Travel guide for twenty people in Baoding to Yungang Grottoes

Four-day tour to Mount Wutai, Xuankong Temple, Datong, Jinci, Pingyao Ancient City, and Qiao Family Courtyard

Travel itinerary

D1: Take a bus to Mount Wutai, a holy place of Buddhism . After lunch, visit the Bodhisattva Summit, the representative temple of the Yellow Temple, the royal temple, the Xiantong Temple, the chief temple of the Qingmiao, the Tayuan Temple where the Sakyamuni Relic Pagoda, the symbol of Mount Wutai, is located; and the main court of Manjusri - Shu. Xiangsi Temple Stay: Wutai Mountain

D2: After breakfast, drive to Datong, a famous historical and cultural city in China. On the way, you can visit the wonders of the world, the castle in the sky---Xuankong Temple; visit the high value in the history of Chinese Buddhism and art history The treasure house of oriental stone carving art, Yungang Grottoes, one of the three largest grottoes in China, costs 60 yuan, and you can taste Datong special hot pot for dinner. Breakfast, lunch and dinner Overnight in Datong

D3: After breakfast, go to Taiyuan. After lunch, visit the National Ancient Architecture Museum and the Jinci Temple, the first temple in Shanxi Province, to experience the wonderful artistic conception of the great poet Li Bai's "Jinci Temple flows like jasper". Then drive to Pingyao and check into the hotel after dinner. Breakfast, lunch and dinner in Pingyao

D4: After breakfast, visit the World Cultural Heritage, appreciate the most complete ancient city style among the four major ancient cities in the country, visit: China's ancient "Wall Street" - a street of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and an ancient market place buildings, ancient houses, and visited the Rishengchang Bank Museum, which is known as the "No. 1 in the world" and "the grandfather of the Bank of China". After lunch, we took a bus to Qixian, a famous historical and cultural city, to visit the northern folk houses. The classic Qiao Family Courtyard, the filming location of "Raise the Red Lantern" costs 40 yuan (the tour lasts about 90 minutes). Return to Taiyuan to see the tour group and end the pleasant journey.

Yungang Grottoes Food

Similar to other places in Shanxi, the food characteristics of Datong are still based on various pastas. The quality of the food here is very good and the price is low. You can go The Hongqi Food City in the city has excellent decoration, service and dishes. You can enjoy a delicious meal for only a few dozen yuan. The famous snacks in Datong include pea noodles, mutton soup, oats noodles, buckwheat noodles, Yanggao preserved apricots, Guangling dried tofu, Datong yellow cake, Hunyuan fried crispy soybeans, etc. They are worth trying.

Inner-city transportation

Bus: There are more than 30 bus lines in Datong, and the entire city bus fare is 1 yuan. The suburban bus fare starts at 1 yuan, and the price varies depending on the distance. You can take buses 3-1, 3-2 and 10 from the city directly to Yungang. Bus No. 3-1 starts at Xinkaili and ends at Yungang Mine; bus No. 3-2 starts at Datong Railway Station and ends at Yungang Grottoes; bus No. 10 starts at Ximenwai and ends at Xinrong District .

Own car:

1. Start from the starting point, drive 6.3 kilometers in Baoding City, and enter Qiyi East Road

2. Follow Qiyi East Road Drive straight ahead for 6.2 kilometers, turn slightly to the right and take the ramp (passing Baoding Toll Station), toward Beijing/G4, and enter the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway/G4

3. Drive along the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway/G4 for 131.6 kilometers (Via Zhuozhou North Toll Station, Dujiakan Toll Station), exit from the Northwest Fourth Ring Road/Shawo South Bridge Exit, turn right into the Fourth Ring Road

Toll is 50 yuan>>

4. Drive 19.1 kilometers along the Fourth Ring Road, exit from the North Fifth Ring Road/Changping/Madian Bridge/North Third Ring Road/G6/Beijing-Tibet Expressway, and enter in the direction of the North Fifth Ring Road/Changping/G6/Beijing-Tibet Expressway/Badaling Expressway Beijing-Tibet Expressway/G6

5. Drive straight ahead along the G6/Beijing-Tibet Expressway for 328.9 kilometers, pass the Chaoyang Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China for about 50 meters, then turn left into the South Ring Road.

Toll is 130 yuan>>

6.. Enter Datong City and drive 3.7 kilometers, then enter G109/Tongzuo Highway

7. Drive straight ahead along Tongzuo Highway/G109 for 10.1 kilometers. Turn left

8. Drive 199 meters, turn left 9. Drive 300 meters, pass Jinhuagong No. 1 Primary School for about 50 meters, then turn right

10. Drive 1.7 kilometers, After passing Jinhua Palace Third Primary School for about 200 meters, turn right

11. Drive 0.6 kilometers and reach the end point - 510.8 kilometers, about 5 hours and 40 minutes