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I will be travelling by train to luoyang and shaolin temple from Beijing. Where would be the most convient place to stay?
Would i be able to see both places in one day?
Can you recremmend a good hostel or budget hotel here?
I would like to leave here and train to xian. Thanks in advance.

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Yes, you can visit two places in one day.
Take a tour coach or taxi to Shaolin Temple. If you go to Shaolin Temple by coach, it will take you within one hour to arrive at the destination. The coach can be found beside the railway station, every 30 minutes, from 5;30 to 18;00.
I recommend that you go to Shaolin Temple in the morning, 3 hours in Shaolin Temple. Then, go back to Luoyang, go to Longmen by bus in the afternoon. It's near Luoyang, other 3 hours is enough.
So, if you get on the coach to Shaolin Temple at 8;00, the whole trip will be finished before 6;00. Then take bus or train to Xi'an.

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CBus to Shaolin Temple from where? Luoyang or Zhengzhou?
I remember both directions took about 2 hours from Shaolin Temple, not 1 hour. Pretty rushed to see both places in 1 day, if you're anyone like me. I would suggest perhaps staying overnight in Luoyang, if you don't want to rush on by overnight train (they're very strange timings) to Xi'an.
Beijing -- overnight train -- Zhengzhou -- bus -- Shaolin Temple -- bus -- Luoyang -- bus/overnight train -- Xi'an.

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Thanks for the quick reply. I do have enough time to stay overnight. Then it could be train from beijing to zhengzhou in the morning, I did not see a over night train from beijing. The train ride looks to be 6 hours. My question is after i visit shaolin, do i stay overnight there or bus to luoyang and stay there the night? Which place would be better? After i visit luoyang, can i train from there to xian or go back to zhengzhou and then train?