Join this tour to see one of the largest of nearly 51 000 sandstone statues of buddha in 53 yungang grottoes buddhist cave art began here in datong 160 miles west of beijing and was created in the fifth century by xianbei minority who ruled north china for over 200 years the yudong district of datong city in shanxi province will hold an public exhibition of 4 000 relics in the new city museum located in the new town area fostering cultural and historical nostalgia afterwards you will visit