Datong Shi
Datong is a city in northern Shanxi Province, China. A former frontier town and Northern Wei capital, it is best known for the Yungang Grottoes and the Hanging Monastery, as well as numerous religious sites in its redeveloped Ancient City center.Datong Shi
- …lies at an elevation of 1,248 metres (4,094 feet)
- Also known as“Datong”“Ta-t’ung Shih”
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Latitude
40.1048° or 40° 6′ 17″ north
Longitude
113.6333° or 113° 38′ east
Open location code
8PGM4J3M+W8
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In Other Languages
“Datong Shi” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大同”
- Chinese: “大同市”
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