Beijing Private Day Trip to Hanging Temple and Hengshan Mountain

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Itinerary

1. Our driver will pick you up from your Beijing city hotel, then you will be transferred to the train station. Enjoy a 2 hour bullet train ride on your own, once arrive at Datong. Your local tour guide will greet you upon arrival at the train station, then go over the day’s itinerary on your way to the first stop of the day - Hanging Temple.

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2. The hanging temple is the only existed temple hosting worship for the Taoists, Confucians and Buddhists. Built in 491 A.D, Hanging Temple is an architectural wonder because it hangs on the west cliff of Jinxia Gorge more than 50 meters above the ground. It has established its unique position among the various temples and monastery with its characteristics of “peril, workmanship and miracle”. Follow your tour guide to explore the temples and get to know the detailed stories and histories. Next, stop at a local restaurant for a quick lunch. Then heading directly to Hengshan.

   2 hAdmission included

3. Once arrive at Hengshan, you will take the cable car to reach the mountain. Follow your tour guide to explore the essence of Mountain Hengshan. As early as 2,000 years ago, many emperors and celebrities visited Hengshan Mountain and left quite a lot of stone inscriptions of poems. The mountain comprises 72 peaks and runs 150 kilometers in extend, it possess the reputation of Buddhism and Taoist culture of China. The mountain also boasts 9 ponds, 9 wells, 9 pools, 10 caves, 15 rocks, 25 streams and 38 springs, in harmony with green forests and fragrant flowers and grass. Grand, graceful, sequestered and culturally abundant, Hengshan Mountain leads the five sacred mountains by its gracefulness.

   2 hAdmission included

4. Followed by your experienced tour guide, to explore the temples at the mountain, and enjoy the beauty of the Mother Nature. After the tour finished you will be transferred back to Datong railway station and heading back to Beijing. Our driver will pick you up from the train station and you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.

   30 minAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Beijing

• Its from-price is 54% above the median of the 177 day trips we list in Beijing.
• It is longer than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Beijing

Beijing, China's capital for centuries, holds imperial palaces, sacred temples and stretches of the Great Wall within reach of its modern boulevards.

At the city's heart, the Forbidden City spreads behind vermilion walls, a labyrinth of halls and courtyards that housed the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Tiananmen Square lies to its south, and the hill of Jingshan Park to its north gives the finest view over its golden roofs. The Temple of Heaven, set in a park where locals practise tai chi and dance, is a masterpiece of imperial design.

Top-ranked sights in Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang).

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