Enjoy pickup and drop-off service from Luoyang hotel / Railway Station, escorted by professional local tour guide, take this one day trip to explore the highlights of Luoyang, you will visit the UNESCO listed World Heritage Site of Longmen Grottoes and explore the Buddhism history and culture at White Horse Temple.
Your professional guide and driver will escort you to start the Luoyang highlights day trip. Your first stop will be the Longmen Grottoes. These grottoes, together with the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang and the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui, are the four major cave clusters in China. There are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues, lots of historical materials concerning art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, costume and architecture are kept here. Follow your guide to explore this famous historical heritage.
Enjoy a delicious lunch and taste local food in a well-selected restaurant. Then move on to explore White Horse Temple - honored as the Cradle of Buddhism in China. Here you will find the history of how Buddhism appeared in China at the first time. Wander around the temple to enjoy the antique architecture which has remained intact for over 1,900 years, and learn the Buddhism history and culture from your guide.
Our local tour guide will pick you up from your Datong hotel and transfer you to the first stop of Hanging Monastery. Because of the numerous pagodas in Datong it has been known as the 'City of Pagodas'. The peculiar wood-structured Hanging Monastery on the cliff at the foot of Mt. Hengshan gives a breath-taking view of Chinese architecture. Built in 491, Hanging Monastery has survived more than 1400 years. It is an architectural wonder. Seen from below, it appears to be a tumble-down castle in the air. Walk into the Monastery to explore this rare architecture and discover its history.
After having lunch in a local restaurant, move on to visit the Wooden Pagoda in Ying County. Regarded as the 'First Pagoda in the World', the Wooden Pagoda has about 900 years of history and is attractive for its exquisite design and delicate appearance. The Pagoda appears as a five-storey structure, but in fact it has a total of nine storeys with four hidden inside. And large Buddha statues hosted in the Wooden Pagoda are particularly impressive.