question:

  1. Are the Songshan Scenic Area and the Shaolin Temple Scenic Area together?
    Songshan Mountain is divided into Taishi Mountain and Shaoshi Mountain Scenic Areas. The highest peak of Songshan Mountain is also in Taishi Mountain. Not only Shaolin Temple but also Sanhuangzhai is located in Shaoshi Mountain. Shaolin Temple has cultural heritage and Sanhuangzhai has unique scenery on Book Cliff.
  2. Is there a cable car in Songshan Scenic Area?
    There is no cableway in Taishi Mountain, but there is a cableway in the Shaolin Temple Scenic Area.
  3. Is one day enough to visit Songshan Scenic Area and Shaolin Temple together? Or does it take 2 days?
    In addition to being the highest peak of the Three Mountains and Five Mountains, Taishi Mountain’s scenery is not particularly outstanding, and there are relatively few tourists.
    There are more tourists in Shaolin Temple and Sanhuangzhai, so one day is enough.
  4. Is there a scenic line from Dengfeng City to Shaolin Temple? Or can I just take a taxi?
    From Dengfeng Bus Terminal to Shaolin Temple, you can take Dengfeng Route 8, which costs 5 yuan and takes 30 minutes.
  5. How long does it take to visit Longmen Grottoes?
    If you just visit the most important Xishan Grottoes, it will take half a day. If you visit the Dongshan Grottoes, Baiyuan, and Xiangshan Temple, it will basically take a day.
  6. Do I need to purchase tickets for Songshan, Shaolin, Longmen and Laojun Mountains one month in advance? Is it possible to purchase enough tickets a few days in advance?  
    A few days in advance is pretty much it.
    Recommend an itinerary:
    Day 1: It is recommended to take half a day to visit
    Luoyang
    museum,
    Luoyang
    As one of the largest ancient capitals, the museum has a lot to see. In the afternoon you can visit the White Horse Temple. There is also an ancient tomb museum that I find quite interesting. If you want to taste delicious food, you can
    Luoyang
    Old Street (Lijingmen) Tasting
    Luoyang
    Water banquet, no need to stir the soup, or try the old street pot stickers.
    the next day:
    Luoyang
    Opposite the train station
    Luoyang
    bus station, and
    Luoyang
    Next to Longmen High-speed Railway Station after exiting the station
    Luoyang
    There are direct buses to Longmen Passenger Transport Center Station.
    Luanchuan
    County (you need to take the expressway).
    Luoyang
    Arrive at Longmen Passenger Transport Center
    Luanchuan
    County, ticket price is 51 yuan, duration is 2 hours. then from
    Luanchuan
    It’s not far to Laojun Mountain just by taking a taxi or sharing a taxi from the bus station. 6 kilometers, a taxi cost about 15 yuan.  
    Day 3: It is recommended to visit the Longmen Grottoes first. The Longmen Grottoes are divided into four parts: Xishan Grottoes, Dongshan Grottoes, Xiangshan Temple and Baiyuan. It will take about 5 hours to have a good visit. After visiting the Longmen Grottoes, you can continue to visit Guanlin. .
    Day 4:
    Luoyang
    Standing opposite
    Luoyang
    Take a bus from the bus station to Shaolin Temple. You can first take the cableway to Sanhuangzhai (you need to take the Shaolin Temple cableway, not the Songyang cableway) to see the geological wonders of Shucanya, an important part of the World Geopark. If you have limited physical strength, it is recommended to walk to the cliff suspension bridge and return. After coming back, take a closer look at the Pagoda Forest and Shaolin Temple. There are martial arts performances every hour. Then take bus No. 8 from Shaolin Temple to Dengfeng Bus Terminal and take the bus to Zhengzhou.
    Day 5: Try the authentic Hu spicy soup in the morning, visit the Henan Museum in the morning, and have a bowl of authentic Henan braised noodles at noon. Stroll around Erqi Square and climb the Erqi Tower. Then take the train back from Zhengzhou.
    You can refer to my travel notes:
    http://www.mafengwo.cn/i/23507364.html
    http://www.mafengwo.cn/i/5711453.html
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    http://www.mafengwo.cn/i/18959962.html
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    If you have other questions, you can continue to ask. I hope it can help you and hope to adopt it!    
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