In an effort to go somewhere OTHER than Harbin, I went to Datong for a quick weekend vacation. Datong is located in Shanxi province...not to be confused with Shaanxi province...if Chinese wasn't confusing enough. Datong is located near Xi'an, and while it doesn't have any warriors, it DOES have a hanging temple, and over 1000 carved Buddhas in a wall. AND, most importantly sneaky Chinese people who kept trying to take my photo and calling me 大娃娃 (Da wawa) translated: Big Doll.
So yeah...all in all another interesting trip in China. Here are some photos of the more historical parts of Datong.
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| The Buddha caves, all in all there are thousands of Buddhas carved in the caves. They were hand carved by monks over thousands of years. |
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| The largest Buddha in the caves, and depending on who and when you ask the largest in China, but then again EVERYONE says about each and every Buddha. |
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| 9 Dragon Screen, Apparently there are only 3 of them, and one is in Datong, there is another one in Beijing. So I've seen 2 of the 3. Wonder if I win a prize? |
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| Hanging Monastery in Datong. Was built by monks hanging from the top of the gorge and the stilts are only to make people more comfortable about talking around up there. They serve no structural purpose. One tourist a year ago actually knocked one out just to see....how much you want to bet that guy was Chinese and not a westerner.... |
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| Restaurant in downtown Datong, it looks old but its actually new! |
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| And of course, the Chinglish at the Hanging monastery. I personally like #'s 6 and 9...no pyramid sales people, be respectful! |
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