first day

It is best to drive to Datong one day in advance. The journey is about 346.7 kilometers and the time-consuming: 5 hours and 30 minutes. Choose a hotel in advance and check in directly. Suggestion: GreenTree Inn Express Hotel (Ancient City Wall Store, No. 2107 Yuhe West Road) includes breakfast, about 140 yuan for a big bed, and about 229 yuan for a family room. (light meals near the hotel, 30 yuan per person)

the next day

1. After dinner at the hotel, go to Yungang Grottoes (150 yuan from April 1st to October 31st in peak season, 120 yuan from November 1st to March 31st in off-season). It is about 17 kilometers away from the urban area, and the tour time is about 3 hours.

1. For lunch, you can go to the Gulou Sliced ​​Noodles in the northeast corner of Gulou East Street, Pingcheng District, Datong City. The average per capita is 24 yuan. Take this opportunity to take a look at the Drum Tower

2. After lunch, go to Huayan Temple (No. 459, Xiasipo Street, Pingcheng District), the ticket is 65 yuan. Shanhua Temple (Nansi Street, Pingcheng District, No. 6, near Loufang Lane), tickets are 50 yuan. Nine Dragon Wall (No. 18, Dadong Street, Pingcheng District), tickets: free with ID card. If you have time, you can go to Panjiayuan in Datong.

3. For dinner, you can go to the famous restaurant Fenglin Pavilion (east of Huayan Temple) in Datong for dinner, 116 yuan per person. If the time is early, go directly, if the time is late, you must book a seat in advance.

4. After dinner, go to the ancient city wall of Datong and enter the ancient city wall for free. After the tour, return to the hotel to rest

third day

1. You can go to the Datong Museum. Tickets: 100 yuan. The tour time depends on the situation, about 2 hours.

2. Tickets for driving to Xuankong Temple after the tour are 125-130 yuan (130.00 yuan per person from March 1st to October 31st; 125.00 yuan per person from November 1st to February of the following year). About 90 kilometers, driving time 1.5 hours. The tour time is about 3 hours or less. (Lunch will be settled nearby, 30 yuan per person)

3. Drive to Pingyao Ancient City. Pass through Taiyuan, choose a good hotel in advance (Hanting Hotel Taiyuan Nangong Square Branch, about 150 to 160 yuan for a double bed or a double bed), and check in directly after arriving in Taiyuan. After check-in, I recommend going to the famous Zenyili restaurant (100 meters east of South Zhonghuan Street and the intersection of Tiyu Road, opposite to Baidu Mingzhu, No. 156 Liuxiang Qiaotou Street) for dinner. Zhenyili's steamed dumplings are very famous. About 40 yuan per person. (If you have elderly people, it is recommended to go to No. 22 Jiefang Road, Yingze District, Hongbinlou, Hongbinlou, the first floor of Halal Catering. The roast duck is bright in color, crispy in skin and tender in meat, full of satisfaction.) 70 yuan per person.

There are no special landscapes to watch in Taiyuan at night.

4. Be sure to go to Qingheyuan for breakfast the next day. Qingheyuan is very famous for its brains. Only breakfast is served at 22 yuan a bowl. After dinner, you can go directly to Jinci Park in Taiyuan (peak season: 70 yuan from April to October; November to 60 yuan in the off-season in March) and Jinci (tickets: April 1-October 31, peak season: 80 yuan, November 1-March 31 next year off-season: 65 yuan) tour. It is about 28 kilometers away from Taiyuan City, and the tour time is about 2 or 3 hours. Jinci and Jinci Park are not the same place, they are not far apart (one kilometer)

5. After the tour, drive to the ancient city of Pingyao ([with Lang (làng) in Sichuan, Lijiang in Yunnan, Shexian (Shè) in Anhui] and known as "the four best-preserved ancient cities"). The distance is about 80 kilometers, and it takes about one and a half hours. It is recommended to get off the expressway from Pingyao exit (there are exits in Pingyao South and Pingyao West, but these two exits are provincial roads, and it is easy to go the wrong way). Book accommodation in advance, or you can book later when you arrive (recommendation: Pingyao Yonghuage Humanities Inn, No. 15, Mijia Lane, South Street, Inner Street, ancient city, price with breakfast: about 190 yuan for a large bed, about 200 yuan for an extra bed). Vehicles are not allowed to enter the ancient city, the car must be parked in the parking lot outside the ancient city, and enter the ancient city on foot to check in.

6. Recommended Tianyuankui Restaurant (Pingyao Beef, Honey Yam, Fat Beef Roast Grandma, Beef Stewed Beef, Balsamic Vinegar Egg, Changlong Eggplant) at 69 yuan per person. Depending on the meal time and the degree of fatigue, you can choose to visit the streets of the ancient city at night.

7. You can buy tickets for the ancient city the next day. The pass is 150 yuan. The tickets for the ancient city are composed of 22 small scenic spots in the ancient city. Go in and have a look, such as climbing the city wall, ticket number, escort agency, county government, Confucian temple, etc. Of course, if you don't plan to buy tickets, then there is no problem in shopping on the streets in the ancient city. Recommended attractions: Ancient City Wall (1 hour), Ancient County Government Office (1 hour), Rishengchang Ticket Office (half an hour), Confucian Temple, Town God's Temple, Escort Bureau and Qianzhuang Bank.

Tour route:

Buy tickets at the ticket window outside the North Gate of Pingyao Ancient City—go down the steps along the tourist passage to enter the Wengcheng—after checking the ticket, climb up the ancient city wall—behind the city wall—Rishengchang Ticket Number Museum—Gucheng County Government—City God’s Temple Scenic Spot—Confucian Temple—Escort Bureau, Bank—Pingyao The ancient city tour officially ends

8. Dinner recommendation: People in the North Restaurant (98 South Street, next to the post office in the ancient city), 60 yuan per person (recommended dishes: balsamic vinegar eggs, Pingyao beef, gravy with sauce). After dinner, return to the hotel to rest or take a night tour of the ancient city, or you can choose to return to Beijing depending on the situation.

