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Shanxi tourist attractions daquan scenic spots ranking

The ranking of tourist attractions in Shanxi is Wutai Mountain, Pingyao Ancient City, Yungang Grottoes, Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon and Hukou Waterfall.

Wutai mountain 1

Wutai Mountain is a tourist attraction integrating natural scenery, historical sites, ancient architecture art, Buddhist culture, folk customs and summer vacation. It is the most famous tourist scenic spot in Shanxi, with ten famous mountains in China, four famous Buddhist mountains in China and five Buddhist holy places in the world.

2. Pingyao Ancient City

The ancient city of Pingyao was founded in the period of Zhou Xuanwang, and was expanded in the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1370), with a history of more than 2,700 years. Known as one of the "four best-preserved ancient cities", 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, and has been selected as "China Cultural Tourism Scenic Area".

3. Yungang grottoes

Yungang Grottoes is a famous tourist attraction in Shanxi Province and one of the largest ancient grottoes in China. Digging by the mountain is grand in scale and imposing in momentum, stretching from east to west for about 1 km. Grottoes are divided into east, middle and west regions according to natural mountains.

4. Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon

Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon has natural landscapes such as forests, mountains, canyons, caves, springs, waterfalls, ponds and rivers. It is majestic, spectacular, secluded, beautiful and steep. It is a national forest park, a national geological park, the top ten most beautiful canyons in China and a famous scenic spot in Shanxi Province.

5.hukou Waterfall

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 steep cliff more than 20 meters high, forming the spirit of "a pot of Yellow River travels thousands of miles".

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