Da·tong  (dä'tŏŏng')  A city of northeast China west of Beijing. It is an important industrial and railroad center. Population: 999,000. |
Datong
city, northern Shanxi sheng (province), northern China. The city is situated at the northern limits of traditional Chinese settlement, just south of the Great Wall on a fertile plain watered by the Sanggan River and its tributaries. Pop. (2002 est.) city, 1,028,730; (2007 est.) urban agglom., 1,873,000.
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