Take your children to Luoyang Longmen Grottoes in June. How to arrange it without wasting time and money?

It can be said that there is an endless stream of people visiting Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang every year. As someone who has been to Longmen Grottoes twice, I wish I could go there once every season, but I am not a freelancer and I can’t afford it~o (╥﹏╥)o, if you want to find the beautiful scenery in summer, you must come to Longmen Grottoes. The lush Longmen Mountain seems to be a paradise, with green mountains on both sides, a river like a mirror, and the smart Yishui and The green Longmen Mountain is perfectly integrated, you must not miss this travel guide~

Scenic Spot Introduction:

Longmen Grottoes is one of the three famous treasures of stone carving art in China, located in Henan On both sides of the Yi River, 12 kilometers away from the southern suburbs of Luoyang, the province. The scenery here is beautiful, with two green mountains facing each other in the east and west, and the Yishui River flowing slowly north. Looking from a distance, it looks like a natural gate, so it was called "Yique" in ancient times. Since ancient times, it has been the first sight when visiting Longmen. After hundreds of years of excavation from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, there are still more than 2,100 cave niches, more than 100,000 statues, and more than 3,600 inscriptions.

Scenic spot information:

Ticket reference: 90 yuan

Opening hours: April 1st - October 7th: 08:00-18:30< /p>

Suitable season: all year round

Recommended travel time: 1~2 days

Tourist attraction level: 2007 (5A)

Heritage Project number: 1003 (World Cultural Heritage)

Scenic Area Transportation:

External Transportation

1. Bus:

(1) Take Take the high-speed train to Longmen Station. After getting off the train, transfer to Ring Line 67 or 71 to Longmen Grottoes Station.

(2) Luoyang Railway Station has direct bus No. 81 to Longmen Scenic Area, No. 60 from Gushui West to Longmen Scenic Area, and No. 53 from Xiguan to Longmen Scenic Area.

2. Self-driving:

Get off at Erguang Expressway Longmen Station → follow S320 to the direction of Longmen → Longmen Avenue → Longmen Grottoes Scenic Area

Internal Transportation

1. Battery car:

Exit of the ticket hall of the scenic spot, working hours 8:30-17:00. Route: Lifo Terrace → Baiyuan, Ticket Center, Northeast Service Area; Baiyuan → Ticket Center, Northeast Service Area; Northeast Service Area → Ticket Center; Ticket price: 10 yuan.

2. Cruise ship:

The scenic spot has three docks, including one loading dock and one disembarking dock, and one dock. They are respectively located on the first and second level water surfaces of the Yi River section of Longmen Scenic Area. It provides tourists with water sightseeing, leisure and other entertainment projects. Tour route: There is a boarding pier at Fengxian Temple, which leads directly to the Baiyuan disembarkation pier. The entire tour takes about 15 minutes, and you can enjoy panoramic views of the East and West Mountains, Longmen Bridge, etc.; ticket price: 25 yuan.

Tour route:

1. Xishan Grottoes → Dongshan Grottoes → Xiangshan Temple → Baiyuan

2. Xishan Grottoes: North Gate → Yuwangchi → Qian Xi Temple → Binyang Three Cave → Three Buddha Niches on the Cliff → Ten Thousand Buddha Cave → Lotus Cave → Fengxian Temple → Guyang Cave → Yaofang Cave → South Gate

3. Dongshan Grottoes: South Gate → Three Cave of Leigutai →Cultural Relics Gallery→Thousand-Hands and Thousand-Eyes Avalokitesvara Shrine→Western Pure Land Transformation Shrine→Kanjing Temple→Er Lotus Cave→Four Wild Goose Cave→North Gate

4. Xiangshan Temple: South Trail→Lotus Pond →Bell Tower, Drum Tower→Tianwang Hall→Arhat Hall→Stone Tower→Jiulao Hall→Observation Deck→Mainxiong Hall→Qianlong Imperial Stele Pavilion→Chiang Song Villa→Bell Ringing (take photos at the Bell and Drum Tower Observation Deck)→Pass Dongshan Hotel from the back door Entering Baiyuan

5. Baiyuan: Enter through the south gate → South Poetry Gallery → Pipa Peak → North Poetry Gallery → Taoist Bookstore → Paradise → Green Valley → Main Entrance

Luoyang Food Recommendations :

1. For people who love spicy food, the peppers in Henan are not spicy enough at all. When eating, you can increase the spiciness by one degree from your usual one

2. Definitely Go to Cross Street, a snack street that locals often come to, just near the ancient city of Luoyi. We recommend crispy rice cakes, bean curds and pancake rolls with gluten

3. Be sure to eat Guanji Water Banquet at noon There are quite a lot of people queuing up. It is recommended to go early. The small crispy pork and hawthorn cake inside are really delicious

4. Luoyang’s specialties are flower cakes and peony cakes, but don’t buy them in scenic spots. Black cakes are recommended. Peony cakes are more delicious

5. The dried black beans in Luoyang are also highly recommended. There is a sweet and spicy restaurant at the entrance of Minzhu Street that is super delicious

6. You must go to Luoyang to drink various drinks. Plant soup, and see which family has more people, just go in directly

Travel tips:

1. During the Luoyang Peony Fair from April 1st to May 10th every year, you can visit The number of people in Longmen Grottoes will increase a lot. Tourists who don’t want to join in the fun of peonies can choose to avoid this period.

2. The parking lot of Longmen Scenic Spot is about 800 meters away from the ticket office of the scenic spot. Tourists who don’t want to walk can take the scenic battery car there.

3. After getting off the car in the parking lot, there will be vendors nearby asking you to get in their car and go to the entrance of Longmen Grottoes. Don't listen to them, they will drag you to other places.

4. Luoyang’s ultraviolet rays are still very strong in summer, so sunscreen is essential.

5. If you travel, you will spend a lot of time walking, so bring a pair of light shoes to avoid foot discomfort.