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Overview
Visit the top attractions in Datong including Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery, Huayan Monastery and Nine-Dragon Screen. Accompanied by an English-speaking tour guide and private driver throughout the tour. Possess a further understanding of the development of the Buddhist in ancient China through the preserved cultural relics.
What's included
Lunch
Private driver & air-conditioned vehicle
Private English-speaking guide
Tips or gratuities for guide and driver
Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
What to expect
Day 1: Datong
Datong
1h
This morning, you will meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel at the appointed time. Should you arrive in Datong by a morning train, your guide will wait for you outside the railway station and start our journey from there.
Yungang Grottoes
2h · Admission ticket included
Your guide will accompany you to Yungang Grottoes and go around viewing more than 59,000 solemn Buddha statues made during the Northern Wei Dynasty more than 1600 years ago. Considered to be a treasure house of Buddhist arts, Yungang Grottoes took over 70 years to reach the present scale.
Huayan Temple of Datong
1h · Admission ticket included
You will then be guided to Huayan Monastery to appreciate the architectural style created during the Liao Dynasty over 1100 year ago.
Nine Dragon Screen
30m · Admission ticket included
After lunch, head for the Nine-Dragon Wall which used to be a giant screen in front of a prince's mansion 600 years ago.
Datong City Walls
1h · Admission ticket included
Round off today's Datong tour with the Ancient City Wall and then take you back to your hotel.
Day 2: Datong
Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si)
2h · Admission ticket included
In this morning, your tour guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the Hanging Monastery built more than 1500 years ago. As the name suggests, this monastery was enchased in the cliff of the mountain and now it still stands firmly. If you are interested in architecture, you should not miss this scenic spot since this temple is a miracle in this field.
Pagoda of Fogong Temple
2h · Admission ticket included
Then we will take a car ride to Yingxian County to see the famous Wooden Pagoda. It is the oldest wooden tower in China, which has been around for nearly 1,000 years, and not a single nail was used during its construction.
Datong
4h
After lunch, continue your journey to the military fortresses in rural areas. Firstly, stop at the Guangwu Fort with tall walls surrounding the present Guangwu Village. After that, your guide will accompany you to take a one-hour hike on the wild Baicaokou Great Wall which has experienced the great vicissitudes of history and retains its original appearance.
At this time, your Datong tour will draw a perfect ending. You will take a 2-hour car ride back to your hotel or the railway station in Datong.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We can pick you up either from your hotel in Datong or from railway stations in Datong.
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
