In addition to exploring in Xizhou（喜洲）, Dali, CCS is excited to introduce a Twin Town package of two locations in both Xizhou（喜洲）& Shaxi（沙溪）. The Linden Centre spent four years to build and complete their Shaxi site. From "restoring" regional architecture to "creating" regional architecture, Linden Centre has been exploring the possibility of innovation in rural construction, culture and tourism. The architectural design scheme won the "American Architecture Award" in 2018. It was started with local resources and simultaneously strived to establish a reginal identity between the local and non-local communities.

The Linden Centre, a nationally protected heritage structure that has been restored and repurposed by Americans, Brian and Jeanee Linden. The Lindens have been living in China off and on since 1984, and the Linden Centre, which opened in 2008, has been ranked as one of the China's top hotels for over a decade. It remains one of the only nationally protected buildings open to overnight stays in China.  

The hotel, which is located in the ancient city of Xizhou(喜洲) at 2,000 meters in altitude, floats above grassy-green rice fields nestled between one of China's largest lakes, Erhai(洱海), and the 4,000-meter peaks of the Cang Mountains(苍山). This fertile kilometer-wide plateau is home to a number of colorful ethnic groups, including the Bai, Yi, Lisu, and Miao. The region is renowned for its year-round spring-like weather and diverse flora and fauna.  

Travel Packages:

The Color of Dali: 4 days 3 nights stay at Linden Centre Xizhou

Twin Towns in Dali: 5 days 4 nights stay at Linden Centres

Package 1: The Color of Dali: 4 days 3 nights stay at Linden Centre Xizhou

Summary:

Day 1: Guests arrive to the Linden Centre. Bai 3-course tea(1-1.5hrs ) on the terrace, dinner in dining room. (Meal includes: dinner)

Day 2: Tie-Dye experience with lunch in Lanxu Old House（蓝续古院）(3-4 hrs), Linden Centre Xizhou tour(1hr). (Meals include: breakfast and lunch)

Day 3: Morning market tour (2hr), ride the bike to the Erhai Lake(洱海海西环海生态廊道)(2-3hrs). dinner at the Pengyile Restaurant (Meals include: breakfast and dinner)

Day 4: Breakfast, free time to wander in town, check out at noon. (Meals includes: breakfast)

Activities Highlight:

Bai Three Co­­urses Tea

The 3-course tea ceremony is a long tradition of the Bai people used to welcome outside guests and visitors with the utmost respect. The ceremony itself is comprised of three different tea flavors to represent different parts of life. 

Tie-Dye

Tie-Dye is a famous intangible cultural heritage in China and all made by traditional ways. Tie-Dye is not only a handcraft art but also cultural inheritance of Bai people. You will learn with local people to make Tie-Dye in a very traditional way. Guests begin by drawing patterns on cotton linen, then using a needle and thread to finish its preparation. Finally, linens are systematically dipped in the fermented indigo dye and then hung to dry. 

Morning Market Tour

Strolling through the alley ways of Xizhou, our guide shares stories of the Tea-Horse Road business groups, explains the aesthetics and history behind local Bai architecture, and then finally ends up at the morning market, where one can gain a deep understanding of local culinary traditions. 

Price: 

Regular King/Twin Room:

2,510 RMB/person/double occupancy

4,410 RMB/person/single occupancy

Family Room:

2,270 RMB/person/Family room for four

Purchasing Date: until July 6, 2021

Effective Date: until Sep 30, 2021

Reservation: this trip runs with a minimum 2 people. Once you make your purchase, you will be given a code to reserve the dates of your trip directly with Linden Center. Please reserve with hotel at least one week in advance.

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Package 2: Twin Towns in Dali: 5 days 4 nights stay at Linden Centres Xizhou and Shaxi

Summary:

Day 1: Pick up at the Dali Airport (大理机场)/Dali Railway Station (大理火车站). Bai 3-course tea (1-1.5 hrs), Linden Centre Xizhou(喜洲) tour (1hr) (Meal includes: dinner)

Day 2: Morning village tour(2hrs), make your own tie-dye(2.5-3hrs), traditional local food Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles (Meals include: breakfast and dinner) 

Day 3: Travel to Shaxi(沙溪), Linden Centre Shaxi tour (1hr), explore Shilong Village(石龙村) (1hr), enjoy local hotpot (Meals include: breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Day 4: Shaxi(沙溪) and Shibaoshan(石宝山) Tour (Day Trip north of Dali City). (Meals include: breakfast and Lunch)

Day 5: Breakfast, check out at noon, drivers will be provided to the Dali Airport (大理机场)/Lijiang Airport (丽江机场). (Meal includes: breakfast)

Activities Highlight:

Linden Centre Shaxi Tour

A detailed introduction to Linden Centre architectural features and stories.

To establish a regional identity between the local and non-local communities, Linden Centre Shaxi introduced the grading system to traditional rammed earth, the completed rammed earth wall is smooth and shows a faint metallic luster in the sun. When viewed from afar, it presents an overall hue that is harmonious with nature; when viewed up close, one can see the intricate details left by the craftsmen.

Explore Shilong Villa

This village of the Bai ethnic group is Linden Centre's partner in Shaxi. Shilong village is the original hometown of Bai music and the pilot teaching base for Mandarin and Bai language education. Culinary delights include the region's best tastes such as wild mushrooms, cured ham, white kidney beans, herb teas and high-altitude honey. The Bai are warm and genuine as they share their authentic folk traditions with all of our guests.

The Shizhongshan Grottoes Visit(Bai minority village) 

The Shizhongshan Grottoes can be reached by a 1.5 hour hike or twenty minute shuttle ride from our hotel site. Primarily created in the late Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.), the grottoes were excavated for more than 300 years from the Five Dynasties to the Southern Song Dynasty.

Price:

Regular King/Twin Room

5,390 RMB/person/double occupancy

9,690RMB/person/single occupancy 

4,080 RMB/person/four people occupancy for family room

Purchasing Date: until July 6, 2021

Expiration Date: until Sep 30, 2021

Reservations: This trip runs with a minimum of 2 people. 

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Service Includes:

ž  Double occupancy room Twin or King Bed 

ž  Meals as stated 

ž  Airport/Railway Station Arrival and Return Pickup in Dali 

ž  All cultural activities fees and transportation within itinerary 

Service Excludes:

ž  Transportation to Dali 

ž  Meals unless otherwise specified 

ž  Private expenses like laundry, drinks, shopping 

ž  Tips 

ž  Deviations or changes from itinerary

Children/Extra:

ž  Child 5 years old and under: free of charge (one child only)

ž  2 children 5 years old and under: need to buy one package 

ž  Any child 6 years old and above, is subject to regular pricing

ž  Please note, the above child pricing is based on the one room double occupancy rate. Adding a bed is possible in some rooms.

About the Linden Center:

Linden Centre was founded by an American couple in 2008. Its mission is to provide a high-quality heritage hotel in which guests could experience the most authentic, true version of local life in their little pocket of rural China. It has developed a series of cultural travel experiences, immersive educations programs, community activities, and has become new cultural landmark to its destinations.

Linden Centre Xizhou Directions:

Around 1.5-hour drive from the Dali Airport.

Around 1-hour drive from Dali Railway Station.

Around 30-minute drive from Dali Old Town.

Around 2-hour drive from Lijiang City.

喜林苑位置：

距离大理机场1.5小时车程

距离大理火车站1小时车程

距离大理古城30分钟车程

距离丽江市2小时车程­

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Steps:

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