36 tourist attractions in Shanxi

The most famous of the 36 tourist attractions in Shanxi are: 1. Pingyao Ancient City, 2. Yungang Grottoes, 3. Mount Wutai, 4. Mount Heng, etc. Among them, Hengshan Mountain is located 4 kilometers south of Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province. Together with Dongyue Taishan, Xiyue Huashan, Nanyue Hengshan, and Zhongyue Songshan, it is also known as the Five Mountains of China. It has been a famous scenic spot in northern China and one of the important birthplaces of Taoism since ancient times. one.

1. Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao Ancient City is located in the central part of Shanxi Province. It was first built in the period of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty and expanded in the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1370). It has a history of more than 2,700 years. . Pingyao Ancient City still relatively intactly retains the basic features of the county town during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is the most complete existing ancient city in the Han ethnic area of ??China.

2. Yungang Grottoes

The Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, 16 kilometers west of Datong City, Shanxi Province. Stretching for about 1 kilometer, the cave area is divided into three areas: east, middle and west from east to west according to the natural mountain terrain. There are 45 main caves and 209 subsidiary caves, with a carving area of ??more than 18,000 square meters.

3. Mount Wutai

Mount Wutai is located in the northeast of Wutai County, Shanxi Province. It is the first of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is called "Mount Wutai" because it is surrounded by five peaks. Mount Wutai is said to be the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva; Mount Wutai is the only Buddhist dojo in China where the Green Temple and the Yellow Temple complement each other. Its heyday was in the Tang Dynasty.

4. Wooden Pagoda Scenic Area in Yingxian County, Shanxi Province

The full name of the Sakyamuni Pagoda is the Foggong Temple. The Sakyamuni Pagoda is located in the Foggong Temple northwest of Yingxian City, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. It is commonly known as the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda. . The Yingxian wooden pagoda was built in the second year of Qingning in the Liao Dynasty (1056 AD in the third year of Zhihe in the Song Dynasty), and was renovated in the sixth year of Mingchang in the Jin Dynasty (1195 AD in the first year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty). It is the tallest and oldest existing wooden structure in China. Tower building, national key cultural relics protection unit.

5. Yanmenguan Scenic Area

Yanmenguan Scenic Area is located on the Gouzhu Ridge in the north of Daizhou Ancient City. It controls the Central Plains in the south and the desert plains in the north. It is a grand military defense project in ancient China. It was called Beiling in ancient times, the first of the Nine Fortresses in the Warring States Period, the Three Beiting Passes in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the Three Inner Passes of Shanxi in the Ming Dynasty.