What are the top ten famous scenic spots in Shanxi?

1, Hangkong Temple in Hunyuan, Datong, Shanxi: Hangkong Temple is located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge in Hengshan, Hunyuan City, Shanxi Province. Known as the slang of "Hanging Temple, half a day high, three ponytails hanging in the air", it is famous for its precipitousness. This temple was built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, about 1400 years ago. It is the only unique temple in China that integrates Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Hanging Temple was selected as one of the top ten unstable buildings in the world by Time magazine. It is worth noting that, contrary to popular misconception, the wooden stakes visible below the Hanging Temple are not load-bearing, and some of them are not even load-bearing, while the load-bearing of buildings is completed by wooden pillars that go deep into the rock wall.

2. Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province: Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, which is located in Datong West 16 km. It is one of the largest grottoes in China, one of the four artistic treasures in China, a national 5A-level tourist attraction and the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in China. Yungang Grottoes have 5 1 main grottoes and more than 5 1 000 statues, which were once listed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

3. Pingyao Ancient City in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province: Pingyao Ancient City is located in the middle of Shanxi Province. Founded in Zhou Xuanwang period, it was expanded in the third year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1370), with a history of more than 2,700 years. It still retains the basic features of the county seat in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is the most complete existing ancient city in the Han area of China. Pingyao is known as one of the "four best preserved ancient cities", and 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. Pingyao Ancient City 1997 is listed in the World Cultural Heritage List. In 2009, Pingyao Ancient City was rated as the most complete ancient county seat in China by world record association. 20 15, 15, Pingyao ancient city became a national 5A-level tourist attraction. 2017165438+1October 19, and won the word-of-mouth award of the year as a tourist destination. The first batch of practical education bases for primary and secondary school students in China. The World Heritage Center described Pingyao ancient city as an outstanding model of China ancient city in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Pingyao ancient city preserved all its features. In addition, in the historical development of China, a complete picture of extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development is presented to people.

4. Wutai Mountain in Xinzhou, Shanxi: Wutai Mountain is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key scenic spot, a national geological park, one of the top ten famous mountains in China, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China and one of the five Buddhist holy places in the world, with a total area of 592.88 square kilometers. Wutai Mountain is the only Buddhist Dojo in China, where Qingshan Temple and Huangshan Temple are located. By 20 17, there were 47 temples in Wutai Mountain, 39 inside and 8 outside, many of which were built and visited by the emperor. The famous ones are: Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Temple, Nanshan Temple, Dailuoding Temple, Guangji Temple, Wanfo Pavilion and so on.

5. Hengshan Mountain in Datong, Shanxi Province: Hengshan Mountain is located at Hunyuan South 10 km, 62 km away from Datong City, Shanxi Province. Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue, Taishan Mountain in Dongyue, Huashan Mountain in Xiyue, Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue and Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue, also known as the Five Mountains, are the geographical symbols of China and the holy places of the mainstream Taoism in the world. 1982, Hengshan Mountain was included in the first batch of national scenic spots with the approval of the State Council.

6. Shanxi Jincheng Huangcheng Xiangfu: Huangcheng Xiangfu (National AAAAA Scenic Area) is located in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. With a total area of 36,000 square meters, the Imperial City Xiangfu (also known as Wu Ting Mountain Village) is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a bachelor of Wen Yuan Pavilion in Qing Dynasty, a third-class official of the official department, the general reader of Kangxi Dictionary and the interpreter of the thirty-fifth year banquet of Kangxi. It consists of inner city, outer city, Ziyun front and Xishan courtyard. The Imperial Bookstore is resplendent and magnificent, with magnificent villas in the middle road, rows of houses, majestic and steep rivers and mountains, and wonderful caves for hiding soldiers. It is a rare castle-style official residence complex in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is praised by experts as "the home of the first cultural giant in northern China". 20 18 12, huangcheng xiangfu was selected as the annual charming cultural scenic spot in the charm list of urban cultural tourism in China on 20 18.

7. Qiaojia Courtyard in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province: Qiaojia Courtyard was built during the reign of Qing Qianlong, with a history of more than 200 years. Well-preserved, with a long history and profound cultural heritage. The whole hospital covers an area of 10642 m2. * * There are 6 courtyards, 20 courtyards and 365,438+03 houses in a double "Xi" shape, which is a fully enclosed castle building. Qiao Family Courtyard highlights the characteristics of quadrangles with its exquisite architectural pattern, the inheritance of folk culture and the charm of Shanxi merchants' spirit, and has achieved good social and economic benefits. Since its opening more than 20 years ago, it has attracted many film and television crews, and has filmed more than 40 film and television dramas such as Hanging the Red Lantern High, Traveling in Changjin Garden, Miss Zhao Si and Zhang Xueliang, and Qiao Family Courtyard. The Qiao Family Courtyard was successively announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit and by National Cultural Heritage Administration as a national second-class museum. It has been successively rated as a national "AAAAA" level tourist attraction, a national outstanding cultural and cultural unit, a top ten tourist attraction in Shanxi Province, a quality AAA enterprise and a top ten cultural brand in Shanxi.

8. Wang Jia Courtyard in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province: Wang Jia Courtyard, located in a famous historical and cultural town in China, east of Lingshi County, Shanxi Province, at 12km, is a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a master of residential buildings in Qing Dynasty. It is known as "China Folk Forbidden City", "China First House of Dwellings" and "Shanxi Forbidden City". The Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Ming and Qing families. After more than 300 years, it includes five lanes and six castles, with a total area of 250,000 square meters.

9. Shanxi Taiyuan Jinci: jinci museum is located in Jinci Town, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, 25 kilometers away from the city center. It is a famous scenic spot at home and abroad. Its cultural heritage value is unique, and it is the earliest existing imperial sacrificial garden in China-the ancestral temple of the State of Jin. It is the concentrated carrier of ancient architectural art in China. It is an isolated case with complete architectural types and time sequence during the period of Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China. The attached painted murals and stone tablets are all national treasures. It is a comprehensive carrier of the historical context of the Sanjin Dynasty, and it is an empirical study of the cultural system of the Jin Dynasty tracing back from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. It is the birthplace of Wang and Zhang in the world; It is a unique resource to declare world cultural heritage and national scenic spots. 196 1 was announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 2006, 5438+0 was rated as the first batch of AAAA-level tourist attractions by the National Tourism Administration, and in May 2009, it was approved as a national second-class museum by National Cultural Heritage Administration.

10, Wooden Pagoda in Yingxian County, Shuozhou, Shanxi Province: Sagata is the full name of Buddhist Temple. Sagata is located in the Buddhist temple in the northwest of Yingxian County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, commonly known as Yingxian Wooden Pagoda. Founded in the second year of Qing Ning in Liao Dynasty (A.D. 1056, Song San year) and completed the sixth year of Chang in Yu Jinming (A.D. 1 195, the first year of Qing Yuan in Southern Song Dynasty), it is the tallest and oldest wooden tower building in China, a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national AAAA-level scenic spot. Together with the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is called "the three largest towers in the world".