| Day 1 Beijing, Datong ( ) |
| Own arrange to go to Beijing West Train station for your train to Datong (train ticket can be arranged by Sinoway Travel, extra cost not included in the quotation). Train No.: K43 (leaves Beijing at 12h03, arrives Datong at 18h16). Be met by our English speaking tour guide at Datong railway station and transferred to the hotel. |
Datong food | Datong is mainly famous for its various wheaten food. Local people put wheat, pea, buckwheat, soybean sprout, tofu and peanut into boiling cooking pot, add vinegar together, and this type of noodle soup will be their main dish, 3 times everyday. People never get tire of foods made of noodle, and I …… | Datong | Datong is situated in northern Shanxi Province. It was the political, economic and military center of ancient North China. With a history of over 2400 years, Datong was the capital of Northern Wei (386~534) for 96 years, and the 'support capital' of Liao (916~1125) and Jin (1115~1234). |
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| [ Optional ] Train K615 Beijing to Datong: K615 train is running on routes Beijing West Train Station to Datong. Train No.: K615 (leave Beijing at 14h57, arrive Datong at 20h50). These trains have soft class with 4-berth ordinary soft class sleepers, 6-berth hard class sleepers and hard seats, only public toilet (prpare toilet tissue by yourself), restaurant car available. |
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| Day 2 Datong ( B,L ) |
| Full day highlight city tour visit to the Yungang Grottoes, the Nine-Dragon Screen and the Huayan Temple. Transferred to Datong train station to catch your train to next destination. (train ticket can be arranged by Sinoway Travel, extra cost not included in this quotation). Or you might drive 2 hours to visit Hanging temple in the south of Datong. Most of our clients like our 6-day Beijing-Datong-Pingyao-Xian train tour. Please check more details at: http://www.chinadiscover.net/china-vacations/day_by_day.aspx?tc=SWINC016 |
Huayan Temple | The Huayan Temple is the largest and best preserved temple of the Liao Dynasty in existence in China. The Huayan Temple complex is located on Daxi Street on the south western side of Datong City, Shanxi Province. | The Datong Nine Dragon Screen | The Datong Nine Dragon Screen, built over 600 years ago, is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China today. The Nine-Dragon Screen is localted in the downtown of Datong. | Yungang Grottoes | Yungang Grottoes, one of the three major cave clusters in China, punctuate the north cliff of Wuzhou Mountain, Datong. The area was excavated along the mountain, extending 1 km (0.62 miles) from east to west, revealing 53 caves and over 51,000 stone statues. |
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| [ Optional ] 2462 2463 train Datong to Pingyao: 2462/2463 train is running on routes Baotou to Linfen, stops at Datong and Pingyao. Train No.: 2462/2463 (leave Datong at 22h56, arrive Pingyao at 07h19 next day). The time for boarding at Datong and arriving at Pingyao is perfect for an overnight stay. These trains have soft class with 4-berth ordinary soft class sleepers, 6-berth hard class sleepers and hard seats, only public toilet (prepare toilet tissue by yourself), restaurant car available. |
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