Datong Day Tour of Yungang Grottoes and Hengshan Hanging Temple
Datong, China
Trip Type: Full-day Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Visiting the beautiful city of Datong with your English-speaking guide and transfer. On this tour, you will explore the prosperous historical and cultural relics, including the Yungang Grottoes, one of the largest grottoes in China, and the Hengshan Hanging Temple with over 1,400 years of history.
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Visiting the beautiful city of Datong with your English-speaking guide and transfer. On this tour, you will explore the prosperous historical and cultural relics, including the Yungang Grottoes, one of the largest grottoes in China, and the Hengshan Hanging Temple with over 1,400 years of history.
After pickup from your hotel in Datong at 8:30am, you will be transferred to the Hengshan Hanging Temple, also called the Hanging Monastery (approx. 1.5 hours).
Hanging Monastery is one of China's most unique and remarkable feats of wooden architecture. The monastery is also the only one built in honor of Sakyamuni, Laozi, and Confucius, who are founders of Buddism, Taoism and Confucianism respectively. The monastery was founded during the Northern Wei period (386-584), boasting a history of over 1,400 years. An architectural complex was built on the base of the natural hollows and outcrops along the contour of the cliff.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and then proceed to the Yungang Grottoes. In 2001, the site was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site. There are 53 grottoes remained in Yungang and there are 45 major caves, the size of Kukan 252, and more than 51,000 stone status. The Yungang Grottoes is one of China's largest ancient grottoes, alongside the Dunhuang Mogao grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes and Tianshui Maiji Mountain Grottoes, which are called China's four big grottoes. When the tour ends, transfer back to you hotel.
After pickup from your hotel in Datong at 8:30am, you will be transferred to the Hengshan Hanging Temple, also called the Hanging Monastery (approx. 1.5 hours).
Hanging Monastery is one of China's most unique and remarkable feats of wooden architecture. The monastery is also the only one built in honor of Sakyamuni, Laozi, and Confucius, who are founders of Buddism, Taoism and Confucianism respectively. The monastery was founded during the Northern Wei period (386-584), boasting a history of over 1,400 years. An architectural complex was built on the base of the natural hollows and outcrops along the contour of the cliff.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and then proceed to the Yungang Grottoes. In 2001, the site was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Site. There are 53 grottoes remained in Yungang and there are 45 major caves, the size of Kukan 252, and more than 51,000 stone status. The Yungang Grottoes is one of China's largest ancient grottoes, alongside the Dunhuang Mogao grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes and Tianshui Maiji Mountain Grottoes, which are called China's four big grottoes. When the tour ends, transfer back to you hotel.
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