Datong Huayan Monastery
The Huayan Monastery complex is located on Daxi Street on the south western side of Datong City, Shanxi Province. There are two separate sections to the monastery, the upper one referred to as the Grand Hall housing five large Ming Dynasty Buddhas….
Datong Nine Dragon Screen
The Datong Nine Dragon Screen, built over 600 years ago, is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China today. It is three times larger than that in Beihai Park , Beijing City…
Datong Wooden Pagoda
Located in Yingxian County, and about 70 kilometers south of Datong, the Wooden Pagoda is the oldest and highest wooden structure in China. It is regarded as the ‘First Pagoda in the World’ and a gem in the architectural field….
Datong Shanhua Temple
Located inside the south gate of Datong City in Shanxi Province, is Shanhua Temple (also called Nan Temple or South Temple). Shanhua Temple was originally founded during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) but it was destroyed by war at the end of the Liao Dynasty (916 – 1125)…
Hengshan Mountain Shanxi
Mt. Hengshan, also variously called Ziyue, Hengzong or Changshan Mountain, lies some 60 kilometers south of the city of Datong, Shanxi Province. The mountain, whose highest peak reaches an altitude of 2017 meters,…
