AM: In the early morning at about 6 am, our driver will pick you up from your Xian downtown hotel and transfer you to Xian North Railway Station to catch D2671/07:35-09:28 or similar train to Tianshui (We will book the train tickets and send them to your hotel in advance, except for special cases such as last-minute booking). Please get off the train at Tian Shui Nan Station.

Our local guide and driver will greet you at the exit of train station and take you to visit the Maiji Grottoes which is 26 km away from the train station. The first grottoes here were excavated during the post-Qin Dynasty (384-417). And in the later dynasties more grottoes were excavated with the development of Buddhism. In June 2014, Maiji Grottoes was listed by UNESCO as World Cultural Heritage site. There are 194 caves and about 7800 Buddha statues preserved in the grottoes. Among all famous Buddhist grottoes in China, Maiji Grottoes is of the most scenic landscape.

Noon: Lunch will be at your own expense (please feel free to ask your guide for suggestions)

PM: After Lunch, you will pay a visit to Fuxi Temple. Fuxi is one of the Three Great Emperors in Chinese legend. He is also one of the ancestors of Chinese nation. The existing architecture was built in the late Qing Dynasty. In the temple you will have a glimpse into the prehistoric period of China.

At the end of the tour, your guide and driver will escort you to Tian Shui Nan Station to take D2694/18:04-19:47 or similar train back to Xian. Our driver in Xian will meet you at the exit of train station by holding a name board and transfer you back to hotel.