What are the tourist attractions in Datong?

1, Yungang Grottoes: Yungang Grottoes are located at the south foot of Wuzhou (Zhou) Mountain and the north bank of Wuzhou River, about 16 km west of Datong City. Founded in the era of Pingcheng (now Datong), 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. The representative is the open-air sitting statue of Sakyamuni in Cave 20 (White Foye Cavern), which is13.75m high. This statue is still well preserved above the chest: its face is semicircular, with deep eyes and high nose, thin eyes and thin lips, and it retains the typical facial features of ethnic minorities and Indians in the western regions. The giant Buddha in Longmen Grottoes is close to the appearance of literati in the Southern Dynasties. The clothing lines of Sakyamuni sitting like Yungang are not as soft as Longmen Grottoes, but they show the artistic skill of the early Northern Wei Dynasty.

2. Hanging Temple: Hanging 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. At the foot of Hengshan Mountain, you can see the hanging temple hanging halfway up the mountain, which can be described as the building on the abyss. The whole temple is hung on a steep cliff, cleverly built by using the concave and convex parts of the cliff, which is particularly patchy. After visiting the Hanging Temple that year, the poet Li Bai wrote the word "spectacular" with a brush. After writing, he still felt that it was not enough to reflect his excitement, and added a little more to "strong". These two words are still engraved on the rock at the foot of the temple.

3. Hengshan Mountain: Hengshan Mountain is one of the five mountains, located in Hunyuan, Datong City. Hengshan is a Taoist immortal Dojo with dozens of Taoist temples on it. Because it is Hengshan Mountain to climb in winter, there are not many tourists, everything is in a dormant state, and many Taoist temples are empty, so it is slightly depressed and desolate. There are not many natural scenery in Hengshan Mountain, and the trails of the whole mountain are not too long. Tourists with average physical strength can climb to the top. When climbing to the top of the mountain, overlooking the whole county and the surrounding mountains, other mountains are dwarfed under the sky. It feels good.

4. Huayan Temple: Huayan Temple, located in the center of Datong, was founded in the eighth year of Qing Ning in Liao Dynasty (AD 1062) and has been rebuilt many times since then. Huayan Temple in Ming Dynasty is divided into two parts: the Upper Huayan Temple centered on the Ursa Major Hall and the Lower Huayan Temple located in the south of the Upper Huayan Temple. It was not until after the founding of the People's Republic of China that the two monasteries were reunited, separated by a small door.

5. Shanhua Temple: Shanhua Temple, located in the southwest of Datong City, was built in the Tang Dynasty and destroyed by war. Reconstruction in Liao and Jin Dynasties. Today's Shanhua Temple is a relatively complete temple in Liao and Jin Dynasties. The main buildings in the temple, such as Sansheng Temple and Daxiong Hall, are located on the north-south axis. Unlike many temples, Shanhua Temple has no mountain gate. The statues of "Hua Yan San Sheng", Buddha Sakyamuni, Pu Xian and Manjusri enshrined in the three temples in the temple are also lifelike. In the square in front of the temple, you can also see the Wulong Wall, which was moved in the 1980s. Wulong wall is a relic of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Five dragons in the wall churned in the choppy clouds. One of them was "Zheng Long", with a fireball in his arms and his head facing the ancient temple.