datong hanging monastery Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/datong-hanging-monastery Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Datong Map http://travelsfinders.com/datong-map-2.html http://travelsfinders.com/datong-map-2.html#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:37:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=230609 Province: Shanxi Altitude: 1216m/3990ft Population: 605,000 (conurbation 896,000) Situation The industrial town of Datong lies at 113°12’E and 40°07’N, in the north of Shanxi province on a plain which is shielded to the north and south by two sections ofthe Great Wall of China. There is a rail link between Datong and Beijing. History It seems probable that Datong was founded in the 5th c. b.c. From a.d. 398 to 495, when it was known as Pincheng, it was the seat ofthe Northern Wei dynasty. Many works of art which can now be seen in the Yungang Shiku Caves date

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