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The tour is to show you a delicately carved cultural landscape of Shanxi Province. Three famous tourist cities, Pingyao, Taiyuan and Datong of the province come together, unfolding their vast stock of standout works in architecture, carving, history...Buildings and folklore are so vintage and well-maintained that you can't help wowing again and again.
Appreciate the Buddhist sculpture treasury Yungang Caves, Datong.
Stroll in well-preserved Pingyao Ancient City.
Visit palace-like Wang Family Compound, Pingyao.
Today's Activities | Arrive in Pingyao Railway Station or reach Pingyao within 1 hour by private car that picks you up from Taiyuan Airport. Make yourself at home at the cozy lovely featured hotel in Pingyao, then beging your happy tour around Pingyao Ancient City. Touring Pingyao Ancient City is for sure an incredible experience. The saying "Nothing gold can stay" doesn't seem to go for what you see inside the city. The Ancient City Wall still holds its position, protecting people and buildings inside from metropolis lure. The most prosperous Mingqing Street has nearly one hundred traditionally furnished shops and local houses built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) along both sides. The representative modern bank company of China, Rishengchang Exchange Shop, stands in sharp contrast with the feudal Ancient Government Office of Pingyao. The Ancient Security Guard Company (Biaoju in Chinese) used to escort transfortation of bulks of treasury out from Rishengchang with mainly cold weapons (!!) |
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Today's Activities | Today let's stretch the exploration of Pingyao to the outskirt. Drive about 15 minutes and you have Shuanglin Temple, the treasure house of Oriental Painted Sculptures. More than 2,000 exquisite Buddha sculptures will glue your eyes. Then you would head for Wang Family Compound. The residential complex, five times as large as the more famous Qiao Family Compound, is a sea of Qing Dynasty architectural art. It's surely worthwhile your 2-hour visit. After that, your tour of Pingyao can draw a perfect period. We'll turn to another city Taiyuan by private car in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||||||
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Today's Activities | Go visit the symbol of Taiyuan Twin Towers Temple first. The temple, with a history of nearly 400 years, best illustrates how strong a sheer wooden structure can get. The twin towers, each of which reaches nearly 60 meters, are always the highlight of the temple. What surprise you most are the ever-blossoming peonies. They seem to last as long as the powerful towers of the temple. The Taiyuan-version Forbidden City greets you after you finish touring Twin Towers Temple. Indeed to the eyes of Taiyuan folks, Jinci Temple is as comprehensive and sophisticated as the Beijing Forbidden City. It will meet your curiosity about traditional Chinese culture in every way possible--architecture, carving, landscape, painting, inscription and so forth. The ever-spouting Nanlao Spring, 42 maid sculptures shaped in Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and the Divine Mother sculpture are the top three attractions inside Jinci Temple. The tour in Taiyuan is a little bit brief yet unforgetable. In the afternoon we'll reach Datong within 3 hours by private car. |
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Today's Activities | Today's list is awesome! Look, UNESCO World Heritage Site listed in 2001, the most dangerous-looking temple hanging from cliff and the biggest-scale Nine-Dragon Screen in China. Concretely, we'll drive to the outskirt 70 km from downtown Datong to explore Hanging Temple (1 h)after having breakfast, then back to Datong for lunch and the following masterpiece Nine-Dragon Screen (30 min). The light of human intelligence comes to the strongest when we drive 40 min to the gigantic Yungang Caves. During the 2 hours, just enjoy yourself in the sea of Buddha sculptures. | ||||||||||||||||
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Today's Activities | End your tour around the three amazing cities of Shanxi Province today. We'll see you off at Datong Airport. Wish you a thoroughly happy journey! |
Tour Package Includes: | |
Dining: 4 breakfasts and 4 lunches | Admissions: Entrance fees to all scenic spots listed in itinerary |
Hotel: Accommodation in Pingyao, Taiyuan, Datong | Tour Guide: Local experienced English-speaking guides |
Vehicle: Private air-conditioned car, offering Round-trip transfers | Car Driver: Experienced licensed drivers |
Government taxes & Service charges | Luggage Transfers: A hand for your heavy luggage |
Insurance: Travel Agencies Liability Insurance | |
Tour Package Excludes: | |
- Other optional tours / meals / flights not mentioned in itinerary; | - Tips for tour guides and drivers. |
-- Breakfasts are offered by the hotels
-- Lunches are arranged according to different classes of tour
-- Dinners are for your own arrangement
We promise worry-free dining quality, plus flexible choices regarding your preference. Any special requestment please tell our trip advisors directly. Other recommendations are as follow:
Datong offers over 108 kinds of noodles and pastries. The street food menu includes Shuijianbao, the fried pork-stuffed buns and Doumianjianbao, the pancakes topped with string beans. Besides, trying a bowl of millet gruel might be a good choice after the oily meals in big cities.
Yangza | Jelly |
Pingyao offers traditional northern China cuisine and specializes in various noodle dishes and pastries. Try Wantuo, that's a famous noodle dish. Also sink your teeth into Pingyao's beefy dishes. Pingyao doesn't have ritzy high-end restaurants; the food here is rustic and homey.
Pingyao Wantuo | Pingyao Beef |
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