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with its big round tables, but solo diners can also pull up a chair. There's a
huge range of tasty, well-presented dishes on the menu, suiting all budgets.
Information
Bank of China
( Zhongguo Yinhang; Da Nanjie)
ATM; for travellers cheques, you need
the Yingbin Xilu branch (open 8am to noon and 2.30pm to 6pm Monday to Friday).
Public Security Bureau
(PSB; Gong'anju Churujing Jiedaichu; Weidu Dadao;
9am-
noon & 3-5.30pm Mon-Fri)
Getting There & Away
Air
Located 20km east of the city, Datong's small airport has flights to Beijing
(¥400), Shanghai (¥1450) and Guangzhou (¥1630). No public transport goes
to the airport. A taxi costs around ¥50.
Bus
Note that minibuses run to many of the destinations listed below from outside
the train station. Buses from the
south bus station
(
xinnan zhan):
Beijing
¥125, four hours, hourly (7.10am to 4.10pm)
Muta
¥25, two hours, half-hourly (7.40am to 7pm)
Wutai Shan
¥75, 3½ hours, two daily (8.30am and 2.10pm; summer only)
Buses from the
main bus station
( Datong qichezhan; 20 Yantong Xilu)
:
Hanging Monastery
¥30, two hours, half-hourly (6.30am to 6.30pm)
Train
Train departures from Datong include the following:
Beijing
hard seat/sleeper ¥54/108, six hours, 12 daily
Pingyao
hard seat/sleeper ¥62/123, seven to eight hours, four daily
Xi'an
hard seat/sleeper ¥115/224, 16½ hours, one daily
Getting Around
