This Drawn Map of Datong's City Center shows the entire Area of the Old City of Datong within the
(earthen) City Walls and includes almost all major tourist sites and historic
landmarks of the Old City of Datong. The Old City itself lies North (and somewhat East) of the New City of Datong, which dates to after 1949 AD.
About the Map: As a First Note: the Drum Tower does not stand at the
Center of the Map and Old City. The "Central Square" of the City is a non-distinct intersection that seems only recognizable by it's Foreign Language Bookstore, one
of the two in the City (the other is located at Renmin (Peoples) Square in the New
City). From here DaXi Street leads West (Xi=West), Dadong Jie leads past the
Hotel. The Drum Tower, once the heart of the Old City of Datong, stands one block
due South of Central Intersection Square. Go from the Drum Tower (GuLou')
Gate and Wall. With some luck, the City Walls are accesible here.
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Red Flag Square, location of the Stalinist-with-Chinese-Flavor Main Post Office and part of the New City lies just outside the Former East Gate, beyond HuaYan Monastery.
