Datong

Hidden Gem

Our hidden-gem pick: 4 venues chosen for character, quality, and how well they reward the detour.

4 curated entries in Datong

Yungang GrottoesVerified Trust

Yungang Grottoes

Datong · Culture

4.7

One of the world's great Buddhist cave complexes - 51,000 statues carved into a sandstone cliff.

Buddhist Caves5th CenturyUNESCO
Hanging TempleVerified Trust

Hanging Temple

Datong · Culture

4.8

A temple bolted to a cliff face for 1,500 years - gravity-defying, literally.

Cliff TempleEngineering1500 Years
Yingxian Wooden PagodaVerified Trust

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

Datong · Culture

4.6

The world's oldest and tallest wooden building - a 67-meter pagoda that has stood without a single nail since 1056.

Wooden Pagoda1000 YearsEngineering
Feng Lin GeVerified Trust

Feng Lin Ge

Datong · Restaurants

4.5

The Ming-era restaurant of Datong's old city, famous for flower-shaped shumai and the story of its emperor-hungry founder.

ShumaiHeritageOld City