Datong Trip Overview
– No hidden fees, no commission-based shopping stops just memorable
experiences
– Enjoy private transfer and guiding to Datong’s cultural highlights
– No cramming into a car that’s too small: travel in a vehicle that suits your group
– Private transport includes pick-up from, and return to your Datong hotel
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Datong, China
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
Explore Datong Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Datong, Shanxi, China
– No hidden fees, no commission-based shopping stops just memorable
experiences
– Enjoy private transfer and guiding to Datong’s cultural highlights
– No cramming into a car that’s too small: travel in a vehicle that suits your group
– Private transport includes pick-up from, and return to your Datong hotel
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si), Hengshan, Datong China
Hanging Temple is build halfway up the side of a precipitous cliff of Cuiping Peak of Hengshan Mountain. Historical records trace the construction of the origin of the Hanging Temple back 1,400 years to the later period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), although much was reconstructed in the later Dynasties. Hanging Temple is constructed almost entirely of wood. There are more than 40 halls from big to small housing more than 80 sculptures. Hanging Temple has established its unique position as China’s unique and remarkable feats of architectural engineering with its characteristics of gravity-defying location, unique construction, evenly distributed and well-balanced structure.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda, 76km (47 miles) south of Datong, Datong China
Transferred to Ying Xian County to visit the famous wooden pagoda, also called Pagoda of Fogong Temple. The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda was built in 1056 and it’s the oldest wooden building in the world. Your guide will show how not a single nail was used in the construction of this nine-story and 67 meters high structure; something amazing when taking into account that it has survived seven major earthquakes.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
