4 days tour of shaolin temple and longmen caves

central china is always the important area for the army. also, it is the central area of the development of chinese culture. rely on the yellow river, the middle part expresses the royal style and the religious character. for instance the longmen caves, the white horse temple, the minister temple and the shaolin temple. they are all the famous scenes all over the world. and, it is the best place for the visitors to understand the ancient ideas and the religious culture in china

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day 01: beijing/zhengzhou by overnight

get to the beijing west station on your own and take overnight train t179 for zhengzhou departing at 22:39

day 02: zhouzhou - luoyang

arrive in zhengzhou at 6:30, upon your arrival, met by our attentive local tour guide on the platform and transferred to have breakfast in nearby hotel. after breakfast, visit national museum of henan.then driven to shaolin temple. on the way, visit the famous taoist monastery -zhongyue temple, to feel the traditional chinese dream of purity and tranquility. after lunch , visit shaolin temple -the birthplace of chan buddism-cradle of shaolin kongfu. after that, drive to luoyang. stay at new friendship hotel.

day 03: luoyang

visit one of the three largest grottoes in china---longmen grottioes in this morning. afternoon visit the white horse temple. after dinner, transfer to luoyang railway station for your overnight train back beijing.

day 04: beijing

arrive in beijjing

tour cost: usd 280 p/p

package contents

- round-trip train tickets : usd$ 32/soft sleeper

- 2 breakfast, 2 lunches, 2 dinners

- english speaking guide, admission fees

- hotel accommodation ( two sharing )

- beijing - luoyang : soft sleeper: usd$ 38

above is the detailed tour program with quotations based on 2--5 pax (if you have more people to join the tour, we will offer even better prices).

last updated: march 29, 2006

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