The capital of three dynasties,a strategically important place for two dynasties, and a place of national integration;10,000-years old Northern Mountain,1,000-years...
Datong
Like an auspicious cloud, the Indian Buddhist robe inlaid with the gilt edge of Mahayana and Theravada, fell on the...
In the history of China, three dynasties have tended to be seriously neglected: the Sui Dynasty (581-618), obscured by the...
A capital is the center of civilization for a nation and a country, it is a physical national fortress and...
Great unity in the world. The sky is infinitely high, showing its greatness; Everyone on the earth lives under the...
The hall stands on a little hill 7.5km west of Datong City.First construc-ted in Liao Dynasty，the present building is the...
This temple is situated in the west suburb of Datong City，a large Bud-dhist temple built in Liao Dynasty.The buildings，statues，murals，and cais-son...
This is the south one of the Inner Three Passes of Great Wall in Ming Dynasty，located northeast of present Pinding County，Shanxi...
This was also one of the key passes in Ming Dynasty，right on the en-trance of Yanmen Gorge 20km northwest of...
Reconstruction of the main building of an ancient Guanque（Stork）Tower in Yongii City，North China's Shanxi Province，was completed in early2001 after three...
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda-the world's oldest and tallest wooden pa-goda was first built in 1056 in the Liao Dynasty（907-1125）.It has become...
Hengshan Mountain，the northern Sacred Mountain，rises 10 kilometerssouth of Hunyuan County，and is famed as“the famous mountain of the strategic importance”.The mountain...
Yungang Grottoes was carved on the north cliff of Wuzhou Mountain，16km west of Datong City，Shanxi Province.The caves were carved in...
The Yungang Grottoes are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the province of Shanxi.They are...