2 Days Datong Highlights Tours
Tour Route: Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple
The Largest Grottoes Group in China-Yungang Grottoes, the Only Temple with Buddhism & Taoism and Confucianism-Hanging Temple, the Highest and The Oldest Wooden Building-Yingxian Wooden Pagoda,Reasonable Tour Arrangement & Meals Quality Guarantee
In the morning, our local guide will pick you up from your hotel or train station of Datong.
Then you will start your life-time visit to Yungang Grottoes. In a valley at Yungang, some 16km west of Datong, there are more than 45 recesses dug into the hills and filled with Buddhist statues of various sizes and shapes, 51,000 altogether, later called Yungang Grottoes ( Cloud Ridge Caves ) listed UNESCO World Heritage in2001.
After that, visit Huayan Temple on the western side of Datong city, the largest and most well preserved temple of the Liao (916-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties in China.
After lunch, move on to Shanhua Monastery, located in central Datong within the old city walls. It was first constructed during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD).
Then proceed to visit the Nine Dragon Wall, which used to guard the mansion or palace. In China, a big wall of dragons in front of the entrance should block evil spirits can only walk in straight lines. The wall is 8 meters high, 45 meters long, and has 9 different dragons made of 426 glazed tiles. It is the largest nine dragon screen in China.
Meals: LunchDay 2 Datong Day Tour
Pick up from your hotel Datong in the morning. First drive to Hanging Temple, 65 km away south-east of Datong. The temple hangs on the west cliff of a hill with over 50 meters above the ground, hence Hanging Monastery. Hanging Monastery was first in 491. The present monastery was mainly rebuilt and maintained in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The biggest attraction of Hanging Temple is the fact that the temple includes Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.
After lunch, move on to Yingxian County to visit the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, the oldest and largest wooden Buddhist pagoda in existence in the world. The pagoda is 67 meters high the pagoda wih a 9 story octagonal building. It was was buit without using any nails. It is admired as one of the Three Wonders of Pagoda in the world" together with Eiffel Tower in France and leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. Lunch included. After today's tour, you will be transferred by private car or van back to your hotel in Beijing.
After today's tour, you will be transferred by private car or van back to your hotel or train station in Datong.
Meals: Breakfast, LunchTravel Period | 2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers |
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Dec.1- Feb.28 | US$350 | US$270 |
Mar.1- Nov.30 | US$360 | US$280 |
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