6 Days Datong, Pingyao and Taiyuan Tour

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Datong

Today, we will enjoy a wonderful cultural trip in Datong. At first, visit the famous Buddhist sites including Yungang Grottoes, which is one of the World Culture Sites. Yungang Grottoes is said to be the best preserved Buddhist cave art in China with 53 caves containing over 51,000 stone carvings of Buddha and Buddhist dating from the 5th and 6th centuries. It is one of the four most famous ancient grottoes artistic treasures of China. Then move to visit Huayan Monastery--the largest and best preserved monastery of the Liao Dynasty in existence in China and Nine Dragon Wall--the oldest and largest glazed screen in China.

Datong Yungang Grottoes

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel accommodation:In Pingyao

Today, you will take a driving to the famous Hanging Temple for a visit.  Hanging Temple has been standing right at the foot of Mt. Hengshan for over one thousand years. After many times of repairs, the Hanging Temple had a large scale, and became a rare high altitude building on cliff in China. And then continue your drive to Pingyao ancient town. Pingyao was the home of a powerful trading family with significant commercial influence even beyond Shanxi, as they were in the trade sector, a nationwide business.

Hanging Temple

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel accommodation: In Pingyao

Enjoy yourselves in this ancient and relaxing town - Pingyao. Rishengchang Exchange Shop and Ming Qing Street are two main attractions in this town. Pingyao Ancient City is located in Pingyao County, central Shanxi Province, China. Since its listing as UNESCO World Heritage in 1997, Pingyao with its famous 600-year-old city wall a tourism product is selling well in China, thus becomes a hot destination of a never ending stream of busloads of tourist groups.

Pingyao Ancient Town

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel Accommodation: In Taiyuan

After breakfast, take driving to Taiyuan, on the way, you will have a visit to Chang Family Courtyard, which impresses visitors with its rich history and culture, every part of it is telling a story. And it was once the home of a powerful trading family in Shanxi Province. Chang Family developed a school of its own of confucian businessman culture. Chang Family Courtyard is a perfect example of Chinese architecture and combines northern and southern styles and integrates the residence and garden.

Pingyao

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Today, you will have a visit to Jin Ancestral Temple, the oldest wooden structure in Taiyuan. After the tour, be transferred to the airport for your flight to next destination.

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