부산대학교 도서관

[Ta-t’ung] Town in northern Shanxi Province, China. Situated between two sections of the Great Wall, on the edge of the traditional Chinese border (before the full incorporation of Inner Mongolia in 1947), Datong is the largest town in the province. It was frequently overrun by alien groups and was twice made dynastic capital, under the Tuoba or Toba Northern Wei (ad 386–534) and the Khitan (Qidan) Liao (907–1125). Most of the city wall of tamped yellow earth, dating to 1372, is still visible, and the old part of town reflects the regular layout characteristic of northern cities, with a bell-tower at the centre. Datong is famous for the nearby Buddhist cave temples at Yungang, begun under the Northern Wei, and for two early temples, the Huayan Temple (Huayan si), originating from the Liao, and the Shanhua Temple (Shanhua si), founded under the Tang (ad 618–907...