What's interesting about Datong?

After thousands of robberies, Yungang Grottoes, which have been left at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain for generations, stretch from east to west 1 km, with 53 existing main caves and more than 5 1000 stone carvings. It is known as the treasure house of world art, and was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty in the 5th century A.D. and excavated along the whole Wuzhou Mountain. It used to be said that there are three grottoes in China, Yungang Grottoes is one of them, Dunhuang Grottoes and Longmen Grottoes are the other. Yungang Grottoes are the representatives of early stone carving art in China.

Shanhua Temple in the corner of Shanhua Temple ★★★★★

Shanhua Temple, commonly known as South Temple, is a national key cultural relics protection unit, located in the southwest corner of Datong City, Shanxi Province. It was founded in the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzong was called Kaiyuan Temple. After the Five Dynasties and the early Jin Dynasty, it was renamed Fu 'an Temple. In the second year of Liao Dynasty (AD 1 122), most of them were destroyed by fire. In the early Jin Dynasty, the first owner of the temple presided over the restoration. It took fifteen years from the sixth year of Tianhui (A.D. 1 128) to the third year of Huangtong (A.D. 1 143). Fuen Temple was still very famous in the Yuan Dynasty, and its scale was quite large. According to the records of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan of Yuan Shizu ordered 40,000 monks to gather in this temple for Buddhist activities. It was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty and renamed Shanhua Temple in the first ten years of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1445). Temples are also places where officials learn rituals. The whole temple covers an area of about 20,000 square meters, and the overall layout of Tang style still exists. The main buildings face south along the central axis, and gradually expand outward, overlapping layers. There is a mountain gate in front and three temples in the middle, all of which were built in the golden age. The Great Hall of Heroes left over from Liao Dynasty is located on the high platform behind. On its left and right are the oriental and western flowering halls. To the east is the site of Shu Ge, and to the west is the Puxian Pavilion, which was built in the second year of Jin Zhenyuan.

Jiulong wall Jiulong wall ★★★★

It is a beautifully made and distinguished zhaobi, which is located opposite or in front of major buildings such as palaces, mansions and temples. The bottom is Sumitomo, and the top is a tile cover. The wall is decorated with embossed Kowloon, and the moire is like waves. Do you know which is the largest Nine Dragon Wall in China? Some people may think it is the Kowloon Wall of Beihai Park. In fact, the scale of Datong Jiulong Wall is more than three times larger than that of Beihai Jiulong Wall, and it was built more than 350 years ago. Datong Jiulong wall is 45.5 meters long, 8 meters high and 2.02 meters thick. Built in 1300 Hongwu period. It is the glazed wall in front of the palace of Zhu Guidai, the thirteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. There are three complete Nine Dragon Walls in China, except two in Datong and Beihai Park, and one in the Forbidden City. The Jiulong Wall in Datong is the most colorful and sturdy wall in Longcheng.

Huayan Temple Daxiong Hall Huayan Temple ★★★★★

Huayan Temple, a "giant temple" in Liao and Jin Dynasties, with a total area of 1.559 square meters, is one of the largest existing Buddhist temples in Liao and Jin Dynasties in China. There are exquisite sculptures in the Liao Dynasty, murals painted in the late Qing Dynasty and five sitting buddhas in the Ming Dynasty. Huayan Temple is simple and solemn in appearance, with strong Liao and Jin styles.

Shanhua Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, is one of the most complete temples in existence, with staggered heights, orderly layout and left-right symmetry. There are also a large number of exquisite sculptures in the Liao and Jin Dynasties in the temple, which are both state-level cultural relics protection units with Huayan Temple.

The lower hall is located in the southwest of the upper hall, and the main hall is the Bo Jiashi Tibetan Hall. Bojia Hall was built in the seventh year of Liao Dynasty (A.D. 1038). There is a statue of 3 1 statue of Liao Dynasty in the hall, which is full in shape, smooth in clothing and free in expression, and is a fine sculpture of Liao Dynasty in China. After the founding of New China, Xiahuayan Temple was turned into Datong Museum, with a collection of jade, pottery, bronzes and stone tools, many of which are fine works.

(This picture shows the Daxiong Hall of the Upper Temple of Huayan Temple in Datong)

Yanta Yanta ★★★★

Datong Yanta, formerly known as Wenfeng Pagoda. Because there are many geese flying in spring and summer, it is commonly known as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The tower was built in the next four years (1624). Located on the east and west walls of Datong. It belongs to the Confucian Temple complex with Yunlu and Paifang. It is a place where ancient scholars "rushed for exams" to worship and praise officials. The tower is about 14m high and is an octagonal seven-level hollow brick tower. Beautiful appearance, peculiar structure and extremely special construction position. The lower part of the tower is a three-layer sapphire base with eight sides, and the tower is above it. There are two doors on the first floor, and there is a stone tablet on the other six sides, which is engraved with the names, residences and fame of some children in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are four towers on the second floor and above, alternately arranged in eight directions. Each floor has a brick-carved bucket arch with imitation wood structure. There are cornices on the bucket arch and wind chimes hanging under the eaves, which makes the wind ring and interesting. The tower is octagonal, straight and hollow, with stepping bricks. Visitors can climb directly to the top of the tower. The Wild Goose Pagoda is located on the east side of the Yuhe River, commanding, and listed according to the pagoda, which is not easy to find, so it is also called the watchtower.

Datong Gulou Gulou ★★★★

Datong Drum Tower is a three-eaves street pavilion, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and renovated many times in the Qing Dynasty. The ground floor is built into four corners with bluestone, and there is a cross-shaped doorway inside. The upper two floors are made of brick and wood, and there is a big drum on the top floor, which was used for night shift in ancient times. Known as the "Four Famous Names", it was named "Drum Tower".

Now it is a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

Fenglinge ★★★★

Formerly known as Jiushenglou, in the year of 15 18, Emperor Wuzong went to the frontier and stayed in Fenglinge. It is said that Emperor Wuzong had a true love story with Li Fengjie, the hostess of Fenglinge, commonly known as the prince and the singer, and Fenglinge's delicious food "Flowers are a little wheat" and "Golden Phoenix lying in the snow" were praised by Emperor Wuzong after tasting it, so Fenglinge became famous in Saibei.