Shanxi Datong tourist attractions daquan ranking

Datong Volcano Group is a famous Quaternary volcano group in China. More than 30 species are known, distributed in Yunzhou District and Yanggao County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, and concentrated in 4 areas. The eastern area refers to Guayuan and shenquansi, and there are six Xiao kiln heads with goose bumps.

2. Huayan Temple

Huayan Temple, located in the southwest corner of the ancient city of Datong, was founded in the seventh year of Xixi, Liaozhong, and was 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. Jintian was rebuilt three years after it was destroyed by war.

Huayan Temple sits west to east, and more than 30 single buildings, such as Shanmen, Puguang Mingtang, Mahayana Hall, Boccaccio Tibetan Hall and Huayan Pagoda, are arranged on the two main axes of north and south respectively, with strict layout.

3. Mount Hengshan in Beiyue

Hengshan Mountain is located between the northwest plateau of the mountain range and the central plain of Hebei Province. Because of its steep natural mountains and geographical location, it has become a battleground for military strategists. Daomaguan, Zijingguan, Pingxingguan, Yanmenguan and Ning Wuguan Huju in the mountain valley are the throat of the Great Wall Plateau leading to Taiyuan Basin and Jizhong Plain.

4. Datong Ancient City

Datong has a long history of building a city. As early as the capital of Tuoba's family in the Northern Wei Dynasty, a large-scale city had been built. In the early Ming Dynasty, because it was a Pingfan of Gyeonggi, its military position was very dangerous. Xu Da, the general of Hongwu for five years, was built on the basis of the old towns of Northern Wei, Tang, Liao and Jin, and was slightly square.

5. Yungang grottoes

Yungang Grottoes, formerly known as Lingyan Temple and Shifo Temple. Located in the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain in the western suburb of Datong City, Shanxi Province, it is located on the northern bank of Wuzhou River. The highest point of Wuzhou Mountain is called Yungang, hence the name Yungang Grottoes. The rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty advocated Buddhism and built temples and caves extensively. The main part of this cave group was completed before the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, that is, from the first year of peace to the eighteenth year of Taihe.