Datong, an old town and its island in the river
Lanxi and Heyue streets preserve a riverside townscape beside the Yangtze finless porpoise reserve and old civic sites.
Datong Old Town
Stone-paved lanes, historic institutions and a nearby porpoise reserve connect town and river.
Datong’s old streets and civic sites sit within a wider riverside landscape, where cultural heritage and the Yangtze finless porpoise reserve share the same geography.
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A lantern and dragon procession during the 15–17 September 2024 night-tour programme at Datong Ancient Town. The Tongling Culture and Tourism Bureau placed this photograph in its “Ancient Town Night Tour” item; it is a record of that programme, not a claim about another date or the old street scene described in the story.Photographer not credited on the source page · Rights unknown; selected under the established official-source policy Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Retrieved from the Tongling Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau page “Ancient Town Night Tour,” in its 文旅资讯 (tourism and culture information) section. The text identifies the Datong Ancient Town event dates as 15–17 September 2024 and describes dragon-lantern and other performances. No image-specific open licence, photographer, or reuse restriction was stated; rights remain unknown under the accepted official tourism-source policy. Original kept privately without cropping, retouching, or enlargement.