DATONG is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the DATONG Basin at an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. It had a population of 3,105,591 as of 31 12 2018 whom 1,681,818 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 out 4 urban districts of Pingcheng and Yungang as Yunzhou and Xinronga…
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Apr 08, 2016 . DATONG was originally the capital of Northern Wei (386~534) and the 'support capital' of Liao (916~1125) and Jin (1115~1234). Northern Wei is a stage during which Buddhism developed …
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Mar 22, 2019 . DATONG (大同, Dàtóng) today is fascinating, and charming to boot. Come nighttime, the old-town sensations – with red lanterns swinging in the breeze and wind chimes tinkling on the …
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DATONG Yunzhong Inn, No.1 Courtyard Chun Yang Palace West Side DATONG Gulou West Street DATONG, Shanxi, 037000, China, ☎ +863527690777, [3]. DATONG Yunzhong Inn is located in …
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DATONG, city, northern Shanxi sheng (province), northern China. The city is situated at the northern limits of traditional Chinese settlement, just south of the Great Wall on a fertile plain watered by the …
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DATONG is the second-largest city in Shanxi. It is situated in northern Shanxi and bordered by Inner Mongolia to the north and Hebei to the east. As an important energy base in China, DATONG …
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DATONG Tours & China DATONG Trips . DATONG, located in northern Shanxi province, is a charming city with a long history of over 2,300 years. Lots of historical and cultural treasures are well preserved in …
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The Great Unity (Chinese: 大同; pinyin: dàtóng) is a Chinese utopian vision of the world in which everyone and everything is at peace. It is found in classical Chinese philosophy which has been invoked many times in the modern history of China.
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DATONG Society of China Studies at Berkeley is an interdisciplinary academic organization that provides a communication and research platform for students interested in China and East Asia-related topics. …
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DATONG is called “the museum of the Great Wall” by some scholars because of its preservation of abundant wall relics dates from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) to the Ming Dynasty …
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DATONG Railway Station lies just north of the downtown DATONG and its airport is located about 15km east of DATONG. Get around in DATONG The best way to get around in DATONG is walking. If you feel tired, …
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The spelling became "DATONG" due to switching to the Pinyin Chinese romanization system.
Huayan Temple or Huayan Monastery ( simplified Chinese: 华严寺; traditional Chinese: 華嚴寺; pinyin: Huáyán Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in DATONG, Shanxi, China. Huayan Temple has been burned down and rebuilt several times. The Mahavira Hall and Buddhist Texts Library still preserve the architectural style of the Liao and Jin dynasties (907–1234).
During the mid to late 520s, Pingcheng was the seat of Northern Wei's Dai Commandery. The city was renamed DATONG in 1048. It was the Xijing ("Western Capital") of the Jurchen Jin dynasty prior to being sacked by the Mongols. It was sacked again at the end of the Ming in 1649, but promptly rebuilt in 1652.
Economy. While coal will continue to dominate, DATONG has been identified as one of the key cities requiring redevelopment, with part of this being in environmental cleanup, rehabilitation and industrial refocusing. DATONG is a pilot city for rehabilitation studies following years of pollution.