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| Laoniuwan Yellow River Grand Canyon Tourist Area Hohhot, Inner Mongolia |
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| The Tomb of Wang Zhaojun Inner Mongolia |
Confidence Day 7 itinerary quotes " Mengliang Ethnic Park / Zhaojun Museum. Zhaojun Museum - The tomb of Wang Zhaojun known in Mongolia as "Temur Urhu" & is believed to be the resting place of the Han Dynasty's imperial concubine Wang Zhaojun ". The visit to Mengliang Ethnic Park was replaced by Laoniuwan Yellow River Grand Canyon originally slotted for Day 6 due to bad weather !
Day 7 Wednesday Sept 4 2024 - wet weather today when our group visited the Laoniuwan Yellow River Grand Canyon tourist area (3.5hr drive from Hohhot) + lunch; due to the rainy spell, the upper dam was shut down hence we could only see a yellow muddy river valley (less scenic); our group's last visit is the Tomb of Wang Zhaojun, a 4A tourist area in Inner Mongolia.
Travel itinerary: Hohhot > Laoniuwan Yellow River Grand Canyon Tourist Area > Wang Zhaoyun Tomb > Hohhot (approx 360km)
1) Hotel buffet breakfast (No 6), Hohhot, Inner Mongolia (07.00 > 08.00)
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| Our hotel in Hohhot |
2) China tour guide promoting souvenirs, food & medicinal products to tour members on board the tour bus !
3) Suburban & countryside scenery from Hohhot > Yellow River Canyon / Laoniuwan Tourist Area / Divine Ox Square.
4) 2 brief stopovers for toilet runs - publicity on public toilet etiquette & words of wisdom inside the public toilet / restroom; meaningful & amusing words / story, making your day happy & joyful !
5) Countryside scenery nearer to the Laoniuwan Yellow River Grand Canyon tourist area.
6) Laoniuwan Yellow River Grand Canyon Tourist Area, Qingshuihe County, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia - the Yellow River Grand Canyon at the Laoniuwan Toursit Area is one of the 10 most beautiful canyons in China, its deep valley surrounded by plateaus & hills, Laoniuwan village sits at the intersection of the Great Wall & the Yellow River in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.
7) Our group's lunch in a rural family restaurant nearby the Laoniuwan Yellow River Grand Canyon viewing area ! A delicious meal, farm stay style dining experience !
8) A stopover for toilet run in a public toilet along an expressway from Laoniuwan > The Tomb of Wang Zhaojun.
The Tomb of Wang Zhaojun - located by the Da Hi River, 9km south of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, is said to be the resting place of Wang Zhaoijun, built in the West Han Dynasty, this tomb has more than 2,000 years history & now regarded as one of the national culture heritage in China
1) Introduction to The Tourist Area - Zhaojun Museum is a National Grade 111 Museum, and consists of the tomb site of Wang Zhaojun which is a national key cultural relics protection unit, and a series of monumental ancillary buildings. It is divided into Wang Zhaojun Tomb Protection Area, Museum Area & Garden Area. It is an on-site museum that integrates functions of cultural relics collection, research, display & education. The museum covers an area of 15,000 sq meters. It is a national AAAA level tourist attraction, as well as a national education base for ethnic unity & progress, and a base for international cultural exchange among overseas Chinese. Zhaojun Museum inherits & carries forward the guideline of "the historical story of Zhaojun's Settlement Way beyond the Great Wall with the patriotism as a core", it is an important front for patriotism education, education for ethnic unity & progress, and the communication, exchanges & integration among different ethnic groups; it is also a significant place for promoting the core socialist values & disseminating fine traditional Chinese culture.
2) Xiongnu History Museum - due to time constraints, our group skipped visiting the museum section, a big let down for me as I enjoyed visiting historical museums ! So near yet so far ! If I am on a free & easy visit to this touristy place, I could manage my time wisely & most likely able to visit all the museums in this visit ! In travelling you win some you lose some ! Time has become a real value in LIFE !
3) Dong Biwu Poem Inscription Stele - the Stele is located on the south of the sacred way to the Wang Zhaojun tomb. The Stele Pavilion, rectangular in plane, was built in 2006 when the Zhaojun Museum was being upgraded & expanded. The Dong Biwu Poem Inscription Stele, made from stands in the pavilion. The inscription on the front of the stele reads "The Story of Zhaojun spreads through marriage between Hu & Han. It's all in vain for the poets & writers to express their feeling & talks in words". The poem was created by by Dong Biwu, the then Vice President of PRC in 1963. When he was visiting the Zhojun Tomb, he was inspired & personally inscribed the poem. A visit to the Zhaojun Tomb. This poem highly appraises the historical achievements of Zhaojun in her coming out to the frontier & making peace through marriage between the Hu & Han.
4) Wang Zhaojun Statute
5) The Memorial Bronze Statute of Peace Through Marriage - the memorial bronze statute was created by Pan He, a famous Chinese sculptor & completed in 1987. The bronze statute, 3.95 meters high stands on the base on which there is the obviously engraved Chinese character "Unity Marriage" & takes the meaning of "Zhaojun went out to the frontier & make peace between Hu & Han through marriage. The sculpture shows Wang Zhaojun & Hu Hanxie riding together, which means "to help each other" & to be united & harmonious. Now it has become a great national friendship & unity with patriotism as a core !
6) Zhaojun Museum
7) The Tomb of Wang Zhaojun
8) Zhaojun Hometown Exhibition Hall - the exhibition hall of Zhaojun Hometown is a 2 story attic style building, which was completed in 2006. The design concept is characterized by Jingchu cultural architecture modeled after Zhaojun Mansion in Xingshan County, Hubei Province at a ration of 1:1. It is composed of Zhaojun House & Zhaojun Ancestral Hall, with a construction area of 1,800 sq meters. the exhibition fully demonstrates the living customs of Zhaoojun's hometown through distinctive buildings and more than 200 pieces of folk cultural relics.
9) 5D Theatre of Zhaojun leaving for the frontier.
10) Museum of the Imperial Matrimony Culture in Ancient China
11) The Imperial Palace of Han Empire
12) Dinner in a hotel restaurant in Hohhot - our group second dining experience !
13) Celebration times & congratulations ! Tour members born in the months of August & September were invited on stage - participating tour members singing a Happy Birthday song to all the cheerful birthday "kids" together with a birthday cake brightened up the entire evening (my wife was one of the birthday kids !) followed by a group photography session for PR publicity ! A beautiful Day !
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| Birthday Cake ! |
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