The best route of Datong two-day tour

The best route for a two-day tour of Datong: Datong Volcano Geopark, Yungang Grottoes, Jinhuagong National Mine Park, Datong Ancient City, Datong Museum and Huayan Temple.

1, Datong Volcano Group Geopark: This is the only volcanic group in the world that develops in the basin of intraplate rift system in the Loess Plateau, and it is also the only well-preserved Quaternary volcanic group in northern China. The image of Datong Volcano Group vividly shows the vicissitudes of crustal movement, which not only breeds rich resources such as geothermal energy and selenium-rich volcanic soil, but also has important scientific research value.

2. Yungang Grottoes: Located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain in the western suburbs of Datong City, Shanxi Province, it was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and dedicated to Buddhism. It was used for 64 years, including 5 caves dug by Yao Tan, and then more than 200 caves were gradually excavated. The cave was dug along the mountain, stretching from east to west 1 km. There are 45 existing main caves, which are one of the largest ancient caves in China.

3. Jinhuagong National Mine Park: It is located about13km west of Datong City, separated by a river from Yungang Grottoes, a world cultural heritage. In 2000, China's first and only "underground adventure tour" project was developed here, becoming the first batch of national industrial tourism demonstration sites.

4. Datong Ancient City: It is called the ninth ancient capital of China. Because it used to be the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the capital of Liao and Jin Dynasties, if you count the history of 6 1 year as the southern capital of a generation of countries, Datong can be called the ancient capital of the three dynasties, so it has always been called the important town of the three generations of Jinghua and the two dynasties, leaving a strong impression in the history of China, and it is one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in China.

5. Datong Museum: It is a comprehensive geographical museum, which belongs to Datong Cultural Relics Bureau and is located in Taihe Road, Yudong, Datong City. Datong Museum was originally the Datong Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, which was established in 1959. 1963 was officially renamed Datong Museum. After more than half a century, Datong Museum has experienced Xiahuayan Temple, West Hall of Exhibition Hall and Astronomical Building of Datong No.10 Middle School.

6. Huayan Temple: Located in the southwest corner of the ancient city of Datong, it was built in the seventh year of Xixi in central Liaoning (AD 1038) and named after the Buddhist classic Huayan Jing. At the same time, it has the nature of the royal ancestral temple of Liao country and has a prominent position. After being destroyed by the war, Jin Tianjuan rebuilt it in three years (1 140).

Brief introduction of Datong

Known as Yunzhong and Pingcheng in ancient times, it is located in the north of Shanxi Province, with the north latitude of 39 54' ~ 40 44' and the east longitude of112 06' ~114 33', bordering Zhangjiakou City and Baoding City in Hebei Province in the east. West and south are adjacent to Shuozhou City and Xinzhou City in the province; It borders the Great Wall in the north and Wulanchabu City in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.