The best route to travel to Shanxi What should you pay attention to when traveling to Shanxi?

Shanxi is a dreamy place that exudes sadness and majesty. The legacy of the Kuching people is still strong. The people here are simple, the food is unique, and the northwest natural landscape is unique. Let me share with you an overview of the best routes to travel to Shanxi.

He rushed to Shanxi under a temporary decision. Although I didn’t go to Shanghai, which is my heart, it doesn’t matter where I go, what matters is where I go (I was still at the peak of my work at that time, so I was inevitably told by the boss)! Here is a summary of what I saw, heard and felt during my trip to Taiyuan, Shanxi: Most of them were written temporarily on a bumpy car, in a hurry, but they are the most real feelings at the moment. There may be errors and omissions, but they do not affect the overall enjoyment of the trip.

1. As soon as I got off the plane, I saw the tour guide. She was a girl. She was probably about the same age as me. She was 1.7 meters tall (as expected, Beifeng people are taller). She had very good skin and was very enthusiastic towards us. . After picking us up in the car, she told us about this trip to Shanxi.

She said: "She said we were lucky. It had been snowing for several days before. Now that the snow has stopped, it will not have such a big impact on the journey. When you come to Shanxi, you must be jealous and adapt to the soil and water." Mainly noodles, there are more than 300 kinds of noodles, sliced ??noodles, etc. If you live in Shanxi for a year, you can try different noodles every day. Rice, steamed buns, and noodles are the staple food in Shanxi. Part of it is a mountain, with the most poplars and willows. Taiyuan is divided into north, middle and south. The north side of the hotel is relatively cold. The history of Shanxi and the Chinese civilization are the two towers of Taiyuan. emblem. Built in the Ming Dynasty, the Wenfeng Twin Towers are hollow, 60 meters tall. Taiyuan Six Districts, TISCO Enterprises, the steel frame structure of the Bird's Nest is the smallest round gel pen provided by TISCO. Yuan, TISCO's breakthrough technology, used to be imported, but now it is developed by TISCO, a large machinery company, and aerospace equipment. In the whole of Shanxi, Jinyuan District has a good climate with a large temperature difference between day and night, and there are grapes on the roadside in Qingxu. Very sweet.”

Let’s eat first. The first meal we had in Shanxi was noodles! There were sliced ??noodles, tofu, hot pot fish, etc. on the table. I can’t remember exactly. There was a big table surrounding us. The most important thing is that I started to get acquainted with the group members. At our table, there were four uncles, one of whom was a soldier (the military certificate was very powerful, and he saved a lot of money, which shows that he made a lot of contributions back then). One is a history teacher, two are brothers; two are husband and wife or lovers; and there is an aunt who came here on her own and is over 40 years old. It seems like I am the youngest in this group, haha.

The first noodle shop, I felt how much Shanxi people love eating noodles

The tour guide suggested that we buy some fruit, because there are not many places where we can buy fruit. They also specifically told us to buy apples and never strawberries, because they are all shipped from the south. After arriving at the hotel and settling in, I went out with my aunt who was traveling alone.

I didn’t see any snow in Taiyuan, but I was still happy to see many traces of snow along the road. Maybe northerners always find it difficult to understand why southerners like snow so much. It’s simple, because they haven’t seen it before, so it’s scarce. It is not difficult to understand that we kept taking photos of the already dark snow piles swept aside, and happily posted on WeChat that we finally saw snow. The winter in Shanxi is not as cold as in Shunde. Maybe there is heating indoors, maybe it is dry and cold, or maybe we only go out for a while. When I went to buy apples in the evening, it was around nine o'clock, and many of them were already closed. It is indeed a nine-to-five life. Only the barbecue and hot pot restaurant is still open, and the road is quiet. I also discovered a special thing. There is a curtain in front of every store in the north. It is very thick. It is probably used to keep out wind and snow.

