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Browse 4 reviews, 37 travel blogs, 340 photos and videos about 8 things to do in Datong. You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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Yungang Grottoes Datong

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  • Jun 13, 2008: ... polluted city, but it is famous above all for the Yungang Grottoes (literally "Cloud Ridge Caves"), a UNESCO World Heritage ...
  • Oct 15, 2008: ... a very grotty hotel. We immediately left to see the Yungang grottoes, some 1500 year-old caves that have been carved with ...
  • Nov 2, 2007: ... of coal usage!    The Yungang Grottoes are why most people visit Datong.  They are a ...
  • Mar 1, 2006: ... inclusiveness of Chinese religion. Today we took in the Yungang Grottoes, similar to the Longmen caves. These were also ...

Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si) Datong

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Huayan Si Datong

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  • Jul 29, 2005: ... to go and view it. After visiting this temple we visited Huayan Si which is another ancient Monastry dating back to the Jing ...

Nine Dragon Screen Datong

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  • Jun 9, 2009: ... out otherwise. Sebastian, Jasmine and I went to see the Nine Dragon Screen. It is a wall that was built about 600 years ...
  • Feb 25, 2007: ... to Datong town centre we had a quick look at the nine dragon screen, 3 of which you can see behind Rich, Ryan and me: ...
  • May 22, 2008: ... (only 20 other Chinese tourists!), and the biggest Nine Dragon Screen in the whole of China (8 m high, 45 m long, 2 m thick ...
  • Jul 29, 2005: ... gate to a palace or City. There is also a famous nine dragon screen in Datong although we did not have the time to go and ...

Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda Datong

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Shanhua Monastery Datong

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Mount Hengshan Scenic Spot Datong

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Hanging Monastery Datong

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  • Aug 23, 2006: ... than on the coast! The first day we went to the Hanging Monastery, which is about 70 KM from town. This place was ...
  • Oct 2, 2007: ... getting back to the bus- but it was worth it. The Hanging Monastery is a temple that was built perched on the side of ...
  • Jun 9, 2009: ... into a minivan and headed off. Our first stop was the Hanging Monastery built during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). The ...
  • Jun 13, 2008: ... The first stop has been at the Hanging Monastery (Xuankong Sė), about 70 km from Datong. This monastery clinging to the cliff ...