Among the unsung wonders of China’s history-soaked heritage are the 1,500-year-old Buddhist grottoes of Datong —an eight-hour train journey from Beijing—in Shanxi Province.

From the 56-foot Seated Buddha to tiny figures just a few centimeters tall, every wall and archway is crammed with carvings, including serial-type representations of scenes from Buddhist mythology and the lives of famous monks.

Datong has several other tourist attractions such as the 600-year-old Nine-Dragon Screen made of glazed tiles, the Huayan Monastery with the largest wooden shrine hall in China, and the Shanhua Monastery, intact since 713.

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