Beijing Luoyang Shaolin Temple 2 Day Round Trip Tour (High-speed Train Tour)

Pick up from your hotel in Beijing and transferred to Beijing West Railway Station. Take the 3-hour highspeed train early in the morning from Beijing 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 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.

Stay overnight in Luoyang.

After breakfast, take one and half hours'drive to Shaolin Temple about 80 km away from Luoyang city. Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Chan Buddhism-cradle of Shaolin Kongfu. In the temple you will have the chance to enjoy the real Kung fu performance by the monks.

After lunch, transferred to Luoyang Longmen Railway Station, you are arranged to take the high-speed train in the afternoon for Beijing. Arriving at Beijing West Railway Station later in the evening, met and transferred to your downtown hotel in Beijing.

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Meals:** Hotel breakfast and Chinese lunch