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Den Eventyrlige Silkeveien Urumqi Turpan Kashgar Dunhuang Beijing Jiayuguan Xi’an Den eventyrlige Silkeveien 26.mai – 10.juni 2014 Den gamle Silkeveien startet i keiserbyen Xi’an, og strakk seg gjennom Gansu provinsen og Xinjang-provinsen vest i Kina, som grenser til Kashmir, Afghanistan, Tadzhikistan, Kirghizstan, Kazakhstan, Russland og Mongolia. Dette enorme landet er en av Kinas mest spennende landsdeler, full av historie, arkeologiske ruiner, mektig naturlandskap, etnisk mangfold og eksotisk folkeliv. I tillegg venter verdensmetropolen Beijing, Kinas 3500 år gamle hovedstad, med sine verdensberømte og storslagne severdigheter, og en av verdens aller mest interessante byer akkurat nå. Bli med på en spennende reise, tilbake i tid og frem til i dag, og kanskje ennå litt lenger frem… Vi lover store og flotte opplevelser! D1 Avreise fra Gardermoen om ettermiddagen, og reisen går via Helsinki. Totalflytiden er kun på ca. 10 timer. Måltider serveres ombord. D2 Midt på dagen lokal tid lander flyet i Beijing, Kinas 3.000 år gamle hovedstad. Vi kjører med egen buss til hotellet. Den timelange bussturen forteller oss at Beijing er blitt en ekte verdensmetropol. Det gamle og det moderne, det tradisjonelle og det avant- garde går hånd i hånd. For kinesere er Beijing mulighetenes land, og her skjer det mye og det skjer hele tiden. Vi sjekker inn på hotellet og tar en rask dusj og går så ut på sightseeing. Først spaserer vi gjennom den begivenhetsrike Tiananmen-plassen (Den Himmelske Freds plass), med store D6 I dag blir det heldagsutflukt til Yamdrok kontraster fra det gamle keiserpalasset og Yutso, en av Tibets viktigste og hellige byporten, fra kommunistiske byggverker innsjøer. Bussturen i seg selv er en som Folkets Store Hall og Historiske naturopplevelse, og vi kommer til å kjøre Mus eum, til moderne China Grand over et fjellpass hele 5.000 m.o.h.! Yamdrok Theatre . Vi besøker også Beijings gamle Yutso ligger på ca. 4400 m.o.h. Det sies å handlestrøk Dashalan hvor man finner være Yamdrok Yutso som bærer ånden til sjarmerende smale gater fulle av små det tibetanske folk, og at Tibet ikke vil eksotiske butikker fylt med røkelse, te, silke overleve om sjøen tørkerut. Denne vakre og mye annet. I kveld spiser vi sjøen, med flotte snødekte fjell i bakgrunnen, velkomstmiddag på en god lokal restaurant. etterlater et uforglemmelig inntrykk og rense sjelen. Er vi heldige og en eller annen båt er tilgjengelig, kan vi ta båten over til den andre siden og ta en vandringstur langs sjøen mens vi nyter det himmelske landskapet. Vi vil også få anledning til å besøke en ekte tibetansk landsby. Til lunsj blir det en D3 Vi står opp tidlig i dag og blir med på morgengymnastikk i Himmelens Tempel fra 1420, sammen med tusenvis av helsebevisste kinesere. Her treffer vi folk som gjør alle slags, både kjente og helt fremmende helsefremmende øvelser. Inspirert? Det er bare å bli med! Her er absolutt alle hjertelig velkommen! Vi får også en omvisning i tempelet, Kinas største helligdom i Ming- og Qing -dynastiet. Den store og mektige hoved bygningen er i helhet konstruert i tre, etter sigende uten en eneste spiker. Keiserne pleide å komme hit hvert år for å tilbe gudene for god avling. Vi vil også ta en tur innom en av byens største silkeutsalg, og her får vi en demonstrasjon på hvordan den berømte kinesiske silken er blitt til. Lunsj får vi på en autentisk nudelrestaurant. Om ettermiddagen besøker vi det praktfulle og eventyrlige keiserpalasset Den forbudte by. Palasset har godt over 9.000 rom og haller. Vi spaserer rolig gjennom ”byen” og nyter de fargerike og storslåtte bygningene, mens guiden forteller oss om livet som var bak disse stolte veggene. Deretter tar vi en spennende tur gjennom et tradisjonelt og hyggelig boligområde (hutong- omr åde). Her får vi virkelig et innblikk i dagliglivet i den gamle bydelen. Vi studerer detaljene i bebyggelsen og nyter den rolige stemningen i en ellers hektisk og moderne by. Vi tar også turen opp i det gamle trommetårnet hvor vi får en fantastisk utsikt over bydelen. Turen ender opp på Lotus Market, et trendy og stemningsfullt område i en tradisjonell setting, med hundrevis av små butikker, kaféer, barer og restauranter. Når kveldens mørke faller på, tennes de røde lanternene på alle hus. Vi spiser middag her på en lokal restaurant med et fantastisk sørkinesisk kjøkken. For de interesserte kan kvelden avsluttes på et av Beijings fine massasjesentre (tillegg). Vi setter bena i deilig, varm urtesaft og får knadd og massert legger og føtter. Stive muskler løses opp, og det er godt for både kropp og sjel. Flere er i samme rom, og det blir garantert høy stemning! D4 På dagens program står Den kinesiske mur. Byggingen av muren startet allerede i det 7. århundret f.Kr. Muren strekker seg over 6.700 km fra øst til vest. Etter lunsj skal vi senke tempoet litt og ta en