About This Trip

Combining Pingyao and Datong, this historical tour will take you back to China's ancient times. In Pingyao, you'll visit two World Heritage Sites - Pingyao Ancient Town and the Shuanglin Temple. Besides, you'll explore Wang Family Compound, the largest of the Shanxi Courtyard Houses. On the way to Datong, you'll see the spectacular Hanging Temple built into a cliff. Then, you'll discover the Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple, and Nine Dragon Screen in Datong.

Itinerary Summary

DAY	PLACE	HIGHLIGHTS
1	Pingyao	Arrival
2	Pingyao	Pingyao Ancient Town, Wang Family Compound, Shuanglin Temple
3	Pingyao - Datong	Hanging Temple
4	Datong	Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple, Nine Dragon Screen
5	Datong	Departure

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Day 1: Pingyao, Arrival

Upon your arrival in Pingyao, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

Pingyao

Day 2: Pingyao, Wang Family Compound & Ancient Town

Enjoy a wonderful day tour to visit highlights of Pingyao! Firstly, admire the magnificent and beautiful Wang Family Compound, and then visit a World Heritage Site - Shuanglin Temple.

Later, taste the time-honored charm of Pingyao ancient town, by visiting the Ancient City Wall, Rishengchang Exchange Shop and Ming and Qing Street.

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Pingyao

Day 3: Pingyao - Datong, Hanging Temple

After breakfast, be driven to Datong. On the way, you will visit the Hanging Temple, a 1400 years old wooden temple built on stilts against the cliff.

Upon arrival in Datong, hotel check-in and have some leisure time.

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Datong

Day 4: Datong, Huayan Temple & Yungang Grottoes

This morning, visit the grand Nine Dragon Screen and Huayan Temple, which houses many treasured Buddha statues and paintings of Liao and Jin Dynasties.

Later, take a 40-minute drive to visit the Yungang Grottoes, where you will be amazed by the vivid and gigantic Buddha statues carved on rocks and caves. After that, get back to your hotel and rest of the day is yours to relax.

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Datong

Day 5: Datong, Depature

Say goodbye to Shanxi today. Be at leisure before your guide and driver escort you to the airport for your return flight.

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05 Aug 2025

Second Honeymoon My wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by spending a few weeks touring around Asia. We loved how Odynovo worked with us to craft a tour of what we wanted to see and how we wanted to see it. This was our first time traveling with a private tour guide, and it was truly amazing. they took care of all transportation, tickets, and everywhere we went we had someone who not only spoke our language, but was also very well-versed in the places we were visiting. We saw Beijing and then took a bullet train to Xi'an. In both cities we had tour guides who had done this "a thousand times," and as a result knew all the tricks on where to take the best pictures, what lines to stand in, where to eat, and what not to waste your time seeing. At one point our guide pulled out ponchos from her backpack when it started to rain, while another helped us haggle for a good price on a new suitcase. We were surprised by how much we loved China, and it is safe to say that is because of the quality of service we got from Odynovo. Oh, and the hotels were great, too! In our first hotel my wife fell in love with her breakfast soup that she had to have every morning, while in Xi'an we were right around the corner from the Muslim Night Market and were able to get to it in less than 5 minutes of walking.We are already looking to see what tours we will be doing next through Odynovo, as the service was amazing, the quality was remarkable, and the cost was very worth it for what we received.

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05 Aug 2025

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05 Aug 2025

Beijing Beauty It started off with a friendly face at the airport, with Roy, our tour guide.The week has been such a pleasure and a treat. From adventures to The Great Wall, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, to local markets, delicious Beijing food and roof top tea houses.Roy and our driver, Mr. Zhou, were prompt in picking us up and driving us around safely.The knowledge and fact about history and Beijing that Roy knows and explains is amazing and the fact he could answer my weird and inquisitive history questionsnwoth ease was a treat.He made it so easy to enjoy ourselves and absorb all that was around us, he even takes great photos too! 😊Polite, kind and thoughtful and ever patient in letting us take our time with things that interested us.I would highly recommend this tour and Roy again and again.

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05 Aug 2025

Amazing travel experience My name is Zarah M. Babangida a Nigerian and i visited Beijing with my colleagues from the office. During our 5 day stay in Beijing, Ms. Eva Ma, was our Tour guide and from the minute we came through the Arrival Gate of the Airport, we were embraced by her alluring smile and warm welcome. She remained consistent with her warmth, a kind and intelligent professional who exuded unique passion not just for her job as a tour guide but, even more so as a proud Chinese woman. Her outstanding insight and knowledge of the sweet Chinese history and heritage left us in awe. I couldn't be more proud and thankful that she was assigned to our group and she made our stay exciting, fun-filled effortless and knowledge packed. I absolutely commend her dedication to work which she depicted throughout our stay. I recommend her to every visiting tourist because to know Eva, is to love her. If it were up to me, i will increase her bonuses or upgrade her salary as i am sure most tourists would want or revisit for her sake first and then perhaps other reasons.Thank you Eva and keep the passion up🙌.