• Tour Code: CPT-LY-2
• Duration: Day Tour
• Destinations: Luoyang, China
• Tour Price: from USD99(per person rate,2 persons'group)
  
• Departure Dates: You Choose!
• Tour Type: Land tour +  Private Guided with your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

Tour Itinerary:

At the beginning of this tour, you will be taken to the school to learn Kungfu. Follow the instructor in front of you and learn the impressive martial art. Your next stop is Shaolin temple. Shaolin Temple was established in 495 AD during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). Batuo, an Indian monk, came to Luoyang, the ancient capital, to spread Buddhism during that period. Emperor Xiaowen was a believer of Buddhism so he decided to build the temple in the Songshan Mountains to house Batuo. There are many noted relics at Shaolin. There are over 300 ancient stone inscriptions, some of them by famous calligraphers. The large mural of 500 artifacts in the Qianfo Hall was from the Ming Dynasty. The Shaolin martial arts are an important part of the relics. Shaolin does have a long tradition of Chinese martial arts, as the saying goes 'All martial arts (gongfu) are from Shaolin.' This is partly because Shaolin was located in a strategic area so they had to protect the temple themselves from war or invasion, and partly because of the support of most emperors from different dynasties, which came after the 13 Shaolin monks once saved Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

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Price of this tour($)

2010 Prices (Valid from Jan. 1st, 2010 to Dec. 31th, 2010)

Pax No.	Price(per person)	Book
1	USD119 /per person
2	USD99 /per person
3-4	USD79 /per person
5-9	USD69 /per person

* Prices are in US dollars, for one person. Prices are for references only and may vary according to your travel time.

* Our tour prices are inclusive of transfers and tours with English speaking local guides, all entrance fees, train fares, room taxes and baggage handling.

* Better discounts are available when traveling in low season (from November to March) or when traveling in a large group. Please Contact Us for more details.

* Note: Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.