Private tour to Shaolin temple& Longmen grottoes start from Zhengzhou with guide

Private tour to Shaolin temple& Longmen grottoes start from Zhengzhou with guide

Meet guide in Zhengzhou hotel lobby at 8:00am and transfer to Shaolin temple, located at the dense jungle forest and the foot of Songshan Mountain, Shaolin temple was built in 495 AD in northern Wei dynasty, in order to arrange the residence for the Indian Monk Batuo so Emperor Xiaowen built the temple for him. It’s the birth place of China Kongfu and Zen Buddhism, many people from all over the world like to watch Kongfu Show along with the temple, and I believe that you will have impressive memory for the Kongfu show in the theater, then you will visit Longmen Grottoes which are along the banks of the Yi River, 13kms away from Luoyang. 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.

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Stop At: Monastero Shaolin (Shaolin Temple), Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng 450000 China

Meet guide in the Zhengzhou hotel lobby and transfer to Shaolin temple by road, located at the dense jungle forest and the foot of Songshan Mountain, Shaolin temple was built in 495 AD in northern Wei dynasty, in order to arrange the residence for the Indian Monk Batuo so Emperor Xiaowen built the temple for him. It’s the birth place of China Kongfu and Zen Buddhism, many people from all over the world like to watch Kongfu Show along with the temple, and I believe that you will have impressive memory for the Kongfu show in the theater.


Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Longmen Grottoes, Banks of Yihe River, Luolong District, Luoyang 471000 China

After Shaolin temple and VEG lunch at Shaolin temple you will transfer to Luoyang the ancient capital city of China.
you will visit Longmen Grottoes which are along the banks of the Yi River, 13kms away from Luoyang. 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.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes