Two-day trip to Luoyang, Henan: Starting with the world-class heritage site, the Longmen Grottoes.

From "Buddhist art" to "court life," and then to "general history and civilization" and "political center," understanding the culture of ancient capital cities.

1. Tour Highlights:

• A peak experience of a dual World Heritage site: In a day and a half, experience two different types of top-tier cultural heritage sites. The first day features the "Treasures of Human Art" (the outdoor stone carvings of the Longmen Grottoes), and the second day includes the "Treasury of Chinese Civilization" (the indoor artifacts of the Luoyang Museum) and the "Site of Chinese History" (the ruins of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Luoyang City), allowing you to touch upon the depth of Chinese history from different perspectives.

2. Itinerary Overview: 

Day 1:

• Longmen Grottoes: 

One of the four major grottoes in China, a World Cultural Heritage site (listed in 2000), representing the pinnacle of stone carving art from the Northern Wei to the Tang Dynasty, and a model of the Sinicization of Buddhist art.

• Tang Dynasty Palace Music and Banquet: 

A large-scale immersive live interactive performance, a non-traditional song and dance show, integrating plot, dance, musical instruments, banquets, and scene interaction.

Day 2:

• Luoyang Museum: 

A national first-class museum, focusing on "He-Luo Civilization," showcasing unearthed cultural relics from Luoyang, the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, especially strong in artifacts from the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Han, and Tang dynasties.

(Alternative: Luoyang Ancient Tomb Museum: 

A rare thematic museum in the world centered on the original sites of ancient tombs. Its core value lies not in collecting individual artifacts, but in providing a unique "immersive archaeological" experience.)

(Choose between Luoyang Museum and Luoyang Ancient Tomb Museum, subject to successful reservation.)

• Sui-Tang Luoyang City National Archaeological Site Park: 

The core area of ​​the imperial city during the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, and Northern Song periods, the location of "Ziwei City," the political center during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, and the longest-used imperial city site in ancient China.

3. Pricing & Practical Information：

• Attraction entrance fees (Longmen Grottoes, Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace Banquet, Sui and Tang Dynasty Luoyang City National Archaeological Site Park).
• English-speaking tour guide (2 days).
• Local transportation (based on the number of participants, with one seat per person guaranteed).
• Car expenses during the tour, including a local driver (2 days).

• Additional expenses due to force majeure such as traffic delays, strikes, weather, aircraft or equipment failure, flight cancellations or rescheduling;

• All personal expenses and any other expenses not mentioned in the fee inclusions;

• International airfare is not included;

• Visas on arrival are not included;

• Meals, alcoholic beverages, and other personal expenses are not included;

• Expenses incurred by the traveler;

Please contact customer service if you are traveling with children.

1. Visa: Make sure your passport and Chinese visa are valid.

2. Cash & Payments: While mobile payments are popular, please bring some cash (RMB). We strongly recommend setting up Alipay and linking your international credit card; this will solve 95% of payment issues.

3. Internet: Purchase a Chinese data SIM card or activate international roaming in advance. Download a VPN (such as Astrill or ExpressVPN) if you need to use Google, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.

4. Translation App: Download Google Translate or Microsoft Translate. Their "Live Chat" and "Camera Translation" features are lifesavers.

5. Maps APP.