Monastero Shaolin (Shaolin Temple)

You will be picked up from your Luoyang hotel or accommodation at prearranged time and transferred to Shaolin Temple which is about 1.5 hour drive. Sit back and enjoy the sceneries along the way. Once arrived at Shaoling Temple, your driver will purchase your tickets, and where he will be waiting for you, then you will enjoy your own time to explore the Shaolin Temple. After your independent Shaolin Temple tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luoyang city. Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism and Shaolin Martial Arts. The whole complex can be thought of as three major sights within the compound.  Area One--The Kung Fu Performance After you enter the complex, you will see the Kung Fu performance hall. If you arrive early in the morning, you’ll see students of all ages practicing outside. The Kung Fu performance amazing and  is not to be missed.

Pagoda Forest of Shaolin Temple

Area Two--Shaolin Temple  Shaolin Temple was established in 495A.D. at the western foot of Songshan Mountain. Besides, it is known that martial arts have been practiced at the temple throughout its history. Included on UNESCO's World Cultural & Natural Heritage Listin 2010, it is the cradle of the Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts such as Shaolin Cudgel. Shaolin Temple embraces many exciting attractions, such as the Hall of Heavenly Kings (Tianwangdian), the Mahavira Hall (Daxiongbaodian), the Pagoda Forest, the Dharma Cave and the Martial Art Training Center. Area Three--The Pagoda Forest The Pagoda Forest is another half-kilometer walk through a wooded path, It is a concentration of tomb pagodas for eminent monks and abbots of the temple. A rough count shows more than 240 tomb pagodas of various sizes from the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (618-1911), making it the biggest pagoda forest in China.