Shanxi tourism must go to the top ten scenic spots, and the top ten scenic spots are all punched by online celebrities.

Speaking of Shanxi, this is a city full of historical stories, with a long history and cultural heritage. It not only has beautiful scenery, but also has unique charm in ancient historical cities. So let's take a look today.

Tourist attractions in Shanxi: Wutai Mountain Scenic Area, Pingyao Ancient City, Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area, Yungang Grottoes, Qiao Family Courtyard, Yanmenguan Scenic Area, Huangcheng Xiangfu, Beiyue Hengshan Mountain, Yanmenguan and Zhangbi Castle.

1, Wutai Mountain Scenic Area

Wutai Mountain Scenic Area, a national A-level scenic spot, is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is divided into five terraces in the southeast and northwest, with Ye Dou Feng as the highest point in the north terrace, with an altitude of 3058 meters. It is the highest peak of Wutai Mountain and the highest point in North China. It is called the roof of North China. Wutai Mountain is not only a sacred place of Buddhist culture, but also a scenic spot integrating natural scenery and historical and ancient buildings. The most famous temples in Wutai Mountain are Xiantong Temple and Tayuan.

Address: Taihuai Town, Wutai County, Xinzhou City

2. Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao ancient city, an ancient county town in Ming and Qing dynasties, has a history of more than 2700 years. The famous scenic spots in the ancient city include Pingyao County Ya, Confucian Temple and Chenghuang Temple. It is a beautiful business card for Shanxi tourism.

Address: The address is located in Pingyao County, Jinzhong City.

3. Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area

Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River is an A-level scenic spot in China and the second largest waterfall in China. You can see the front and side of the waterfall separately. However, in Shanxi, you can go down to Longdong, which is a natural cave. Below the waterfall, you can watch the waterfall and the Yellow River from bottom to top, with a good perspective. In Shaanxi, which belongs to the upstream position of the waterfall, you can see the Yellow River pouring into the spout from a height, especially when the water is large. The two provinces have different perspectives and are free to choose.

Address: Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City

4. Yungang grottoes

Yungang Grottoes is a 5a-level scenic spot in China and one of the four largest grottoes in China. With a long history and profound cultural background, it is also one of the birthplaces of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It has the style of western Magnolia officinalis, which is complex and changeable in the middle period and magnificent in artistic style. Although the scale is not large in the later period, the figure is slim and handsome. It is a model of the northern grottoes in China, and is known as the treasure house of ancient carving art in China.

Address: Yungang District, Datong City

5, jstars courtyard

Qiao Family Courtyard is known as a pearl in northern residential buildings. Qiao Family Courtyard is a magnificent building complex with exquisite design and exquisite workmanship, which embodies the unique style of residential buildings in Qing Dynasty in China and has high ornamental, scientific research and historical value. It was rated as 50 scenic spots of the Yellow River in China.

Address: Address: Dongguan Town, Qixian County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

6. Yanmenguan Scenic Area

Yanmenguan Scenic Area is Grade 5A in China. Yanmenguan is a world cultural heritage with a long history and profound cultural background, and is known as the first pass in China. Yanmenguan Scenic Area is the architectural remains of frontier fortress culture, Great Wall culture and Guan 'ai cultural tourism area, with the historical relics and sites of Yanmenguan military defense system as the main landscape resources. It shows the historical function and rise and fall of this famous historical gateway, and tells the vicissitudes it has witnessed for more than 3,000 years.

Address: Daixian County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

7. Imperial City Xiangfu

The Imperial City Xiangfu is a 5A-level scenic spot in China. The Imperial Bookstore is resplendent and magnificent, Zhongdao Village is resplendent and magnificent, the residential courtyards are continuous, the rivers and mountains are majestic and steep, and the caves for hiding soldiers are wonderful. It is a rare castle-style official residence complex in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is praised by experts as the hometown of the first cultural giant in northern China.

Address: Huangcheng Village, Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province

8. Mount Hengshan in Beiyue

Mount Hengshan in Beiyue is one of the famous mountains in China. Hanging Temple on Mount Hengshan is famous for its precipitousness. It was built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty 1400 years ago. The whole temple is like hanging on a cliff, with hundreds of meters of cliffs standing upright on both sides, like an axe chopping a knife. Timid people will be a little scared to walk on it. This is the beauty of it. Everyone wants to challenge his courage. Hanging Temple is a place worth visiting.

Address: hun yuan, Datong, Shanxi.

9. Yanmenguan

Yanmenguan is one of the top ten passes in China and is known as the first pass in China. In ancient times, Yanmenguan was a passage for ethnic minorities in northern Saipan to invade the mainland. According to incomplete statistics, there have been 140 wars here, which is a battleground for military strategists and has a very important strategic position. Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang and so on. Han Dynasty famous soldier defeated Xiongnu many times here. During the Han Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Zhaojun went out from Yanmenguan to get married.

Address: Taihe Ling Village, Yanmenguan Township, Daixian County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

10, Zhangbi Castle

Zhangbi Village, also known as Zhangbibao, is located in the southeast of Jiexiu Basin, with ravines on three sides and Pingchuan on one side, with an altitude of1040m. The castle makes full use of the geographical advantages of retreating from the mountain and being difficult to attack and easy to defend. It built an ancient tunnel with a length of 3000 meters and three layers of attack and defense, and built a base on the ground and a city to shelter soldiers.

Address: Zhangbi Village, Longfeng Town, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province