ancient ruins
Yungang Grottoes
A UNESCO complex of 252 caves with 51,000 Buddhist statues near Datong, representing the pinnacle of 5th-century Chinese Buddhist cave art.
14 km · about 25 min drive
Shanxi, China · Asia
Datong is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Xiping, 14km from Yungang Grottoes.
Datong is a major city located in Shanxi, China. With a population of 1,850,000, it is one of the largest urban centers in Asia.
On a road trip, Datong sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Datong to your route.
Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,105,591 of whom 1,790,452Read more
lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 out 4 urban districts of Pingcheng and Yungang as Yunzhou and Xinrong are not conurbated yet.
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Datong is located in Shanxi, China, Asia. The coordinates are 40.0936 latitude, 113.2914 longitude.
Datong has a population of approximately 1,850,000 people, making it a major city in China.
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A UNESCO complex of 252 caves with 51,000 Buddhist statues near Datong, representing the pinnacle of 5th-century Chinese Buddhist cave art.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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