Shaolin Temple And Songyue Temple Pagoda
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About This Experience in Zhengzhou
Why Visit Zhengzhou?
Zhengzhou, China offers a wealth of attractions, cultural experiences, and activities for visitors. From historic landmarks to modern attractions, Zhengzhou provides an unforgettable travel experience with something to discover around every corner. Explore local cuisine, discover unique culture, and create lasting memories in this remarkable destination.
Getting to Zhengzhou
You can reach Zhengzhou, China by air, train, or road depending on your starting location. The city offers various transportation options including taxis, public transit, and private transfers to help you reach your destination. Many hotels can arrange airport transfers, and local transportation options vary by location.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Dinner
- Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
Additional Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Meeting and Pickup
Pickup Information
Pickup Option: Pickup available for all travelers
Pickup Time: 120 minutes before departure
Custom pickup locations may be available. Please contact the supplier for details.
Itinerary
Tour Itinerary
Songshan Shaolin scenery site is world famous tourist... 1 hour 40 minutes
Songshan Shaolin scenery site is world famous tourist attraction and in the first group of 5A national scenery sites. It has unique natural sceneries and rich cultural landscape. Major cultural scenery sites, focusing in an area of 2.18 m2 include Shaolin temple, world’s first temple and origin of Zen and Shaolin Kongfu, China’s most intact and largest existing group of pagodas, China’s earliest stone temple Shaoshique, Kongfu gallery, Bodhidharma Cave, Zhuzuan, Erzuan, Shifang Zen temple, and Ganlutai observation. Natural sceneries are mostly located in Sanhuangzhai village of Shaoshishan Mt., which has experienced the three greatest mountain making movements of Songyang, Zhongyuan and Shaolin Mountains with best representative site at Songshan world geological park. Other representative sites include Monkey Watching Sky, Yunfenghuxiao, sunset and Shaoshi in autumn.
The Shaolin Pagoda Forest, burial site of Shaolin's... 10 minutes
The Shaolin Pagoda Forest, burial site of Shaolin's eminent monks, gets its name from its dense pagodas. Per Buddhist traditions, disciples built pagodas of varying sizes for deceased monks—scale reflecting their achievements, status, knowledge, reputation, and standing—resulting in numerous different-sized pagodas. China's largest existing stupa group, it has 228 stone stupas from seven dynasties (Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing), plus 3 modern pagodas and 14 stone sculptures. Their shapes, decorations, construction, and carving techniques record architectural styles of their eras, showing stupa art evolution since the Tang and Sino-foreign Buddhist exchanges. Hailed as an "ancient pagoda art museum," it offers tangible materials for researching ancient Chinese architecture, sculpture, and religion.
Songyue Temple Pagoda, in Songyue Temple, is the... 1 hour
Songyue Temple Pagoda, in Songyue Temple, is the most significant remaining structure (with Daxiongbaodian, Jialandian, Liuzudian) and of high architectural/tourism value. Built in 520–524 AD (Northern Wei Emperor Xiaoming’s reign), over 1,400 years old, it is China’s oldest existing pagoda and the earliest in Songshan. Integrating geology, geometry, physics and chemistry, it’s a rare ancient architectural relic, listed in 1961 as first-batch national key cultural relics. 40 meters tall with 15 floors, it has underground palace, base, body and top decorations. Its lower half is robust, middle narrow with gentle eaves—sturdy yet light. As China’s first pagoda with parabolic outline, it influenced pagoda architecture for a millennium.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cancellation policy?
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Is this tour suitable for all ages?
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