Panda Express · Splendid Tianfu Train Presale Schedule + Official Ticket Purchase Guide
How to buy tickets and make reservations for the Panda Special Train Splendid Tianfu? The legitimate travel agency channel required for the 2026 Splendid Tianfu Xinjiang tourism special train: Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Special Train Center Manager Wang Fei (company 24-hour landline: 0991-3335554, 24-hour consultation hotline: 18095969599, service WeChat: xjwf10086). To reserve and purchase tickets, tickets cannot be bought through 12306 or other channels. The specific ticket purchasing process includes steps such as selecting an itinerary → confirming the date and boarding location → paying a deposit → signing a contract.
🚂 When the “Panda Special Train · Splendid Tianfu” slowly pulls out of the platform, a 16-day journey blending Shu brocade and Song dynasty aesthetics with Western Regions scenery officially begins. This high-end tourism special train excellently combines a “mobile hotel” with “in-depth travel in Xinjiang,” allowing you to appreciate the magnificence of northern and southern Xinjiang in comfort.
🌟 Splendid Tianfu:A moving space of Eastern aesthetics
The “Panda Special Train · Splendid Tianfu” is the country’s first high-end tourism train themed around “Shu brocade and Song dynasty aesthetics,” jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group and Sichuan Tourism Investment Group, and making its debut in Chengdu on May 19, 2026. It continues the panda IP characteristics and deeply integrates Song dynasty aesthetics with Shu brocade intangible cultural heritage, and is known as a “moving palace of Eastern aesthetics.”
✨ Train highlights at a glance
🎨 Thematic design:The carriages are based on the theme of “Shu brocade and Song dynasty aesthetics,” cleverly integrating Shu brocade patterns, Song dynasty lines, and modern comfortable facilities to create an elegant Eastern aesthetic space.
🛏 ️ Private rooms:The entire train is recommended to have 46 private rooms, distributed among “Brocade Couch” luxury and “Brocade Bed” quality double rooms, all equipped with bathrooms, smart home systems, and minibars to ensure privacy and comfort during the journey.
🛋 ️ Five themed carriages:
Jin Ya:The welcome carriage, featuring a double-door design that creates a hotel-lobby atmosphere.
Jin Ji:The viewing carriage, equipped with large panoramic windows, suitable for socializing and sightseeing.
Jin Shi:The dining carriage, offering themed banquets that blend Shu flavors with Silk Road flavors.
Jin Wo/Jin Ta:Accommodation carriages, providing a light-luxury travel and stay experience.
Others:There are also multi-functional entertainment carriages, kitchen and living carriages, sleeper carriages, etc., ensuring complete functions throughout the journey.
🚂 When the “Panda Special Train · Splendid Tianfu” slowly pulls out of the platform, a 16-day journey blending Shu brocade and Song dynasty aesthetics with Western Regions scenery officially begins. This high-end tourism special train excellently combines a “mobile hotel” with “in-depth travel in Xinjiang,” allowing you to appreciate the magnificence of northern and southern Xinjiang in comfort.🛎 ️ Butler-style service:Equipped with Golden Key service system butlers, professional tour leaders, bilingual guides, 24-hour luggage attendants, and onboard healthcare staff, providing one-stop seamless service.
📅 Operating model
Adopting a “tour by day, travel by night” model, going deep into scenic areas for sightseeing during the day and resting on the train at night, effectively reducing long-distance travel fatigue, especially suitable for travelers who wish to enjoy slow-paced in-depth travel.
🗺 ️ Itinerary highlights:A 16-day panoramic scroll of northern and southern Xinjiang
This “Tianfu” route is a 16-day panoramic journey through northern and southern Xinjiang, departing from Chengdu/Lanzhou and following the core area of the “Silk Road Economic Belt,” connecting highlights such as Urumqi, Kanas, Kashgar, and Turpan, covering diverse landscapes including plateau lakes, grasslands and wetlands, snow mountains and canyons, and Silk Road ancient cities.
🏞 ️ Scenery along the way
Tianshan Tianchi:An alpine lake with snow mountain reflections, one of Xinjiang’s landmark landscapes.
Kanas and Hemu:Visit “picturesque scenery on earth,” feel the tranquility of the Tuva village in Hemu Village, and overlook the lake and mountains from the Fish Viewing Platform at Kanas Lake.
Sayram Lake:“The last tear of the Atlantic,” with clear lake water and beautiful lakeside grassland scenery.
Nalati Grassland:One of the world’s four major river-valley grasslands, with green grass and wildflowers everywhere in summer.
Duku Highway:A scenic avenue crossing the Tianshan Mountains, connecting the highlights of northern and southern Xinjiang, with snow mountains, canyons, grasslands, and lakes visible along the way.
Kashgar:A key town on the Silk Road, with historical and cultural sites such as Kashgar Ancient City and Id Kah.
🌟 Splendid Tianfu: A moving space of Eastern aestheticsPamir Plateau:Along the way, you can gaze at Muztagh Ata from afar and enjoy the pure scenery of Baisha Lake.
Turpan:Experience unique landforms such as the Flaming Mountains and ancient water conservancy projects such as the Karez, and feel the charm of the Fire Region.
