Lazy Person's Guide to Visiting Shaolin Temple in Mount Song without Climbing

✅ You can book a bus from Zhengzhou Central Long-Distance Bus Station to Shaolin Temple on the Yuzhou Hang mini program from 7:30-10:30 (try to leave early, the journey takes about 2 hours) with a bus almost every hour🕰️ (there are also buses from Luoyang). Return tickets can also be booked here, with the last bus leaving Shaolin Temple at 17:00 ✅ Tickets🎫 are 80 yuan per person. After entering the scenic area, it is recommended to buy a round-trip ticket for the sightseeing bus for 25 yuan per person. There is some distance from the entrance of the scenic area to Shaolin Temple, and taking the sightseeing bus saves time. ✅ First, take the sightseeing bus🚌 to the cable car entrance and take the Shaolin cable car round trip for 100 yuan per person. After getting off the cable car, it's mostly flat roads. Walk for about fifteen minutes to reach Shuce Cliff. Taking photos here📸 is quite impressive, and you can see Sanhuangzhai from a distance. If you have the energy, you can continue to climb to Sanhuangzhai. After returning the same way down the cable car, you can walk to the Shaolin Temple residential compound, passing by the Pagoda Forest on the way. ✅ Tour the residential compound. After entering the mountain gate, people will come up to offer their services as guides for 50 yuan per time, which is cheaper than the tourist center. I think it's worth listening to. There are 4-5 monk performances a day in the compound, with shows at 2 pm and 3 pm lasting 30 minutes, and watching costs 30 yuan💰 per person in cash only. Although the venue is simple, you can still experience Shaolin Kung Fu. Not far from the entrance, the Shaolin Martial Arts Museum has free martial arts performances (mostly by students here). The sightseeing bus🚌 has a stop here, so you can choose one of the two. ✅ If you don't go to Sanhuangzhai, the overall trip is quite relaxed. There is no need to climb mountains⛰️, and you won't miss any important sights. It's an easy journey for both the elderly and children.