Nine Dragon Screen (九龙壁 Jiŭlóngbì), Dàdōng Street 大东街 (Located right at the geographic center of town, on the southern side of Dàdōng Street 大东街 (East Street) ... more

The Yungang Grottoes (simplified Chinese: 云冈石窟; traditional Chinese: 雲崗石窟; pinyin: Yúngāng Shíkū; Wuzhoushan Grottoes in ancient time) are ancient Chinese ... more

History Museum

History Museum

Datong Museum (大同博物馆). The museum covers an area of 5600 square meters, of which 1,800 square meters exhibition area, has now become the second largest museum ... more

Heng Mountain (恒山 Héng Shān), (The entrance gate is 2 km past the Hanging Monastery, then it's another 12 km to the scenic area. A cable car can take you ... more

Drum Tower (鼓楼). Like many cities in China, Datong has its own Drum Tower. This is in the centre of town, but not open to the public.  

Daoist Monastery, (On bus line 4 it is somewhere near stops 6 and 7, between the drum tower and Huáyán Monastery). A small collection of Daoist temples and a ... more

The Hanging Monastery (悬空寺 Xuánkōngsì), (Located 65 km to the southeast of Datong. From Datong train station, fifth stop on bus line 15 takes you to 市供排水集团 ... more

Influenced by the Buddhist site of Bamiyan in Afghanistan and the caves of Kizil and Kuqa, the stone carvings of Yungang are the earliest of their kind in China... more

One of Datong's latest travel fads is a visit to a local coal mine. You get to suit up in a real coal miner's outfit complete with boots and light-equipped ... more

Red Flag Square 红旗广场 Hóngqí guǎngchǎng, (8th stop on bus line 4 from train station). Evenings around the Red Flag Square are entertaining and full of locals. ... more

Huáyán Monastery (华严寺), (On bus line 4 it is near the seventh stop from the train station). Closes 7pm. A large collection of Buddhist temples of the Huayan ... more

Yīngxiàn Wooden Pagoda (应县木塔 Yīngxiàn Mùtǎ), 应县市, Yīngxiàn Town (About 75 km south of Datong and 70 km northeast of Shuozhou. The bus from Datong (¥20) takes ... more

Yúngāng Grottoes (云冈石窟 Yúngāng Shíkū), (Take bus #4 to the end of the line and change to #3 and take that to the end of the line). By far the greatest ... more