Datong Trip Overview
As the second largest city in Shanxi Province, Datong is situated in the far north, near the border with Inner Mongolia, a 2 hour train ride or 5-hour drive from Beijing.
In the year of 398, Datong was set up as the capital city of Northern Wei Dynasty (386 -557). In 493, Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital city to Luoyang. The 97-year as a Northern Wei capital has left huge cultural heritage of that time to Datong.
You may see the real Chinese life with World Heritage ：） As Datong local citizen , warm welcome you to Datong !!!
Tour Details :
– We will book the Train tickets for you , you need go to Beijing Qinghe railway station to print them yourself .
– You take taxi from your beijing hotel to Beijing Qinghe railway station .
– Take the train to Datong .
– Our tour guide will meet you at Datong High speed train station
– Visit Hanging Temple
– If you want that we can stop at local resturant to have a lunch
– Yungang Grottoes .
– Back to Datong High Speed train station
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 10 hours
Starts: Datong, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Datong, Shanxi, China
As the second largest city in Shanxi Province, Datong is situated in the far north, near the border with Inner Mongolia, a 2 hour train ride or 5-hour drive from Beijing.
In the year of 398, Datong was set up as the capital city of Northern Wei Dynasty (386 -557). In 493, Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital city to Luoyang. The 97-year as a Northern Wei capital has left huge cultural heritage of that time to Datong.
You may see the real Chinese life with World Heritage ：） As Datong local citizen , warm welcome you to Datong !!!
Tour Details :
– We will book the Train tickets for you , you need go to Beijing Qinghe railway station to print them yourself .
– You take taxi from your beijing hotel to Beijing Qinghe railway station .
– Take the train to Datong .
– Our tour guide will meet you at Datong High speed train station
– Visit Hanging Temple
– If you want that we can stop at local resturant to have a lunch
– Yungang Grottoes .
– Back to Datong High Speed train station
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si), Hengshan, Datong China
Hanging Temple was built into a cliff (75 meter or 246 feet above the ground) of Mt. Hengshan in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi province, China. It is also the most famous scenic spot in Mt. Hengshan area. Originally constructed in Northern Wei Dynasty (386-557AD).Seeing it from the distance you could find it hanging in the mid air miraculously, hence the name “Hanging Temple”.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yungang Grottoes, Wuzhou Mountain, Urban Area, Datong 37000 China
At the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain 16 kilometers west to Datong, Shanxi Province, a colorful and new grottoes are hid among the groves ,which are praised as “One of the artistic peak in the world “by French President Pompidou.
Duration: 3 hours
