Luoyang · Day Tours
Best Luoyang day trips: Shaolin Temple & Songshan (1 day), Longmen at night (half day), The Yellow River & Xiaolangdi Dam (1 day) and more — with practical details and booking help.
The cradle of kung fu — pagoda forest, monk demonstrations and the Five-Ridge peaks of the Central Sacred Mountain, 80 km from Luoyang.
The floodlit Vairocana Buddha — the grottoes' evening session (in season) is the city's most dramatic sight.
The 'clear water and blue waves' of the Yellow River at the great dam reservoir — boat rides, wetlands and the river at its gentlest.
An hour by HSR, the former Song-dynasty capital: the Iron Pagoda, Qingming Riverside park and the night market of the imperial city.
