Day trip to Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda from Datong: A shocking collision of Buddhist cave art and ancient cliff temples
- Yungang Grottoes: a thousand-year-old treasure house of stone carving art, witnessing the pinnacle of the Northern Wei royal carving skills.
- Hanging Temple: an aerial pavilion on a cliff, interpreting the miracle of architectural mechanics with ingenious wooden structures.
- Grottoes exploration: Ten thousand Buddha statues have stood still for a thousand years, and you can feel the Buddhist cultural context of the Northern Wei Dynasty among the mottled rock colors.
- Hanging wonders: half-inserted flying beams are suspended a hundred feet in the air, and you can feel the thrill and mystery of the "air Zen temple" in the clouds and mist.
- Cultural double wonders: Grottoes and ancient temples complement each other from a distance, travel through a thousand years in one day, and appreciate the Northern Wei Dynasty's elegance and craftsmanship.
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Yungang Grottoes Half-Day Tour from Datong 50-person group (optional morning/afternoon departure)
Inclusions
Admission to: Yungang Grottoes
Chinese-speaking guide
Round-trip transfers to and from the meet up location
Includes 3-hour use of Yungang Grottoes wireless headset
Additional Info
This activity has no age limit
Passenger capacity: 50 passengers excluding the driver
What's included in Day trip to Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda from Datong: A shocking collision of Buddhist cave art and ancient cliff temples
(Subject to Option Inclusions)- Departure: Meet the operator at 06:40. Enter your preferred location at checkout. The operator will make the final confirmation accordingly. The meeting point is Hualin New World (near the west gate of the ancient city). Other special circumstances will be adjusted accordingly. Please refer to the tour guide's notification one day in advance..Please arrive at the location 10 mins before the departure time
- Departure: Meet the operator at 06:50. Enter your preferred location at checkout. The operator will make the final confirmation accordingly. The meeting place is Datong Modern Brain Hospital (near Datong Railway Station),.Please arrive at the location 10 mins before the departure time
- [Attraction/experience] 08:00, Guided tour, Yungang Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes - (about 2 hours of tour), Yungang Grottoes are known as the four ancient caves in China together with Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu. Yungang Grottoes is ranked first among the four grottoes for its magnificent scale, large statues, and exquisite carvings. Earphones are voluntary and at your own expense. Earphone rental is 20 yuan/person
- [Attraction/experience] Guided tour, Hanging Temple, The Hanging Temple is not included. You can pay for it at your own expense. Adults can pay 100 yuan/person. During the peak season, the number of tourists at the Hanging Temple will be limited. You need to decide whether to climb it based on the number of tourists on the day. The Hanging Temple is a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanxi Province and the "first scenic spot" among the 18 scenic spots of Hengshan Mountain. It is known as "The Hanging Temple, half a day high, three horsetails hanging in the air
- [Attraction/experience] 15:00, Guided tour, 木塔景区, The full name of the tower is Yingxian Fogong Temple Sakyamuni Pagoda. It is located in the Fogong Temple in the northwest corner of Yingxian County, Shanxi Province. It was built in the second year of Qingning in the Liao Dynasty (1056) and has a history of more than 970 years. The tower is 67.31 meters high, with an attic-style building, an octagonal plane, and five floors and six eaves.
- [Return] 17:40, at Hualin New World, End of a pleasant day's journey. The itinerary time is for reference only. Please refer to the tour guide's arrangements on the day.
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The first stop is the Yungang Grottoes, which is a world cultural heritage with 45 main caves and more than 51,000 statues. The huge Buddha statues are carved on the cliffs in various shapes, some solemn and solemn, some kind and gentle. Each one carries thousands of years of history and culture, which makes people sigh at the superb skills of the ancients.
Then we came to the Hanging Temple, which is built between cliffs and is famous for its strangeness, suspension and ingenuity. The temple has exquisite architecture and compact layout, as if it was built in the air, which makes people both amazed and awed.
The last stop is the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, which is the tallest and oldest existing pure wooden structure pavilion-style building in the world. The wooden pagoda has a magnificent appearance and an exquisite internal structure. It has survived thousands of years of wind and rain and many earthquakes and is still standing. It can be called a miracle in the history of architecture.
This route, from grotto art to hanging wonders, to ancient architectural treasures, will definitely give you an unforgettable cultural journey
-Meet at the meeting point Meet at Hualin New World, Pingcheng District, Datong City or Datong Modern Brain Hospital, Pingcheng District, Datong City
Time arrangement: The group departure time is around 6 o'clock, and the trip usually ends around 17 o'clock, and you will be sent back to the hotel or return to the pick-up point. We will inform you of the meeting time again one day before the tour. Please arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes before the meeting time.
For safety reasons, minors under the age of 18 need to be accompanied by at least one adult passenger
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Venues
- Datong
