Taiyuan Trip Overview
Get to know Taiyuan in one day on this private full-day tour. Follow your private tour guide to admire China’s oldest stone-carved Buddha statue at Mengshan Moutnain. Stroll around the courtyards and halls at Jinci Temple, learn about the traditional Chinese ritual structures, gardening, carving and moulding, murals, inscriptions on tablets, etc. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch and you will travel by private vehicle.
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Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Taiyuan, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Get to know Taiyuan in one day on this private full-day tour. Follow your private tour guide to admire China’s oldest stone-carved Buddha statue at Mengshan Moutnain. Stroll around the courtyards and halls at Jinci Temple, learn about the traditional Chinese ritual structures, gardening, carving and moulding, murals, inscriptions on tablets, etc. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, lunch and you will travel by private vehicle.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Jinci Park, In Front of Jinci Old Buildings, Jinyuan Distrct, Taiyuan 030025 China
Your tour guide will pick you up in the lobby of your Taiyuan hotel by hold your name sign, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, heading directly to Jinci Temple.
Jinci Temple was builet during the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC to 711 BC) in memory of Tang Shuyu (the first ruler of Jin during Zhou Dynasty) and his mother. Jinci temple is a combination of historical cultural relics and beautiful landscapes. You will find traditional Chinese ritual structures, gardening, carving and moulding, murals, inscriptions on tablets, etc.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Jinci Temple, Mahe Village, Mahe Country, Lingshi County 031300 China
On arrival, opt to explore the buildings, pavilions and beautiful gardens of the temple. You’ll stop outside different buildings to take photos and learn about it from your private guide.
You will visit Saint Mother Hall, Flying Bridge across the Fish Pond, the Offerings Hall and other buildings, you will also find three hundred inscribed tablets were writings by emperors, officials and poets.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mengshan Mountain Buddha, Meng Mountain, Jinyuan Distrct, Taiyuan 030000 China
After throughout exploration, heading to Mengshan Mountain Buddha.
Mengshan is regarded as a sacred mountain and has beautiful mountain scenery, it is famous for Mengshan Mountain Buddha, a 200-ft tall, and carved out of stone. It is considered as China’s oldest stone-carved Buddha statue.
Follow your tour guide to take a golf cart and reach the halfway up the mountain. Hike 30-minute to the Buddha.
After lunch in the local restaurant, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Taiyuan.
Duration: 2 hours