Datong Pictures

Datong is situated in the north of Shanxi Province.It is the second largest city of Shanxi Province. It was also listed as one of the 24 historical and cultural cities in the first batch by the State Council in 1982. In history, Datong had a luminous past as the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty (383-534 AD). The city is endowed with rich cultural relics left from different periods like Yungang Grottos, Huayan Temple and Nine Dragon Wall.