Zhengzhou Trip Overview
Meet guide in Zhengzhou hotel lobby at 8:00am and transfer to Longmen Grottoes. The grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang and were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty. In November 2000, it was listed as World Culture Heritage by UNESCO. There are 2345 grottoes, 2800 tablets, 70 pagodas and over 100000 statues carved. Fengxian Temple is the essence of Longmen as it’s the largest open-air niche here.
Then you will visit White Horse Temple it is the first ancient Buddhist temple in China and located 12 kilometers east of Luoyang City. With the Buddhism been spreading into China, the temple was built by the government in AD 68 in Eastern Han Dynasty as the first official temple. And it has a history of more than 1900 years.
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Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Zhengzhou, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Meet guide in Zhengzhou hotel lobby at 8:00am and transfer to Longmen Grottoes. The grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang and were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty. In November 2000, it was listed as World Culture Heritage by UNESCO. There are 2345 grottoes, 2800 tablets, 70 pagodas and over 100000 statues carved. Fengxian Temple is the essence of Longmen as it’s the largest open-air niche here.
Then you will visit White Horse Temple it is the first ancient Buddhist temple in China and located 12 kilometers east of Luoyang City. With the Buddhism been spreading into China, the temple was built by the government in AD 68 in Eastern Han Dynasty as the first official temple. And it has a history of more than 1900 years.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Longmen Grottoes, Banks of Yihe River, Luolong District, Luoyang 471000 China
Today we will have one way battery car to the Longmen grottoes and one way ferry in return.
The grottoes were started around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang and were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty. In November 2000, it was listed as World Culture Heritage by UNESCO. There are 2345 grottoes, 2800 tablets, 70 pagodas and over 100000 statues carved. Fengxian Temple is the essence of Longmen as it’s the largest open-air niche here.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: White Horse Temple, 6 Luo Bai Lu, Luolong Qu, Luoyang Shi, Henan Sheng, China
After Lunch we will drop you to White house temple.
White Horse Temple it is the first ancient Buddhist temple in China and located 12 kilometers east of Luoyang City. With the Buddhism been spreading into China, the temple was built by the government in AD 68 in Eastern Han Dynasty as the first official temple. And it has a history of more than 1900 years.
Duration: 1 hour
