Plan your Datong tour? Have you ever had a bold idea of planning your Datong Great Wall Tour? If you have seen the images of the Great Wall near Beijing, you may believe the Great Wall of China is mainly made of majestic bricks and stones. Not all the stretches of the Great Wall made…
Plan your Beijing Datong tour? If you are going to visit Datong from Beijing, the first thing you’ll think of can be how to get to Datong from Beijing and vice versa – How far? Which transportation tool? By train, long-distance bus, hiring a car or by plane? Datong is situated approx. 400km to the west…
Plan your Datong tour? This is my third-time visit to Datong, which has completely changed my previous image of Datong as a polluted base for coal production. Now, roads are expanded or reconstructed, new residential apartments built, pretty bridges set up and even the ancient city wall in Datong has been totally restored ( except…
Best time to visit Datong: April to October Plan your Datong tour? Datong city is located in the Loess plateau, the terrain is complex and diverse, basically a temperate continental monsoon climate. It is very cold and blusterous in winter. So many travellers would go in spring, summer and fall from April to October. Another…
Planning your Datong Tour? Datong is a magnificent city invested with much history, legend and intrigue. It has also has retained a rich collection of ancient relics and architecture. All this will keep you busy for a quite a few days. If you, for various reasons, only have a full day or two half days…
Plan your Datong tour? Taking a taxi going around Datong is a good way to visit the sights in Datong. There are more than 6,000 taxis now running in the streets of Datong City and suburbs. Basically, it is quite easy for you to hail a taxi on the streets in Datong. If you want to…
Plan your Datong Tour? Datong is one of the cities famous for its history and culture and is located at the northern part of Shanxi Province. There are many exotic and unusual things to buy in Datong which make wonderful souvenirs and gifts for relatives and friends back home. If you are wondering what to…
Plan your Datong Tour? Known as the “City of the Coal”, Datong is one of the 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China due to its ever prosperous history. It is generally a very safe place for tourists. However, on your Datong Trip, there are several tourist scams that visitors should be aware of….