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Guanyin Hall, Datong 大同观音堂Dàtóng Guānyīntáng
National heritage site · Datong, Shanxi
- Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Datong
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Guanyin Hall, Datong
A small Buddhist temple on a low hill west of Datong, first founded under the Liao dynasty and rebuilt in 1651 under the Qing. What survives is a screen wall, an opera stage, the main Guanyin Hall and the Sanzhen Hall. It stands just north of the road to Yungang, so it can be added to a trip to the grottoes.
How to get to Guanyin Hall, Datong
About 7 km west of central Datong, just north of the Datong–Yungang road; it is managed by the Yungang Research Institute, which reopened it on 26 September 2025 after a temporary closure for heavy rain, so check current opening notices before going.
Nearby
- Yungang Grottoes 云冈石窟 under 10 km
Giant Buddhas carved into a sandstone cliff some 1,500 years ago - Datong Ancient City 大同古城 under 10 km
Rebuilt Ming ramparts around genuine Liao–Jin temple halls and a glazed dragon screen - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda 应县木塔 60 km
A Liao-dynasty timber pagoda of 1056, five storeys outside and nine within
Also within 20 km: Former Shanxi Provincial Third Middle School 山西省立第三中学旧址 (under 10 km), Jinhuagong National Mining Park 晋华宫国家矿山公园 (under 10 km), Huayan Temple, Datong 华严寺 (under 10 km), Shanhua Temple 善化寺 (under 10 km), Datong Drum Tower 大同鼓楼 (under 10 km), Xingguo Temple, Pingcheng 平城兴国寺 (under 10 km).
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