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Newsletter 2010

Spring City Golf Club
2760RMB/pax for 2 rounds of golf and 2 nights accommondation

950RMB/pax to play Mission Hills
Shweraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel 920RMB/room/night

Hotel Pan Pacific Nirwana Resort Bali: 120USD/room/night
Mission Hills Chartered Diamond Membership:885,000RMB

Shanghai Golf and Country Club Individual Membership: 225,000RMB
 

  Guangxi Guilin Itinerary

5days4nights3rounds golf tour

Itinerary(already 10 golfers 8 non-golfers in)

Date

Itinerary

Hotel★★★★

meals

Day1/Mon.27 Sep.

Shenzhen—GuilinInt’lAirport (CZ3951:20:10-21:05)

Arrived at airport, pick up and take to Guilin Bravo Hotel

Guilin Bravo Hotel

 

Day2/Tue.28 Sep

Hotel Breakfast

Golfers:Play 18 holes at Guilin Twin Peak Golf & Resort Club

Non-golfers:Boat Cruise of Two Rivers and Four LakesSolitary Beauty PeakElephant Trunk Hill

Guilin Bravo Hotel

Hotel breakfast

Day3/Wed.29 Sep

Hotel Breakfast

Golfers:Play 18 holes at Guilin Merryland Golf Club;

Non-golfers:Old East Falls Scenic GuilinDaxu Ancient Towncable car to Yaoshan

Guilin Bravo Hotel

Hotel breakfast

Day4/Thu.30 Sep

Hotel Breakfast

Golfers:Play 18 holes at Guilin Li-River Golf Club

Non-golfers:free and easy, shopping

Guilin Bravo Hotel

Hotel breakfast

Day5/Sat.01 Oct

Hotel Breakfast

All PAX one day Li-River Cruise Trip

Later trabsfer to Guilin A/P(CZ3952:21:55-22:55)

Transfer to ShenzhenCityCenter, check in hotel

Shenzhen

Hotel breakfast

 

Package price:

Golfers: 3564RMB/pax twin-share accommodation include the last day one day Li-River Cruise
Non-golfers: 2107RMB/pax twin-share accommodation

 

Quotation details::

Hotel:1080RMB/Pax 4nights stay in twin-share room in Guilin Bravo Hotel
540RMB/room/night for standard double bed room; if you want king-size bed room, add 50RMB/night/room

 

Golf:1580RMB/pax, three weekdays 18 holes
Li-River:340RMB/pax inclusive of green fee, caddy and locker (weekday 18 holes), walking course

Twin-peak: 590RMB/pax inclusive of green fee, caddy and locker (weekday 18 holes)buggy is 220RMB for twin-share, you can choose to use or not.

Merryland: 650RMB/pax inclusive of green fee, caddy, twin-share buggy and locker (weekday 18 holes)

 

Local tours:740RMB/pax

2 lake 4 rivers: 100RMB、

Solitary beauty: 60RMB、

Elephant trunk:40RMB、

Old East Fall:60RMB、

Cable car toYaoshan Mountain:75RMB、

Li-River one day: 405RMB include lunch
If the golfers want to take local tours, except Li-River, other place only need to pay tickets, no extra transportation fee

 

TRANSPORTATION:Golfers:440RMB/pax;non-golfers:194RMB/pax

37-seat bus for golfers + pick up/see off service for all: 5300RMB

17+2-seat bus for golfers: 2000RMB

Both already include gas fee, high way fee, driver’s meals;

 

Guide:200RMB/day, 3 whole day local tours need the guide

Service fee:50RMB/pax pay to open fairways

 

Golfers’ Quotation include:

  • 5 nights stay in Gui Lin Bravo Hotel with breakfast
  • 3 weekdays 18 holes golf with green fee, caddy, twin-share buggy and locker;
  • All transportation
  • Service fee

 

Non-golfers’ quotation include:

  • 4 nights stay in Gui Lin Bravo Hotel with breakfast
  • All the tickets fees in the listed itinerary
  • 3 days English-Speaking guide for the local tour
  • All transportation
  • Service fee

 

Quotation not include:

  • Tips to caddy
  • Insurance fee

 

Hotel introduction:
http://www.glbravohotel.com/en_1/aboutus.asp

 

Local scenery spots:

1.Two Rivers and four lakes:


2 rivers and 4 lakes was the system of city moat of Guilin in ancient times. The cruise on boat is a brand new entertainment and it is welcomed by tourists from all over the world. Tourist board the boat by the LiberationBridge.

