A Super Detailed Two-Day Tour Guide to Datong
Datong is a great weekend getaway destination for people from Beijing, Tianjin, and the surrounding areas. This time, taking advantage of the workday plus the off-season double buff, the experience concludes: Datong is worth a special trip!
🎈 Yungang Grottoes: Recommendation Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The murals and Buddha statues of the four major grottoes are unparalleled, and a thousand-year dialogue makes the trip worthwhile.
Special reminders:
1. The grottoes open at 9 am, don't go too early or you'll freeze! It's still quite cold in the morning now.
2. Tickets are 100, half-price for students at 50, make sure to bring your student ID.
3. The museum is not open.
4. Yungang Grottoes mini-program, search will redirect to Lijiang guide, which automatically explains based on your geographical location.
5. Generally, photography inside the caves is not allowed.
🎈 Huayan Temple: Recommendation Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tickets are 35. A thousand-year-old temple, the moment you step into the Mahavira Hall, you will definitely feel that the trip was worth it. You can climb to the top of the Huayan Pagoda! The underground palace contains relics, and the history of the Tripitaka is the oldest!
🎈 Shanhua Temple: Recommendation Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
An ancient architectural complex with a hundred years of history, the Tang Dynasty style will refresh your senses, as if the heyday of the Tang Dynasty was just yesterday.
🎈 Ancient City Wall⭐️⭐️⭐️
Following the principle of 'since we're here, let's do it', if you have enough energy, go up and take a look. The sightseeing car is not necessary.
🎈 Nine Dragon Screen⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Old stuff, very big! Free!
🎈 Fahua Temple⭐️⭐️⭐️
Free! The front is beautiful, the inside is new, come out in 5 minutes.
🚞 Itinerary:
Day1, Yungang Grottoes — Huayan Temple — Lunch (Zini 369) — Shanhua Temple — Ancient City Wall — Nine Dragon Screen — Fahua Temple — China Sculpture Museum — Dinner at Longjuxiang
Day2, Follow a one-day group tour, Hanging Temple — Hengshan — Yingxian Wooden Pagoda — Datong City Area — Dinner at Xijindao
🌳 Some suggestions:
1. Datong is really worth a detailed visit, if you have enough time you can go to a few more attractions.
2. The overall cost of living in Datong is low, and the local customs are simple. The phenomenon of overcharging tourists should not be too serious. In particular, jaywalking is a serious issue in Datong, so pay attention to traffic safety.
3. Besides the Yungang Grottoes, I highly recommend Huayan Temple, Shanhua Temple, and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda! They are truly ancient buildings that have stood for a thousand years, friends, what else can you say but 'impressive'?
4. The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda I visited with a group included a guide, and I think this is the attraction that most deserves a guided tour! If you go there on your own, be sure to hire one, because the guide will explain in great detail and make you feel passionate and slightly regretful.
5. For Hengshan, take the bus to the mid-mountain and then climb up. It takes one hour to climb up and 40 minutes to come down. To be honest, the scenery is just average.
6. Personally, I feel that the 100 ticket for the Hanging Temple is a bit expensive, and going up just means being pushed around by the crowd.
🌳 Shanxi may not have a high profile, but it is truly worth a visit. You will feel the charm of ancient Chinese architecture, and it will definitely leave you with lasting memories!
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Shanhua Temple is also a free attraction in Datong. Although the temple is not big, the cultural relics hidden inside are indeed precious. Shanhua Temple is located on the south side of Datong Ancient City, close to the city wall, and it is worth visiting when you have time.
The treasures retained by the architectural art of the Liaojin Times, the simple and unpretentious hall on the exterior, there are surprises everywhere in the details, as well as the Bell and Drum Tower, statues, etc., it is worth doing your homework and savoring. The heavy rain on the day I went, the visit was a bit rough, but it also added the solemnity and vicissitudes of the building. There are five dragon walls that have been relocated at the door.
Shanhua Temple is free, only need to scan the code at the door to make an appointment. Such a beautiful temple is actually free! The temple is very majestic, with two mini bell and drum pavilions in front of the temple. The five-sentence Buddha statues have a kind face and are different from the Buddha statues of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temples Wenshu and Puxian Pavilion are equipped with exquisite murals.
It was very cool on a cloudy day. Opposite the entrance of the South City Wall, the entrance of Shanhua Temple is facing the glazed Wulong Wall. The back pattern is the design of the opposite door of the two door rings. The temple is the most complete Liao Dynasty building. The arch is huge and there are morning bells and evening drums. The building is breathtaking. The temple is quiet and slowly enjoys the experience very good
绝对良心的大国一文保单位,免费参观。天王殿、三圣殿、普贤阁三座金代建筑和辽代的大雄宝殿,以及里面的金代、明代彩塑,都是不可错过的!殿内虽然不许拍照,但偶尔偷拍两张还是可以,值得向古建爱好者、历史爱好者、文保爱好者推荐。
" Shanhua Temple " Commonly known as: Nansi, located at No. 6 Nansi Street, Pingcheng District, Datong City. It was built in the year of Tang Kaiyuan, and the original name: Kaiyuan Temple, which is a national monastery. The name was changed after the fifth generation: Dashanen Temple, the chaos of the end of Liaoning Baoda was destroyed, and the Jintian Conference Year (1128) was rebuilt. Beginning in the ten years of Ming orthodoxy (1445), the name was changed to: Shanhua Temple, the temple was used as the official residence " Xiyi ", and the establishment of " Sanggang Division " managed the whole city of monks. " Shanhua Temple " The pattern is in line with traditional Confucianism. The building is north-facing, the left and right are symmetrical, the main and secondary are clearly defined, and the courtyard is scattered. The Tang Dynasty was a period of Buddhist development, and the temple buildings were more to retain the characteristics of the original Tang period. The existing Temple of Heavenly Kings, Three Temples, Daxiong Temple, and Puxian Pavilion are all original structures of the Liaojin Period.