Highlights of Datong

D1: Take soft sleeper night trian K605(00:38PM----06:48AM) from Beijing west train station to Datong.

D2: Hanging Monastery and Wooden Pagoda
Get picked up from train station, then drive to the magnificent Hanging Monastery (Xuankong si), astonishing architecture technical, and monastery has also had many influences in its belief system. This is no better highlighted than in the Three Religion Hall ( Sansheng dian) where Buddha, Confucius and Laotzu (Taoism founder) sit side by side. after lunch, drive to a Wooden Pagoda, the largest and oldest existing pagoda in China) at Yingxian County. we will take stairs up to the top, have a great view, meanwhile enjoy the amazing architecture skills, later drive back to Datong city and wonder around in an old street for a while, before we head for a local cuisine.

D3: Yungang Buddhist Grottoes.

After Breakfast, go to visit the Yungang Grottoes, built at 1500 years ago, with its 53 existing rock caves and cover 51,000 statues, Yungang Grottoes is a treasure house of ancient Buddhist art, the largest and best of these kinds in China. And best of all, unlike the others, all the Grottoes are open to public. The long stretch of caves was a masterpiece comparable to the ancient Egyptian pyramids, taking 40,000 workmen many decades (453-493 AD) to finish the majority of construction.

Later drive back to Datong, catch a train, K730(12:22PM---18:40PM) back to Beijing.

Price:

RMB 2000 per person based on 2 persons

RMB 1640 per person based on 3 persons

RMB 1500 per person based on 4 persons

RMB 1350 per person based on 5 or 5 +

Included in Package:

Accommodation (3 star)
All entrance fees
Train tickets( from Beijing��Datong soft sleeper, Datong��BJ, hard seat)
local transportation
English speaking tour guide

Excluded: Meals,snacks, private drink and activities, tip to tour guide and driver

Things to bring: Sunglasses, camera, towel, tooth brush and tooth paste

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