Introduction of Datong Ancient Great Wall Tourist Attractions Introduction and Composition of Datong Ancient Great Wall Tourist Attractions

What are the attractions and features of the Great Wall?

Badaling Great Wall: the most famous Great Wall

The Badaling Great Wall, located at the north entrance of Guangou Ancient Road in Jundushan, Yanqing District, was built in the 18th year of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty, namely 1505. The defense project of Badaling Great Wall is in the charge of the famous Qi Jiajun led by Qi Jiguang.

According to the blueprint built in the Ming Dynasty, the Badaling Great Wall is an important outpost of Juyongguan, so there is a saying that Juyongguan is not in Badaling. Badaling Great Wall, known as the "natural graben of Guan Yu", is one of the eight scenic spots in Juyongguan in Ming Dynasty. At the same time, Badaling Great Wall was also the first section of the Great Wall opened to tourists in Ming Dynasty.

Today's Badaling Great Wall includes Wangjing Stone, Qinqin Gorge, Chadao City, Guancheng, Enemy Station and other scenic spots. Since 20 19, Badaling Ancient Great Wall and Badaling Shuiguan Great Wall have been included in Badaling Great Wall.

Ordinary adult tickets for Badaling Great Wall: 40 yuan (peak season) and 35 yuan (off season).

Bus route: Take bus No.877 directly from Deshengmen, and pay attention to avoid being cheated by the so-called one-day tour group.

Mutianyu Great Wall: the longest section of the Great Wall in Beijing

Mutianyu Great Wall, located in Huairou District, was built by Xu Da, a general of Ming Dynasty, on the site of the former Great Wall in Beiqi on 1368. Mutianyu Great Wall starts from Gubeikou in the east and ends at Jiayuguan in the west, with a total length of 5,400 meters, which is the longest section of the Great Wall landscape in Beijing at present.

At present, Mutianyu Great Wall Scenic Area includes Zhengguantai, Dajiaolou, Eagle Flying and Reflection Landscape. In addition, every year in late autumn, the red leaves here have become one of the famous scenic spots in Beijing.

Tickets: 45 yuan.

Transportation route: You can take 9 16 from Dongzhimen to Huairou District quickly, and then transfer to the local bus. The most convenient thing is that there will be a tourist bus to Mutianyu at Dongzhimenwai Bus Station.

Jiankou Great Wall: the steepest Ming Great Wall

Jiankou Great Wall is located in Badaohe, Huairou District. There are many kinds of mountains where the Jiankou Great Wall is located, and the Great Wall above the dangerous peaks and cliffs is even more majestic and steep. The Great Wall with an arrow buckle is named after the whole section of the Great Wall meanders in a W-shape, like a bow and arrow buckle. The Jiankou Great Wall is one of the most famous dangerous sections of Wan Li Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. It is the section with the highest photogenic rate in various Great Wall albums in recent years, and it has always been a hot spot in Great Wall photography.

The Jiankou Great Wall is the steepest and most majestic section of the Great Wall in Beijing, with severe natural weathering and no artificial decoration. It stretches for more than 20 kilometers from Niu Jiao side, South Tower, Ghost Gate, East-West Neck Tower, East-West Oil Basket Top, Arrow Buckle Beam, General's First Officer, Ladder, Eagle Flying Upside Down, Jingjie to Jiuyanlou (wangjinglou), which fully shows the wonders of the Great Wall.

The Jiankou Great Wall also belongs to the wild Great Wall under development, and its terrain is steep, so you should pay attention to safety when climbing, and don't try to be brave. At the same time, pay attention to protect every grass and tree in the Great Wall, take away garbage and avoid pollution.

If you take the bus, you need to take 9 16 from Dongzhimen to Huairou and then transfer to it.

Simatai Great Wall: The Best Great Wall in China

When the Great Wall came to Miyun section, the most attractive thing was Simatai Great Wall in Gubeikou. Today's Simatai Great Wall is next to Gubei Water Town, a scenic spot in Network Celebrity. The Simatai Great Wall was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, and it was built on the mountain, which is famous for its strangeness, danger and uniqueness. Luo, a famous ancient architect in China, once commented that "China Great Wall is the best in the world and Simatai Great Wall is the best in China." 20 12 was rated as "the first of the 25 scenic spots in the world that can't be missed" by the British Times.

The entire Simatai Great Wall is divided into two ends due to the reservoir, of which there are 16 beauty buildings in the east and 18 hero ashes buildings in the west.

