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Luoyang · Route
Adds the cradle of kung fu — the Shaolin Temple and the Songshan mountains.
Longmen Grottoes and the east-bank temples, afternoon Guanlin and the museum, old town at night.
White Horse Temple, then the Peony Garden (in season) and the Luoyang Museum's Han-dynasty treasures.
Day trip to the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng — the pagoda forest, the monks' martial arts show and a climb up Songshan.