Shanxi tourism must visit the top ten scenic spots in Shanxi.

The top ten tourist attractions in Shanxi are Wutai Mountain, Pingyao Ancient City, Yungang Grottoes, Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon, Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River, Wulaofeng Scenic Area, Wannian Ice Cave in Ningwu, Yanmenguan Scenic Area, Wangmang Ridge Scenic Area and Tianji Mountain Scenic Area.

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Wutai Mountain belongs to the northern end of Taihang Mountain System, and stretches for more than 500 miles in Xinzhou City, including Wutai County, Fan Shi, Daixian County, Yuanping City and Dingxiang County. 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 built in Zhou Xuanwang period, and it was expanded in Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty for three years, 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 a cultural tourism scenic spot in China.

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. There are 45 main caves and 209 auxiliary caves in the scenic spot, with a carving area of10.8 million square meters.

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 Scenic Spot of the Yellow River

Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. It has been rated as the 50 Yellow River Scenes in China. The water surface of the Yellow River upstream of the waterfall is 300 meters wide, and it is compressed to 20 to 30 meters wide in a long distance of less than 500 meters. 1000 m3/s river water pours down from a steep cliff more than 20 meters high, forming the spirit of harvesting a pot in the Yellow River.

6. Wulaofeng Scenic Area

Wulaofeng Scenic Area, covering an area of 200 square kilometers, is known as the 52nd blessed land of Taoism and Donghua Mountain, and is also a famous Taoist cultural mountain in northern China.

7. Wannian Ice Cave in Ningwu

The Wannian Ice Cave Scenic Area is led by a unique ice cave in China and a wonder of the world. The birthplace of Sanjin Mother River and Fenhe River is Wei Long, including ice caves, Millennium Volcano, geological museum and karst landforms.

8. Yanmenguan Scenic Area

Yanmenguan, located in the north of the ancient city of Daizhou, is an important part of the Great Wall of Wan Li, a world cultural heritage. It is an ancient pass with a long history, frequent wars, high popularity and wide influence. Known as "the first pass in China", it was rated as one of the top ten excellent brands of Shanxi tourism in 2009.

9. Wangmang Ridge Scenic Area

Wangmang Ridge Scenic Area, named after the Western Han Dynasty Wang Mang drove Liu Xiu to camp here, is one of the top ten landmark buildings in New China and a national fine red tourism demonstration site. The sea of clouds, sunrise, Qifeng, Songtao, wall-hung highway, Hongyan Grand Canyon and three-dimensional waterfall in the scenic area constitute the most famous natural landscape of Taihang Mountain in 800 miles.

10, Tianji Mountain Scenic Area

Tianji Mountain Scenic Area, with flowing water all year round, waterfalls, streams and springs all over the valley, with overlapping peaks and lush vegetation. In addition to the wonders of waterfalls, there are also tourist attractions such as Tianji Giant Buddha, volley plank road, love forest and Triassic Waterfalls.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wutai Mountain