Beijing Trip Overview
If you have extra time in Beijing. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover the nearby city Datong. In this self-guided 2 days tour, you will visit the Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery, Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda and Nine Dragon Screen. Visit the Yungang Grottoes is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for spectacular rock carvings, and the Hanging Monastery, an ornate temple built into a cliff. You’ll also see the towering Wooden Pagoda and the Nine Dragon Screen wall, a great introduction to the rich history and culture of the region.
The driver is able to assist you with purchase of entrance tickets upon arrival the attractions.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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If you have extra time in Beijing. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover the nearby city Datong. In this self-guided 2 days tour, you will visit the Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery, Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda and Nine Dragon Screen. Visit the Yungang Grottoes is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for spectacular rock carvings, and the Hanging Monastery, an ornate temple built into a cliff. You’ll also see the towering Wooden Pagoda and the Nine Dragon Screen wall, a great introduction to the rich history and culture of the region.
The driver is able to assist you with purchase of entrance tickets upon arrival the attractions.
Itinerary
Day 1: Beijing – Yungang Grottoes – Nine-Dragon Screen
Stop At: Yungang Grottoes, Wuzhou Mountain, Urban Area, Datong 37000 China
Your friendly English speaking driver will pick you up from Beijing downtown at 7:30am and transfer you to Datong (3-4 hours driving time). On the way you will enjoy the beautiful countryside view. Once you arrive in Datong, enjoy your lunch in a local restaurant nearby the Yungang Grottoes(on your own cost). After lunch, visit the Yungang Grottoes, a World Cultural Heritage Site since 2001. It is considered by UNESCO as a “masterpiece of early Chinese Buddhist cave art and represent the successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asia with Chinese cultural traditions, starting in the 5th century CE under Imperial auspices.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nine Dragon Screen, Yanghe Street, Cheng District, Datong 037000 China
Continue to the famous Nine-Dragon Screen, built for the Prince Hongwu. It is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China. It is three times larger than the one in Beihai Park in Beijing.
After finish the visiting, meet your driver at the same point where he drops you off and transfer to your hotel in Datong (at your own arrangement).
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Hanging Monastery – Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda – Beijing
Stop At: Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si), Hengshan, Datong China
Your driver will meet you in the hotel at 8:00am and head to the Hanging Monastery (around 1.5 hours driving), one of China’s most unique and remarkable feats of wooden architecture. The monastery is also the only one built in honor to Sakyamuni, Laozi, and Confucius, who are founders of Buddism, Taoism and Confucianism respectively.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda, 76km (47 miles) south of Datong, Datong China
After enjoying your lunch at a local restaurant, continue your trip to Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda. It’s one of the planet’s oldest wooden buildings. Not a single nail was used in the construction of the nine-story, 67m-high structure, which has thus far survived seven major earthquakes.
After finish this self-guided tour, transfer back to Beijing. You will be back to your hotel in Beijing around 8:00.p.m.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