From 20 14, you need to make an appointment in advance to visit the Great Wall of Simatai, and then enter the tour in batches. At the same time, because of the geographical location of Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town, they have become tourist attractions, so it is also a tourist feature to merge with Gubei Water Town into a tourist route.

Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall: But since the water is still flowing, although we cut it off with a sword.

Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall is located in Jiuduhe Town, Huairou District. It was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty (1404), with a history of more than 600 years. Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall is located in the north of Tianshou Mountain, so it also shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the imperial tomb.

The scenery of the whole Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall has three unique features:

The Great Wall, built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, hovers over the ridge and surrounds Haoming Lake, with beautiful and spectacular scenery.

The "Erjue" Lake is naturally disconnected from the Great Wall, forming a strange landscape in which the Great Wall plays with water and the water has no Great Wall.

"Three Unique" Chestnut Garden in Ming Dynasty, ancient trees are intertwined and have different shapes. Dragons are full of praise for playing with pearls and covering the sky.

Tickets for Huanghuacheng Water Great Wall: 45 yuan

Traffic route:

One is to take 9 16 from Dongzhimen to Nanhuayuan District 3 and transfer to a special bus.

The other way is to take 942 from Dongzhimen to Shanlizhuang, and then transfer to Huairou-ShuiChangCheng special line (20 minutes apart) for direct access.

Juyongguan: an important pass of the Ming Great Wall

Juyongguan is a famous ancient Guancheng along the Great Wall in northern Beijing, and it is one of the "Nine Blocks in the World". Juyongguan is located in Changping District. The name Juyongguan dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. By the Han Dynasty, Juyongguan had a large-scale existing Guancheng, which was built in the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368). Planned by General Xu Da and Deputy General Chang Yuchun, it was built in the early years of Jingtai in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1450- 1454). The city wall extends from Cuipingling in the east to the top of Jinguishan in the west, with a circumference of more than 4,000 meters. North and South Moon City, watchtower, watchtower and other supporting facilities are complete. There are offices, temples, Confucianism and other related building facilities inside and outside Guancheng.

The most important scenic spots in Juyongguan are Yuntai, Quancheng and Nanbeiguan, Yuntai stone carving, Watergate and so on.

There are related buses in Deshengmen that can reach Juyongguan.

Hefangkou Great Wall: the largest single renovation project in Beijing history.

Hefangkou Great Wall is located in the north of Hefangkou Village, Huaibei Town, Huairou District, Beijing. According to historical records, this section of the Great Wall was built on the basis of the Northern Qi Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. The pass is well designed, with dense enemy stations and fine workmanship. Since ancient times, the position of the pass has attracted the attention of military strategists. During the reign of Mu Zong in the Ming Dynasty, three guards from Hejian were sent to guard it.

Hefangkou Great Wall is built on the steep ridge line of natural barrier. It starts from Dashuiyu in the east and is located on the ridge line leading to Shentangyu, with a total length of 20 kilometers. Twenty-three watchtowers and terraces are next to the uneven terrain and extend along the ridge line; Stand by the mountain. There is no trace of the Great Wall on the east side of the highway, and the remnants of the demolished enemy building can be seen on both sides of the highway.

After the restoration of Hefangkou Great Wall, a 400-meter-long plank road was built between No.37 and No.39 enemy buildings in the west section of Jiabian Building of the Ming Great Wall, and the plank road was built into a trail. The nearest place to the Great Wall is only two meters away. In this section, visitors can enjoy the Great Wall at close range. After the plank road is opened, the best sight that tourists can see when walking on the plank road is No.40 Enemy Tower, also called Pinglou.

What are the interesting places in Datong?

This list is mainly based on the classification of scenic spots or the honorary title of scenic spots announced by relevant departments, combined with the word-of-mouth evaluation, ticket sales, public awareness and network attention index of scenic spots. The scenic spots recommended by major travel platform websites (Ctrip, Qunar, Tuniu, Zhu Fei, Tongcheng and Baidu) are recommended with comprehensive reference to relevant Internet rankings/lists. This list is for reference only to help you understand the famous/interesting local attractions. If you have any questions, please feel free to put them at the end.

