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Published: December 7th 2011
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Datong - Ancient Land of Buddhism
The border crossing from Mongolia was in fact more interesting than the Russian-Chinese one. We had a lot of time and we could choose whichever option we liked. Obviously the most convenient way was to take the last leg of the Trans-Mongolian and go directly to Beijing but somehow we changed our mind after few weeks in UB. Maybe because there was almost nobody do...
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Dancing Dave
David Hooper
GREAT TO SEE A BLOG ON DATONG
Shanxi Provence is extraordinary and packed with treasures of ancient China...you have had a taste...and two of the best...the hanging monastery...sensational...and Yungang Grottoes...you picked well...one of the five top grotto sights in China...but you did not mention one of the biggest coal mines in China...is across the road..!