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

Take this day trip from Beijing by bullet train to the impressive UNESCO site Datong Yungang Grottoes. Yungang Grottoes art has 252 caves and 51,000 Buddha statues, representing the successful integration of South and Central Asian Buddhist religious symbolic art and Chinese cultural traditions. Explore the grotto and alcoves with your guide and learn about its history and culture. This private walking tour includes bullet train tickets, entrance fees, lunch, an English-speaking guide, and you will travel in a private vehicle. You can choose to end your trip in Datong or return to Beijing

Travel Highlights

• Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Sites at Yungang Grottoes from Beijing by bullet train
• Admire 252 caves and 51,000 Buddha statues, representing the successful integration of South and Central Asian Buddhist religious symbolic art and Chinese cultural traditions.
• Stop in for a free Chinese lunch with vegetarian options
• Explore the grotto and alcoves with your guide and learn about its history and culture.

• Make sure everyone brings their passport
• Full name and passport number are required to book attraction tickets

Quick itinerary view

Our driver will pick you up from the lobby of your hotel, you will be transferred to Beijing railway station for a 2 hour bullet train ride to Datong. Upon arrival, your local tour guide will pick you up from the train station and you will heading to Yungang Grottoes directly.

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. 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.

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