Datong Trip Overview
This private day tour leads you to the amazing sightseeing of the famous Yungang Grottos and Hanging Temple in Datong. Accompany by your professional private guide to learn the local history. Includes private guide, Enjoy tasty local cuisines and transportation.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Datong, China
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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This private day tour leads you to the amazing sightseeing of the famous Yungang Grottos and Hanging Temple in Datong. Accompany by your professional private guide to learn the local history. Includes private guide, Enjoy tasty local cuisines and transportation.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Yungang Grottoes, Wuzhou Mountain, Urban Area, Datong 37000 China
Your private tour guide and driver will pick you up from your Datong hotel. You’ll visit the Yungang Grottoes, which are ancient Buddhist temple grottoes. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites of China.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si), Hengshan, Datong China
After lunch you’ll to Hanging Monastery (1.5 hours). This 1,400-year-old gravity-defying structure pays homage to Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism—all in one place. Built precariously into the side of a cliff around 75 m (246 ft) above the ground, this distinctive monastery houses sculptures of the Buddha, Confucius and Laozi, which appear side-by-side.
After the tour, your guide will take you back your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
