Ready to depart. Datong borders Inner Mongolia, and from Beijing there are only slow trains, about 6 hours southwest.
The old but attractive Beijing Railway Station.
China's iconic green "slow trains."
This is what much of Inner Mongolia looks like. Still some snow here, and much colder than Beijing.
Almost as soon as I arrived in Datong I was laid low with stomach problems, possibly from drinking the water on the train. I was however well enough the following evening to wander around Datong at sunset to snap some photos.
Above photo and 4 below. Feeling a lot better, I took a taxi early this morning out to the magnificent Yungang Grottos, definitely some of the best caves in China.
No shortage of things to buy when exiting the caves area, snacks, trinkets, souvenirs, etc.
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