Return to Beijing: The distance is 600 kilometers, and it takes 7 and a half hours.

When passing through Shijiazhuang (about 300 kilometers from Pingyao to Shijiazhuang, it takes 4 hours), it is recommended to eat at Zhonghexuan Restaurant (Xinhua Branch) at the intersection of Xinhua East Road and North Street in Shijiazhuang. RMB 50 per person (mutton steamed dumplings, beef steamed dumplings with scallions, braised oxtail in brown sauce, shrimp and zucchini steamed dumplings, beef three delicacies steamed dumplings, black sesame glutinous rice, potato roasted chicken, lump soup, roasted lamb leg, scallion fried lamb, cumin lamb )

Continue to drive about 300 kilometers and return home in 4 hours.

Self-driving route:

1. From Beijing to Datong GreenTree Inn Express: Beijing-Tibet Expressway—Xuanda Expressway—Beijing-Dalian Expressway—Erguang Expressway—end point

2. GreenTree Inn Express Hotel - Yungang Grottoes: Weidu Avenue - South Ring Road - West Ring Road - Yungang Road - Provincial Highway 399 - End

3. Yungang Grottoes - GreenTree Inn Express Hotel: the opposite direction of 2

4. GreenTree Inn Express Hotel - Datong Museum - Hanging Temple: Weidu Avenue - Datong Museum - Weidu Avenue - Erguang Expressway - Beijing University Expressway - Tianli Expressway - Provincial Highway 303 - —Provincial Highway 203——terminus

5. Xuankong Temple—Hanting Hotel Taiyuan Nangong Square Branch: Tianli Expressway—Rongwu Expressway—Taiyuan Ring Expressway—Nanhai Street—terminus

6. Taiyuan Hanting Hotel Taiyuan Nangong Square Store—Jinci Park—North Gate of Pingyao Ancient City: Nanhai Street—Yingze Street—Binhe East Road—South Middle Ring Street—Northwest Ring Expressway—Dayun Expressway— - Jinci Road - Jinci Park - Universiade Expressway - Provincial Highway 320 - National Highway 108 - South Tai'an Road - Beiguan Road - North Gate of Pingyao Ancient City

7. North Gate of Pingyao Ancient City - Shijiazhuang Zhonghexuan Restaurant (Xinhua Store): Universiade Expressway - Taiyuan Second Ring Expressway - Taijiu Expressway - Shitai Expressway - Xinhua Road - Terminal.

8. Shijiazhuang Zhonghexuan Restaurant (Xinhua Store)—Home: Xinhua Road—Zhangshi Expressway Connection Line—Shijiazhuang Ring Expressway—Xinyuan Expressway—Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway—Fifth Ring Road—Fushi Road --Beijing

Expressway fee and kilometers:

1. Beijing - Datong: 160 yuan, about 325 kilometers

2. Datong - Yungang Grottoes: 0 yuan, about 23 kilometers

3. Datong—Xuankong Temple: 30 yuan, about 51 kilometers

4. Hanging Temple - Taiyuan: 130 yuan, about 260 kilometers

5. Taiyuan - Pingyao: 50 yuan, about 87 kilometers

6. Pingyao - Shijiazhuang: 140 yuan, about 297 kilometers

7. Shijiazhuang - Beijing: 140 yuan, about 267 kilometers

The total of the above high-speed fees: 650 yuan, 1310 kilometers

Calculated on the basis of 10 oils per 100 kilometers: 131 oils are required.

No. 92 oil is 5.75 yuan per liter in Beijing, and No. 95 oil in Shanxi is 6.18 yuan per liter.

Fill up a box of No. 92 Beijing oil on the way out, and fill up Shanxi No. 95 oil when returning to Beijing.

325 kilometers to Shanxi and 985 kilometers to Beijing. Fuel fee to Shanxi: 186.87 yuan, fuel fee in Shanxi and back to Beijing: 608.73 yuan, total fuel fee: 796.6 yuan

Ticket fees (per person):

Yungang Grottoes: 120 yuan; Huayan Temple: 65 yuan; Shanhua Temple: 50 yuan; Datong Museum: 100 yuan; Xuankong Temple: 125 yuan; Jinci Park: 60 yuan; Jinci Temple: 65 yuan; Pingyao Ancient City: 150 yuan.

The total of the above: 735 yuan.

Accommodation fee (calculated based on 2 people in a standard room): the average standard room is calculated at 200 yuan per day:

Datong accommodation for 3 days: 600 yuan

1 day accommodation in Taiyuan: 200 yuan

Accommodation in Pingyao Ancient City for 2 or 3 days: RMB 600

The above accommodation fee is not higher than 1400 yuan.

Catering expenses: the total per capita shall not exceed 400 yuan.

The per capita cost of this trip is about 2,000 yuan (excluding fuel costs, highway fees and shopping fees)

If calculated according to 4 people per car:

Fuel fee: 796.6/4=199.15 yuan;

Highway fee: 650/4=162.5 yuan

The above fees are calculated except that the ticket price is fixed, and other fees are calculated on the high line, which is used for wide and narrow. But excluding discretionary expenses (such as mineral water, parking fees, etc.), the accommodation is all fast hotels, and the meals are all well-known local restaurants with local specialties. The scenic spots basically include well-known scenic spots on the way. If there are some deletions, the corresponding ticket fee will be reduced.