Museums
Datong Museum
A dazzling treasury of Northern Wei Dynasty relics — where Silk Road history, Buddhist art, and multimedia storytelling
Attractions in Datong
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
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
Temples & Monasteries
Shanhua Temple
China’s best-preserved temple from the Liao and Jin dynasties — an 8th-century sanctuary of exquisite wooden halls, refi
Temples & Monasteries
Huayan Temple
China’s largest and best-preserved Liao Dynasty temple complex — home to the colossal Mahavira Hall and the legendary “S
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,
Mountains & Nature
Mt. Hengshan
One of China’s Five Great Mountains and the sacred northern pillar of Taoism — where mist-shrouded peaks, cliffside shri
Temples & Monasteries
Hanging Temple
China’s only temple that unites Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism under one roof — and the world’s most breathtaking cl
Cave Temples & Carvings
Yungang Grottoes
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of China’s three greatest cave temple complexes — home to the largest and most magn