Mary Ma,
I would like to personally thank you for your having chosen Mr. Li - our driver in Datong and Reina - our tour guide in Datong who were helpful and knowledgable. They took great care of me and my wife on our just ended short tour to Datong. They had a strong sense of punctuality. They fully understood what we wanted was. We found them extremely polite, curteuous. They are an asset to your company. The historic Datong is beyond our expectation! The Yungang Grottoes and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda are world class cultural heritage. It is a shame that the publicity of Datong is so limited. If not introduced by your tour company, Datong would never have been included in our China trip this time. Thanks! I will introduce Datong to my colleagues and friends future in f. Keep in touch!
Margaret and Robert
As the second largest city in Shanxi Province, Datong is situated in the far north, near the border with Inner Mongolia, a 6-hour train ride or 5-hour drive from Beijing. In the year of 398 AD, Datong was set up as the capital city of Bei Wei Dynasty (386AD-534AD). In 493 AD, Bei Wei Dynasty moved its capital city to Luoyang. The 97-year as a Bei Wei capital has left huge cultural heritage of that time to Datong. In a valley at Yungang, some 16km west of Datong, there are more than 45 recesses dug into the hills and filled with Buddhist statues of various sizes and shapes, 51,000 altogether, later called Yungang Grottoes ( Cloud Ridge Caves ) listed UNESCO World Heritage in 2001. At the foot of Mt.Hengshan, 65 kilometers from downtown Datong City is located Hanging Monastery with over 1500-year history, first built 491 AD. The temple hangs on the west cliff of a hill with over 50 meters above the ground, hence Hanging Monastery. The biggest attraction of Hanging Temple is the fact that the temple includes Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Located in the Yingxian County 75 km south of Datong, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda was first built in 1056 during the Liao Dynasty ((916AD-1125AD). It is the oldest and largest wooden Buddhist pagoda in existence in the world. It was built without using any nails. It is admired as one of the Three Wonders of Pagoda in the world" together with Eiffel Tower in France and leaningTower of Pisa in Italy. In the city center of Datong, there are many historic sites like Huayan Temple, Nine-dragon Wall and Shanhua Temple with over 1000-year history.
→ Where to go:Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Shanhua Monastery, Huayan Temple...
→ Where to shop:Cupreous Chaffy Dish, Wool Carpet, Yungang Juanren, Colored Glaze...
→ Where to eat:Rabbit head, Guangling Toufu Curd, Yellow Cake, Buckwheat Getuo...
→ Where to entertain:Datong Theatre, Datong A-en Story Bar, Intel Club, Charles Bar...
Heritage Datong is the name of Datong Tour with special trips to Yungang
Grottoes, Hanging Monastery and many more by tour-beijing travel
service.
Datong and the Peripheral Areas - Map & Major Attractions
Datong Train Station - Hotels in Datong One Way Transfer ( or vice versa )
Number of traveling party
Transfer Cost
1 person
15 USD / person
2 persons
12 USD / person
3-5 persons
10 USD / person
6-9 persons
8 USD / person
10 persons and up
6 USD / person
Price includes:
Private transfer with a private car, van or coach with an English speaking tour guide.
Arrival at Datong Train Station. Met and transferred to your hotel in Datong.
Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Shanhua Monastery, Huayan Temple Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Service:Lunch + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach from US$ 50 per person
Attractions: Hanging Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Service:lunch + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach from US$ 70 per person
Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Huayan Temple, Hanging Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Service:hotel+ lunch + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach from US$ 140 per person
Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Hanging Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Service:hotel + meals + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach from US$ 420 per person
Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Huayan Temple, Hanging Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Service:Train + hotel+ meals + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach from US$ 300 per person
Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Huayan Temple, Hanging Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Service:Train + hotel + meals + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach from US$ 265 per person
Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Nine Dragon Screen, Huayan Temple, Hanging Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Service:Train + hotel+ meals + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach from US$ 250 per person
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