Attractions

Nine-dragon Screen Wall is a famous attraction within the downtown of Datong in Shanxi, which was built in Ming Dynasty in by the price of Zhu Gui

As must-see attraction in Datong, the complex of Huayan Monastery is one of the largest wooden Buddhist temples still in existence in China.

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda or Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple is located in Yingxian around Datong, built in 1056 in Liao Dynasty

Mount Hengshan, or known as Northern Hengshan in Datong of Shanxi is one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China. It is a mountain for Taoism

Sun Pass or Yang Pass, Yangguan, which was a military post along the Silk Road in Han Dynasty, is located 70 km southwest of Dunhuang

White Horse Pagoda was originally built in 386 AD & became a major stop on the Silk Road. It was built in memory of a white horse during Former Qin Dynasty

Yumenguan Pass was a strategic pass on the ancient Silk Road. Yumen in Chinese means the jade of Gate. It was so named because the jade of Hotan in what is now Xinjiang region was transported to central China through this pass.

Western Thousand Buddha Caves or Xiqian Fodong is located 35km south of Dunhuang, beside the Danghe River cliff. You can do it as a day trip

The Yulin Caves built in Northern Wei Dynasty of China, is located on Qinlian Mountain, southwest of Mogao Grottoes

The Ancient City of Dunhuang is in the most west corner of Hexi Corridor in Gansu province. Dunhuang is a famous tourist city with a profound history in the western China.