Zhengzhou 5-Day Tour: White Horse Temple & Longmen Grottoes
Zhengzhou 5-day tour covering White Horse Temple and Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. Sightseeing tickets and shuttle bus included.
Highlights
Day 1: White Horse Temple
Zhengzhou, a transport hub on the Yellow River, is home to the excellent Henan Museum (Jiahu bone flute, owl-shaped bronze). The Yellow River scenic area and Shang dynasty ruins show the layering of ancient and modern China.
Day 2: Longmen Grottoes
White Horse Temple in eastern Luoyang, founded in the Eastern Han, is revered as China's first Buddhist monastery. Its pagoda and Burmese/Indian-style halls make it a serene, multicultural heritage site with two millennia of history.
Day 3: Shaolin Temple
Longmen Grottoes are carved into cliffs along the Yi River, with over 2,000 niches and 100,000+ statues; the Vairocana Buddha at Fengxian Temple is breathtaking. Along with Dunhuang and Yungang, it is a pinnacle of Northern Wei to Tang stone carving.
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