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Top Ten Attractions in Shanxi Province

Shanxi, named after the west of the Taihang Mountains, is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation and is known as the "cradle of Chinese culture". With written history dating back 3,000 years, it is known as the "Museum of Ancient Chinese Culture". Today, Jaws will introduce to you the top ten must-visit attractions when traveling to Shanxi. The top ten scenic spots introduced today are: Wutai Mountain, Pingyao Ancient City, Yungang Grottoes, Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion, Hukou Waterfall, Yunqiu Mountain Scenic Area, Jiexiu Mianshan Scenic Area, Jinci Temple, Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon, and Hengshan Mountain.

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The table below introduces the popularity, type, price and suitable travel seasons of these attractions. If you want to know more, please read the detailed introduction below, which also includes recommended attractions, projects, travel routes, etc.

Top Ten Attractions

1. Mount Wutai

Shanxi, Shanxi, of course, the most important thing is the "mountain" - Mount Wutai, which is the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva. The first of the four famous Buddhist mountains (Emei Mountain in Sichuan, Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui), it is tall and tall with beautiful scenery. It is also one of the top ten summer resorts in China, a national 5A tourist attraction, and the only Buddhist temple in China where the green temple and the yellow temple coexist. There are many temples on the mountain, and emperors from many dynasties have come to worship. Every year, tourists from home and abroad come in an endless stream to sightsee, burn incense and worship Buddha.

Wutai Mountain

Tickets: peak season (April 1 to October 31): 135 yuan; low season (November 1 to March 31): 118 yuan

Opening hours: Open all day long

Address: Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Recommended route (three days): Dailuoding→Yuanzhao Temple→ Bodhisattva Peak → Xiantong Temple → Tayuan Temple (Big White Pagoda) → Shuxiang Temple → Jifu Temple

2. Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao Ancient City was built in the period of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. It is the most complete existing ancient city in ethnic minority areas and one of the only two ancient cities in China that has successfully applied for a world cultural heritage as an entire ancient city. It was rated as the most complete existing ancient county town in China by the World Records Association. The ancient city of Pingyao shows people an unusual panoramic view of the development of Chinese culture, society, economy and religion. This ancient city is not very big, you can walk around it, if you don't want to walk, there are electric cars for tourists. Here you can feel the rich flavor of Shanxi merchant culture.

Pingyao Ancient City

Tickets: (1) Ancient City Pass: 130 yuan; (2) Zhenguo Temple: 25 yuan; (3) Shuanglin Temple: 35 yuan

Business hours: 8:00-18:00

Address: Kangning Road, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Recommended attractions: Synergy Qingpiaohao, Baichuantong, China Escort Bureau Museum, Confucian Temple, City God Temple, Qingxu Temple

Recommended route (two days):

Day 1: South Gate of the ancient city → Ancient city wall → Confucian Temple Museum → City God Temple, Caishen Temple → Qingxu Temple Viewing → Rishengchang Ticket Office → Dining and watching the "Shanxi Merchants Xiangyin" performance → South Street → Xieqing Ticket Office Museum, Escort Museum and other attractions → Qing Dynasty County Government Office → Large-scale sitcom "Seeing Pingyao Again";

The next day: Shuanglin Temple Painted Sculpture Art Museum→Zhenguo Temple

3. Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes are one of the largest ancient grottoes in China. It is one of the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China. Together with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Luoyang Longmen Grottoes, it is known as the three major grottoes in China. It is also known as the world's three major stone carving art treasures together with the Ajanta Grottoes in India and the Bamiyan Grottoes in Afghanistan. In 2001, it was included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO. The statues here are magnificent and colorful, and you can see different styles of grotto statues in different periods. There are 45 main caves and 209 subsidiary caves, with a carving area of ​​more than 18,000 square meters. The highest statue is 17 meters and the smallest is 2 centimeters. There are more than 1,100 Buddhist niches and more than 59,000 large and small statues.

