On the train from Beijing to Datong, I began to wonder if the capital’s metropolis stretched the entire 175 miles between the two cities. I’d bought a “hard seat,” the equivalent of a coach ticket, to ...

Tourists visit a Buddha statue in Cave 20 of the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, North China's Shanxi Province, on October 14, 2025. Photos: VCG Along the central axis of Datong ancient city in North ...

The city of Datong, situated in northern Shanxi Province between the inner and outer Great Wall, was a town of strategic importance and a communication hub in ancient times. It takes about eight hours ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Standingin front of a 17-metre-high Buddha in the Yungang Grottoes in northern China, I recalled news footage of the Taliban blowing up ...

An international sculpture exhibition will kick off on Sept 28 in Datong, Shanxi province, the first of its kind nationwide. The event, jointly held by the China Artists Association, the China Central ...