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🚗 Detailed Itinerary Highlights 🚗 ❶ DAY1 First Impressions of Zhengzhou → 🏯 Henan Museum (Must-see nine major treasures! Recommended to rent an audio guide) → 🏨 Check in at a star-rated hotel in Zhengzhou (Recommended near Erqi Square, enjoy the night view of Dehua Old Street) 💡Tips: Museum requires booking 3 days in advance, last entry at 16:00~ ❷ DAY2 Kaifeng Dream of Splendor → 🛕 Kaifeng City Wall (Recommended to cycle a section, overlooking the ancient city) → 🎭 Bao Gong Temple (Opening ceremony at 9 AM) → 🎡 Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden → 🌃 Drum Tower Night Market (Almond tea + fried cold noodles + soup dumplings combo!) 💡Tips: Night market livelier after 18:00 ❸ DAY3 Martial Arts Gathering → 🎪 Shaolin Temple (Don’t miss the martial monks’ performances: 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM) → 🚗 Travel to Luoyang (about 2 hours by car) → 🏮 Yingtian Gate + Paradise Mingtang (Recommended night visit, lighting is super dreamy) → 🏨 Check in at a hotel in Luolong District (Recommended to try beef soup + potstickers for a late-night snack) 💡Tips: Shaolin Temple cable car goes up to Sanhuangzhai, wear sneakers for comfort ❹ DAY4 Splendor of the Divine Capital → 🏛 Luoyang Museum (Tang Sancai Gallery is stunning!) → 🐎 White Horse Temple (Buddhist halls with styles from China, India, Thailand, and Myanmar) → 🪷 Longmen Grottoes (Recommended entry at 16:00 to see the lighting moment, very spectacular) 💡Tips: The West Hill Grottoes at Longmen are the highlight ❺ DAY5 Fairyland Laojun Mountain → ⛰ “A Stunning Banquet in the Human World” (Recommended to take the first-level cable car) → 🌄 Golden Summit Taoist Temples (Remember to take photos with the Bright Treasure Platform) → 🚠 Return to Luoyang (Bring snacks, limited dining options on the mountain) 💡Tips: Big temperature difference on the mountain, dress warmly ❻ DAY6 Surprising Return Journey → ⚔ Guanlin Temple (The only ancient tomb temple combining three worships in one) → 🎁 Optional souvenirs: Peony cakes / Tang Sancai small ornaments / Shaolin vegetarian cakes --- ✧✦✧--- 📌 Warm Reminders 📌 1️⃣ Transportation: Full highway route from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng to Luoyang 2️⃣ Dress: Prepare Hanfu/Tang costumes! Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden and Yingtian Gate are great for photos, also bring a thick jacket for mountain temperature differences 3️⃣ Food Highlights: Spicy soup with fried dough sticks, Luoyang water banquet, carp baked noodles, peony swallow’s nest (notify in advance if you don’t eat spicy) 4️⃣ Discount IDs: Teacher ID, student ID, military officer ID, etc. get discounts at most attractions, remember to show in advance 5️⃣ Health Tips: Average 15,000+ steps per day, recommend bringing massage balm + foot soak bags, replenish electrolytes daily 💝 Exclusive Benefits for Private Tours 💝 ✔ Itinerary can be adjusted anytime (e.g., stay an extra hour at Shaolin Temple) ✨ Let us take you to touch the earliest China, wait for a millennium sunset in the evening breeze of Longmen Grottoes, seek the fairyland among the sea of clouds on Laojun Mountain, every day is an epic worth collecting! ✨
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