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My HometownMy HometownMy HometownMy Hometown ——City of Datong, Shanxi ——City of Datong, Shanxi ProvinceProvinceContentsContentsIntroductionGeography and ResourceScene and foodFuture5124Culture and History3IntroductionIntroductionDatong is the Shanxi Province's second largest city, which is a city with a long history and splendid culture. The rich historic remains have made it an ancient Chinese capital, the city of sculptures and coal is known to the world. Therefore it is one of the first group of 24 famous Chinese historical and cultural cities by the State Council.Geography and ResourceGeography and ResourceGeography1.Datong lies in the north of Shanxi Province, located a few hundred kilometers west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of 1,040 metres 2. Datong is the northernwest city of Shanxi, and is located in the Datong Basin. The urban area is surrounded on three sides by mountains, with passes only to the east and southwest. Within the prefecture elevations generally increase from southeast to northwest. Geography and ResourceGeography and ResourceText in hereResourceMajor is coal.Datong is an old fashioned coal mining city in China, and still sits on significant reserves of this commodity. Consequently it has developed a reputation as one of China’s most polluted cities. The Datong Coal Mining Group is based here and is China’s third largest such enterprise. Culture and HistoryCulture and HistoryStrengthen in battles:Prosperous city HistoryBuild in Autumn Dynasty Revive in reform:travel cityBoom in the Northern Wei Dynasty:Capital YungangYungang grottoes grottoes￿￿￿￿ Yungang Grottoes is located in the south of Wuzhou Mountain and far away 16 kilometers from the city of Datong. Yungang Grottoes is the cultural heritage of the world, national 5A scenic spot in China and one of the largest grottoes in China. Yungang Grottoes was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty in 460 and had a history of about 1500 years. It has 45 main grottos, over 1,200 niches and over 51,000 Buddhist statues 北魏风韵的遗存 ---“云冈石窟” 云冈石窟位于大同市西16公里的武周山麓，依山开凿，东西绵延一公里，现存洞窟53个，石雕造像五万多尊。

其中尤为珍贵的是第十六至二十窟，世称“昙曜五窟”，是北魏名僧昙曜奉文成帝旨意开凿的，距今已有1500多年的历史 The exterior shots Yunggang Grottoes(Yunggang Grottoes(云冈）云冈）Yunggang Grottoes are well—known all over the world for their grand momentum, rich contents and exquisite carving. The fifth and sixth grottoes and wuhua cave are colorful in contents, majestic and magnificent. It is the essence of Yunggang art and also the artistic treasury well-known in the world . The other grottoesThe other grottoes第三窟第九窟第十一窟第九和第十窟Tan Yao Five Grottos 昙曜五窟The Buddhist statue is 14m-high and it has been considered as a city card of Datong. large-size wall carvings Huayan Temple, located in the southwest of Datong City, is one of the biggest temples in China built in Liao Dynasty. It got its name because it was and remains a major temple of the Huayan sect, a sub-category of the Buddhism popular in north China.The Huayan Temple is divided into two parts: the Upper Huayan Temple and Lower Huayan Temple which have their own gate and architecture respectively. In 1963, the two separated temple combined a whole temple.HuaYan TempleThe entire appearanceThe entire appearanceThe Five buddhaThe Five buddhaThe Nine Dragon screenThe Nine Dragon screenLocated in the southern side of Dong Street, is the Nine-Dragon Screen built for the Prince Hongwu, the 13th son of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). It is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China and even before 350 years. It is three times larger than the one in Beihai Park, Beijing City.The whole sceneryThe whole sceneryMount Heng(北岳恒山)—Mount Heng is located in Hunyuan County, City of Datong and has an elevation about 2017 meters. Mount Heng is one of the Wuyue with Mount Tai ，Mount Hua ，Mount Heng and Mount Song.Mount HengMount HengMount Heng Mountain Heng Mountain HengBeautiful Natural Scenery Mount Hengshan has always been a favorite destination, a summer resort and leisure place for tourists for its religious reputation and gorgeous landscapes. Famous Religious Holy Place Both Buddhism and Taoism coexist in Mount Hengshan, which forms the chief religious feature of the mount .The Hanging TempleThe Hanging TempleSuspension temple is located at the foot of Hengshan mountain on Xiyan cliff in Jinlong gorge, 5 km south of Hunyuan County Town. Since ancient time, here is always ranked as the first wonder of Hengshan Mountain which is one of the five lofty Mountains of China. It was built in late Northern wei period , The now remaining buildings were the relics of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The front of suspension Temple faces east just like a giant screenThe Hanging Temple is a temple built into a sheer cliff aboveJinlong Canyon, near Mount Heng in the province of Shanxi. 悬空寺Why build a monastery like this? Location is the first reason; building a monastery on the cliff could shield it from floods. In addition, the mountain peak protects it from rain and snow; and the mountain around it also diminishes damage from long-time sunshine. The second reason is that the builders followed a principle in Taoism: no noises, including those from rooster crowing and dog baying; so from the upper ground, all noises drop away. The Hanging Temple The Hanging Templethe Hanging Temple is one of the main tourist attractions and historical sites in the Datong area. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is notable not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. The structure is kept in place with oak crossbeams fitted into holes chiseled into the cliffs. The main supportive structure was hidden inside the bedrock.[ Datong VolcanoDatong VolcanoFoodFoodTraditionVarious type, cheap but impressiveEvery year the Food Committee will hold in the downtown to select a most delicious one.Feature Delicious Food FestivalColorful in the appearance, special making skill, easy to stimulate people's appetite Outline[guō kuī] deep-fried cakeHippophae flavored donkey foxtail millet dried apricot bean curd cake sunflower seeds  Yugang Beer Yugang BeerDatong noodles is tasty and inexpensive, and it has high quality.大同刀削面同北京的打卤面、山东的伊府面、武汉的热干面、四川的担担面，同称为中国五大面食名品，在国内外享有盛誉。

大同刀削面物美价廉，色、香、味俱全Steamed Pork Dumplings大同烧麦 Sheep Offal Soup大同羊杂汤Bean Jelly浑源凉粉Face Muller莜面鱼鱼 Future FutureNowadays Datong is still a industrial city with high pollution, but it has start to transform to an city focusing on culture and tourism.The new mayor has redesigned the city and transferred a lot of factories and stores, forging the downtown area to be a culture center. I am sure Datong can be more clean and environmentally friendly latter.City in NightDatong East WallDatong East WallNatural CityPhoto in the airCity honor City honor City honor City honor þ　National historical and cultural cityþ　　Chinese old capitalþ　　China's excellent tourism cityþ　　National tourism business cardþ　　China coal capitalþ　　Chinese sculpture capitalWelcome to My Hometown!Welcome to My Hometown!Welcome to My Hometown!Welcome to My Hometown!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!。