The lingering snowy shadow of an abandoned sofa on the street

Apples are very cheap, 5 yuan a pound (the good ones here cost 8 yuan), but the tour guide said that only apples are fresh at this time, and everything else is fresh. It's shipped here, and it's only 3 yuan a pound. (Auntie also bought oranges, which felt cold to the touch, as if they had just been taken out of the refrigerator. She also asked him to give us some strawberries. He was indeed a businessman.

In fact, strawberries are very sweet) The hotel we stayed in at night was good (compared to the hotels behind, it was simply excellent). Although it was not as luxurious as the Sheraton Qingdao, Shandong, it was pretty good. The economy is very backward. I heard that wages and housing prices are similar to those in Shunde.

2. After a short breakfast, the first day of the journey began.

The first stop was the ski resort. I didn’t go skiing (this was artificial snow). I rented snowshoes and went to experience it. I heard from the boss that there is a series of hotels here, including hot springs, entertainment and ski resorts. It can only be opened in November. If there is not enough snow, the temperature difference will be used to push water up to the sky. If it is minus 5 degrees Celsius, it will freeze and fall down. In the summer it becomes a grass skiing area. I heard that one rented it for 50 years. I hope his business will prosper. When skiing, walking heel first saves a lot of effort. When entering the ski resort, be sure to wear sunglasses to protect your eyes and prepare an extra set of clothes. The sun was very bright at the ski resort, and I was wearing a thick down jacket and moving a lot, so I was sweating after a while.

Auntie was so bored on the sidelines that she built a snowman and finally found equipment for the snowman

Do you have a sense of sight like Winter Sonata

Lunch is Eating at a similar family-run restaurant. In fact, I like Shanxi food very much, maybe because I can’t resist vinegar, sour vinegar potato shreds, sour vinegar anything. It’s very interesting to see Cantonese people with the same accent after eating and staying there rather than setting off on a journey. I heard that I took a bus from Shenzhen and then rented a car to go to Shanxi myself. It sounds cool!

The second stop is the Chang Family Manor. I am used to seeing small bridges, flowing water, and Suzhou gardens in the south, but I came to the north to see the largest private estate.

It is said that there are 600,000 acres. I admire this person so much. I feel that he is comparable to Beijing and **. The snow scenery and gardens inside are really beautiful. Although it is spring, the gardens are in a bleak state, they are all bare, with occasional snowdrifts. There are locust trees and willow trees, not as many lush trees as in the south. After looking at many courtyards, I said that every door must have a screen wall. Rich families will do this to ward off evil spirits and attract wealth. There is also a flag-raising pole at the door, and the top pick in high school will be raised. It is more than 100 meters deep. The Chang family has been engaged in business for generations, including silk, tea, etc., Shanxi merchants. The most impressive one is the Chang family genealogy, which is recorded for more than eighteen generations. We also visited the young lady’s room, where the maid lived below. The young lady who has not left the palace lives above. There is also a study room, which is ridiculously large. Many TV series have been filmed here, such as "Drawing the Sword" and so on.

Changjia Farm

I like this place very much, quiet and comfortable

The third stop is Pingyao Ancient City. Pingyao is one of the four ancient cities with a history of more than 2,800 years.

It consists of two parts, one part is the ancient city wall of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the other part is the new county seat. Stay in the ancient city at night, mainly in inns.

The courtyard is a two-story building with an open space in the middle. The room is relatively small, but independent and sanitary, and very unique. We used to sleep on a kang, which was very warm, but easy to catch fire (we were afraid of getting gas, so we all lived in a heated room on the second floor).

Seen in the ancient city, it is similar to the Chang Family Manor. The earliest bank was born in Pingyao, a commercial port. The second one is the Yamen, and the third one is the ancient city. In the past, the city wall was made of rammed earth, but later it was covered with bricks in the Ming Dynasty. What food can’t be eaten?

It is not recommended to buy Pingyao beef. It is more authentic and can be ordered at a restaurant. It is best served cold. The herb meat is very fragrant, but I don’t know what to use. Don't eat barbecued beef skewers as it can easily cause diarrhea.

