Beijing Luoyang High-speed Train Tour, 2 Day Luoyang Tour from Beijing

Pick up from your hotel in Beijing and transferred to Beijing West Railway Station. Take the 3-hour highspeed train from Beijing in the early morning for Luoyang. Arriving at Luoyang Longmen Railway Station before noon, met by our representative in Luoyang.

After lunch, start your Luoyang tour with the Longmen Grottoes . It is situated on the Yihe River banks, about 12 kilometers from Luoyang city. It is one of the three most valuable Buddhist caves and rock carvings in China. The grottoes were first carved during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), when the rulers relocated their capital from Datong to Luoyang at the end of the 5th century. In November, 2000, Longmen Grottoes was listed as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.

Then head to Tianzi Jialiu Museum. "Tianzi" means emperors while "Jialiu" means their chariots driven by 6 horses. The discovery of the Tianzi Jialiu Site has great impact on the Chinese archaeology and history. The museum is built over the sacrificial pit area for the emperors in Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC – 256BC) with its capital at the site of the present day Luoyang. The burial of the royal horse and chariots here in Luoyang is earlier than that of terra cotta warriors during Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.) in Xian.

Stay overnight in Luoyang.

After breakfast, move on to Luoyang Museum . The museum building covers a construction area of 6,2000 square meters with 230m long, 140m wide.The first floor is dedicated to the basic exhibition depicting the Heluo Civilization (Luoyang’s history and culture). The second floor is mainly designed for 7 exhibition rooms for 7 themed exhibitions – Exhibition of Calligraphy and Painting, Exhibition of Ancient Treasure of Luoyang, Exhibition of pottery figurines of Han and Tang dynasties, Exhibition of tri-colored earthen wares of Tang Dynasty, Exhibition of Qing Imperial cultural relics and Exhibition of ancient fresco Art.

Then continue to visit visit the White Horse Temple , the first Buddhist Temple ever built in China, the important cradle of Chins's Buddhism, which was introduced into China from India in 68AD in Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD – 220 AD) , the same year when the white horse temple was built.

After lunch, have a short tour of Luoyang old city area before transferred to Luoyang Longmen Railway Station and take the later afternoon highspeed train for Beijing. Arriving in Beijing West Railway Station in the evening, met and transferred to your downtown hotel in Beijing.