Yungang Grottoes

Tickets: 120 yuan in peak season (April-October); 100 yuan in low season (November-March)

Business hours: 9 o'clock -17 o'clock

Address: Yungang Town, Yungang District, Datong City, Shanxi Province

Recommended route: Tan Yao Square - Foguang Avenue - Buddha Relief Wall - Lingyan Temple ( Shantang Water Hall) - Sutra Writing Institute - Grotto Group - Premier Zhou Memorial Room - Yungang Northern Wei Shadow Play and Puppetry Hall - Yungang Exhibition Hall - Performing Arts Center - Food Street

4. Imperial City Prime Minister's Office

The Imperial City Prime Minister's Office is a famous prime minister who served as a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion in the Qing Dynasty and the official minister, the chief reader of the "Kangxi Dictionary", and assisted Emperor Kangxi for half a century. The former residence of Chen Tingjing. Emperor Kangxi stayed here twice, so people call this ancient castle the "Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion". The Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion is a national 5A-level scenic spot. It is a rare castle-style building complex for officials during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is praised by experts as "the first cultural giant in northern China". The most distinctive building in the core scenic area is the mountain and river architecture with "mountains and rivers as shackles". It is said that it was built to resist the intrusion of bandits. The entire building is a masonry structure with no square timbers and can accommodate more than a thousand people. This amazing military and civilian defense fortress is unimaginable even today. It perfectly interprets the wisdom of the ancient Chinese for us.

Imperial Prime Minister’s Mansion

Ticket: 120 yuan

Business hours: 8:00-18:00

Address: Yangcheng, Shanxi Province Huangcheng Village, Beiliu Town, County

Recommended attractions: Yushu Tower, University Scholarship Building, Stone Archway, Douzhuju, Heshan Tower, Chen Family Ancestral Hall

5. Hukou Waterfall

The Hukou Falls of the Yellow River is a national 5A-level scenic spot, a national key scenic spot, one of the "Top 40 Tourist Attractions in China" and a national geological park. It is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. Hukou Waterfall has two best viewing periods. The scenic area with Hukou Waterfall as the center integrates the Yellow River Gorge, Loess Plateau, and Guyuan villages, showing the magnificent natural landscape and rich historical and cultural accumulation of the Yellow River Basin. The Hukou Waterfall in the Yellow River Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area is known as the "Wonder of the Yellow River". It is a golden waterfall, a latent waterfall, a mobile waterfall, a waterfall with changing scenery in the four seasons, and a waterfall containing rich cultural connotations.

Hukou Waterfall

Ticket: 90 yuan

Business hours: 8:00-18:00

Address: Ji County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province 45 kilometers to the west

Eight wonders: smoke from the bottom of the water, boating on dry land, neon lights playing in the water, mountains flying into the sea, clear skies raining, dry weather thundering, ice peaks hanging upside down, and ten-mile dragon troughs

6. Yunqiu Mountain Scenic Area

Yunqiu Mountain is located in Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. It is a comprehensive tourist resort integrating tourism, leisure and entertainment, vacation health care, folk experience, cultural exchange and other functions. , known as "the most beautiful peak in Gushe" and "the first scenic spot in Hefen". The total area of ​​Yunqiu Mountain Scenic Area is 210 square kilometers, of which the main development scenic area is 35 square kilometers; the scenic area is rich in natural resources, humanities Landscape and cultural heritage, including 11 thousand-year-old ancient villages, which are rare ancient villages and towns with cave dwellings in southern Shanxi.

Yunqiu Mountain Scenic Area

Ticket: 80 yuan

Business hours: 8:00-18:30

Address: Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province

Recommended activities: Yuanyang Bridge (glass bridge), bungee jumping, hang gliding , zipline

7. Jiexiu Mianshan Scenic Area

Jiexiu Mianshan originated from the Spring and Autumn Period when Jiezi Tui of Jin State lived in seclusion with his mother and was burned on the mountain. It belongs to the Taiyue Mountains. At an altitude of 2,072 meters, it integrates beautiful scenery, cultural relics, Buddhist temples, and revolutionary sites. It is a national 5A scenic spot. It is famous for its unique natural landscape and the fact that Jiezitui lived in seclusion here with his mother during the Spring and Autumn Period. Among the architectural groups, religious buildings include temples and palaces; garden buildings include pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, and archways; ancient relic buildings include ancient camp gates, cities, camps, etc., which can be ancient buildings Museum (garden).

