Datong

Datong is a city in Shanxi Province, . Datong offers convenient transportation, relatively low prices, a good environment, and numerous tourist attractions, making it one of the most worthwhile tourist destinations in North China.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Datong and Shanhua Temple.

Railway station
Photo: 西安兵马俑, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The railway station is a railway station of Beijing–Baotou railway and Datong–Puzhou railway. The station located in , , . is situated 110 metres southwest of Datong.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist located in , Shanxi Province, . The temple was first founded during the early 8th century of the Tang dynasty, but its earliest surviving building dates from the 11th century. is situated 4 km south of Datong.

Photo: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Datong.

Datong

Latitude
40.1197° or 40° 7′ 11″ north
Longitude
113.29737° or 113° 17′ 51″ east
Elevation
1,060 metres (3,478 feet)
Open location code
8PGM479W+VW
Geo­Names ID
6954872
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Datong” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “داتونغ”
  • Bulgarian: “Датун”
  • Chinese: “大同市”
  • Czech: “Ta-tchung”
  • Esperanto: “Datongo”
  • Japanese: “大同市”
  • Korean: “다퉁 시”
  • Lithuanian: “Datongas”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Dâi-dùng”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tāi-tông-chhī”
  • Mongolian: “Датун”
  • Persian: “داتونگ”
  • Russian: “Датун”
  • Serbian: “Датунг”
  • Uighur: “داتۇڭ شەھىر”
  • Ukrainian: “Датун”
  • Urdu: “داتونگ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đại Đồng”
  • Yue Chinese: “大同”

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