a pearl beyond the great wall―datong

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1、APearlBeyondtheGreatWall―Datong　　MybelovedhometownDatongisacityfamousforitshistoryandculture.ItisentitledtheJiangNanbeyondtheGreatWall.LocatedatthenorthernpartofShanxiProvince，Datongis380kmwestofBeijingand352kmnorthofTaiyuan，thecapitalofShanxi.AndwithsteepmountHengsurroundingit，Datongismi

2、litarystrategists’battlegroundsincetheancienttime.　　Thereisalsoabundantmineralresourceofwhichthecoalmineisthemostfamous，whichgivesDatongthetitleCapitalofCoal，soDatonghasgotthis“black”cup.　　Datongenjoysthecontinentalmonsoonclimate，whichmeansthewinterisextremelycoldanddry，whilethespringandf

3、allarecoolbutthetemperaturevariessharplybetweendayandnight.Duringthesummer，Datongisanaturalsummerresortbecausetheaveragetemperatureisaround19～21degreeCelsius.Youcangotheretospendacoolsummer！　　Therearemanyscenicspotsandhistoricalsites，suchastheworldculturalheritage--YungangGrottoes.Builtin

4、northernWeikingdom，itboastsahistoryof1500yearswith53cavesandover1100Buddhistniches.AstonishinglifelikeNineDragonScreenisthemostprestigious.Hangingtempleisdefinitelyawonderfulworkmanshipexcellingnature，letaloneoneofthefivegreatmountainsinChina-HengShan.Italsohasalotoflocalspecialtiessuchas

5、Clayovenrolls，LaojingziHempflowers，sirloinofYingzhoustyle，peanoodlesandslicednoodles.　　Datongisreputedwithitsbrilliantcivilizationandculture.AsearlyasPalaeolithicage，therewereancientpeopleliving.Duringthelonghistory，DatongregionbelongedtotheYanmenCountyofZhaoKingdomandoncesettledasthecapi

6、talofNorthernWeiKingdomfor96years.DatonggotthenamePingchengCounty，whichmeanspeacefulcityinChinesebecauseofyearsofharshbattlewiththeHun.ItbecameanimportantstrategiccountyduringSui（581-618），Tang（618-907）andFiveDynasties（907-979）.DuringtheYuanDynasty（1271-1368），DatongbelongedtoZhongshuProvin

7、ceandhadbecomeagrandioseandbeautifulcityaccordingtothedescriptionoftheItaliantravelerMarcoPolo.InQingDynasty（1644-1911），DatongbelongedtoShanxiProvinceandbecameDatongCountyduringthedominationofRepublicofChina.DatongwasinvadedbyJapanesearmyin1937andbecamethecapitaloft