DaTong surrounding tourist attractions daquan ranking.

Ranking of tourist attractions around Datong: Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple, Hengshan Mountain, Huayan Temple and Datong Ancient City Wall.

Yungang grottoes 1

Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, about 16 km west of Datong City, and on the northern bank of Wuzhou River. They were built in the era of Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Different from the Longmen Grottoes excavated in Luoyang in the later period, Yungang Grottoes not only have the traditional artistic style of China, but also combine the artistic features of ancient India, the Western Regions and the Central Plains.

2. Hanging Temple

Hangkong Temple is located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak in Jinlong Gorge of Hengshan Mountain. Founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it has a history of 1500 years. It is a well-preserved high-altitude wooden cliff building in early China. When you come to the foot of Hengshan Mountain, you can see the hanging temple hanging halfway up the mountain in the distance, which can be described as the building on the abyss.

3. Hengshan Mountain

Hengshan Mountain is located in the south of Hunyuan, Datong City, and it is the northern mountain among the five mountains. Hengshan Scenic Area includes Tianfengling Scenic Area, Cuipingfeng Scenic Area and Qianfo Mountain Scenic Area. Hengshan Mountain is not only beautiful, but also an important birthplace of Taoism. There are many Taoist temples on the mountain. According to legend, Zhang studied Taoism in Hengshan Mountain.

4. Huayan Temple

Huayan Temple was built in the seventh year of Liaozhong Xi, and the temple sits west to east. More than 30 single buildings, such as Shanmen, Puguang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Boccaccio Hall and Huayan Tower, are arranged on the two main axes of the north and south respectively. The layout is rigorous and the scale is grand, covering an area of 66,000 square meters. It is the earliest and best preserved Liaojin Temple complex in China.

5. Datong Ancient City Wall

Datong ancient city wall was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty. It is tall and majestic, strong and steep, well-guarded and well-equipped. It is a famous town with distinctive features in the history of ancient military architecture in China. A major feature of Datong city wall is that its outline is like a gear, the pier column is protruding and the structure is trapezoidal, which is a special shape of Datong city wall fortification.

Refer to the above contents: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yungang Grottoes, Baidu Encyclopedia-Hanging Temple.