1-Day Side Trip to Shaolin Temple

- Shaolin Temple Day Tour

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Shaolin Temple. The Shaolin Temple was founded in 496 AD during the Northern Wei Dynasty to honor an Indian monk named Bodhidharma. It is located in the region of Song Mountain, Dengfeng City. The birth place of Chinese Buddhism is said to have begun here and is also the home to China's famous marital arts. Chinese Kung fu, also known as martial arts, is one of the most well known examples of traditional Chinese culture. It enjoys a special place in Chinese spiritual and cultural landscape.If you're travelling to Luoyang, one day side trip to Shaolin will be another impressive one for you.Contact us for more information and quotations of China tours!
Availability: All year round.    Daily Pick-up Point & Time: Hotel, 8:30am.    Daily Finishing Point & Time: Hotel, 5:00pm.   Duration: 8 hours.

Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)
This you will be picked up at your hotel and driven to Songshan, where you will first visit a famous Taoist Zhongyue Temple, then move to Shaolin Temple, which is the home to China's famous marital art. After the tour, you will be driven back to your hotel in Luoyang.
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Attraction Description:
Shaolin Temple was founded in 496 AD during the Northern Wei Dynasty to honor an Indian monk named Bodhidharma. It is located in the region of Song Mountain, Dengfeng City. The birth place of Chinese Buddhism is said to have begun here and is also the home to China's famous marital arts. When travelling the temple, one site that must be visited is the Pagoda Forest. There are 243 stupas located inside the temple, all with different architectural styles…