Xi'an to Louyang Private Day Tour by High Speed Train: Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple

If you have limited time in Xi'an, but don't want to miss some of the best attractions in China including Shaolin Temple, this private day tour traveling from Xi'an to Luoyang by the high speed train would be your best choice! Luoyang is located in the center of China as an important cradle of Chinese civilization. As one of the six ancient capitals, the world famous attractions in Luoyang includes Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. The Longmen Grottoes has the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art from the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). The art is devoted to the Buddhism and considered the high point of Chinese stone carving. The Shaolin Temple is famous for linking martial arts with Zen Buddhism.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Xi'an, Xi'an, Shaanxi

Your driver in Xi'an will pick you up from your hotel lobby around 6am and transfer you to Xi'an North Railway Station to catch the high speed train G1900 (07:35/09:08) or similar train from Xi'an to Luoyang (approx. 1.5 hours).

Duration: 3 hours

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

Upon your arrival in Luoyang, our local guide and driver will meet you at the railway station and take you to the Longmen Grottoes which is a treasure house of ancient stone-carving art more than 100,000 stone statues here, varying from 2-centimeter to 17.14-meter high, and extending for about 1,094 yards along both banks of Yi River. About 12 kilometers far away from Luoyang city, it is one of the three most valuable Buddhist Cave and rock carvings in China (2 hours).

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

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

After lunch we will start heading towards the famous Shaolin Temple (approx. 2.5 hours drive) that is known for Shaolin Kung Fu. You will have a chance to witness the real Kung Fu performed by Shaolin monks. Shaolin Temple is famous not only as one of China's most important Buddhist temples but also as the center of Chinese Kung Fu. First constructed in 495, the temple was mainly designed to accommodate Batuo, a famous Indian monk. Now Shaolin Temple is reputed as "the Number One Temple under Heaven" that is also listed as UNESCO World Cultural & Natural Heritage in 2010 as part of the "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng". The temple is the cradle of the Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin martial arts.


Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Xi'an, Xi'an, Shaanxi

After your visit at Shaolin Temple, our guide will take you to Luoyang Longmen Railway Station for train G2027 (19:20/20:39) or similar train back to Xi'an (approx. 1.5 hours). When you arrive in Xi'an, our driver will pick you up at Xi'an North Railway Station and transfer you back to your hotel in Xi'an.

Duration: 3 hours