What you can eat is noodles, knife-cut noodles and hand-rolled noodles. You can try other kinds of noodles, oatmeal, and oil noodles. There are also bowls, including white noodles and buckwheat noodles, which can also be served cold or fried, with mung beans or bean sprouts added to the stir-fry. Buy three major specialties: beef jerky, long yam powder, and polished lacquerware. They are made of wood and look good. They are national intangible cultural heritage. There are also many jewelry boxes, but I don’t recommend buying them.

Lacquer carved bracelet. Don't make random inquiries. You can also buy mature vinegar and wine. One is mature vinegar, which is what you usually eat. The other has a degree of 8.8, which is mature vinegar. Shanxi Fenjiu is good, Bamboo Leaf Green Wine, Rose Fenjiu.

Pingyao Ancient City

When I want to come to Shanxi, I just think of Pingyao Ancient City.

Back then, Hu Ge posted a few photos of his life in the ancient city of Pingyao on his blog. At that time, Hu Ge's photography skills were not that high, and the photos showed the customs and customs of Pingyao. Thank heaven and earth, I finally came to Pingyao. Before it got dark, the tour guide took us to the other side of the city wall.

The sunset makes the old trees quiet

There is a moat outside the city wall, which reminds me of Cao Cao's confrontation with Lu Bu in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It was precisely because of the weather at that time that the water in the moat rose. Flooding Pi, forcing Lu Bu, the god of war, to go out and surrender. Looking at the ancient relics here, after years of vicissitudes, lying quietly for many years, they are just looking at you quietly. The city wall is very high, and I always think of the brutal sieges of the Three Kingdoms. I don’t know, is Pingyao a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack?

The city wall is very high

Please enter the urn

I think the very exquisite design is that after opening the city wall , there is still a way between the city wall and the real city wall. Just when you thought you had won a big victory and let your guard down and entered the city, you didn't expect there was a pit here. Because the scale is relatively small, not many people can come in. When you come in, close the city gates on both sides, and a thousand arrows will fire out, really inviting you to enter the urn.

The ancient city at dusk

It is very cold in Pingyao at night. After walking outside for too long, I feel like every puff I take is torture to my stomach. Waves of stomach chills came over him, but he was still craving for air. I had no choice but to put on a mask. There was constant music coming from the bar, which reminded me of Da Bing's "Amitabha". Zhao Lei's Chengdu is very popular in this ancient city, and you can hear a bit of vicissitudes of life. In fact, the living conditions in Pingyao are not good. I heard from the tour guide that many people want to leave here. Many people do business here. I don’t know if it’s a matter of travel time, but there are so few people around, and sometimes I wonder how to keep it going. Passing by a book cafe, many people’s dream is to open a bookstore.

Siheyuan where you live at night

Pingyao has a unique flavor at night when the lanterns are lit. The heating is exhausted from a pipe, and every store is warm inside. On the way, I met a patrolman and was defrauded of 10 yuan to take a photo. We went to the restaurant with the highest reviews recommended by the tour guide and ate copper hot pot, beef jerky dipped in vinegar, dumplings, etc. I had dinner with my aunt who was traveling alone, and heard many love stories from her, and the reason why she came to Shanxi. I lament that my experiences are really few. When I went back to the place where I stayed at night, it was deserted and depressed. Occasionally, an old man riding a tricycle passed by, and it returned to silence. Every household has a strong smell of burning coal.

There is no noise here at night in Fenghuang Ancient City. If you are lucky enough to see an ancient city in the morning and at night, you will be surprised at the difference. In the morning, Fenghuang Ancient City is still in ancient style, but in the evening, its coat seems to be torn, revealing its commercial nature. Pingyao is different. Even though there are bars and shops, the inner history and vicissitudes cannot be concealed. How many people even struggled to leave?

I have to say here that the place where we stayed was too cold, so we didn’t There is no choice of kang. The heating is not central, but is raised to 30°C by air conditioning in summer. Oh my god, after taking a shower for the first time, I was trembling all over and getting goosebumps. The record for the shortest shower in history was set. Moreover, you have to wear down to sleep at night. What a profound experience.