Datong
One of China's nine ancient capitals, Datong served as the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty and later as a secondary capital under the Liao and Jin dynasties, leaving this large Shanxi city with a historically dense centre. The Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site, lie just outside the city, while the surrounding highland terrain — bordered by the Hengshan mountains and crossed by the Sanggan and Yu rivers — frames the wider area.
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- Population1,850,000
- Nearest water from center 1.0 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 26 km16 mi
Nearest airports
Datong: quick answers
Where is Datong?
Datong is in Shanxi Province, China.
How do you get to Datong?
The nearest airport is Datong (DAT), about 41 min away by road. The nearest train station is 大同, about 11 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Datong?
The warmest month is July, averaging 22°C72°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -10°C14°F. The wettest month is July, with about 99 mm3.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Datong?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 museums, 16 restaurants, 6 cafés and 53 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.