At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Chinese empire was broke into small kingdoms. Datong was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a dynasty that converted to Buddhism. The Yungang Grottoes is one of the four most important sites of Buddhist art in China.

Highlights :

- Marvel at China’s oldest Buddhist artworks, the Yungang Grottoes
- Visit monastery suspended on a mountainside
- See the country’s oldest wooden pagoda