Discover China Datong

Museums

Datong Museum

A dazzling treasury of Northern Wei Dynasty relics — where Silk Road history, Buddhist art, and multimedia storytelling

Geological Wonders

Datong Volcanoes National Geological Park

One of East Asia’s best-preserved volcanic clusters — 30 dormant craters across a vast plain, the only volcanic plateau

Approx. ¥36 (US$5)

Old Town & Streets

Nine-Dragon Wall

China’s largest and oldest glazed-tile dragon wall — nine imperial dragons frozen mid-flight across a 45-meter radiant s

Approx. ¥14 (US$2)

Temples & Monasteries

Shanhua Temple

China’s best-preserved temple from the Liao and Jin dynasties — an 8th-century sanctuary of exquisite wooden halls, refi

Approx. ¥36 (US$5)

Temples & Monasteries

Huayan Temple

China’s largest and best-preserved Liao Dynasty temple complex — home to the colossal Mahavira Hall and the legendary “S

Approx. ¥57 (US$8)

Old Town & Streets

Datong Ancient City

One of China’s best-preserved Ming Dynasty walled cities — rebuilt to its full former glory, where ancient watchtowers,

Approx. ¥36 (US$5)

Mountains & Nature

Mt. Hengshan

One of China’s Five Great Mountains and the sacred northern pillar of Taoism — where mist-shrouded peaks, cliffside shri

Approx. ¥142 (US$20)

Temples & Monasteries

Hanging Temple

China’s only temple that unites Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism under one roof — and the world’s most breathtaking cl

Approx. ¥142 (US$20)