Datong Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery 1-day from Beijing by Train
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Datong Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery 1-day from Beijing by Train
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Datong Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery 1-day from Beijing by Train
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SGD 718.92
Highlights
1) Taking advantage of the newly built Beijing-Datong bullet train, your day trip to Datong becomes possible. It only takes 2 hours each way. It is something perfect to do if you have an extra day in Beijing.
2) Our guide in Datong is one of the best tour guides, fluent in English, and knowledgeable about Shanxi history and culture. Very experienced in time management also to make sure you enjoy the most.
3) Have a taste of Shanxi-style food at lunch, not found in Beijing.
4) Private tour, so you will have a dedicated team to work for you.
Itinerary
Yungang Grottoes
2 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Yungang Grottoes are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture. It is one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites of China. They were built in the period between 460-525 AD during the Northern Wei Dynasty. The grottoes are an outstanding example of Chinese stone carvings from the 5th and 6th centuries. Altogether, the site is composed of 252 grottoes with more than 51,000 Buddha statues and statuettes. In 2001, the Grottoes named a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a "masterpiece of early Chinese Buddhist cave art... [and] ...represent the successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asia with Chinese cultural traditions, starting in the 5th century CE under Imperial auspices."Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si)
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Hanging Temple, also Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple, is a temple built into a cliff. Along with the Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. With the history of 1,500 years, the temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also the only existing temple with the combination of three Chinese traditional religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. The structure is kept in place with oak crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The primary support system hides inside the bedrock. The monastery sits in the small canyon basin. The body of the building hangs from the middle of the cliff under the prominent summit, protecting the temple from rain erosion and sunlight. Coupled with the repair of the dynasties, the color tattoo in the temple is relatively well preserved.
What's included
INCLUDED
All Fees and Taxes
English-speaking tour guide extremely knowledgeable about the history.
Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional driver in Datong along with a nice car.
Beijing and Datong train station transfers (from hotel to station and back)
Bullet train tickets between Beijing and Datong (round-trip)
Chinese Shanxi-style dishes and noodles.
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Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Location
Address
Wuzhou Mountain, Urban Area, Datong, Shanxi, China 37000
Provider
Great Wall Hiking, Camping and Trekking Operator
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