Hanging Temple, Yun Gang Grottoes 2-Day tour from Beijing

Day 1: Beijing --- Da Tong ( 387 kilometers / Yun Gang Grottoes, Hua Yan Temple, Nine Dragon Wall, City Wall )

Your Da Tong adventure begins with pickup you up from your Beijing hotel at 7:00am, where you board a Wi-Fi-equipped car. Travel through the beautiful town with mountains around 387 kilometers away from Beijing while your guide narrates their history and stories on the way.

11:30am: Da Tong Yun Gang Grottoes

Upon arrival, your first stop is visit the UNESCO-listed World Culture Heritage Site Yun Gang Royal Grottoes, one of the China's Four Grottoes Art Treasure-houses, which has 1500 years old history from Bei Wei royal period ( 460 -- 526 ), engraving area reaches 18,000 square meters, follow your guide you'll get to see one-kilometer-long 252 carving groups caves with 51000 buddha statues in, bigger size 17 meters high, small one only a few centimeters. Explore the most famous 20th Grotto, Da Tong landmark " Big Open Buddha "; 16-20th the earliest famous Tanyao Five Grottoes; 12th music Grotto full of flying apsaras with musical instruments on four walls, 15th " Ten Thousand Buddha Grotto ", admire the treasure of ancient Chinese carving art, don't miss it.

2:00pm: Lunch

Tasty a famous Da Tong sliced noodle at this area

2:50pm: Hua Yan Temple

Afternoon, continue come to Hua Yan Temple, where get to see the fully preserved Liao Temple from 1000 years ago, get to explore the spectacular purest copper underground palace made of 100 tons of pure copper, as well as a palm-closed toothless Bodhisattva.

5:00pm: Nine dragon wall

Visit one of the oldest nine dragon wall exist in china, which is 300 years earlier than Forbidden city and Bei Hai Park's, get to see this amazing dragon wall that is 45 meters length, 2 meters thick, composed of 426 pieces of multicolored glazed tiles, with 9 flying dragons on both sides.

5:30pm: Da Tong city wall

When night falls, climb onto the 7-kilometer long ancient city wall, overlook the night view of Da Tong, feel the atmosphere of this city.

Finally return to your Da Tong pre-booked hotel for a wonderful evening.

Day 2: Da Tong --- Beijing ( 70 + 387 kilometers / Hanging Temple, Heng Mountain )

10:00am: Hanging Temple

In the morning, heading to explore one of the top ten dangerous buildings in the world --- Hanging Temple, which listed on America Times magazine at 2010, around 70 kilometers distance from Da Tong city. Here you will follow your guide board on the breathtaking and pulse-pounding narrow wooden corridors, admire the half cave half wooden frame structure, that like a paper cutting stick on the cliff, your guide will shed light on what makes the place so special through their informative commentary. You will learn about the story why it covers only 150 square meters, but the use area is ten times more, stand on 60-90 meters high cliff above the ground no collapse for thousands years. Explore the only combinations of three religions Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism Temple, its history traced back to 1500 years ago, attracting more and more foreign exploration friends come.

11:30am: Heng mountain

Next, come to majestic Heng mountain, continue visit one of the five famous Taoism mountain in china, sit on a cable car get the refreshing and pleasant scenery in both eyes, arrive at the top, glance the view in distance.

1:30pm: Lunch

Have a tasty local lunch at this area

At the end, you will transferred back to Beijing city hotel from Da Tong wrapping up this whirlwind tour at around 7:30pm.