Datong City Library
Datong City Library Year of establishment (year) Established in 1959, the City Library has a history spanning 64 years. 1959 The Datong Library Yudong New Branch is situated west of Wenyin...
Datong City Museum
Datong Museum is a comprehensive regional museum, currently designated as a National Class I Museum. Its establishment commenced in 1958, with the institution formally opening to the...
Introduction to the Great Wall at Datong
The Great Wall of China stands as a world-renowned cultural heritage site. Designated as one of the first batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units by the State Council in...
Datong's long history combined with its fashionable style
Seventy years ago, scholars like Liang Sicheng proposed the concept of "one axis, two cities." In the new century, Datong City, building upon this, proposed a city development...
A New Look at the Ancient City | Datong: How Can It Be So "Greatly Harmonious"?
"It is connected to Shanggu in the east, reaches Bingheng in the south, borders the Yellow River in the west, and controls the desert in the north. It occupies a strategic location on...
Through the lens of history, what manner of city is Datong?
The commercial metropolis was once a world-class city. The Northern Wei Dynasty was founded by the Xianbei people, an ancient ethnic group with lofty ambitions. They established their...
7.87 million visitors Datong welcomes record number of tourists in first half of 2025
On 30 July, the Datong Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau announced that during the first half of 2025, eight key monitored attractions including the Yungang Grottoes, Mount Heng Scenic...
Yungang Grottoes has been selected for Ctrip's Reputation List as one of the ‘100 Must-Visit Asian Destinations for 2026’.
Huanghe News Network, Datong (Reporter Fang Kai) — Recently, Ctrip Group's Eighth Global Partner Summit convened in Istanbul, Turkey. At the event, Datong's Yungang Grottoes...
Datong's cultural tourism market is experiencing a surge in activity, with the index rising by nearly 10% year-on-year in the first half of the year.
Recent data from the China Datong Tourism Development Index Report (First Half of 2025), compiled and released by Xinhua Index Research Institute, indicates that Datong's cultural and...
Where ancient and modern blend, New rhythms beckon visitors to Datong.
Datong in Shanxi, a strategic stronghold during the Han dynasties, the imperial capital of the Northern Wei dynasty, a secondary capital under the Liao and Jin dynasties, and a major...
