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    Private Day Tour to Yungang Grottoes in Datong from Beijing by Bullet Train

    By Unique Beijing ToursProduct code 19099P415
    Private Day Tour to Yungang Grottoes in Datong from Beijing by Bullet Train photo 1

    Duration

    6 hours 9 minutes

    Ticket type

    Mobile Only

    Languages

    English, Mandarin Chinese

    Confirmation

    Instant

    Pickup

    Pickup details available

    Time zone

    Asia/Shanghai

    Why Travelers Love This

    6 hours 9 minutesMobile ticketsPickup details available

    Overview

    Join this day tour to the impressive UNESCO site of Yungang Grottoes in Datong from Beijing by bullet train. With their 252 caves and 51,000 status, the Yungang Grottoes art represent the successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asian with Chinese cultural traditions. Walk with your tour guide to explore the grottoes and niches, get to know its history and culture. This private walking tour including bullet train tickets, entrance fee, lunch, English speaking tour guide and you will travel by private vehicle. You can choose to end your tour in Datong or travel back to Beijing

    What's Included

    Included

    Other

    Lunch

    Other

    Bullet Train Tickets

    Other

    Travel by private vehicle

    Other

    English speaking tour guide

    Other

    Entrance Fee

    Not included

    Other

    Gratuites

    Meeting and Pickup

    Pickup details

    Pickup available
    Custom traveler pickup may be available

    Itinerary

    Standard6 hours 9 minutes
    1

    Pass by stop 1

    Meet a driver at your Beijing city hotels lobby at for transfer to Beijing North Railway Station. Relax on the 2 hour bullet train ride to Datong. Your Datong local tour guide will greet you upon arrival at the railway station, then heading directly to Yungang Grottoes.

    2

    Stop 2

    2 hoursAdmission included

    Located at the southern foot of the Wuzhou Mountain, the Yungang Grottoes were built against the mountain and extend about one km (0.62 miles) from east to west. Comprising 252 caves and 51,000 statues within a carved area of 18,000 square meters. Yungang Grottoes represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China during the 5th and 6th centuries. The Five Caves created by Tan Yao, with their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art. While influenced by Buddhist cave art from South and Central Asia, Yungang Grottoes have also interpreted the Buddhist cave art with distinctive Chinese character and local spirit. As a result, Yungang Grottoes have played a vitally important role among early Oriental Buddhist grottoes and had a far-reaching impact on Buddhist cave art in China and East Asia. Yungang Grottoes were added to the World Cultural Heritage List in December 2001. Walk with your tour guide to explore the grottoes and niches, get to know its history and culture. Since this is a private tour, feel free to ask questions during the tour. Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, if you have. extra time, your guide will take you explore the Datong City Wall.

    3

    Stop 3

    30 minutesAdmission included

    Follow your tour guide to explore the city wall. The Datong City Wall with a long history going back to the North Wei Dynasty (386~557), the City Wall is truly magnificent. Since ancient times, Datong has been a place of great strategic importance, especially when in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it became the door of the country's capital, through the protective screen of Shanxi province, and a safeguard of the Yellow River Plain. At the end of the tour, you can choose to end your tour in Datong, or return Beijing, your driver will pick you up from Beijing railway station and take you back to your hotel in Beijing.

    Additional Info

    Stroller Accessible

    Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

    Infants Must Sit On Laps

    Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

    Physical Easy

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Cancellation Policy

    All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

    Policy type

    All Sales Final

    All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

    Refund eligibility

    0% refundable 0+ days before

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