Datong Trip Overview
Visit highlights of Datong including Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Monastery, Nine-Dragon Wall, Ancient City Wall, Hanging Monastery, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda and wild Baicaokou Great Wall with this 2 days private tour from Datong.
You will be picked up and dropped off from your Datong hotel/train station.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Datong, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Datong, Shanxi, China
Visit highlights of Datong including Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Monastery, Nine-Dragon Wall, Ancient City Wall, Hanging Monastery, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda and wild Baicaokou Great Wall with this 2 days private tour from Datong.
You will be picked up and dropped off from your Datong hotel/train station.
Itinerary
Day 1: Datong. O/N Datong.
Stop At: Datong, Datong, Shanxi
In the morning, our guide will meet you at 9am of your Datong hotel then transfer to Yungang Grottoes, need 30 minutes driving, 16km.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Yungang Grottoes, Wuzhou Mountain, Urban Area, Datong 37000 China
Upon arrival at the Yungang Grottoes, our guide will accompany you as you to go around viewing more than 59,000 solemn Buddha statues made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386 – 534). Considered to be a treasure house of Buddhist arts, Yungang Grottoes took over 70 years to reach the present scale. The sculptures there integrate the superb artistry of Northern Wei and showcase the atmospheric and imperial style. You are sure to feel astonished by the magnificent scene there.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Huayan Temple of Datong, Daxi Street, Urban Area, Datong 037004 China
After admiring the sculptural arts of the Northern Wei Dynasty, you will then be guided to Huayan Monastery to appreciate the architectural style created during the Liao Dynasty (907 – 1125). You will also see a statue of Bodhisattva with a grin on her face, which makes it stand out from the rest.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nine Dragon Screen, Yanghe Street, Cheng District, Datong 037000 China
After lunch, we will head for the Nine-Dragon Wall which used to be a giant screen in front of a prince’s mansion 600 years ago.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Datong City Walls, Centre of Datong, Urban Area, Datong 037000 China
At the end of the day, we will round off today’s Datong tour with the Ancient City Wall and then take you back to your hotel
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Datong. The tour end.
Stop At: Datong, Datong, Shanxi
In the morning at 9am, our guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and transfer to Hanging Monastery, need 90 minutes driving, 84km.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si), Hengshan, Datong China
The renowned Hanging Monastery, which looks like a grand relief inlaid on the steep cliff. It will be a thrilling experience to go along the hanging walkways to visit each hall of the temple. It is unique that the hierarchs of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are worshiped here together.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda, 76km (47 miles) south of Datong, Datong China
Then we will take a car ride to Yingxian County to see the famous Wooden Pagoda. It is the oldest wooden tower in China, which has been around for nearly 1,000 years, and not a single nail was used during its construction.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Baicaokoucun, Dai County, Xinzhou, Shanxi, China
The often-hostile nomadic tribes to the north meant that some regions of Shanxi Province used to be vital battlefields in the past. After lunch, we will continue our journey to the military fortresses in rural areas. Firstly, we will stop at the Guangwu Fort with tall walls surrounding the present Guangwu Village. After that, the guide will accompany you to take a one-hour hike on the wild Baicaokou Great Wall which has experienced the great vicissitudes of history and retains its original appearance.
At this time, our Datong 2 days tour will draw a perfect ending. You will take a 2-hour car ride back to your hotel or the railway station in Datong.
Duration: 15 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
