Henan Ancient Culture Tour

Day 1

Place & Transport: Arrive in Zhengzhou, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport Transfer (Zhengzhou)

Day 2

Place & Transport: Zhengzhou to Kaifeng to Zhengzhou
Today's Activities: Our guide and driver will escort you from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng, Iron Pagoda, Grand Xiangguo Monastery, Millennium City Park, Dragon Pavilion, Our guide and driver will escort you from Kaifeng to Zhengzhou
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Jinyuan Hotel

- Iron Pagoda (30 minutes): Kaifeng Iron Pagoda is a 13-stories pagoda, which has a history of about 1000 years. It is a symbol of Kaifeng City and it is named as the Beautiful Pagoda under the heaven.
- Grand Xiangguo Monastery (40 minutes): Daxianggguo Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in China. For hundreds of years there have been so many related legends, dramas, and fictions that Daxiangguo Temple has become well-known both at home and abroad. The stories of Xiang Couple, Mother Buddha, and Lu Zhishen pulling out a tree add to its legendary color.
- Millennium City Park (2 hours): Located on western shore of Longting Lake in Kaifeng, it is a large historical cultural theme park with an area of almost 400,000 Sqm. It was founded as a tribute to the painting The MILLENNIUM CITY PARK painted by Zhang Zeduan, a famous artist from the Northern Song Dynasty (960AD-1127AD) and opened to the public in October 28th 1998. The Theme park illustrates the social life and architecture of the people of Northern Song Dynasty. The park also contains a museum to the history of people of Jewish descent that lived in Kaifeng.
- Dragon Pavilion (1 hour): Dragon Pavilion houses a tablet "Huang Di Wan Sui" (Long Live the Emperor), thus getting the name Dragon Pavilion. A park centered on this pavilion called Longting (Dragon Pavilion) Park now has become the biggest scenic spot in Kaifeng and attracted many tourists from home and overseas. It is said that tourists who visit Kaifeng can not miss Longting (Dragon Pavilion) Park.
- Jinyuan Hotel : There are Chinese and Western restaurants in the hotel. The Chinese restaurant serves Cantonese and local cuisines.

Day 3

Place & Transport: Zhengzhou to Luoyang
Today's Activities: Our guide and driver will escort you from Zhengzhou to Luoyang, Shaolin Temple and Pagoda Forest (including Shaolin Kungfu Show)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Dengfeng Shaolin International Hotel

- Shaolin Temple and Pagoda Forest (including Shaolin Kungfu Show) (3 hours): This temple is shrouded in legend and mystery. The origin of martial arts and kung fu is part of the mystique of Shaolin Temple and the Shaolin monks. This is probably the most famous temple in China, not only because of its long history and its role in Chinese Buddhism, but also because of its martial arts or Wushu. There is a theatre here which presents the famous Kungfu Show at 0930, 1030, 1130, 1400, 1500, and1600. It's best to get there early, as it is only a small theatre with about 200 seats.
- Dengfeng Shaolin International Hotel: There are Chinese and Western restaurants in the hotel. The Chinese Restaurant serves a variety of cuisines such as Cantonese, Sichuan and Henan cuisines.

Day 4

Place & Transport: Depart Luoyang, Flight not included
Today's Activities: The National Peony Garden, Longmen Grottoes, Hotel to airport Transfer (Luoyang)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Zhenbutong Water Banquet

- The National Peony Garden: It lies in the west of the Zhonggou of the Mang Mountain, Luoyang. The National Peony Garden of Luoyang is the only garden of flowers named after the name of our country
- Longmen Grottoes (2.5 hours): 13 kilometers to the west of Luoyang, Longmen Grottoes is one of the four largest grottoes in China. Live cultural relics lie amid green mountains and serpentine rivers. As early as 1961, Longmen Grottoes had been authorized by the central government of PRC as a key national cultural relic protection unit. It was authorized in 1982 by central government as one of the 44 National Parks of China. In 2000, it was enlisted into the List of World Heritage.
- Zhenbutong Water Banquet : The restaurant was first built in late Qing Dynasty more than one hundred years ago. The building comprises five floors. The famous Luoyang Water Banquet fried dishes are served at the second floor.