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Located in the Northern part of the province of Shanxi (with 400km of Beijing), Datong was the capital of the Wei dynasty and offers a whole series of sites to be visited:
Caves of Yungang: as famous as the caves of Mogao with Dunhuang and those of Longmen with Luoyang, the caves of Yungang, whose digging began at the time of Wei of North (towards 460), 51000 statues in 53 caves contain.
The Hengshan mount: classified among the five crowned mounts of China, the Hengshan mount is known for its abrupt cliffs strewn with cypress. It shelters historical vestiges, of which the Temple suspended (Xuankong If) on the side of a cliff which, for 1400 years, has resisted incredibly the erosion of the violent air and time.
Entry of the boudhic caves of the cloudy Peak (Yungang Shiku) |
Boudhic caves of the cloudy Peak (Yungang Shiku) |
Rule of Boudha in the boudhic caves of the cloudy Peak (Yungang Shiku) |
Millers of small Boudhas |
A guard of the boudhic caves of the cloudy Peak |
Yué at the entry of the caves! |
Boudha |
Boudha once again but into large! |
Boudha |
Scene of life in Datong the evening for the dinner |
Scene of life in a lane in Datong |
On the way for the Hengshan mount |
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