A must-see spot for Shanxi tourism.

There are many tourist attractions in Shanxi, including: Linfen Hongdong Sophora root-seeking ancestral garden scenic spot, Xinzhou Yanmenguan scenic spot, Jinzhong Pingyao ancient city, Jinzhong Jiexiu Mianshan, Shanxi Jincheng Xiangfu, Xinzhou Wutai Mountain, Datong Yungang Grottoes, Changzhi Huguan Taihang Mountain Baquan Gorge and so on.

1, Hong Tong pagoda tree root-seeking ancestral temple scenic spot.

Located in Hongtong County, Shanxi Province, Hong Tong Sophora Tree Root-seeking Ancestor Sacrifice Garden is the only folk sacred place with the theme of "Root-seeking" and "Ancestor Sacrifice" in China, a national AAAAA-level tourist scenic spot and a key cultural relic protection unit in Shanxi Province. In 2008, the custom of worshipping ancestors with Sophora japonica was listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

The scenic spot is divided into four major theme areas: immigrant historic site area, ancestor worship activity area, folk custom tour area and Fenhe ecological area. There are more than 60 scenic and cultural attractions, such as the Pavilion of Monuments, the second and third generations of Sophora japonica, the Millennium Sophora japonica root, the ancestral hall, Guangji Temple, Shijingzhuang, the relief map of immigrants, and the Chinese surname garden.

2. Yanmenguan Scenic Spot in Xinzhou City

Yanmenguan is an important part of Wan Li Great Wall, a world cultural heritage, and a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is an ancient pass with the longest history, the most frequent wars, the highest popularity and the widest influence, and is known as "the first pass in China". Yanmenguan Scenic Area is a frontier fortress culture, Great Wall culture and pass culture tourist area with the historical relics and sites of Yanmenguan military defense system as the main landscape resources, with a planned area of 30 square kilometers. The remains of historical buildings with different grades, functions and forms, such as Guancheng, Great Wall, Aicheng, Bingbao and beacon tower, have formed a desolate, dignified, vigorous and atmospheric frontier fortress tourism style, showing the historical role and rise and fall of this famous historical pass, so as to tell the vicissitudes and great changes it has witnessed for more than 3,000 years. With the large-scale recovery and development in recent years, Yanmenguan Scenic Area has become a leading and well-known frontier cultural tourism destination integrating the functions of "eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping and entertainment".

3. Pingyao Ancient City in Jinzhong City

Pingyao ancient city is located in the middle of Shanxi Province. It was built in Zhou Xuanwang period and expanded in the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1370). It has a history of more than 2700 years. It still retains the basic features of the county seat in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is the most complete existing 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 have successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city.

Jiexiu in Jinzhong City belongs to Mianshan Mountain.

Mianshan in Jiexiu, also known as Jieshan, is located 20 kilometers southeast of Jiexiu City, belonging to Taiyue Mountain Range, at the junction of Jiexiu, Lingshi and Qinyuan counties, stretching for more than 50 kilometers, with an altitude of 2O72 meters. Landscape, cultural relics, Buddhist temples and revolutionary sites are integrated into one, which is a key scenic spot in Shanxi Province and a national 5A-level tourist attraction.

5. Shanxi Jincheng Huangcheng Xiangfu

Huangcheng Xiangfu Cultural Eco-tourism Zone is located in Huangcheng Village, Jincheng City, in the southeast of Shanxi Province, adjacent to Jiaozuo and Jiyuan in Henan Province, 0/45 km from Zhengzhou City and 0/00 km from Luoyang City, with convenient transportation and high-speed access. Huangcheng Xiangfu Cultural Eco-tourism Zone consists of four scenic spots: Huangcheng Xiangfu, Jiunvxian Lake, Huangcheng Xiaokang New Village and Eco-agricultural Sightseeing Park. The Imperial City Xiangfu Scenic Area is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a university student and third-class official of Wenyuange in Qing Dynasty, the master reader of Kangxi Dictionary and the famous teacher of Emperor Kangxi. It consists of inner city, outer city, Ziyun Temple and Xishan Academy. The Imperial Book Building is resplendent and magnificent, the Middle Road Building is magnificent, the River Mountain Building is magnificent and steep, and the hidden soldier cave is wonderful. It is a rare castle style in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

6. Wutai Mountain in Xinzhou City

Wutai Mountain, located in the northeast corner of Wutai County, Xinzhou District, is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is as famous as Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, and is yearned for by Europeans at home and abroad. Wutai Mountain is located on the roof of North China, with the highest elevation of 3058 meters. The mountains here are continuous and staggered, just like a tiger living in a dragon pan, with a total area of 2837 square kilometers. Wutai Mountain is surrounded by five peaks. Wutai Mountain stands towering over Yun Biao. The top of the mountain is treeless, flat and wide, like a platform for spreading soil, hence the name Wutai. Wutai Mountain has five peaks in the east, west, south, north and middle, that is, looking at Haishan Mountain in Dongtai, hanging Yue Feng in the west and connecting Jinxiu Peak in the south. The mountains overlap, the ravines are criss-crossed, the valleys are full, the trees are lush, and the basins and mountains are interlaced, forming a scenic treasure with bright colors and cool climate, which is suitable for people to browse for summer vacation.

7. Yungang Grottoes in Datong City

Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou (Zhou) Mountain and the northern bank of Wuzhou River, about 16 km west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, in northern China. The grottoes are excavated along the mountain, extending about 1 km from east to west. There are 45 main caves, 252 grottoes and more than 565,438+0,000 stone carvings. It is one of the largest ancient grottoes in China, and it is also known as the four artistic treasures of China, together with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and Tianshui Maijishan Grottoes.

8. Eight Springs Gorge of Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon in Huguan, Changzhi

Eight Springs Gorge of Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon, located in Huguan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, has successively won the titles of "National Forest Park, National Geological Park, Top Ten Most Beautiful Gorges in China, National AAAA Scenic Area, China Rock Climbing Base and Shanxi Provincial Scenic Area". The Baquan Gorge of Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon starts from the ancient bridge of Qiaoshangcun in the south, reaches the Lion River in the north, borders the Tinao Mountains in the east and reaches Shihe Muling in the west, with a total area of 170 square kilometers. Within the territory, the peaks are beautiful and towering; Strive for wonders and go forward bravely; The faint canyon stretches for dozens of kilometers, and the gurgling water flows all over the scenic spot. There are more than 100 springs and dozens of waterfalls. The springs are long and flowing, and the waterfalls roar thousands of miles. You can watch the sunrise and sunset in the morning and evening, and enjoy the fog and sea light in the fog and rain. Looking up, the top of the gorge is weathered by wind and rain, with strange stones like bamboo shoots and holes like portals. The winding canyon, like a long scroll splashed with ink, condenses the canyon momentum, mountain springs and waterfalls, rapids and dangerous beaches, and strange peaks and rocks here, forming a huge Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon landscape painting.