Wa ethnic group in Cangyuan County mainly involved a grand opening ceremony of song and dance performance -- "heavy colored Wa Mountain ", ethnic arts tour, a crazy and passionate "making you black" activity with tens of thousand of persons’ participation, ancient cliff painting worship, songs about life in Wa Mountain, campfire party, and Wa songs concert.

It is said this festival takes its meaning from the custom that the people smear the pot ash, ox blood and mud on other persons' face to frighten the evils and seek peace. The players can use natural paints to smear each other and pray for each other. As a traditional custom of the minorities in China, "Monihei Carnival" has attracted a lot of tourists both from home and abroad, creating a total income of 100 million from the tourism industry.

Visit Wending Wa Ethnic Village in the morning, you will enjoy the Wooden Drum Dance of Wa ethnic group in the village and experience the ethnic life with local people. Wengding Wa original herd small villages in Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County Weng small village, surrounded by beautiful natural scenery, rich ethnic customs, Weng dingzhai retain the original architectural style and residential Wa Wa traditions of the original, is by far the most well-preserved primitive village herd, Lincang customs humanities is the must-tourism attractions.

Drive back to Cangyuan after lunch and enjoy the activities of the Monihei Carnival including Folk Creation Song and Singing Contest, Traditional Bullfighting Competition,Steeplechase of Monihei Carnival and so on.

In Monihei Carnival, you can not only experience the joyful atmosphere which is full of ethnic features, but also can appreciate the various cultures and the natural and beautiful scenery in Cangyuan. Cangyuan is with pleasant weather and many trees, where you can walk in the famous cliff painting valley to appreciate the mysterious culture which is handed down by the ancestors of Wa, and you can have a visit to Wengding Village to taste excellent alcohol and experience the unique, extensive and profound culture of Wa ethnic group as well. 

--The wooden drum dance is an indispensable dance in traditional sacrificial activities of the Wa Minority in China. The dance, led by a sorcerer, is performed throughout the sacrificial rituals held in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar each year.

The wooden drum is a "divine instrument" handed down from one generation to another among the Wa people. It is regarded as the source of the procreation of the Wa Minority. According to the Wa legend, in the beginning of the creation of the world, a huge flood almost engulfed all lives on earth, but the Wa people's ancestors were saved by the god with a wooden tank. So the Wa people survived till this day. Since then, the wooden tank has been worshiped with the ultimate piousness by the Wa people.

The two-meter-plus-long wooden drum used in the dance symbolizes the tank. In sacrificial dances, the wooden drum gives out low and deep sounds, with clear and melodious rhythms from time to time, providing ideal accompaniment.

Finish the wonderful Monihei Carnival of Wa ethnic group in Cangyuan County, you will drive to Cangyuan Rock Cliff Panting, The Rock Paintings in Cangyuan County were created 3,000 years ago, ranking among the oldest rock paintings in the whole of China. The eleven paintings are scattered across several towns in the county. These frescoes are carved on the cliff usually 1,500 meters (4,921 feet) above the sea level and depict the daily life and work of locals at the time. Activities featured include hunting, grazing and dancing. The color of the paintings has been known to change with variations in sunlight, weather and temperature.

Then drive to Shuangjiang Lahu, Wa, Blang and Dai Autonomous County and visit Lahu and Bulang ethnic villages on the way. Arrive in Lincang City in the afternoon.

--Belong to Lincang Prefecture, Shuangjiang Lahu, Wa, Bulang and Dai Nationalities Autonomous County is located in the southeast of Yunnan Province. Shuangjiang Autonomous County is waisted by the Tropic of Cancer. The Lancangjiang River is the east border river between Shuangjiang and Jinggu Dai and Yi Nationalities Autonomous County, the Xiaoheijiang River (little black river) is the south and southwest border river with Lancang Lahu Nationality Autonomous County and Cangyuan Wa Nationality Autonomous County. ‘Shuangjiang’ means two rivers in Chinese saying, stands for two rivers (Lancangjiang river and Xiaoheijiang River) jointing place.

Transfer to Lincang Airport for Kunming and change the flight for returning.

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