Located at the northern part of Shanxi Province, Datong, also known as the “coal city”, is the second largest city in the province. Datong not only abounds in coal but also in historical and cultural heritage. The city has a series of splendid historic and cultural relics like the Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Monastery, Nine Dragon Screen, etc. Most of them are cultural integration of the minorities and Han people in Datong. The Buddhist temples are exemplification of Datong’s flourishing Buddhist culture in the ancient time. For nuts about Chinese culture, Datong is destination worth exploring.