Welcome to Xian Marco Polo Int'l Travel Service

In the morning, you will take the high-speed train G2002 (08:30/10:21) from Xian Railway Station to Luoyang by yourself. The train ticket will be delivered to your designated hotel in advance. Upon your arrival in Luoyang, our local professional guide will meet you at the railway station. 

A private car will drive you to visit the Longmen Grottoes, which is a treasure house of ancient stone-carving art. There are more than 100,000 stone statues here, varying from 2-centimeter to 17.14-meter high, and extending for about 1,094 yards along both banks of Yi River. Fengxian Temple, the largest grotto among Longmen Grottoes, exhibits nine major Buddhas of various facial appearances and temperaments. Wanfo Cave is a typical chronological cave consisting of two rooms, square flat roofs and walls decorated by lifelike relief. Guyang Cave, the earliest cave in Longmen Grottoes, has sculptures of diverse shapes and patterns. Binyang Cave's floor is engraved with lotus patterns and rooftop is decorated by relief of flourishing lotus flower. Lotus Cave is a chiseled grotto on the base of natural limestone. Besides the grottoes, lots of historical materials concerning art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, costume and architecture are kept here. 

Then, you will explore the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism and Shaolin Martial Arts. Here, you can see the Kung Fu show performed by Shaolin monks. Besides, Shaolin Temple boasts some traditional valued architecture like the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahavira Hall, the Pagoda Forest, the Dharma Cave and the Shaolin Temple Martial Art Training Center. Among them, the Pagoda Forest is the largest group of ancient pagodas existing in China. In the year of 2010, Shaolin Temple has been included in the UNESCO's World Heritage list. 

After this sightseeing tour, our guide will see you off at Luoyang Longmen Railway Station. You will take the high-speed train G2011 (19:52/21:38) back to Xian. Please get to your hotel by yourself upon arrival in Xian. (L)

Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)

Prices (Valid from Dec. 1st, 2010 to Nov. 30th, 2011)