2-Day Datong Discovery Tour

- Hanging Temple / Yungang Caves / Datong Nine Dragon

Trip Highlights - Attractions in Datong involved: the Wooden Pagoda, Hanging Temple, Yungang Caves, Datong Nine Dragon Wall, Jiuhua Temple. As the second largest city in Shanxi province, Datong was listed as one of the 24 historical and cultural cities in the first batch by the State Council in 1982. Boasting a history of more than 2400 years, Datong had a luminous past as the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty (383-534 AD). We kindly provide a 2-day Datong tour. If you are interested in Chinese history and want to have a tour in Shanxi province, this 2-day Datong tour will be a good option.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 2 days.

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01: Arrive in Datong (B/L/D)
Your guide will wait to collect you at the train station and take you for breakfast. Afterwards, this the tour begins with a trip to the Wooden Pagoda in Fogong Temple. It is called the wooden pagoda because it was built entirely of timber. In the afternoon, you will visit the amazing Hanging Temple.
Hotel: Hong An International Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 02: Datong / Beijing (B/L)
In the morning, the guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel, then, you will make a tour of the most famous tourist attractions the Yungang Caves, Datong Nine Dragon Wall and Jiuhua Temple. After this you will be returned to the train station for your next destination. (Service End)

Attraction Description
Wooden Pagoda 
Yingxian wooden pagoda is also called Buddha Palace Mosque Shijia pagoda, which was set up in 2nd year of Da Liao Qingning (1056 A.D.).Nearly 1000 years ago, the Buddha Palace Mosque was a magnificant mosque. After that, it was damaged during war. The wooden pagoda named Shijia...
Hanging Temple
Hanging Temple, built in 491, has survived more than 1400 years. The extant monastery was largely rebuilt and maintained in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).Construction experts from countries including Britain, Germany, and Italy, come to...
Yungang Caves
Yungang Caves are some of the best in China and were created by the ethnic groups of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The caves display the tremendous craftsmanship of the artisans during the time period and display a masterpiece of Chinese Buddhist artwork. There are...
Datong Nine Dragon Wall
Datong Nine Dragon Screen is the largest glazed screen of our country. The design of the body is that of a green wave on the lower part and a blue and yellow cloud on the upper part. It consists of nine flying dragons, with a golden-scaled, shiny-eyed dragon located in the...