Two rivers: Li river and it's tributary, Peach-Blossom river; Four lakes: BanyanLake( or RonghuLake), FirLake(ShanhuLake), XijingLake and MulongLake. The BanyanLake and Fir lake local in the city center of Guilin. There are two famous towers at the FirLake.

The BanyanLake(RonghuLake), is the most beautiful and spectacular. The XijingLake is the biggest and longest among the four lakes. There are a lot of briges that immitated famous bridges of all other countries. The tour is also a lesson of history of bridges and bridges of countries.

The MulongLake, was an ancient lake but newly dug and reconstructed years ago. There is an imitation city of Song dynasty by the MulongLake. This is also another attraction of Guilin tourism.

 

2.Solitary Beauty Peak

SolitaryBeautyPeak (Duxiu Feng) is located in downtown area of Guilin city. This place was named after the famous poet Yan Yanzhi of the Southern Dynasty. There is a natural stone chamber located in the east of the hill and it is believed to be the study used by Yan Yanzhi when he was the Magistrate of Guilin 1,500 years ago. The peak provides a good view of the town below. It has been called the "pillar of the Southern Sky." In the haze of dawn or the glow of sunset the peak is purple or gold. A climb up the 306 stone steps to the top is rewarded by a panoramic view of the city. The view from here shows clearly the many limestone pinnacles that rise out of the flat land that surrounds them.

SolitaryBeautyPeak stands in solitary grace in the center of the ancient JingjiangPrincelyMansion . Towering abruptly from the ground with an elevation of 216 meters, it is said to be the Sky-Supporting Pillar in the South of China . During the Southern dynasty (420-589), some 1500 years ago, Yan Yanzhi, governor of Guilin , wrote "none can surpass this solitary peak in beauty" and it is therefore called SolitaryBeautyPeak .

At the foot of the peak are Dushu (Study) Rock, Taiping (Peace) Rock and Yueya (Crescent) Pond. On the east side of the hill there are many inscriptions from the Qing dynasty, such as "Southern Sky-supporting Pillar" and "Purple Gown and Golden Belt." A flight of 396 stone steps leads from the west foot of the hill up to the top, where one has a commanding a panoramic view of the whole city and all the surrounding mountains.

This peak is in the Grounds of the GuangxiNormalCollege . Visitors can enter after 2:00 pm. You can reach Solitary Beauty Hill from a bus which leaves from outside the train station or it's a 45 min walk from the center the city

 

3. Elephant Trunk Hill

Elephant Trunk Hill is located on the western bank of Li River. The shape of the hill is just like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its trunk, so it is called Elephant Trunk Hill.

 

4. Old East Fall

OldEastFalls is located in 26 kilometers east of Guilin, down along the LijiangRiver, located in Guilin --- kwan'am travel line, is a scenic area development comer. Scenic spots are formed by underground springs multi-level thread pool waterfall, waterfall Lijiang River water levels even higher than the 180 meters, and can still spewing, is the only springs from the ground to form a multi-level thread waterfall; it is a result of calcium Live Chinese deposition can gradually change the landscape, tall waterfall; nine waterfalls of various shapes, and some, such as mandarin ducks playing in the water, and some, such as a dragon fountain, some covered with moss on the rock faces, such as cloth Baoshui , Watermark clear lessons for us, white and transparent like, just like spray Clouds; some bets fall into the pools and splashes water concentrated layers of mist spray, just like misty rain, waterfalls and lush forests both sides, shading quiet , water quality Qinglie transparent, cool, sweet.


5.Daxu Ancient Town

DaxuAncientTown is situated at the east bank of the Li River, 23 km (14.3 miles) southeast of GuilinCity. Having a history of more than 1000 years, the town originally formed in the early Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126) and was the leader of four renowned ancient towns in GuangxiProvince as early as 600 years ago.

Fine examples of the town's long history include: the GaozuTemple, the HanhuangTemple built in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the assembly halls, and the two-kilometer long bluestone street lined with many well maintained buildings.

