Exploration for 5–8.
For friends and small groups who want to explore together, with a private guide and a shared interest in Shanxi.
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Come to Shanxi.Go Beyond the Usual China.
Private journeys through Shanxi for 1–8 guests, with an English-speaking guide.
Hidden Gems
Accommodation
English Guide
TransportationWhy Shanxi
China, beyond
the familiar.
Ancient cities, wooden temples, Buddhist sculpture and painted walls, brought together in one cultural journey.
From the Yungang Grottoes and Wutai’s temple landscapes to Pingyao’s streets and Yuncheng’s murals, the journey takes you to places rarely seen by international travelers.
For travelers drawn to history, art and architecture, a private itinerary gives these places room in the journey. Share what interests you, and we’ll shape the route around it.
Your private group.
Explore Shanxi at your own pace, with a private guide and time for what interests you.
Exploration for 4.
A private journey for four friends or family members, shaped around the places you want to see together.
Exploration for 3.
A personal journey for three, with room to bring different interests into a route you can enjoy together.
Exploration for 2.
Explore Shanxi as a pair, with a private guide and a route built around the places that interest you both.
Exploration for 1.
Travel on your own with a private guide, and shape the journey around the history, art, and architecture that interest you.
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The practical details, arranged.
Accommodation
Discuss your accommodation preferences as we plan each stop, with overnight stays considered alongside the wider route.
English-speaking guide
Travel with an English-speaking guide to help you navigate the journey and explore Shanxi’s historic places in context.
Private transport
Private transport connects the stops on your itinerary, with travel between cities considered as part of the overall plan.
Highlights
A glimpse of Shanxi.
Yuncheng · 运城
The gods are still walking.
Yongle Palace brings Shanxi’s painted heritage into focus. Its murals are a chance to slow down and look closely at the stories on the walls.
Lingshi · 灵石
The hill became a household.
At the Wang Family Compound, courtyards and gateways climb the hillside. Look closely at the architecture and the details carved into it.
Pingyao · 平遥
Silver travelled as paper.
Explore Pingyao’s old streets and courtyards, where banking history sits alongside the everyday life of a walled city.
Wutai · 五台山
Five terraces, one holy mountain.
Temple courtyards, mountain landscapes and Buddhist traditions come together around Wutai. Make time to explore the places that draw you here.
The journey
From north
to south.
One possible journey through Shanxi. We’ll discuss the stops, pace and trip length around your interests.
Mountain temples and grottoes.
Datong and Wutai introduce the monuments, Buddhist art and mountain landscapes of northern Shanxi.
- Datong
- Yungang Grottoes
- Mount Wutai
A pause in the provincial capital.
Between the northern and southern parts of the journey, Taiyuan brings temple architecture and painted heritage into the route.
- Taiyuan
- Jinci Temple
- Northern Qi murals
Courtyards, murals and old towns.
Continue through Pingyao and Lingshi toward Yuncheng, with time for merchant courtyards, temple halls and painted walls.
- Pingyao
- Lingshi
- Yuncheng
Take a closer look.
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Tell us when.
We’ll plan the rest.
Share your dates, group size and what you’d love to see. We’ll start shaping your Shanxi journey.
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