Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Datong
Datong- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Yungang Grottoes, UNESCO-listed Buddhist sculptural complex with stone carvings from the 5th-6th centuries
- Explore Huayan Monastery, a preserved temple complex from the Liao and Jin Dynasties
- Visit the Nine-Dragon Wall, a glazed-tile screen wall from the Ming Dynasty
Landmarks Yungang Grottoes Huayan Monastery Nine-Dragon Wall - Day 2
Hunyuan County - Ying County - Datong
Hunyuan County - Ying County - Datong- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Hanging Temple (Xuankong Temple), a 1,500-year-old temple built into a cliff face near Mount Heng
- Visit Yingxian Wooden Pagoda in Fogong Temple, the oldest and tallest surviving all-timber pavilion-style structure in China
Landmarks Hanging Temple Yingxian Wooden Pagoda - Day 3
Datong to Pingyao
Datong to Pingyao- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit Shuanglin Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with well-preserved painted clay sculptures from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties
Landmarks Shuanglin Temple - Day 4
Pingyao
Pingyao- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Explore Ancient City of Pingyao, a well-preserved walled city showcasing Ming and Qing Dynasty merchant wealth and early banking history
- View city walls originally built in 1370, among the best-preserved large-scale ancient fortifications in China
Landmarks Ancient City of Pingyao
