Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby in downtown Luoyang at 8:30 AM, based on your train arriving at approximately 8:30 AM, and guide you to begin your Luoyang Highlights day trip. We went to the Longmen Grottoes, one of the four major caves in China. There are 2,345 caves, 2,680 statues, over 70 pagodas, and 2,680 stone tablets with inscriptions clustered along the cliffs on both banks of the Yi River. Follow your guide as you explore this famous historical site and marvel at the magnificent and outstanding Buddha statues and relics. Take a comfortable drive to Shaolin Temple and learn about Chinese Kung Fu. This temple is the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism and Shaolin martial arts. Comprised of pagoda forests and temples, it has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties.