Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenery

Day 01Arrival in Zhengzhou

 

Greeted at Zhengzhou airport, then transfer to visit The River Side Scene Park which is a large theme cultural park. The park is a key project of the national tourist route along the Yellow River. And Henan Provincial Museum, which was recently renovated. The exhibits are now housed in a huge glass pyramid at the end of Jing Qi Lu and the modern facilities and technology used for many of the exhibits here is excellent. The last spot is Ancient ruins of Shang Dynasty.

Meals: No Meals

Shaolin Temple

Day 02Zhengzhou - Gongy - Dengfeng

 

Morning transfer to Gongyi to visit Kangbaiwan Manor. Then transfer to Xinmi to visit Dahuting Han Tomb, located at the place 15 km away from the southwest of Zhengzhou, there are 2 paratactic tombs standing with over 1800 years of history. The western tomb is large and was built in the brick & stone including 7 rooms, which is 25.16 meters long & 17.8 meters wide, its middle room is 4.88 meters high with 0.5 -meter-thick paved coal. In the western tomb, there are rich figures and stone cuttings which is special in sculpture characteristics. The east tomb is small and most of the fresco imitate the manor life of tomb owner including getting rent, sitting cooking, welcoming guests, banquet, dancing, singing, acting in a Chinese opera, fortune-telling, the traveling of chariot & horses and handmaidens, etc. After sightseeing, transfer to Dengfeng for overnight.
Meals: No Meals

Shaolin Kongfu

Day 03Dengfeng - Shaolin Temple - Luoyang

 

Morning trip to the famous Shaolin Temple. You will also enjoying Kongfu show at Shaolin Temple. The other spots of the day is The White Horse Temple which is the first Buddhist Temple of officially built after Buddhism was formally propagated into China.

Shaolin Temple: Situated among the dense forest at the foot of Songshan Mountain, it was originally built in 495 during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and was greatly expanded when Bodhidharma, a famous Indian monk and the patriarch of Chinese Zen, came to impart Zen Buddhism in China. Besides its long history, the temple is much more famous for Shaolin martial arts, the performance of which you could watch while visiting.
White Horse Temple: Reputed as the number one temple in China, it was the first temple invested and built by the court after Buddhism was introduced into China about 1,900 year ago during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Later, it became the center of China’s Buddhist activities.
Meals: No Meals

Longmen Grottes

Day 04Luoyang

The guide will drive you to take a good view of the Peony Park during the yearly Festival. You can relax and take some beautiful pictures with your friends and guide. It leaves you 2hours.

Then drive to Longmen Grottes and the Guan Lin Monastery. The construction of the Longmen Grottoes lasted for over 400 years. Today, there are still 2,100 caves and niches left, with over 100,000 Buddhist images. The other spots of the day are Luoyang folk-custom Museum and Museum of Luoyang Eastern Zhou Royal Horse and Chariot Pits.

Chariot and Horse Pits: Based on these archeological discoveries, a museum was built to display the giant horses and chariots sacrificial pits of over two thousand years ago.
Meals: No Meals

Luoyang Peony

Day 05Departure from Luoyang

Free until pick up to catch the return flight or train to your destination. End of service.

Remark: Luoyang Peony Festival
The peony of Luoyang is the most beautiful under heaven", as the saying goes. The peony, the emblem flower of Luoyang, is lauded as "queen of flowers with ethereal color and celestial fragrance."Since the Tang Dynasty no Chinese city has been able to rival Luoyang in growing peonies. Growing the peony and marveling at it has, in fact, long been a local obsession. Of the 500,000 peony shrubs in 350-odd strains that are cultivated in Luoyang, the yaohuang (Yaos yellow peony) and weizi (Weis purple peony) are the "king"and "queen"of all peonies. The first Luoyang Peony Festival took place on April 15-25 in 1983; since then it has become a major annual event.
There are many full-length variety shows, flower watching, lantern show, exhibitions of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting and photography, symposiums, and business talks. Banquets are arranged for peony admirers, and all kinds of snacks and refreshments are served as well.
Meals: No Meals