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Overview
Visit the Hanging Monastery, the only monastery in China enshrining three religions— Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, explore the UNESCO-listed Yungang Grottoes, home to over 51,000 Buddha statues. You will also visit Datong City highlights and Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda in these two days. By taking a bullet train from Beijing to Datong, it is a big value of time and money.
What's included
Entrance fees
Lunch
First-class round trip bullet train tickets
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private guide in Datong
Gratuities
Accommodation
What to expect
Day 1: Take a bullet train to Datong, visit Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Datong City Walls and Huanyan Temple
Beijing Railway Station
20m · Admission ticket included
Start your day with an early morning pickup by your private driver and transfer to Beijing Qinghe Railway Station to catch your train to Datong which departs around 7:00am. Upon arrival, your driver will assist with obtaining the train ticket for you and send you to the waiting room.
Yungang Grottoes
2h · Admission ticket included
You will arrive at Datong South Railway Station at 9:05am. Your private guide and driver will hold a sign with your full name on it and meet you Datong South Railway Station (exit). Then drive about 50 minutes to Yungang Grottoes, one of the top three grottoes in China, along with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang. Yungang Grottoes represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China.
Huayan Temple of Datong
1h 30m · Admission ticket included
Then drive about 40 minutes to downtown and stop to enjoy a nice local lunch (handmade sliced noodles with some dishes). After that, visit Huayan Temple, which is a Buddhist temple located in the southwest of Datong Ancient City, built in 1038 CE. It is the largest and most perfectly preserved temple of the Liao (916-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties in China.
Datong City Walls
1h · Admission ticket included
After Huayan Temple visit, continue to Datong City Walls.The City Wall was built as a clay building by the Northern Wei state (386-534) during the Southern and Northern Dynasties(420-589).It is tall and majestic, solid and steep. The base was made from stone strips, slates and blue bricks. Accompanied by your guide, wonder around on the city wall and tasty the ancient city.
Nine Dragon Screen
1h · Admission ticket included
Your last stop is Nine Dragon Screen.The nine dragons, each playing with a pearl were carved in a very lifelike manner. Colorful paint has been applied to the carvings to bring the dragons to life vividly, as they would have been over 600 years ago.
Among the nine dragons, one heading to the front with imposing appearance is held in awe by other dragons. Patterns of mountains, rivers and trees fill the left, serving as a contrast to make the dragons stand out.
Afterwards, you will be transferred to your hotel in Datong (at your own arrangement).
Day 2: Hanging Temple and Wooden Pagoda in Ling County, back to Beijing
Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si)
2h · Admission ticket included
Your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in the morning, and transfer to Hengshan Hanging Temple. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. The structure is kept in place with oak crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure was hidden inside the bedrock.
Pagoda of Fogong Temple
1h 30m · Admission ticket included
After enjoy a local lunch, drive about one hour to Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda, built in 1056 during the Liao Dynasty (916–1125),75km from Datong. It is the oldest all-wood pagoda in China, as well as the only Buddhist temple that was totally built with wood.
After the tour, you will be transferred to Datong South Railway Station and catch your train back to Beijing.
30m
Your driver will meet your at Beijing Railway Station and transfer back to your Beijing hotel.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
You will be picked up from the central located hotel in Beijing
Additional information
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Highly recommend to make your booking in early advance as the train tickets are very limited
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
