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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
