大同在历史上曾是辽、金两代的陪都——西京，西京的华严寺亦即这个时代政治经济和文化生活中的一个缩影。辽朝初期，在政治和军事上据有优势地位，然而少数民族的经济与文化落后于中原地区，统治阶级为了巩固政权继续扩大势力范围，积极汲取中原文化的精髓兼容并蓄，在国内实 Datong has historically been the capital of the Liao and Jin dynasties - Xijing, Xuanjing Temple in Xijing, a microcosm of the political, economic and cultural life of this era. In the early days of the Liao Dynasty, it had a political and military superiority. However, the economic and cultural minorities lagged behind the Central Plains. The ruling class, in order to consolidate its power, continued to expand its sphere of influence and actively absorbed the essence of the Central Plains culture.