Recommended Itineraries:
8 Days / 7 Nights

Tourist Attractions:

Yungang Grottoes

    As one of China's four most famous ancient grottoes housing Buddhist sculptures and carvings, the Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain 10 km west of Datong City. The first grottoes were constructed in 453. Still extant today are 53 caves, which house over 51,000 stone carvings. The largest Buddhist statue is 17 meters tall and the smallest, only a few centimeters.

Yingxian wooden Pagoda

    Built in 1056, the world's extant oldest and tallest wooden Buddhist pagoda is located in Yingxian County 70 km south of Datong City. The pagoda is 66.6 meters in height, 30 meters in diameter and 300 tons in weight. At least 3,500 cubic meters of wood were used to build it.

Mt. Wutai

    Mt. Wutai has been venerated by Buddhist as one of China's four scared sites since ancient times. Situated 230 km from Taiyuan City, it consists of five towering peaks.

Jinci Temple

    Located 25 km southwest of Taiyuan City, Jinci temple is a famous Chinese architectural masterpiece of horticuture with a history of over 1,400 years. Of all the 100 and more buildings, the Hall of Holy Mother, the Double Wooden Bridge of the Song Dynasty, and Xiandian Hall of the Jin Dynasty occupy an important place in the history of ancient architecture. 

Midair Temple in Mt. Hengshan

    Built in the later period of the northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and located in the canyon at the foot of Hengshan Mountain, the temple hung in midair is a rare piece of architecture of its kind. The existing 40 halls are all wooden structured.