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3 Days Shaolin Kung Fu Tour including Luoyang Highlights

Authentic Shaolin Kung Fu & Luoyang Essence

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Are you interested in Kung Fu - athletic Chinese martial arts? Just go to Shaolin Temple. As the Head Temple of all Zen Buddhist temples in China with a history of more than 1500 years, Shaolin Temple is famous for linking fabulous Kung Fu with magnificent Zen Buddhist culture together.

With a short distance of only 55km (about 1.5 hours' drive), Luoyang is a popular gateway city to Shaolin Temple. This 3 days tour offers you a special Shaolin Kung Fu experience, including Kung Fu class in a local martial arts school and Kung Fu show performed by the monks of Shaolin Temple. Of course, you won't miss the can't-be-missed highlights of Luoyang.

Highlights of this tour

  • Be amazed by the various featured complex in Shaolin Temple, especially Pagoda Forest where about 250 stone and brick pagodas ranging from Tang to Qing Dynasties (618 ~ 1911) are preserved;
  • Have an unforgettable Kung Fu exploration, including learning Kung Fu history, watching Kung Fu show and joining in a Kung Fu class;
  • • Take an exploration of Buddhist nirvana alongside the awe-inspiring Buddhist artistry at Longmen Grottoes, one of the three greatest grottoes in China.

Basic Trip Information

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  1. 1. This price is for one person, based on a group of 2 adults sharing one double-bed room in a 4-star hotel and traveling in low seasons;
  2. 2. This price is subject to change according to your traveling season, group size, hotel class, change of activities and possible fluctuation of currency exchange rate.
Travel Route:
Luoyang / Dengfeng / Luoyang
Travel Length:
3 Days and 2 Nights
Tour Code:
CD-LKCT-03
Group Size:
You, your family, friends or group
Experience:
ArchitectureCultureReligious
Departure:
Any day you want

Full Itinerary Day by day

Day 1 Luoyang Arrival

Welcome to Luoyang, one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China! Your local guide and driver will meet you at Luoyang train station or the airport and escort you to your hotel in a private vehicle. The rest of today is free for you to explore this ancient city on your own.

How to Get to Luoyang? It is available to take a flight to Luoyang from Beijing (2hrs), Shanghai (2hrs), Chengdu (2hrs), Chongqing (2hrs), Guangzhou (2.5hrs), etc., or take a high speed train to Luoyang from Xian (1.5hrs), Zhengzhou (40mins), Beijing (3.5hrs), Shanghai (5.5hrs), Nanjing (3.5 ~ 4 hours), Hangzhou (about 5.5 hours), etc.

Luoyang Longmen Railway Station
Day 2 Dengfeng - Luoyang (B, L)

After breakfast, you will drive 1.5hrs to Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Zen Buddhism and the cradle of Kung Fu. You will visit the grandiose temples and halls, admire stone carving art, learn about Buddhism culture, and observe the daily living and meditation of monks in the temple. Don't miss the famous Pagoda Forest, the existing largest pagoda forest in China. When an important monk passed away, their cremains or skeleton would be put into the underground palace, and a pagoda will be built on it. The pagoda's height, size and number of layers will be decided according to the monk's Buddhism knowledge, reputation and merits and virtues during his lifetime. You will also enjoy a magnificent Kung Fu Show in Shaolin Wushu Hall which is performed by martial monks of Shaolin Temple.

Then, you will be taken to join in a Kung Fu Training Program (about 2 hours) in one of the most popular Shaolin Kung Fu Schools in Dengfeng City. You will be taught to acquire some real Shaolin Kung Fu skills by a professional Kung Fu teacher. The eventual kind of Emei Kung Fu is flexible, according to your interest and time. Your Kung Fu teacher will demonstrate the complete movements of Emei Kung Fu skills, then split the movements into pieces and instruct you to acquire each movement.

After Kung Fu class, your tour guide will take you to enjoy a leisure stroll to watch how the long-term students practice Kung Fu in the school.

Useful tips: 1) Kung Fu training program can be tailor-made according to your date and interest; 2) sportswear is necessary and not provided by Kung Fu school 3)Kung Fu training program is not available during pandemic;

After the Kung Fu program, you will be transferred back to Luoyang.

Excellent Kungfu Training at Dengfeng Shaolin Temple Shaolin Kung Fu Class Our dear guest Walkers visited the Pgoda Forest in Shaolin Temple
Day 3 Luoyang Departure (B, L)

In the morning, your guide will take you to visit Longmen Grottoes, which contains the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). The UNESCO World Heritage Site is densely scattered on the cliffs of Mount Longmen (West Hill) and Mount Xiangshan (East Mountain) – on two banks of Yi River. West Hill houses the major caves with notable displays of Buddhist sculptures and calligraphic inscriptions. The highlights include Bingyang Cave which tells a wealth of history and artistic value, Guyang Cave with over 1,000 Buddha statues and 800 calligraphy inscriptions, and Fengxian Temple – the largest cave with a 17.14-meter-tall sculpture of Vairocana Buddha.

After sightseeing, you will be transferred to catch your flight/train to the next destination.

Longmen: A Treasure House of Ancient Buddhist Cave Art

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