the big stone Buddha Statue of Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes, one of the three major Buddha grottoes in China, stay at the north cliff of Wuzhou Mountain, Datong. The area was excavated along the mountain, extending 1 km from east to west, revealing 53 caves and over 51,000 stone statues. The grottoes has east, middle, and west parts. Pagodas dominate the eastern parts; west caves are … Continue reading Yungang Grottoes

Datong Higlights and Datong Tour Itinerary

Datong is located in the north of Shanxi province, 360km far away from Beijing, and 400km far away from Pingyao, famous for the Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery, Hengshan, remain of the Great wall from Ming dynasty. Normally most of the toursits choose the day trip to Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Temple, this trip need about … Continue reading Datong Higlights and Datong Tour Itinerary

big wooden pagoda

Datong Highlights and Datong Tour Itinerary

Datong is the must see highlight in Shanxi, China, it is very close to Zhangjiakou, if you come to join the 2022 China Winter Oylmpics. After that you can come down to Datong to visit by fast train or by private car with driver.It is located in the north of Shanxi province, 360km far away … Continue reading Datong Highlights and Datong Tour Itinerary