Historical Stories of Datong

Historically, Datong has always been the center of northern China, known as "the capital of three generations and the town of two dynasties". Since ancient times, Datong has been a military town and a strategic location, and is a place where soldiers must fight: "Three sides of the border, the most important number of key points. The eastern part of the city is connected with the upper valley, the southern part is connected with the southern part of the city, the western part is connected with the Yellow River, and the northern part is connected with the desert. The real capital of the screen, the Central Plains of the security". There were thousands of battles of various sizes. Datong realm east of the horse store mountain is the Han Dynasty Liu Bang and the Xiongnu fought seven days and nights of the battlefield; Jinsha Beach (now belongs to the Shuozhou border) is the Yang family generals blood bath sands of the former site.

The Siege of Baideng

The Baideng siege was the first battle of the war.