Yungang Grottoes, located in Yungang District of Datong City, is a treasure house of stone carving art that attracts worldwide attention. It has a long history and is spectacular, which is a miracle. Grottoes were founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty and have a history of 1500 years. It used to be the Wuzhoushan Grottoes Temple, but the name of Yungang Grottoes was discovered in the Ming Dynasty.

2. Datong Volcano Group

There is a group of volcanoes in Datong, which may be little known. It is one of the Quaternary volcanic groups in China, mainly distributed in the east of Datong Basin. But you don't have to worry. This volcanic group stopped erupting as early as 60 thousand years ago and belongs to an extinct volcanic group.

3. Hanging Temple

Hangkong Temple was founded in the late Northern Wei Dynasty (about the 6th century AD) and has been rebuilt for several generations. The existing buildings are all left over from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The whole temple building hangs on the cliff at the foot of Hengshan Mountain, with the cliff wall vertical at 90 degrees and the cliff top upside down. The west of the temple faces east and the door of the temple faces south. The buildings of the whole temple are lined up from south to north, and gradually increase. The temple is rectangular, tens of meters long and about 5 meters wide, with more than 40 halls and pavilions. It is divided into three groups. The first group of buildings is mainly the Sanguan Hall, which is a place to worship Taoism, and there are several halls to worship Taoist statues.

4. Datong Confucian Temple?

The Confucian Temple used to be a large-scale building complex, but now most of it has collapsed, leaving only Dacheng Hall, Guodian Hall, East Annex Hall and West Annex Hall. Dacheng Hall is the main building of the Confucian Temple, which faces south and was built in the Ming Dynasty. The building is convex and placed on the platform, with five rooms wide and three rooms deep. Rest at the top of the mountain on a single eaves, make a bucket of six, and spend two flowers in each room.

5. Datong soil forest

Soil forest is a natural wonder, which exists in different areas of China, mainly in the northwest. Datong Tulin is located in Yunzhou District, Datong City, commonly known as "Shibangou" by local people. The Fiona Fang is as long as 1000 meters, and it is colorful, showing the beauty of loess.