liten pause på et hyggelig tesenter. Her får vi smake på de ulike tesortene og lærer oss om Kinas rike tetradisjoner og spennende serveringsritualer. Te i Kina er som vin i Frankrike. Utallige typer og prisklasser vitner om mangfold og interesse. Dette er livets drikk! Dagens program avsluttes på det berømte Silkemarkedet . Her får man kjøpt alle slags klær fra topp til tå, vesker og sko, klokker og briller, små elektronikk og dataspill, smykker og gaveartikler, alt til latterlige priser. Herfra drar vi til jernbanestasjonen og reiser med lyntog til den gamle keiserbyen Xi’an. Med verdens største lyntognett tilbakelegger vi de 1.200 kilometerne på kun 5 timer. Middag spiser vi om bord på toget. Etter ankomst i Xi’an sjekker vi rett inn på hotellet og hviler. D5 Xi’an har vært Kinas hovedstad i flere dynastier, bl.a. Han (206 f.Kr. – 220). Det var keiseren Wu, tidlig i Han-dynastiet, som bidro til etablering en av Silkeveien, et omfattende handelsrutenett som binder Kina sammen med Midt-Østen, Nord-Afrika og Europa. Dette får vi oppleve på det meget innholds rike Shaanxi Historiske Museum, som har en av landets beste samlinger av arkeologiske funn. Neste høydepunkt blir utflukt en til den verdensberømte Terrakotta- hæren fra Qin-dynastiet (221-206 f.Kr.), som ofte betegnes som «verdens 8. underverk». Vi skal også prøve å benytte anledningen til å stikke innom en landsby og se litt av hverdagsliv et hos bøndene. Tilbake i sentrum tar vi en tur på den gamle, høye og godt bevarte Bymuren som byr på fin utsikt over byen. Middag spiser vi på en god lokal restaurant. Til dem som ønsker å fylle kvelden med mer program, har guiden flere anbefal inger med bl.a. det vakre Tang musikk - og dansshowet, og temaparken Tang Paradise. Det er også spennende å ta en spasertur på det innholdsrike nattmarkedet i det muslimske kvartalet. D6 Etter frokost starter vi den lange reisen langs den berømte Silkeveien som har hatt sånn enorm betydning i utviklingen av sivilisasjonene i Asia og Europa. Vi reiser med første morgenfly til byen Jiayuguan, en viktig passasje på den gamle Silkeveien. Etter ankomst sjekker vi inn på hotellet og starter sightseeingen rett etterpå. Vi besøker det storslåtte passet Jiayuguan, bygd i perioden 1372 - 1540, den vestligste enden av den delen av Den kinesiske mur som ble bygd i Ming-dynastiet (1368 – 1662). Jiayuguans vingemur strekker seg 7 – 8 km på hver side, tvers gjennom ørkenen, og mellom fjellene. Det flotte skue av passet og landskapet i solnedgang gir en mektig opplevelse . Middag på en god lokal restaurant. D7 Ikke mange har fått med seg at Kina er blitt et nytt stjerneskudd på det internasjonale vinkartet. Blindtester viser at landet lager vin, smaksmessig på høyde med Frankrike og andre store europeiske vinprodusenter. Landet er blitt en av verdens aller største vinprodusenter og forbrukere. Vingården Zixuan Winery i Jiayuguan er en av de aktørene som har gjort seg bemerket de siste årene. Her finner vi også Asias største vinkjeller. Etter frokost kan de interesserte bli med på vintur hos Zixuan Winery. Derette r kjører vi med buss til Dunhuang, et av hovedmøtepunktene mellom Kina og omverdenen i Han-dynastiet og Tang- dynastiet (618-907). Bussturen er opptil 6 timer gjennom den endeløse Gobi-ørkenen, og den er i seg selv en stor opplevelse. Lunsj spiser vi lokalt på veien. Vi vil også ta stopp ved interessante steder for å kjenne litt på den historiske atmosfæren. Sent på ettermiddagen ankommer vi Dunhuang. Etter innsjekking på hotellet og litt hvile på romme t, spiser vi middag på en god lokal restaurant. D8 Dunhuang -kulturen er en betydningsfull del i kinesisk historie, og den er skapt av møtet mellom Kina og sivilisasjonene i det sentrale Asia og Europa. Ruiner av byer, festninger og rester etter veggmalerier i Dunhuang og omegn, vitner om den store betydning av byen på Silkeveien. Etter frokost på hotellet besøker vi de verdensberømte Mogao-grottene, med nesten 500 grotter fra så tidlig som år 336. Grottene huser 2415 fargeskulpturer og 1045 freskomalerier. I grottene ble det også funnet nærmere 100.000 enheter av buddhistiske tekster, bøker, malerier og broderier. Mogao-grottene er en av Kinas aller største kulturskatter og tiltrekker seg hvert år millioner av besøkende fra hele verden. Etter lunsj reiser vi med ettermiddag sfly til byen Urumqi, hovedstaden i Kinas vestligste provins Xinjiang (Uyghur Autonomous Region). Provinsen har en fargerik blanding av mange etniske grupper, som for eksempel kasakhere , usbekere, mongoler og russere. De dominerende befolkningene er uigurer og kinesere. Uigurer er et tyrkisk folkeslag som slo seg ned i området først i det 9. århundre, etter daværende uigurske kongedømme Orkon (i dagens Mongolia) kollapset. Sammensetningen av befolkningen og den dominerende muslimske kulturen, gir Xijiang en helt unik atmosfære.
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