The Seven Stars Tombs discovered in 1990s add an element of mystery to the ancient town. The seven tombs were arranged in the form of the Big Dipper constellation and the size of the tombs was designed according to the brightness of the stars. It has been the first case of its kind in China. And the relationship between the tomb and the Big Dipper constellation remains a mystery. However, one thing is for certain: the funeral objects excavated from the tombs are of great value.

 

6. Yao shan Mountain

YaoshanMountain lies in the east of Guilin , 12 km from the downtown. The highest peak is 903.3 meters high and is the highest hill in Guilin .

It received its name from a Yao emperor temple, which was built the top of the mountain in the Tang dynasty. Each season offers a different view. In spring azalea flowers are everywhere, in summer the bamboo compete with each other for greenness and in autumn the red maples with falling leaves make the hill appear as though it's afire. The winter's snow on mountains is as transparent as pure crystal.

The Hill has several places of interest including YaoTemple , WhiteDeerTemple , Jade Breast Pond and Tianci Field. Jingjiang King Tomb's covering over 100 square meters are the most famous attractions in the area.

Completed in 1996, a 1,416.18 meter long cable car connects the top and the foot and offers bird's-eye views of wonderful peaks and surrounds. The 1,000m sloping track has 18 curves, which enables tourists to travel through mysterious forest.

The cable car was imported from Doppelmatry Cable Car Co. Austria. It is equipped with an alarm system, a TV monitor protection system. The cable is 1416.18m long from the bottom to the top.

 

7. 1 Ddy of Li River Cruise Travelling:

Guilin to Yangshuo to Guilin A cruise along the Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo is an unforgettable experience. As you take in the stunning scenery there's something interesting to see at almost every bend in the river. Between spectacular limestone peaks you'll see graceful bamboo groves, farmers tending rice paddies, and lumbering water buffaloes pulling carts or cooling off in the river. You may see fishermen gliding along on their narrow bamboo rafts, and if you're very lucky you might see one of the famous fishing cormorants. Boats depart from various wharves, according to the height of the river at different times of the year.

 

Golf Course Profile:
Merry Land Golf Club

Merryland Golf Club owns one superb world-class 18-hole American Hilly Golf Course , the only one in China. Stick to the USGA Principle of golf course construction, the celebrated American designer Mr.Goledn Lousie specified the course ideally in response to the amazing Guilin landscape. It was open to the public in January 2000, with an expanse of 73.7 hectares, running 7,073 yards with 72 standard poles.

The 16th hole in the middle is labeled "Demon Hole", whereas the service area offers an irresistible panorama view of the LingLake and the course. The two-section golf ways are specially designed for your immediate judgment on zoom and ball controlling before every actual strike.

The Golf Course has 18 holes ready, among which there are hilly golf ways from No.1 to 9 and valley ways from No.10 to 18. It presents a breath-taking natural wonder with exciting challenges and unique experience to golfers of various levels.

 

  • Twin-Peak Golf Club


When it opened in 1995 it was the first golf course in Guangxi. The 27-hole international golf course, with a total par of 108, is surrounded by beautiful and elegant ponds and majestic mountains.  Enjoy historical pathways from South Sung Dynasty, beautiful scenery from YaoMountain, old bridges, moon-lit pagodas, exquisite rock formations, precious art collections, and garden promenades.
The course is combined by three 9 hole courses: Mountain course, LakeCourse, and Rock Course.
While vacationing in Guilin, the Twin Peak Golf & Resort Club provides you with a comprehensive service from accommodations and meals to recreation and relaxation.

 

  • Li River Golf Club

Situated at the foot of MoPan Hill and between the Chinese Marina and Foreign Marina of Li River, Li River Golf & Country Club has a great location with fantastic view over the Guilin landscape among three golf clubs of GuilinCity. The club owns 240 hectares of land; the golf course has occupied 100 hectares, total length 7150 yards, and a par 72. Golf Course designer  Mr. Lee Chang has used environmental features when designing this course, the designed  delicately sculpted and built the course with the integrity of nature’s splendor and built scenery.  The golfers  can really feel tranquility, harmony, and elegance of the nature.  Whole course co-exists expanded naturally with the Li River with various shape of brooks and at ponds were designed,  not only to make the course look more beautiful,  also increase its difficulty.  The first 9 holes have the joy of water well,  the last 9 holes have while the joy of mountain. Other facilities are DrivingRange; Resort Condominium international Guilin; ChineseMedicalSpaTheme Park 

 

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