Ten Famous Tourist Attractions in Datong City

1. 4A Scenic Area of Datong City Wall Scenic Area

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Datong ancient city wall, located in Pingcheng District of Datong City, is a relatively complete ancient city wall building in China. It is a national AAAA scenic spot and a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. The existing city wall was built by Xu Da, a general of Ming Dynasty, on the basis of the old cities of Han, Wei, Tang, Liao, Jin and Yuan. There are mainly four city gates of Yang, Yongtai, Qingyuan and Wuding, as well as a series of military facilities such as moat, suspension bridge, watchtower, watchtower and moon tower.

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2. 4A scenic spot of Shanhua Temple cultural relics protection unit in urban area

Huashi Temple, commonly known as Nansi Temple, is located in Yongtaimennei Street, Datong City, Shanxi Province, and is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The area exceeds 13900 square meters. Along the central axis, the Shanmen, Sanmiao and Daxiong Hall are arranged in turn. There are Guanyin Hall and Dizang Hall on both sides of Daxiong Hall. In the west between the Hall of the Great Hero and the Three Temples, there is a unique Puxian Pavilion, which is a square pavilion with one eaves and nine ridges. Daxiong Hall is the largest hall in Shanhua Temple, with a platform in front and bells and drums on the left and right. There are seven rooms wide and five rooms deep in the hall. There is a statue of Five Dhyani Buddhas in the center of the hall, which is arranged from east to west: Achuan Buddha in the east, Baosheng Buddha in the south, Piluzana Buddha in the middle, Amitabha Buddha in the west and Bukong City Buddha in the north.

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3. Datong Jiulongbi Cultural Relics Protection Unit

Jiulongbi is located in the south of Dongjie Road, Pingcheng District, Datong City, Shanxi Province. Built in the late Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty, it is the screen wall in front of Zhu Guifu, the thirteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of Ming Dynasty. The architecture of this palace is very magnificent. The seats in the palace face south and are rectangular. There is a Kowloon zhaobi in front of the central axis. In the twenty-fourth year of Wu Hong (139 1), Zhu Gui changed his title to king. Wu twenty-five years (1392), to Datong. The architecture of this palace is magnificent. The palace seat faces south and is rectangular, with a Kowloon zhaobi in front of the central axis. The entrance gates are Li Duan Gate, Aircraft Carrier Gate, Aircraft Carrier Gate, Chongxin Gate, Wenxin Gate, Changchun Palace Gate and Guang Zhi Gate in turn.

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4. Cultural relics protection units of Zen Temple Tower

Zen Temple, located at the foot of Zhang Renfeng, 30 kilometers west of Datong, is the sixth batch of national cultural relics protection units. Because of its temples and brick towers, this mountain is also called Zen Temple and Ta 'er Mountain. This temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. According to the Records of Datong Prefecture in Ming Dynasty, the Zen Temple was built in Dabao period of Tang Dynasty, 50 miles southwest of Fucheng. The Buddhist Temple Tower was built in Liao Dynasty. According to Zheng De's Records of Datong Prefecture in Ming Dynasty, there are temple towers 60 miles southwest of Datong Prefecture, all of which originated from Liao Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, only the pagodas of Zen Temple remained. Now it is managed by Datong Ancient Building Cultural Relics Protection Office. Qing Shunzhi's Annals of Yunzhong County: "Shi Chan Town is sixty miles southwest, and there are brick towers on it, all from Liao".

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5, Datong Guandi Temple Hall cultural relics protection units

Datong Guandi Temple is located in Gulou East Street, Datong City. Sitting facing south, it covers an area of 3572 square meters. It was built in an unknown era. According to the Records of Datong Prefecture, it was built repeatedly in the Ming Dynasty, and it was added during the reign of Qing Kang Gan. At present, only the main hall was built in the Yuan Dynasty, and the mansion in front of the main hall was built in the Qing Dynasty. In 2008, Shanmen, Guodian, Chunqiulou, Jieyi Pavilion, East-West Hall, etc. Be rebuilt. The structure and decorative techniques of the main hall of Guandi Temple in Datong have distinct local characteristics, which provide physical specimens for the study of architecture and Guandi culture in Yuan Dynasty.

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6. Cultural relics protection units of Pingcheng site

Pingcheng site mainly refers to Pingcheng site, the capital of Northern Wei Dynasty, and China site in the middle of Northern Wei Dynasty, which is located in Datong and its vicinity. 1987 is listed as a national cultural relics protection unit. It consists of three parts: the city wall and the ruins in the city (palace and hall), the Dengbai Mountain site and the Fangshan Yongguling site. Pingchengmen in Luoyang is the south gate of the palace before Emperor Xiaowen moved to the capital, which is equivalent to Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In Nara, Japan, there is the site of the ancient capital Heisei, which is Japan's world cultural heritage.

