Datong Travel Guide 
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Datong City, located in the north of Shanxi Province, is one of the famous historic and cultural cities in China. In the ancient times, Datong was a military stronghold, holding out the hordes that frequently pushed south from Mongolia. Nowadays, it is an important base of energy resources and heavy & chemical industry in China, well known as a “coal capital” for its abundance of coal.
Datong, endowed with rich tourist resources, boasts unique natural landscape and historic sites, some of which are listed among the best of China:
Yungang Grottoes-one of the four famous grottoes in China;Hengshan Mountain- one of the five famous mountains in China;Datong Nine-Dragon Screen Wall— the biggest dragon screen wall in China ... [ View Details ]
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Hanging Monastery 
Situated at the foot of Hengshan Mountain and perched precariously on a near-vertical cliff surface of the Golden Dragon Gorge, Hanging Temple (or the Temple in Midair) has been r... [ View Details ]
Mt. Hengshan
Mt. Hengshan, also called “Ziyue”, “Hengzong” or “Changshan Mountain”, is the northern one of the five famous mountains in China, its highest pea... [ View Details ]
Yungang Grottoes
Yungang Grottoes, carved out of sandstone cliffs during 453-493 and now stretching 1,000 meters continuously from the east to the west, are one of the four famous grotto complexes... [ View Details ]
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