Datong County Tourist Attractions

Tourist attractions in Datong County include: Yungang Grottoes, Shanhua Temple, Datong City Wall, Huayan Temple, and Xuankong Temple.

1. Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes, formerly known as Lingyan Temple and Shifo Temple. It is located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain in the western suburbs of Datong City, Shanxi Province, and on the north bank of Wuzhou Sichuan 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. There are 45 main caves and 209 subsidiary caves, with a carving area of ??more than 18,000 square meters. The highest statue is 17 meters and the smallest is 2 centimeters. There are more than 1,100 Buddhist niches and more than 59,000 large and small statues.

2. Shanhua Temple

Shanhua Temple, commonly known as Nansi, is located at No. 6 Nansi Street, Pingcheng District, Datong City, Shanxi Province. It was first built in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty and repaired in the Ming Dynasty. It was renamed Shanhua Temple in the 10th year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1445). The buildings of Shanhua Temple are scattered in height, with clear priorities and symmetry. It is the largest and most complete building of the Liao and Jin Dynasties existing in China.

3. Datong City Wall

Datong Ancient City Wall is located in the central area of ??Datong. It is a relatively complete ancient city wall building in my country. It is a national AAAA-level scenic spot and a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. . Datong City has a long history of city building, and a large-scale city was built as early as when it was the capital of the Tuoba clan in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The existing city wall was built by General Xu Da of the Ming Dynasty in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty on the basis of the old cities of the Han, Wei, Tang, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties.

4. Huayan Temple

Huayan Temple is located in the southwest corner of the ancient city of Datong. It was built in the seventh year of Chongxi in the Liao Dynasty (1038 AD). Named after the Sutra. It has the nature of an ancestral temple of the Liao royal family and has a prominent status. It was later destroyed in the war and rebuilt in the third year of Jin Tianjuan (1140). Huayan Temple faces west to east, with more than 30 individual buildings including the Mountain Gate, Puguangming Hall, Mahavira Hall, Bojiajiao Hall, and Huayan Pagoda arranged on the two main axes of the north and south, with a rigorous layout.

5. Xuankong Temple

Xuankong Temple, a national AAAA tourist area, is located among the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge in Hengshan County, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province. It was originally called "Xuankong Temple". "Kong Pavilion", "Xuan" is taken from Chinese Taoist teachings, and "Kong" is derived from Buddhist teachings. It was later renamed "Xuankong Temple" because the whole temple looks like hanging on a cliff. In Chinese, "Xuankong Temple" means "Xuankong Temple". "has the same pronunciation as "Xuan", hence the name.

For the above content, please refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Yungang Grottoes Baidu Encyclopedia - Shanhua Temple