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It takes about seven hours by train from Beijing to reach Datong, to the west in Shanxi (Shansi) Province.
Three monasteries and a famous dragon screen recall Datong’s once stately history.
A major attraction near Datong is the Temple Suspended Over the Void (Xuankongsi), situated a two-hour drive south through a barren sandstone plateau.
Datong itself is a rather poor coal-mining and industrial city, somewhat behind the times, set on a loess plateau 1,000 m (3,280 ft) above sea level.
The city is best known for the Yungang Caves, which are 16 km (10 miles) west of Datong and contain one of China’s most treasured displays of ancient Buddhist sculpture.