Datong Travel Guide

Datong (Chinese: 大同; Hanyu Pinyin: Dątóng) is a city in the northern Shanxi Province in China, and is located a few hundred kilometres west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of 1090 meters. 

Location: 1,200 metres high in the north, northern part of Shanxi Province, the center of Datong Basin

Neighboring Areas: Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi Provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Physical Features: surround by mountains, Yu River running across from south to north, and its central and south part are occupied by plains, topography slopes down from northwest to southeast

Nationalities: Han

History: once served as capital during the North Wei dynasty, named Heng'an county in North Qin dynasty, renamed Yunzhong in Sui dynasty, became Datong government office in Ming and Qing dynasties. After the founding of P.R.C., belongs to Shanxi province

Climate: Datong has a monsoon and continental climate that make the city have a clear season difference. The average annual temperature is only about 6.8 degrees C., with sharp temperature swings between day and night. The temperatures vary massively throughout the year, with a high of 38 degrees C. in the summer months of July and August, and a low of around -30 in January and February.

Rivers: Yu River, Shili River, Kouquan River

Products: grain, corn, potato, wheat, hulless oat, vegetable

Local Highlights: copper pot, ceramic

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