Mianshan Scenic Area

Ticket: 110 yuan

Business hours: 9:00-21:00.

Address: Jinzhong, Shanxi Province Mianshan Town, Jiexiu City

Recommended attractions: Longtou Temple, Li Guyan, Fengfang Spring, Daluo Palace Tourist Area, Tianqiao, Yidou Spring

8, Jinci Temple

Jinci Museum is located in Jinci Town, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, 25 kilometers away from the city center. It is a scenic spot famous at home and abroad. Jin Temple, originally named Tang Shu Yu Temple, was built to commemorate Tang Shu Yu, the founding prince of the Jin Kingdom, and his mother, Queen Jiang of Yi. The scenic spot's Fountain of Old Age, the Statue of the Maid, and the Statue of the Virgin are known as the "Three Wonders of Jin Temple". Jinci Museum is a historical and cultural heritage that integrates ancient Chinese sacrificial architecture, gardens, sculptures, murals, and inscriptions. It is also an extremely glorious and splendid chapter in the world's architecture, gardens, and sculpture arts.

Jinci

Ticket: 80 yuan

Business hours: 8:30-17:30

Address: Taiyuan, Shanxi Province Jinci Town, Jinyuan District, City

Recommended cultural relics to visit: ancient buildings (Shuijing Terrace, Zhibo Canal, Jinren Terrace), steles and stone carvings (Dongyue Temple murals, Wang Lingguan statue), ancient and famous trees (White Magnolia, Zhou Bai)

9. Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon

The Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon in Huguan is rich in forests, mountains, canyons, caves, springs, waterfalls, pools, rivers and other natural landscapes. Majestic, spectacular, profound, peculiar, beautiful and steep, it is a 4A scenic spot, a national forest park, a national geological park, one of the ten most beautiful canyons in China, and a scenic spot in Shanxi Province. Huguan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon Scenic Area covers an area of ​​225 square kilometers, with a forest and grass coverage rate of 74.9. The main scenic spots include Baquan Gorge, Hongdou Gorge, Qinglong Gorge, Black Dragon Pond and Zituan Mountain. You can enjoy mountain flowers in spring and scenery in summer. , enjoy red leaves in autumn and enjoy snow in winter, it is a good place to travel.

Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon

Ticket: 140 yuan

Opening hours: 7:00-19:00

Address: Changzhi City, Shanxi Province Canyon Town Qiaoshang Township

Recommended attractions: Hongdou Gorge, Shuanglong Lake, Qinglong Gorge, Black Dragon Pond, Zituan Mountain

Recommended gameplay: Grand Canyon Rafting

10. Hengshan Mountain

As the northern mountain among the "Five Mountains", Hengshan Mountain is a Taoist holy land and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is world-famous for its rich landscape features. The scenic area is mainly divided into Tianfengling and Cuiping peaks, which are two peaks standing side by side, including Tianfengling scenic area, Cuiping peak scenic area, Qianfo Ridge scenic area, hot spring scenic area and Hunyuan City scenic spot group. The Hengshan temple complex and the mountains, rocks, trees and caves complement each other and blend together to form eighteen wonders; there are more than 30 ancient buildings with majestic pavilions and pavilions, among which the "Xuankong Temple" is the most famous.

Hengshan-Xuankong Temple

Tickets: (1) Tickets to the mountain and temple complex are 47 yuan; (2) Xuankong Temple: peak season: 130 yuan; low season: 125 yuan; ( 3) Hengshan Temple Group: 55.00 yuan

Business hours: 8:00-18:00

Address: Daciyao Town, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province What tourist attractions are there in Shanxi?

As follows:

1. The ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi is known as one of the "four best-preserved ancient cities" and is also the only ancient city in China to be declared a world cultural heritage. One of the two successful ancient cities.