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7. China Sculpture Museum

China Sculpture Museum, located in the north wall of Datong, is the first professional theme museum in China. The building area of the museum is 32,000 square meters, the exhibition area is 26,000 square meters, and the exhibition line is 2 100 meters. The first batch of 5 19 works were exhibited, including works by famous sculptors and outstanding works in the annual Ceng Zhushao Sculpture Scholarship Exhibition. At present, China Sculpture Museum is the only specialized sculpture museum in China, which aims at the collection, exhibition, art research, public education, art exchange, social service and other public welfare undertakings of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign sculpture works. The whole museum will aim at exhibitions, collections, research and public art education.

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8. Shaling Mausoleum Cultural Relics Protection Unit

9. Datong Gulou Cultural Relics Protection Unit

Datong Drum Tower was built in Ming Dynasty. It should match the bell tower to tell the time. During the years of Shunzhi, Qianlong and Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, it was repaired. According to the Records of Datong County, there were many pavilions in Datong in Ming Dynasty, including Taiping Tower in Heyang Street in the east, Bell Tower in Qingyuan Street in the west, Kuixing Building in Wuding Street in the north and Drum Tower in Yongtai Street in the south. So far, only the Drum Tower has survived. The drum tower is nearly square in plane, with three rooms in width and depth. It is about 20 meters high, east-west length 18 meters, and north-south width 14 meters. The four corners of the bottom floor are bluestone with a cross doorway in the middle. There is a three-story brick-wood pavilion above, with cornices on each floor, buckets under the cornices, and a cross mountain on the top floor. Each floor is surrounded by doors, cloisters and columns. There is a big drum on the top floor, which used to tell the time at night, but now it doesn't exist.

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Tang Ming Park in Northern Wei Dynasty.

Tang Ming in Peiping is one of the four famous places in the history of China (Chang 'an Tang Ming in the Han Dynasty, Pingcheng Tang Ming in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Weiwei Uterine Hall in Luoyang City in the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Ming, the capital of the Song Dynasty). It was the place where the Northern Wei emperors held ceremonies such as court meetings, sacrifices and celebrations. It is the carrier of ritual culture, the only Mingtang restored in the original site at present, and the city symbol of Pingcheng site. His son Pi Yong is equivalent to today's China Academy of Sciences. Tang Ming in Beiping City is the product of national political power and national integration.

Datong tourist attractions

Datong ancient city wall 1

The ancient city wall has a long history. As early as the Northern Wei Dynasty when Tuoba was the capital city, there was a very large city. Later, in the Ming dynasty, it was built on the original site, forming today's Datong town. Play time is suitable all year round.

2. Huayan Temple

Huayan Temple, located in the southwest of Datong ancient city, is a well-preserved Liao-Jin temple complex in China. 196/kloc-0 was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and was approved as a national 4A-level tourist attraction in 20 14. The main attractions here are Upper Huayan Temple, Lower Huayan Temple and Huayan Tower.

3. Yungang grottoes

When traveling to Datong, you must remember to go to Yungang Grottoes. Yungang Grottoes can be said to be an important business card of Shanxi Province. There are 45 main caves, 252 caves and niches, and more than 565,438+0,000 stone carvings. It is the largest ancient cave in China and one of the Gu Quan.

Moreover, Yungang Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui are also called the four major grottoes in China. When we come to Yungang Grottoes, we can feel the majestic momentum.

4. Hanging Temple

Located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge in Hunyuan Hengshan Mountain, Datong City, Shanxi Province, it is a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanxi Province and is known as the "first scene" among the 18 scenic spots in Hengshan Mountain.

Because the whole temple hangs like a cliff, it is named "Hanging Temple". It is understood that the highest point of the Hanging Temple is 78 meters from the ground. It is precisely because of the precipitousness and strangeness of the Hanging Temple that it attracts more and more people's attention.

5. Shanhua Temple

Shanhua Temple, located in the southwest of Datong City, was built in the Tang Dynasty and destroyed by the war. Reconstruction in Liao and Jin Dynasties. Today's Shanhua Temple is the most complete existing temple in China during the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The main buildings in the temple, such as the Temple of the Heavenly King, the Three Temples and the Hall of the Great Hero, are all located on the central axis in the north-south direction.