Henan-luoyang02 : 6 Days Zhengzhou - Dengfeng - Shaolin Temple - Luoyang

Arrive in Zhengzhou and get prepared. Stay overnight at a local hotel.

After breakfast, drive to the bank of the Yellow River, along which the Chinese culture originated. That is why the Chinese regard the Yellow River as the "Mother River". You can climb a little into the mountain to have a view of the grandeur of the river valley. After that, continue to drive to the Dengfeng city, where the Shaolin Temple is located. Stay overnight at a local hotel.

In the morning, you will visit the Shaolin Temple. Spend your whole day here to savor the Buddhism culture and art in this 1400 years old temple. In the afternoon, you can enjoy an exciting martial art performance by the Shaolin monks. Stay overnight nearby the temple to talk with them or exercise with them.

Today is free time for you. You can practice the martial art, or you can visit the Pagoda Forest, or nearby shops or villages, or just relax.

Drive to Luoyang, a historical city which was the capital of China for nine dynasties. You will visit the White Horse Temple and one of the three famous stone carvings in China - the Longmen Grottoes which is a world culture heritage. Stay overnight at a local hotel.

Leave Luoyang according to your schedule.