2. The Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi were announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units in 1961. On December 14, 2001, they were included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO. In May 2007 On the 8th, it was rated as one of the first batch of national 5A tourist attractions by the National Tourism Administration.

3. Shanxi Jiexiu Mianshan (also known as Jieshan) is located in Mianshan Town, Jiexiu City, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. It is a national 5A tourist attraction, the birthplace of China’s Qingming Festival (Cold Food Festival), and China’s Cold Food Festival. Qingming Cultural Research Center, Chinese Cold Food Qingming Cultural Museum, key scenic spots in Shanxi Province.

4. Mount Wutai is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. In 2004, Mount Wutai was rated as one of the top ten famous mountains in China. In June 2009, Mount Wutai was listed as a World Cultural Heritage.

In 2007, it was rated as a national 5A tourist attraction.

Shanxi has many tourist attractions, which can be roughly divided into five categories.

1. Traditional ace attractions. These scenic spots have long been famous and have great influence across the country. They are the trump cards of Shanxi's tourism industry. They mainly include: Yungang Grottoes, Xuankong Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Wutai Mountain, and Jinci Temple.

2. Emerging tourist attractions. Although these scenic spots are well-known throughout the country, most of them were actually developed and spread nationwide only after the mid-1980s. They mainly include: Hukou Waterfall, Pingyao Ancient City, Shuanglin Temple, Wang Family Courtyard, and Qiao Family Courtyard.

3. Traditional outstanding scenic spots. These scenic spots have long been tourist attractions, and in many aspects are not inferior to the first two types of scenic spots. However, due to various reasons, their influence in the country is not great. They mainly include: Guangsheng Temple, Yao Temple, and Dahuai Tree, Su San Prison, Guandi Temple, Pujiu Temple, Yellow River Tieniu, Yongle Palace, Hengshan, Niangziguan, Pangquangou, etc.

4. Emerging outstanding scenic spots. After vigorous development and publicity in recent years, these scenic spots have become tourist hotspots in the province, including Mianshan Mountain, Luya Mountain, Yuwang Cave, Xinzhou Hot Spring, Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion, Taihang Grand Canyon, etc.

5. Attractions under development or to be developed. These scenic spots have beautiful scenery, but are under development or have not yet been developed due to economic and other reasons. They mainly include Lishan, Liushi Residences, Wulaofeng, Manghe, Motan, Xiaolangdi, Lingkong Mountain, Wangmangling, and Xiyagou , Wujiawan, etc.

What are the tourist attractions in Jiexiu?

1. Jiexiu Museum

The Jiexiu City Museum is located on the north side of the east gate of Shuncheng Street in the old city of Jiexiu. It covers an area of ​​nearly 20,000 square meters and is shaped like a platform. A large-roofed palace-style building, surrounded by a square city like a city wall, with four corners protruding like a turret platform. The building has three floors, with small patios and small courtyards on the east, west and south sides

2. Jiexiufen River National Wetland Park

It is located south of the Fenhe Bridge on Sanxian Avenue in Jiexiu City and north of the 108 National Highway. The north and south sides are each 2.4 kilometers long. The park uses landscape, vegetation, and architecture as its themes, forming the main entrance. There are 160 kinds of trees, shrubs, aquatic plants, etc. in the landscapes such as Lake Island, Qingming Garden, Fushou Mountain, wooden plank road, and wetland plants.

3. City God's Temple

The City God's Temple is located on the East Street in the city of Jiexiu City. It was restored in the eighth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, and then underwent large-scale repairs from the 45th year of Jiajing to the fourth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty. It covers an area of ​​3415 square meters and faces south. The existing main hall is a relic of the Ming Dynasty, and the rest are restored buildings from the Qing Dynasty and in recent years.

4. Jiexiu Zhanglan Village

Zhanglan Town was established as Wu County during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period (around 2500). As an ancient town with a history of thousands of years, Zhanglan Town is the most famous town in the country. As a collection and distribution center for antiques, Zhanglan's folk arts and crafts exchange market will host a national collection exchange meeting every year from September 17th to 19th of the lunar calendar, mostly porcelain.

