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Barton McDermottUnited States

48 hours in Datong | Thousand-year-old grottoes on the left hand and fireworks and carbon water on the right hand, the aftereffect is too strong

Just returned from the Northern Wei capital The phone’s memory is completely filled with beautiful scenery and delicious food! Who said Shanxi only has coal? This seriously underestimated mixed-style city made me not want to leave after eating there for three days in a row! 📸【Time and space interlaced check-in point】 1⃣ The Divine Moment of Yungang Grottoes ⏰Rush to Cave 20 before 10am ✔ Use side backlight to gild the Buddha statue. Use 0.7x wide angle on your phone. ⚠Don’t miss the beautiful dome of Cave 6 “Music Cave” 2⃣ Experience the Hanging Temple 🎫The boarding ticket of 115 yuan is worth it! It is recommended that the first bus arrive at 7:30 ✔ Capture the Tyndall effect of sunlight penetrating wooden pillars from 9-11 ✔It is recommended to wear Hanfu and stand in the third-floor corridor for portraits 3⃣ Datong City Wall Sunset Parkour 🚴Recommended car rental point: Qingyuan Gate of the West City Wall ✔ Cycling around the city at 18:00 to catch the sunset. The whole journey is 7km and very relaxing. ✔The Yongtai Gate corner tower camera position takes silhouette shots that will impress your friends 4⃣ The secret easter egg of Liang Sicheng Memorial Hall 📍A small check-in spot next to Datong Museum ✔The 1:200 model of the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is hidden in the display cabinet ✔The second-floor terrace overlooks the volcanic ruins 🍜【Carbon water nuclear bomb warning】 ▫Zi Ni 369: Yellow rice jelly with sea buckthorn juice ▫Long Juxiang: Three-color Shaomai with Shanxi aged vinegar ▫Shunyi jelly: adding broad beans + dried tofu is the authentic way to eat it ▫Shuaifu Street Rabbit Head: Spicy stew is more delicious than five-spice stew! 🏨Accommodation metaphysics: I highly recommend the "Pipa Old Shop" inn in the ancient city! Northern Wei style bed curtain + hand-made coal sculpture gift Walk 5 minutes to Fenglin Pavilion to see the secret recipe of Baihua Shaomai 🚗Traffic tips: 2h direct high-speed train from Beijing! The starting price for a taxi in the city is 7 yuan It is recommended to share a car to Hunyuan County (30 yuan per person, 1 hour faster than the bus) 💡Hidden gameplay: ✔The pure copper underground palace of Huayan Temple must be seen (bring coins to make a wish) ✔Feed fat pigeons at the entrance of Shanhua Temple (corn kernels 2 yuan/bag) ✔ Real-life time-travel drama at Dai Wangfu every Saturday at 7pm ⚠Avoidance Guide: ×Don’t buy vinegar in scenic spots! Go to Dongguan Wholesale Market to bargain × The Hanging Temple has a queue of 2h+ in the afternoon, so be sure to go early × Bring a trekking pole to Hengshan! The film is out of the mountain road, but it's hard to walk Willow catkins in Datong in April are flying like snow Wearing Hanfu to visit the ancient city, tourists asked me to take photos with them many times Who says history can only be serious? This city has brewed thousands of years into strong liquor It's worth getting drunk!
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Posted: Mar 18, 2025
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