​Yungang Grottoes ,carved in A.D.460 ,1500 years ago,are a treasure house of art as famous as the

Ajanta Grottoes of India and the mammoth Buddha sculptures at Bamyan in Afghanistan.The Yungang

Grottoes were carved on the face of a low ridge ,stretching one kilometer from east to west;they

contain 254 miches and some 51,000 statures. Yungang is one of the most extensive grottoes in

China. In 2001, is was listed as one of UNESCO's "World Cultural Heritage"sites.

The Haning Temple was first built over 1400 years ago in the Northern Wei Dynasty and rebuilt in the Tang , Jin , Ming and Qing Dynasties.This temple is unique not only in its concern for harmony and order in its constructional techniques and in its elaborate design.It is also unique in its contents. It's neither a purely Buddhist temple nor a purely Daoist one, but a bombination of Buddhism , Daoism and Confucianism.

Yan means 'wild goose' in English, and was so-named because wild geese are seen flying around the pass every year. Early in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC), King Wuling of Zhao established Yanmen County in this region. The Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) built a pass called Xiting Pass by Yanmen Mountain, west of the present l ocation. In the year 1374 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644),

How to get there :

By Car: exit from 'Xinguangwu’ Exit/ Entrance of Dayun Freeway and then travel southward about 7-8 kilometers to ge there;
By Bus: take a bus running from Daixian County to Datong, get off at Yanmenguan and then walk about 2 kilometers to get there;
By Taxi: about CNY 100 from Daixian County to get there by taxi.

I had a business trip to Inner Mongolian for the Mongolian black basalt products with my customer from Lebanon ,and then I came back from Datong airport to Guangzhou .

The architecture of Datong is traditional style ,there are lots of towers in the city center-shopping places .You can buy the souvenirs from the local people which are so cute and nice .

The old city wall was built in Ming Dynasty about 600 years ago.

When we climb up the city wall ,we will enjoy the gate tower , a tall and magnificent building. The function of gate tower was mainly for the commanders to ascend the height to watch the enemy and command the battle.

Today ,the gate tower has become the best scenic spot for the tourists to ascend the height to overlook the scenery of the Datong ancient city.

The temple dates from the tang Dynasty.In 1122 the whole temple complex was almost completely destroyed by fire.Furtheher restoration was done during the Liao and JIn  in 1445. The whole compound is recognized throughout China as an intact architectural group of the Liao and Jin period. 

The Hall of Heavenly Guardians  is 27.8by 10 meters in size .actually it is the main entrance to the temple. It is the biggest entrance to a temple in China.

Islam probably first reached China in the mid-7th century. The Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) witnessed the zenith of prosperity of Islam. Datong Mosque is located in the heart of old Datong City. It is one of the most well known Mosques in Shanxi Province. According to a stone stele in the Mosque, this ancient mosque was first build in the Yongle Period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It was built in the early period shortly after the introduction of Islam to China. Facing to the west, the mosque has three courtyards with main buildings located on the central axis, namely entrance gate of the temple, second gate of the temple, Pavilion for Introspection, Best Scholar Bridge, Praying Hall, stone carving screen and back door. The layout of the temple is rectangular in shape covering an area of around 20 Mu (13,333 square meters). In 1981, the mosque was put on the list of cultural relics under the protection of the city government. In 2008, an overall project of Preservation and Rejuvenation of Historical and Cultural City undertaken by Datong local government started. As one of part of this overall city construction project, Datong Mosque was restored to its magnificent original appearance.