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Datong Ancient City
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Datong Ancient City
Release time：2025-01-06 15:00
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Covering an area of 3.28 square kilometers, Datong Ancient City is one of the preserved ancient cities still in good condition in China. It was built in the period of Hongwu (1372) of the Ming (1368-1644) Dynasty by Xu Da (1332—1385), senior general of the Ming Dynasty, when he was based in Datong as military governor. It utilized the old ramparts of the previous Northern Wei(386-534), Tang(618-907), Liao(916-1125)and Jin(1115-1234)Dynasties. The perimeter of Datong’s ancient city wall is 7.24 kilometers long. Datong Ancient City still retains its traditional city layout dating back from the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) Dynasties and fully developed in the Ming (1368―1644) Dynasty, conforming to a typical layout of residential wards in which the plan of the city takes the look of a chessboard. The four main roads, namely Heyang Road in the east, Qingyuan Road in the west, Yongtai Road in the south and Wuding Road in the north, meet at Sipailou (Four-archway Building), taken as the landmark of the center of the ancient city. Numerous temples, mosques, pavilions,archways, traditional courtyards within Datong Ancient City add radiance and beauty to each other. High quality tourist facilities and services are easily accessible within it.
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