Day-by-day Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing/Pingyao(by train)
Take the overnight train K603 (17:07-04:32) or 1163(19:03-07:31) from Beijing to Pingyao.

Day 2 Pingyao(B)
Our local tour guide will meet you at the railway station. The highlight of today's tour will be wandering around the old town of Pingyao, which was built according to the traditional Han Chinese town planning and architectural style. Four main streets, eight narrower ones and 72 small lanes formed a neat grid. The town's dwellings were built either in the style of courtyard houses or man-made cave-houses. Old temples and shops are still scattered all over the town which bring back memories of its flourishing past. Spend the remainder time on your own. Stay in court-yard Hotel.

Day 3 Pingyao/ Qiao Family Compound /Datong (B)
Drive from Pinyao to Datong. 6 hours on the way, you will visit the Qiao Family Compound and Hanging Temple. Qiao Family Compound Situated in the central part of Qiao Town, Qi Xian County in Shanxi Province. The family built the complex like a castle for safety considerations, as well as to create tranquil surroundings in which to relax, away from the furious competition of the business world. Visit the Hanging Temple which is near Datong city. At arrival of Datong, if time is available we will also visit the old quarter of the town on your own for the Nine-Dragon Wall and some old streets before dinner. Stay in 4-star Datong hotel or the similar.

Day 4 Datong/ Yungang Grottoes /Beijing (B, by train)
After Breakfast, visit to Yungang Grottoes. The Yungang Grottoes, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. Take the train N614£¨12£º48-18£º42£©at noon from Datong back to Beijing, the end of the tour.

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• TOUR COST (group tour, minimum 2 in a group)
            RMB2890/pax or USD413/pax(hard sleeper)
            RMB3030/pax or USD433/pax (soft sleeper)
           The single supplement: RMB380/pax or USD55/pax

The prices include:
• Entrance fees(except Nine-Dragon Wall), court-yard hotel in Pingyao and 4-star Hotel in Datong, meals as listed in the itinerary, transfer service, English-speaking tour guide, return train tickets(hard sleeper or soft sleeper), travel service liability insurance.

The prices do not include: :
• meals not mentioned in the itinerary, individual travel insurance, tips, any personal expenses such as hotel laundry service, telephone and fax charges, optional visits and entertainments..

Note:
•  As the exchange rate of RMB to USD is flexible, we reserve the right to change the quote in USD according to the exchange rate on the date you pay the tour.
•  If you have 6 or more signed up together, the tour cost will be RMB300/pax or USD43/pax cheaper. Meanwhile, if you sign up with less than six persons together, you are supposed to travel with other tourists departure on the same date if there are.
•  The tour could be booked anytime if train ticket available.
•  We reserve to right to choose the train according to the seat. We couldn¡¯t promise the soft or hard sleeper, it could be either of them.
•  If you prefer to have a room individually, you are expected to pay the single supplement.
•  The prices do not apply to National Holidays (Pinyao International Photography, Spring Festival, Labour Day, National Day, Around 2008 the Olympic Game, and so on).
•  Reservation should be made at least 5 days before departure time.