Datong is one of the first batch of 24 national historical and cultural cities in China, one of the first batch of 13 large cities in China, one of the nine ancient capitals in China, a national new energy demonstration city, an excellent tourist city in China, a national garden city, a national double-support model city, a national transportation hub city, a sculpture capital in China and one of the top ten sports and leisure cities in China.
Datong is the sub-central city and the second largest city in Shanxi Province. It is located in the center of Datong Basin in northern Shanxi Province, at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei and Mongolia provinces, and on the northeast edge of the Loess Plateau. It is actually the barrier of the whole Shanxi province, the gateway to the north and the throat of Shanxi, Hebei and Mongolia. It is a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties and is known as the "northern lock key".
Datong, called Yunzhong and Pingcheng in ancient times, was once the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Liao and Jin were the capitals. There are many historical sites in the territory, including Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple, Shanhua Temple, Hengshan Hanging Temple and Jiulong Wall.
Datong is one of the largest coal energy bases in China, the national heavy chemical energy base, and the midpoint of Shenfu, Zhungeer emerging energy zone and Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan developed industrial zone. Known as "Phoenix" and "China Coal Capital".
Linzhou is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain in the northernmost part of Henan Province, at the junction of Henan, Shanxi and Hebei provinces. Linzhou has a total area of 2,046 square kilometers and a total population of1059,700. It has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 16 towns and 1 national economic and technological development zones. In the second year of Emperor Gaudi of the Western Han Dynasty (205 BC), a county was established. In 1994, the county was withdrawn to establish a city, which was temporarily managed by Anyang City.
Linzhou is the artificial Tianhe-the hometown of Hongqi Canal and the birthplace of Hongqi Canal spirit. Linzhou has beautiful scenery and many places of interest. Lv Lin is famous for its beautiful peaks, steep cliffs, lush trees, waterfalls, flowing springs and strange scenery. It is the best scenery in Beixiong, known as the soul of the 800-mile Taihang Mountain and a national key scenic spot. There are also eternal mysteries, such as the pig's name is stone, the ice back is hot for three days, the peach blossom valley is cold for three years, and the yellow flowers pour water.
Linzhou is the most beautiful cultural (ecological) tourist destination city in China, the first batch of national ecological civilization demonstration cities, China low-carbon ecological demonstration city, international ecological leisure demonstration city and national global tourism demonstration zone. It is a national garden city, the hometown of architecture in China, a national greening model city, a national health city, a national cultural model city, a national advanced science and technology city and a national intellectual property pilot city. It is the largest production base of auto parts, a national spark technology-intensive area, and so on.