Jinzhong tourist attractions guide and food recommendations

Jinzhong City is located in Shanxi Province. It is a place full of history and the core of Jin culture. There are many ancient cities and towns preserved here. The Qiao Family Courtyard is here on weekends. , as well as Pingyao Ancient Town, etc., attracting a large number of tourists from surrounding areas to visit. 1. Accommodation

The recommended accommodation locations are outside Pingyao Ancient City and Jiexiu Railway Station. You can choose according to the scenic spots you want to visit

Pingyao Ancient City: It is recommended to stay outside the city, as there are small hotels in the city. The conditions of the inn are much simpler. Staying in an express hotel outside the city is cheaper and hygienic than in the ancient city. The price of the chain hotel I stayed in was 88. It takes about 5 minutes to walk to the ancient city. It is much more convenient to go to Qiaojia Courtyard, Shuanglin Temple, and Zhenguo Temple than in the city

Jiexiu Railway Station: There is a bus station next to it. It costs about 75-90 a night. Go to Wangjia Courtyard and Mianshan , Hongya Canyon, go directly downstairs and take the bus 2. Attractions

Pingyao Ancient City: Pingyao Ancient City may have too high expectations for this place. After entering, it actually feels average. The commercial atmosphere is too heavy. On the main street and south There is not much difference between Luogu Alley and Jinli Kuanzhai Alley.

The most important thing is that there are too many people after it is free, and the experience is very bad. There are 22 free attractions in Pingyao Ancient City, so there is no need to visit them all. The county government office, the first bank account in the country is booming, and the largest bank account is worth a visit in conjunction with the Qing family's treasury.

There is a Zhuangyuan scroll in the Pingyao Confucian Temple, but it is a copy. The original is in the Qingzhou Confucian Temple in Shandong, and there is a five-dragon wall next to it. Ma's Courtyard is the largest courtyard in Pingyao and can be visited.

You can choose to take a look at some other ticket numbers, temples, and escort agencies. I have posted videos before. The most interesting thing about Pingyao is Seeing Pingyao Again, which was taken by Zhang Yimou's apprentice and told the story about inheritance. The ticket price was 238. I forgot to take the photo at the time. The only one I highly recommend is Pingyao Ancient City.

Ma Family Courtyard

Pingyao City Building

Chenghuang Temple

Rishengchang

Qiao Family Courtyard : Take the bus from Pingyao Bus Station to Taiyuan. It will stop at Qiao Family Courtyard on the way. This is really famous. Most people my age have heard of it even if they have never watched the TV series. The biggest attraction of the entire compound is the central hall, whose architecture is typical of the Ming and Qing Dynasty styles.

The Qiao Family Courtyard now also houses a folk museum, which records the history of the Qiao family and some customs. There are also three treasures of the house, but I only saw the rhinoceros moonglass and the Kowloon lantern. .

Qiao Family Courtyard

Courtyard

Back Garden

Zhenguo Temple: Take a taxi from the ancient city for 25 yuan, and take the bus on the way back . There are very few buses. In fact, it is recommended to go to Wang Family Courtyard first. When you return to Pingyao, tell the bus driver to get off near Zhenguo Temple. A rare thing from the fifth generation. It is one of the oldest existing wooden structures in the country. The main attraction is the architecture. Like the Jinci Temple, there are no nails. It is all made of wood and mortise and tenon. Some of the main halls do not even have pillars and are supported entirely by beams. 11 of the 14 statues in the temple are from the Five Dynasties.

Mountain Gate

Inside the Hall

Shuanglin Temple: There is a direct bus from outside the ancient city. It takes about ten dozen taxis. It has been too long and I have forgotten the details. It has much more to see than the ancient city of Pingyao, but has fewer key people. The outside of the temple looks like a small city, and the city walls can be climbed. There are more than 2,000 colorful clay sculptures in the temple, which is known as the treasure house of oriental clay sculpture art.

Shanmen

City wall

Inside the store

Wang Family Courtyard: Take the bus from Jiexiu Bus Station for 5 yuan. The Wang Family Courtyard is known as the number one residential house in China. It is really like a city. It is much more majestic than the Qiao Family Courtyard. Many Wang family members entered official careers in the late Qing Dynasty, so the style is different from the Qiao Family Courtyard. However, Currently, many courtyards are not open to the public, so you can just choose one of the two Qiao Family Courtyards.

