7 Days Classic Tour in Shanxi Province
Shanxi province is narrowed between Yellow River in West and Taihangshan Mountain in East, and it is said 3000 years’ Chinese history was mostly originated here as the cradle of Chinese civilization. A lot of ancient cultural and natural relics were left in the line of Datong, Taiyuan, Pingyao.
In this classic tour of Shanxi, you will explore the best attractions of Datong, Taiyuan and Pingyao, also make tours in Wutaishan mountain.
In this classic tour of Shanxi, you will explore the best attractions of Datong, Taiyuan and Pingyao, also make tours in Wutaishan mountain.
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Duration: 7 days
Tour Code: CE-SX-7D01
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D1 Datong
Arrive in Datong at noon. And then make city tour in Datong, such as the Datong Old City Wall and Jiulongbi Wall, means the wall of nine dragons. In Jiulongbi you will enjoy the marvelous arts of sculpture.
D2 Datong Tour
In the morning you will head to Yungang Grottoes. Yungang Grottoes is one of the Four Grottoes in China as Dunhuang, Luoyang and Anyue. You will explore the ancient grottoes thousand of years ago. In the afternoon you will head to the Hanging Temple, which was built just on the cliff of mountain rock. Night in Hunyuan city.
D3 Hunyuan - Yingxian- Daixian Driving 2.5 hrs, 152Kms
In the morning you will head to Yingxian. The 1000 years old wooden Leaning Pagoda of Yingxia is a wonder in this land, which could be compared as the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. And then you will continue to Daixian, where is know for the Yanguanguan Gate, which is one of the most important pass of the Great Wall.
D4 Daixian - Wutaishan Mountain Driving 1.5 hour , 113 Kms
In the morning drop a tour in ancient Bianjinglou Building in Daixian, and then head to Wutaishan mountain. Wutaishan is one of the most famous Buddhism mountain in China with hundreds of temples. Your Wutaishan tour will explore some of the temples with various history and character, such as Dailuoding temple, Zhuxiang Impression Temple, Wuye Temple, Xiantong Temple, Tibetan style Pushading temple, etc.
D5 Wutaishan Mouuntain - Taiyuan
Continue your tour of the temples in Wutaishan mountain in the morning. In the late afternoon you will head to Taiyuan city. You can walk around in the Maoer Alley, where you can experience the ancient culture of Shanxi in its various shops of foods and handcrafts.
D6 Taiyuan - Pingyao
In the morning you will head to Jinchi Temple. Jin chi Temple is the ancestral temple of Jin Kingdom 2000 years ago, and hundreds of ancient buildings and trees were well reserved here. And then you will head to Pingyao old town. En route, you will drop a visit in the famous Qiao Family Houses, which was the home of the largest business man possessing about 100 houses and yards in Qing Dynasty 200 years ago. Arrive at Pingyao in the late afternoon. Free to explore the old town in the evening, which is an old city with 3000 years’ history, also has the reputation of one of the Four Old Cities in China.
D7 Pingyao City tour
Tours in Pingyao all the day. You will explore the old city wall, government, Confucius temple, streets, etc. And you can head to Xi’an, Taiyuan or other cities in the late afternoon or evening. End of the tour in Shanxi.
Arrive in Datong at noon. And then make city tour in Datong, such as the Datong Old City Wall and Jiulongbi Wall,
means the wall of nine dragons. In Jiulongbi you will enjoy the marvelous arts of sculpture.D2 Datong Tour
In the morning you will head to Yungang Grottoes. Yungang Grottoes is one of the Four Grottoes in China as Dunhuang, Luoyang and Anyue. You will explore the ancient grottoes thousand of years ago. In the afternoon you will head to the Hanging Temple, which was built just on the cliff of mountain rock. Night in Hunyuan city.
D3 Hunyuan - Yingxian- Daixian Driving 2.5 hrs, 152Kms
In the morning you will head to Yingxian. The 1000 years old wooden Leaning Pagoda of Yingxia is a wonder in this land, which could be compared as the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. And then you will continue to Daixian, where is know for the Yanguanguan Gate, which is one of the most important pass of the Great Wall.
D4 Daixian - Wutaishan Mountain Driving 1.5 hour , 113 Kms
In the morning drop a tour in ancient Bianjinglou Building in Daixian, and then head to Wutaishan mountain. Wutaishan is one of the most famous Buddhism mountain in China with hundreds of temples. Your Wutaishan tour will explore some of the temples with various history and character, such as Dailuoding temple, Zhuxiang Impression Temple, Wuye Temple, Xiantong Temple, Tibetan style Pushading temple, etc.
D5 Wutaishan Mouuntain - Taiyuan
Continue your tour of the temples in Wutaishan mountain in the morning. In the late afternoon you will head to Taiyuan city. You can walk around in the Maoer Alley, where you can experience the ancient culture of Shanxi in its various shops of foods and handcrafts.
D6 Taiyuan - Pingyao
In the morning you will head to Jinchi Temple. Jin chi Temple is the ancestral temple of Jin Kingdom 2000 years ago, and hundreds of ancient buildings and trees were well reserved here. And then you will head to Pingyao old town. En route, you will drop a visit in the famous Qiao Family Houses, which was the home of the largest business man possessing about 100 houses and yards in Qing Dynasty 200 years ago. Arrive at Pingyao in the late afternoon. Free to explore the old town in the evening, which is an old city with 3000 years’ history, also has the reputation of one of the Four Old Cities in China.
D7 Pingyao City tour
Tours in Pingyao all the day. You will explore the old city wall, government, Confucius temple, streets, etc. And you can head to Xi’an, Taiyuan or other cities in the late afternoon or evening. End of the tour in Shanxi.
