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TOUR ITINERARY:

Destination: Luoyang, China
Activities: Full day tour to visit Shaolin temple and an opportunity to learn kungfu.
Meals: Chinese Lunch
Duration of tour: 8 hours (09:00 AM- 17:00 PM)
Includes: Transportation by private vehicle, guided tour to the Shaolin temple and a kungfu lesson.

The Tour: At the beginning of this tour, you will be taken to the school to learn Kungfu. Follow the instructor in front of you and learn the impressive martial art. Your next stop is Shaolin temple. Shaolin Temple was established in 495 AD during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). Batuo, an Indian monk, came to Luoyang, the ancient capital, to spread Buddhism during that period. Emperor Xiaowen was a believer of Buddhism so he decided to build the temple in the Songshan Mountains to house Batuo. There are many noted relics at Shaolin. There are over 300 ancient stone inscriptions, some of them by famous calligraphers. The large mural of 500 artifacts in the Qianfo Hall was from the Ming Dynasty. The Shaolin martial arts are an important part of the relics. Shaolin does have a long tradition of Chinese martial arts, as the saying goes 'All martial arts (gongfu) are from Shaolin.' This is partly because Shaolin was located in a strategic area so they had to protect the temple themselves from war or invasion, and partly because of the support of most emperors from different dynasties, which came after the 13 Shaolin monks once saved Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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Tour Price:

Pax No.	Price(per person)	book
1	USD 230/per person
2	USD 140/per person
3-4	USD 130/per person
5-9	USD 95/per person