5. Wenfeng Pagoda

Wenfeng Pagoda is located on the top of Tianjun Mountain about 3 kilometers northwest of Yiyiya Natural Village, Zhaojiazhuang Village, Lianfu Town, Jiexiu City. It was built during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty. , located in the Taiyue Mountains, on the top of Tianjun Mountain, the north peak of Mianshan Mountain, with an altitude of 2009 meters, facing cliffs on three sides in the west, north and east, and leaning on the slope in the south. It is a solid, cylindrical stone tower built of bluestone.

What interesting places are there in Jiexiu, Shanxi? Thank you.

Jiexiu is a famous tourist attraction with beautiful mountains and rivers and pleasant scenery. Within the territory, Mianshan Mountain stands like a screen, and Fenhe River seems to be surrounded by a belt. Mianshan Scenic Area is one of the six low-mountain tourist scenic areas. It is famous for its "strange, dangerous and beautiful" natural landscape and "ancient, ingenious and unique" cultural landscape. Most temples and Taoist temples are built between cliffs. The top of the boulder protrudes like a belly, and the cave can accommodate ten thousand people, which is rare. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Mianshan has been a place for worship and tourism. Historical records show that in 1926, the King of Sweden took his whole family to the mountain to worship Buddha. Since 1996, it has been invested and developed by private enterprise Sanjia Company. Up to now, an investment of 560 million yuan has been completed, forming the top ten scenic spots with more than 120 scenic spots.

Since 2000, ticket sales and tourist numbers have ranked first for five consecutive Golden Weeks. The province's main attractions rank among the best. Zhangbi Castle is known as "a twin underground city above the ground, a museum village with temples and courtyards", comparable to a Roman fortress, and its anti-Feng Shui architectural style can be called a miracle in Eastern history. The Taoist architectural complex of Houtu Temple is majestic and exquisite in structure. There is also the Xuanshen Tower, one of the three most famous towers in China, the No. 1 juniper, Qin cypress, and Sanjin. It has unique charm and amazes the whole province and even the country. Pottery making is a traditional craft in Hongshan Village, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province. Hongshan Village was called "Tao Village" in ancient times. The spring water source and Hongshan clay in Hongshan Village provide unique material conditions for Anyi Hongshan Ceramics. According to historical records, Hongshan Porcelain Kiln is a typical folk kiln in the north. It was first built in the 13th year of Zhenyuan of Tang Dynasty (797) and has a history of more than 1,200 years. In 2006, it was designated as a "Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" by the State Council.

What are the tourist attractions in Jiexiu?

Hongshan Yuanshenchi, Xuanshen Tower, Zhangbi Castle and Qinbailing Scenic Area, etc.

1. There is a Hongshan Yuanshen Pond in Jiexiu. Not only has it gurgled continuously for thousands of years, it has irrigated more than 100,000 acres of cultivated land in this hot land, and has nurtured generations of hard-working Jiexiu people. , and because of its unique water culture and beautiful historical legends, it once became a famous model of water resources management in the country's history and the location of the country's first water conservancy museum.

2. The Xuanshen Building is located in Shuncheng Street, Beiguan, Jiexiu City. It is the music building in front of the Sanjie Yi Temple and a cross-street building dotted in the middle of the street. It was rebuilt during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt during the Kangxi and Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty. The scale is not large. There are also the main hall and the pavilion, with four pillars directly supporting the upper beams. The mountain gate stage is stacked up and down, and the roof is in the cross-resting style. The structure is unique, strong and stable, and magnificent. It is a masterpiece in the history of Chinese architecture.

3. Qinbailing is located in Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province, known as the "Hometown of the Three Sages". The sages of Kuching originated from this place. It is also the birthplace of Qingming Festival, the main traditional solar term in China. Qinbailing Ecological Tourism The area is composed of "Wen Gong Temple", "Wild Park", "Wen Gong Altar", "Economic Forest Area", "Buddhist Altar", "Fitness and Entertainment Area", etc.

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