Dengfeng Travel Guide

Dengfeng is the home to Shaolin Temple which is the birthplace of Chinese Kung Fu (the Martial Arts). Till today, the temple still keeps its tradition of practicing Shaolin Kung Fu by the warrior monks. Without any doubt, Shaolin Temple is the best place to experience Chinese Kung Fu culture.

For normal tourists who are interested in Kung Fu culture, you can go to enjoy a magnificent Kung Fu which are usually performed by Shaolin monks and professional actors. Currently, there are two places to watch Kung Fu Show in Dengfeng, one is inside the Shaolin Temple scenic area in a small martial arts hall and it’s free for its visItors, and another one is on a large scale and only scheduled to perform at night with over 600 Kung Fu performers. Learn more about Shaolin Kung Fu Show >>

For Kung Fu fans who want to learn some real Shaolin Kung Fu, Nearby Shaolin Temple, there are many local martial arts schools provide Kung Fu training for people from home and abroad. You can stay for days, weeks, months, even years here to practice Kungfu if you want to. Learn more about Shaolin Kung Fu Training >>

The climate of Dengfeng is temperate continental monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, annual average temperature of 14.2℃, annual average frost-free period of 238 days. Sharp differences in temperature, and the extreme temperature is 40.5℃ and -15.1℃. Dengfeng is rather dry, and the annual average rainfall is 614mm, and most of them happen during June to October.

The best season to visit Dengfeng is spring and autumn. Spring is warm, and various flowers will blossom during this time. While in autumn, the mountain is dressed with red leaves, and the weather in this time is cool and comfortable. Summer is not hot in Dengfeng, especially in the mountain. Summer is also the rain season, so it's a great time to see waterfalls in the mountain, like Luya Waterfall.

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Dengfeng is a county-level city of Zhengzhou, and it has no airport nor railway station, so for foreign tourists, you can take flight to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, then transfer to Dengfeng. Zhengzhou Airport has flights to major cities in China, like Beijing, Shanghia, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongqing, etc. It also operates international flights to Hong Kong, Macau, Seoul, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, etc. Tourists can also take trains to Zhengzhou and Luoyang first, then transfer to Dengfeng.

In Dengfeng, tourists can take bus to most of the attractions, and it's not very far from the city center. Taxi is also a good choice, since the taxi fee is rather cheap comparing with other tourism cities.

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It's very convenient to find accommodations in Dengfeng. There are many starred hotels in Dengfeng, even at the foot of Mount Song. With reasonable price and good facility, the environment of the hotels are satisfying. There are also many featured hotels and hostels in Mount Song and around Shaolin Temple. It may be more expensive than accommodation in the city center, however, it has better environment. Imagine this, live on the mountain, and you can hear nothing but cicadas chirping and birds singing. The air is fresher, and you can really relax in such serene environment.

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