Recommendation of tourist attractions in Shanxi Province

There are Wutai Mountain, Yungang Grottoes, Hukou Waterfall, Pingyao Ancient City and Mianshan Scenic Area.

1 .wutaishan

Wutai Mountain is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, with latitude 38 55'-39 66' north and longitude113 29'-13 39' east. The planned area of the scenic spot is 607 square kilometers and the administrative area is 436 square kilometers.

"Famous Mountain" contains: "Wutai Mountain has five peaks towering into the sky, and there are no trees on the top, just like a platform built on the earth, hence the name Wutai." ? Many temples were built and many emperors visited them. The famous ones are: Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Temple, Nanshan Temple, Dailuoding Temple, Jinge Temple, Wanfoge Temple and Bishan Temple.

2. Yungang grottoes

Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, about 16 km west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, and on the northern bank of Wuzhou River. There are 45 main caves, 252 caves and niches, and more than 56,5438+0,000 stone statues. It is one of the largest ancient caves in China.

Yungang Grottoes 196 1 was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and was listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 200 12+ 14, and was named as one of the first five-year national tourist attractions on May 8, 2007.

3.hukou Waterfall

Hukou Waterfall is a national scenic spot and a national AAAA tourist attraction. It borders Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province in the east and Hukou Town, Yichuan County, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province in the west. It is located 350 kilometers south of Xi in Shaanxi and 387 kilometers north of Taiyuan in Shanxi.

Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. The Yellow River flows here, with steep stone walls on both sides and narrow estuaries like Hukou, hence the name Hukou Waterfall. The water surface of the Yellow River upstream of the waterfall is 300 meters wide and is compressed to 20-30 meters wide in a long distance of less than 500 meters. Every second, 1000 cubic meters of river water pours down from a cliff more than 20 meters high, forming the spirit of "one pot of Wan Li Yellow River".

Four. Ancient City of Pingyao

Pingyao Ancient City is located in Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. It was founded in Zhou Xuanwang and expanded in Hongwu (1370). It has a history of more than 2800 years. It has well preserved the basic features of the county town in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is the most intact ancient city in the Han area of China.

Pingyao is known as one of the "four best preserved ancient cities", and it is also one of the only two ancient cities in China that successfully declared the world cultural heritage together with the whole ancient city.

5. Mianshan Scenic Area

Mianshan Scenic Area is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a key scenic spot in Shaanxi Province, the birthplace of China Tomb-Sweeping Day (Cold Food Festival), the Qingming Cultural Research Center of China Cold Food Festival and the Qingming Cultural Museum of China Cold Food Festival. Mianshan Scenic Area spans the boundaries of Jiexiu, Lingshi and Qinyuan, with the highest elevation of 2,560 meters. It is a branch of Taiyue Mountain.

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