Meet our driver at your Beijing city hotels lobby for your transfer to Beijing Railway Station, enjoy a 2 hours bullet train ride to Datong on your own. Your Datong local tour guide will greet you upon arrival, then heading directly to the Hanging Temple(1.5 hours drive). The hanging temple is the only existed temple hosting worship for the Taoists, Confucians and Buddhists. Built in 491 A.D, Hanging Temple is an architectural wonder because it hangs on the west cliff of Jinxia Gorge more than 50 meters above the ground.

After lunch in the local restaurant, explore the Yungang Grottoes. Follow your tour guide to explore the grottoes and niches, get to know its history and culture. With their 252 caves and 51,000 status, the Yungang Grottoes art represent the successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asian with Chinese cultural traditions, starting in the 5th century CE under Imperial auspices.  After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Datong.