Yungang Grottoes

The Yungang Caves or Grottoes at Datong is one of the great examples of early Buddhist cave art. Here, monks carved more than 51,000 statues, ranging in size from several inches to tens of feet high into the hillside. Work on the carvings in the 252 grottoes took place in the fifth and sixth centuries. If possible, visitors recommend coming here in off-season when it is less crowded.

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Tour Itinerary:

Pick up service by your tour guide and driver at 8:00am-9:00am

Hanging Temple-Driving Time (about 90 minutes)

Hanging Temple -Sightseeing (about 90 minutes).

Drive back to downtown have lunch  (about 1 hour)

Lunch at the local Noodle restaurant (Lunch, 1 hour)

Yungang Grottoes-Driving Time (about 30 minutes)

Yungang Grottoes -Sightseeing (about 90 minutes)

Drop-off at the client's hotel around  5:00pm.

Included in tour price:

Hotel pick-up service,

English-speaking tour guide.

Air-conditioned tour van or bus.

Local noodle lunch

Excluded (Not Included)

Entrance tickets

Accommodations

Breakfast and dinner

Note:Tips is highly appreciated but not requested

Day 1 (L or D)

Pick you up from your hotel or railway station in Datong and then to visit the Yungang Grottoes(Cloud Ridge Caves), Huayan Monastery, Shanhua Monastery and Nine Dragon Screen. Stay overnight at Datong Hotel.

- Yungang Grottoes: A treasure house of rare and splendid Chinese sculptures enjoys worldwide fame. These grottoes are the main reason most people make it to Datong. The grottoes contain over 50,000 Buddihist statues and stretch for about 1 km east to west.

-Huayan Monastery: This monastery is on the western side of Datong city. The original monastery dates back to AD 1140 and the reign of Emperor Tian Ju'an of the Jin dynasty. The entire complex is being developed into a regional museum.

-Shanhua Monastery: Built during the Tang dynasty, rebuilt in AD 1120, further restoration was done during the Ming dynasty.  The main hall contains statues of 24 divine generals. There is a small dragon screen within the monastery grounds.

-Nine Dragon Screen: One of Datong's several 'dragon screens'-tiled walls depicting fire-breathing dragons. It was originally part of the gate of the palace of Ming dynasty emperor Ming Taizu's 13th son, and is 8m high, over 45m long and 2m thick.

Day 2 (B, L, D)

Pick you up from your hotel. Visit Suspending Temple (Hanging Monastery) and the Wooden Pagoda. Drive you to your hotel or to the railway station.

-Suspending Temple(Hanging Monastery): This monastery is just outside the town of Hunyuan, 65km south-east of Datong. Built precariously on sheer cliffs above Jinlong Canyon,the monastery dates back more than 1400 years. Its halls and pavilions were built along the contours of the cliff face using the natural hollows and outcrops. The buildings are connected by corridors, bridges and boardwalks and contain bronze, iron and stone statues of gods and buddhas.

-Wooden Pagoda: This 11-century pagoda at Yingxian, 70km south of Datong, is one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world. It's said that not a single nail was used in the onstruction of the nine-storey, 97m structure.

Beijing to Datong Wutaishan Tour Itineary

Tour Day 1  : Beijing to Datong

Hotel of home pick up transfer to the Beijing Train Station, from Beijing to Datong.

Datong tour guide will pick you up and transfer to Datong Hotle.

Tour Day 2  : Datong Tour

Datong tour guide will meet you, after breakfast at the hotel.

Today we will first visit the Yungang Grottoes. The Yungang caves hold more than 50,000 statues Buddihist and extend over 1 km from east to west. The Datong Yungang caves are the main attractions in Datong.

Then visit the Datong Temple of Huayan on the west side of the city of Datong, Huayan temple is the largest and best preserved temple of the Liao (916-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties in China.

After lunch, We will take a look at Datong Nine Dragon Screen, one of the nine dragons noticed three screens in China. The screen tiles was built in 1771 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. It is 3.5 meters high and about 30 meters long. It consists of 270 tiles parts, with nine dragons playing with pearls with a background of clouds and sea water.

Transferred back to our hotel in Datong designated.

Tour Day 3  : Datong Wutaishan Tour

Datong tour guide will pick up from your hotel in Datong in the morning.

We will visit the Xuankongsi Hanging Temple, 65 km southeast of Datong. The temple hung on the cliff in the west of a hill with more than 50 feet above the ground, hanging monastery.

After lunch, go to the county Yingxian wooden pagoda, the oldest wooden church Buddhist pagoda in existence in China to visit. The pagoda is 67 meters high pagoda wih a 9-story octagonal building. It was buit without using nails.

After Datong visit, we will drive to Wutaishan, one of China’s most ancient Buddhist sites.

Upon arrival Wutaishan, transfer to Wutaishan hotel and check in.

Tour Day 4  : Wutaishan Tour

Whole day tour in Wutaishan Scenic Area. The Wutaishan region is also known for its purity, with clean air. Including the aptly named Clearwater River (Qingshui it), and a piety of Buddhist thought, Wutaishan is one of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains.
You have the opportunity to visit the Wutaishan temple such as the Pusading, Xiantong Temple, Longquan Temple, Tayuan Temple and South Temple Hill.

Tour Day 5 : Wutaishan To Datong

You will have free morning. After lunch, We will drive you back to your hotel in Datong.

Tour Day 6: Datong – Beijing
After breakfast you will be transferred to Datong Railway Station and take train no.K616(08:33-14:33) for Beijing.

Arrival at Beijing, met and transferred to your hotel in Beijing.

1˚ giorno Datong
Visita alle Pagoda di Legno Yingxian , al Temple Sospeso.

2˚ giorno Datong --Xi’an
Visita alle Grotte di Yungang. Trasferimento alla sazione per il treno notturno verso Xi’an. Pernottamento sul treno.

3˚ giorno Xi’an
Arrivo a Xi’an . Inconro con la guida locale parlante l’italiano e sistemazione all hotel ***. Dedicata alla visita dell’ Esercito di Terracotta. Pomeriggio si visita la Grande Pgoda dell’Oca Selvatica. Cena in ristorante con spcialita “raviolicinesi” e lo spettacolo di Dinastia Tang