Day2Datong

Attractions: Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple, Nine Dragon Screen, Datong Museum, Datong City Walls

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

Yungang Grottoes

The Yungang Grottoes are renowned for their grand scale and artistic excellence, and are one of the treasures of ancient Chinese cave art. It boasts dozens of caves with a large number of Buddha statues, murals and reliefs carved inside, demonstrating the development and prosperity of Chinese Buddhist art.

Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si)

This temple is famous for its special architecture, which is situated on a steep canyon wall and appears to be hanging in the air, giving it a feeling like a flying pavilion in the sky. The Hanging Temple was built in 491 A.D. and has a history of more than 1,500 years.

Nine Dragon Screen

The Datong Nine Dragon Screen, built over 600 years ago, is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China today. It is three times larger than that in Beihai Park , Beijing City. The screen, built for the thirteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), has been well preserved and remains intact to this day. The nine dragons are life-like and illustrating their ability of calling the wind and controlling the rainfall.

Datong Museum

Datong museum, it is a museum whose main mission is to collect, conserve and display historical relics. Founded in 1959, the museum organizes, displays and exhibits a rich collection of historical relics and artifacts in the context of Datong's long history and culture.

Datong City Walls

It is another historical and cultural attraction of Datong, an ancient and huge city defense building. Built in the Ming Dynasty, the Datong City Wall has a total length of about 6.4 kilometers and boasts important defensive facilities such as city towers, corner towers and gates. If you pay a visit to the city walls in the evening, you will see great differences between day and night.