1, Yungang grottoes
Yungang Grottoes, located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain and the northern bank of Wuzhou River, about 16 km west of Datong City, were built in the era of Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Different from the Longmen Grottoes excavated in Luoyang in the later period, Yungang Grottoes not only have the traditional artistic style of China, but also integrate the artistic characteristics of ancient India, the Western Regions and the Central Plains.
2. Hanging Temple
Hanging Temple is located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak in Jinlong Gorge of Hengshan Mountain. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty and has a history of 1500 years. It is an early and well-preserved high-altitude wooden cliff building in China. When you come to the foot of Hengshan Mountain, you can see the hanging temple hanging halfway up the mountain in the distance, which can be described as a building on the abyss.
3. Hengshan Mountain
Hengshan Mountain is located in the south of hun yuan City, Datong City, and is the northern mountain among the five mountains. Hengshan Scenic Area includes Tianfengling Scenic Area, Cuipingfeng Scenic Area, Qianfo Mountain Scenic Area, etc. Hengshan Mountain is not only beautiful, but also an important birthplace of Taoism. There are many Taoist temples on the mountain. It is said that Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals, practiced Taoism in Hengshan Mountain.
4. Huayan Temple
Huayan Temple was built in the seventh year of Liaozhongxi, with the temple sitting west to east. More than 30 single buildings, such as Shanmen, Puguangming Hall, Daxiong Hall, Boccaccio Hall and Huayan Pagoda, are arranged on the two main axes of the north and south, respectively. The layout is rigorous and the scale is grand, covering an area of 66,000 square meters. It is an early-existing and well-preserved Liao-Jin temple complex in China.
5. Datong Ancient City Wall
Datong ancient city wall was built in the fifth year of Hongwu, Ming Dynasty. It is tall and majestic, firm and steep, well-guarded and well-equipped. It is a famous town with characteristics in the history of ancient military architecture in China. One of the major features of Datong city wall is that its profile is like a gear, its piers are protruding and its structure is trapezoidal, which is a special shape for the fortification of Datong city wall.
Reference to the above contents: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yungang Grottoes, Baidu Encyclopedia-Hanging Temple