Datong, in north China's Shanxi Province, is the site of several awe-inspiring historic sites. The city has one of China's most outstanding Buddhist treasures, the Yungang Caves, as well as the world's oldest wooden pagoda, the Hanging Temple. Some crumbling earthen sections of the Great Wall can be found here, too – press play and find out more!

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