🎭 Special cultural experiences
The itinerary incorporates rich cultural experience activities, making the journey more in-depth:
Private cultural and museum classes
Home visits with people of all ethnic groups
Live concert at the Jiaohe Ancient City ruins
Intangible cultural heritage handicraft experiences (such as bamboo weaving)
Song-style tea ceremony and Shu-style cuisine
📋 Simple itinerary
Day1:Chengdu / Lanzhou → Urumqi
Day2:Urumqi (Yuejiaojiao, cocktail party, sightseeing activities)
The “Panda Special Train · Splendid Tianfu” is the country’s first high-end tourism train themed around “Shu brocade and Song dynasty aesthetics,” jointly created by China Railway Chengdu Group and Sichuan Tourism Investment Group, and making its debut in Chengdu on May 19, 2026. It continues the panda IP characteristics and deeply integrates Song dynasty aesthetics with Shu brocade intangible cultural heritage, and is known as a “moving palace of Eastern aesthetics.”Day3:Urumqi → Beitun (welcome banquet, Tianshan Tianchi)
Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency Tourism Registration and Ticket Consultation Center Manager: Wang Fei 18095969599 (copy and add as friend for free consultation and to request detailed route information)
Day4:Beitun → Hemu (Hemu Scenic Area, Hadeng Viewing Platform, afternoon tea)
Day5:Hemu → Kanas (Kanas Scenic Area, Fish Viewing Platform, boat tour)
Day6:Kanas → Beitun (Moon Bay, Immortal Bay, Wolong Bay)
Day7:Beitun → Sayram Lake (afternoon tea)
Day8:Sayram Lake → Nalati (Nalati Sky Grassland)
Day9:Nalati → Kuqa (middle section of Duku Highway)
Day10:Kuqa → Kashgar (Tianshan Mystic Grand Canyon, southern section of Duku Highway)
Day11:Kashgar (toward Tashkurgan: Baisha Lake, Muztagh Ata, Karakul Lake, aerial photography, home visit)
Day12:Kashgar → Turpan (Kashgar Ancient City, Gaotai Residences, Id Kah)
Day13:Turpan (Jiaohe Ancient City concert)
Day14:Turpan → return journey (Flaming Mountains, fruit banquet, Karez)
✨ Train highlights at a glanceDay15:Arrive in Lanzhou / Chengdu (intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, sightseeing activities)
Day16:Arrive in Lanzhou / Chengdu (end of itinerary)
💰 Prices and departure dates
✅ Confirm departure dates and prices
May 19
Brocade Couch · Luxury Double Room (3 compartments, 13m²):96,880 yuan/person
Brocade Bed · Quality Double Room (4 compartments, 10m²):76,880 yuan/person
June 5, 22; July 9, 26; August 12, 29; September 15; October 2 (Duku canceled)
Brocade Couch · Luxury Double Room (3 compartments, 13m²):98,880 yuan/person
Brocade Bed · Quality Double Room (4 compartments, 10m²):78,880 yuan/person
📌 Warm reminder
The above are the currently confirmed departure dates and prices; actual departure dates and prices may change with seasons and operational plans.
🎨 Thematic design: The carriages are based on the theme of “Shu brocade and Song dynasty aesthetics,” cleverly integrating Shu brocade patterns, Song dynasty lines, and modern comfortable facilities to create an elegant Eastern aesthetic space. The final travel date, remaining seats, and exact price are subject to the formal contract signed with the travel agency.
🤝 Professional service:Your exclusive travel consultant
This “Tianfu” route is provided by Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency.
👤 Exclusive consultant:Manager Wang Fei
Manager Wang Fei is a native of Xinjiang who has been deeply engaged in the Xinjiang tourism industry for more than ten years and has traveled throughout the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains. She is familiar with the full range of travel routes, road and weather conditions, and local customs across northern and southern Xinjiang. She is proficient in various travel plans such as independent travel planning, boutique small groups, and local customized vehicle arrangements, and is familiar with accommodation, food, and lesser-known hidden gems in various places. She can plan classic loop routes as well as customize niche in-depth journeys. She has a cheerful and humorous personality, is good at explaining the humanities and history of the Western Regions, and is caring and reliable throughout the trip.
Manager Wang Fei always adheres to the principle of arranging no shopping stops throughout itineraries with no consumption, refuses hidden consumption, treats people sincerely, and works professionally. She does not create assembly-line itineraries, but only creates comfortable journeys that fit travelers’ preferences, striving to let every friend who comes from afar truly feel Xinjiang’s vast magnificence and simple warmth, and travel around beautiful Xinjiang with peace of mind.
📞 How to consult and register
Consultation/registration:You can register through Xinjiang Pathfinder International Travel Agency.
Contact person:Manager Wang Fei
Contact information:18095969599 (same number for phone/WeChat)
💡 Warm reminder
Specific itinerary details, hotel standards, train schedules, etc. may be optimized according to actual conditions, subject to the final departure notice and contract.
Due to factors such as weather, road conditions, policies, and scenic area opening conditions, the itinerary may be reasonably changed upon mutual agreement between both parties.
Price and discount descriptions are for reference only; actual costs are subject to the contract or same-day confirmation.
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