Model of the Wang Family Courtyard

Overlooking

City Wall

Hongya Canyon: Instead of driving by yourself, you can take a bus to the Wang Family Courtyard and then Taking a taxi, Didi costs 16 or 70, Black Taxi costs 30. You need to pay for transportation to enter the scenic spot. What's more confusing is that the transportation is divided into two sections. The bus costs 35+15, or the cable car costs 35+50. It is not recommended to climb by yourself. There is no signal for a while after entering the mountain. The small bridge and flowing water in the Love Valley on the way are very artistic. The Niujiaoan on the top of the mountain is the highest peak in the Taiyue Mountains. I can only say that the mountains and rivers are beautiful and the scenery is picturesque, but the wind is a bit strong. The rest of the experience was average. I didn’t know until now that goats actually eat leaves.

The entrance to Hongya Canyon

The top of the mountain

On the way

Zhangbi Castle: There are buses at the bus station. But I don’t understand why sometimes it’s 2 yuan and sometimes it’s 3 yuan. Tickets for attractions other than Jiexiu people are 60. The commercial atmosphere of the entire scenic spot is not strong and there are few people. I feel it is better than Pingyao Ancient City. The ancient buildings should have been renovated. The tunnel is quite interesting, but the passages are all closed and only one road is left, which is easy to get lost in all directions. The pair of glazed steles at the entrance of Kongwangxing Temple are from the Wanli year and are very rare.

The gate of Zhangbi Castle

On the city wall

The Glazed Monument

Mianshan: Direct bus from Jiexiu Bus Station for 5 yuan. My evaluation of Mianshan is really mixed. Tickets are 110 + transportation 50 (a must buy). If it happens to rain, Mianshan will really feel like a fairyland and the scenery is not bad. All the so-called monuments except Zhengguo Temple are basically fake.

The eight physical Buddhas in Zhengguo Temple are worth seeing. It costs RMB 15 one way to take the elevator up and down. It takes about an hour to climb the mountain from Yunfeng Temple, but it is very artistic. Of the rest, Shuitao Valley is the only one worth visiting.

Daluo Palace is known as the No. 1 Taoist temple in the world. It is big, and it is big. If you are interested in Taoism, you can go to the 6th and 7th floors to take a look.

Shuilian Cave, the end point of Shuitao Valley

Mianshan in the rain

Zhengguo Temple Mountain Road

Zhengguo Temple

Others:

The Yuci Ancient City was not open when I went there, which is a pity. I forgot about Changjia Manor and Caojia Courtyard. Changjia Manor is said to be the largest courtyard in Shanxi. There are quite a lot of attractions to visit in Jiexiu County. Among them, Houtu Temple is the largest group of Taoist temples I have seen in Shanxi so far. It is a pity that it is not open.

Houtu Temple 3. Food

Pingyao beef: Be sure to buy it outside the city. The locals eat it all. Although it is not too delicious, it is better than Slicing in the city is much stronger.

Pingyao Beef

Balanzi: What I eat is made of potatoes and flour, I like it very much, the price is not expensive

Balanzi and Taigang Soda

Wan Tuo, Sliced ??Noodles, Castanopsis: Well, I still recommend you to try it elsewhere. They are basically sold everywhere in Shanxi

Jiangchen Camellia: It seems like I drank it in the ancient city It's not authentic, it's sweet, it's said to be salty, but I like the sweet one very much

The prices in Pingyao Ancient City are generally higher, but the key is that it's not delicious. You can try the set meal, which costs around 40, depending on the variety. There are many, and Pingyao specialties are basically covered

Set meals

Lastly, there is an Amway store, outside the North City Wall, which sells Spicy Mix for 7 yuan. The price is so good that it is so good. Sub 9 is fast, spicy mix is ??7 fast, I ate at his house most of the time in Pingyao

. Taigang soda cost 2 yuan, which actually made me feel better than the one I drank in Beijing for 7 years. The Arctic Ocean is delicious.

7 yuan spicy mix