Datong volcanic group is a famous Quaternary volcanic group in China. There are more than 30 known ones, which are distributed in Yunzhou District and Yanggao County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, and concentrated in 4 areas. The eastern area refers to Guayuan and shenquansi, and there are 6 Xiaojiayaotou and goose bumps.

2. Huayan Temple

Huayan Temple, located in the southwest corner of Datong ancient city, was founded in the seventh year of Liaozhongxi, and named after the Buddhist classic Huayan Jing. At the same time, it has the nature of the royal ancestral temple in Liao country and has a prominent position. After being destroyed by the war, Jintian was rebuilt in three years.

Huayan Temple sits west to east, and more than 30 single buildings, such as Shanmen, Puguangming Hall, Ursa Mahayana Hall, Boccaccio Tibetan Hall and Huayan Pagoda, are arranged on the two main axes of north and south respectively, with strict layout.

3. Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue

Hengshan Mountain lies between the northwest plateau of the mountain and the central plain of Hebei. Because of its steep natural mountain and geographical location, it has become a battleground for military strategists. Daomaguan, Zijingguan, Pingxingguan, Yanmenguan and Ning Wuguan Huju in the valley between mountains are dangerous, which is the throat of the Great Wall Plateau leading to Taiyuan Basin and Jizhong Plain.

4. Datong Ancient City

Datong city has a long history of building a city. As early as the capital of Tuoba family in the Northern Wei Dynasty, a large-scale city has been built. In the early Ming Dynasty, because it was a Pingfan of Gyeonggi, the military position was very dangerous. Xu Da, the general of Hongwu for five years, built it on the basis of the old cities of Northern Wei, Tang, Liao and Jin, and it was slightly square.

5. Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes, formerly known as Lingyan Temple and Shifo Temple. Located in the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain in the western suburb of Datong City, Shanxi Province, on the north bank of Wuzhou River. The highest point of Wuzhou Mountain is called Yungang, hence the name Yungang Grottoes. The rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty advocated Buddhism, widely built temples and caves. The main part of this cave group was completed before the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang, from the first year of Heping to the eighteenth year of Taihe.