Luoyang Trip Overview
Join this private day tour to explore the Zhongyue Temple and Shaolin Temple from luoyang. Explore the largest and oldest intact building complex among the Five Holy Mountains in China at Zhongyue Temple. Accompanied by your knowledgeable tour guide, get to know the detailed history and stories. At the Shaolin Temple, you will have plenty time to watch a kung-fu performance that displays amazing martial arts moves, discover the history and culture and admire the biggest pagoda forest in China. This private tour includes local dinner, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. Luoyang hotel pick up and drop off also included.
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Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Luoyang, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Luoyang, Henan, China
Join this private day tour to explore the Zhongyue Temple and Shaolin Temple from luoyang. Explore the largest and oldest intact building complex among the Five Holy Mountains in China at Zhongyue Temple. Accompanied by your knowledgeable tour guide, get to know the detailed history and stories. At the Shaolin Temple, you will have plenty time to watch a kung-fu performance that displays amazing martial arts moves, discover the history and culture and admire the biggest pagoda forest in China. This private tour includes local dinner, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. Luoyang hotel pick up and drop off also included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Monastero Shaolin (Shaolin Temple), Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng 450000 China
Following a pickup from your accommodation in Luoyang at 8:30am, meet your private guide and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Heading directly to Shaolin Temple, which will takes about 1.5 hours. Your tour guide will explain the relate histories and stories along the way, feel free to ask any questions if you have!
As a UNESCO Site, the Shaolin Temple was first constructed in 495 A.D. Later, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-557) had the temple built to accommodate the Indian master Batuo. As Chinese Kungfu also originated from Shaolin Temple, it has been recognized as the origin of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Kungfu. Accompanied by your knowledgable tour guide, you will get you know the histories and related stories about Shaolin Temple – culture, people and soul.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pagoda Forest of Shaolin Temple, West of Shaolin Temple, Dengfeng 450000 China
Afterwards, you will explore the Pagoda Forest which is a concentration of tomb pagodas for eminent monks and abbots of the temple.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Zhongyue Temple, 4 Miles East of the City, Dengfeng 452470 China
Enjoy a delicious lunch in the local restaurant, then heading to Zhongyue Temple.
Zhongyue Temple was first built during the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) and was the place where emperors and ministers from various historical periods paid their respects to the God of Mount Songshan in central China. It is the largest and oldest intact building complex among the Five Holy Mountains in China. It is praised as the palace museum in central China and the sixth paradise of Taoism.
Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luoyang.
Duration: 1 hour
