Local favourite temple · Datong City, Shanxi

Monk Yard

僧舍院

Monk Yard is a temple in Datong City, Shanxi.

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Monk Yard: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Monk Yard

Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.

Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Monk Yard — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.09074, 113.28646. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monk Yard

Huayan Temple · temple · Datong City · ~0 km · Must-see
Grand Mosque of Datong · dargah · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
Drum Tower · attraction · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
Shanhua Temple · Buddhist site · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
Nine Dragon Wall · fort · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
关帝庙 · temple · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
Datong Museum · museum · Datong City · ~8 km · Must-see
Guanyin Hall · Buddhist site · Datong City · ~10 km · Must-see
Yungang Grottoes · fort · Datong City · ~18 km · Must-see
Yong'an temple · Buddhist site · Datong City · ~69 km · Must-see
Tomb of Li Yumei · fort · Datong City · ~69 km · Must-see
Jingtu Temple · temple · Shuozhou City · ~74 km · Must-see
Sakyamuni Pagoda · Buddhist site · Shuozhou City · ~74 km · Must-see
Mount Heng · viewpoint · Datong City · ~75 km · Must-see
Hanging Temple · temple · Datong City · ~75 km · Must-see
圆通寺 · temple · Datong City · ~0 km
Protestant Datong West Church · church · Datong City · ~0 km
钟楼 · attraction · Datong City · ~1 km

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Other temples near Monk Yard

Huayan Temple · temple · Datong City · ~0 km · Must-see
关帝庙 · temple · Datong City · ~1 km · Must-see
Jingtu Temple · temple · Shuozhou City · ~74 km · Must-see
Hanging Temple · temple · Datong City · ~75 km · Must-see
Chongfu Temple · temple · Shuozhou City · ~142 km · Must-see
圆通寺 · temple · Datong City · ~0 km
Chunyang Taoist Temple · temple · Datong City · ~1 km
Temple for Academic God · temple · Datong City · ~1 km
Yunlin Temple · temple · Datong City · ~61 km
Hunyuan Confucian Temple · temple · Datong City · ~69 km

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Frequently asked

How crowded is Monk Yard today?

No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Monk Yard yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).

What is the best time to visit Monk Yard?

Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near Monk Yard?

Nearby: Huayan Temple (temple, 0 km), Grand Mosque of Datong (dargah, 1 km), Drum Tower (attraction, 1 km), Shanhua Temple (Buddhist site, 1 km), Nine Dragon Wall (fort, 1 km), 关帝庙 (temple, 1 km).