What are the top ten scenic spots in Shanxi?

There are many tourist attractions in Shanxi. What are the top ten must-see attractions? Shanxi Provincial Tourism Bureau once held an online opinion poll on "I find Shanxi beautiful", and netizens selected the top ten scenic spots in Shanxi. As a friend who wants to travel to Shanxi, this can be used as a reference for the top ten scenic spots that must be visited.

Before it's too late, let's set up a table and let's get to know the names of these scenic spots first. Below I will introduce the basic situation of each scenic spot in detail.

Combined with some places I have been to, according to the types of scenic spots, cultural relics and historical sites, natural scenery, I will talk about the information of the top ten must-see scenic spots in Shanxi.

scenic spot

Wutai mountain 1

Wutai Mountain is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is named after five peaks like five towering pillars. Its long history, culture and magnificent temple architecture rank first among the four famous Buddhist mountains. Wutai Mountain is a Buddhist Dojo, located in Qingshan Temple and Huangshan Temple. The perennial Buddhist activities have turned the scenic spot into a Buddhist world.

Wutai Mountain is the most suitable for summer tourism, and it is one of the top ten famous summer resorts in China. The main scenic spots are Gua Yue Feng, Wanghaishan, Xieziya, Xiantong Temple and Tayuan Temple.

2, hongdong big shame tree

Hongtong pagoda tree root-seeking ancestral temple is the only sacred place in China with the theme of "root-seeking" and "ancestor worship". The main attractions are root carving gate, second and third generations of Sophora japonica, ancestral temple, Wangxiang Pavilion and so on. As a result, the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors by Sophora japonica has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

3. Yanmenguan

Yanmenguan is an important part of the World Heritage Wan Li Great Wall. Known for frequent wars, it is known as "the first pass in China". Taking the historical relics and sites of Yanmenguan military defense system as the main landscape, a unique frontier culture and Great Wall cultural tourist area have been formed.

The main scenic spots in Yanmenguan include Yanmenguan Ancient Road, Ma Song Tiger Killing Place, Taoist Stone and so on. It is a scenic spot integrating frontier cultural tourism.

4. Mianshan Mountain

Mianshan is Tomb-Sweeping Day, the birthplace of the Cold Food Festival, with the highest elevation of 2,560 meters. It is a branch of Taiyue Mountain, famous for its peculiar natural landscape and seclusion of meson and his mother in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Mianshan Scenic Area has various styles of antique buildings. Religious buildings include temples, palaces, gardens, pavilions, buildings, ancient ruins, Gu Men and city walls. The main attractions are Honeycomb Spring, Rhoda Palace, Qixian Valley and Guteng Valley.

Cultural monuments

1, Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao ancient city was built in Zhou Xuanwang period, and was expanded in Hongwu three years in Ming Dynasty. Known as one of the "four best preserved ancient cities". The ancient city is centered on the tower, and the street layout is earthy. The houses in the city are all blue bricks and gray tiles, consisting of four streets, eight small streets and seventy-two dragonflies.

The main scenic spots are Xie Tongqing ticket number, Baichuantong, China Escort Museum, Chenghuang Temple, Qingxuguan and so on.

2. Yungang grottoes

Yungang Grottoes is one of the largest ancient grottoes in China. Excavation along the mountain, the grottoes are divided into three areas from east to west, stretching about 1 km. There are 45 main caves, 252 caves and niches, and 5 1000 stone carvings.

According to the excavation time, it can be divided into three periods: early, middle and late, and the grotto statues in different periods have their own styles. The main attractions are Stone Buddha Temple, Lotus Avenue and Lifo Avenue.

3. Jinci

Jinci Temple, formerly known as Tang Shuyu Temple, was built to commemorate Tang Shuyu, the founding emperor of Jin State (later called King Jin) and the mother city of Jiang Hou. It is the earliest existing imperial sacrificial garden in China. The difficult old spring, the girl statue and the Bai Zhou in the scenic area are called "Three Musts of Jinci".

4. Hanging Temple

Hanging Temple, formerly known as Kong Xuanting, was built between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge in Hengshan Mountain. It is called "Hanging Temple, half a day high, with three ponytails hanging in the air". It is famous for its precipitousness in the face of the abyss, and it is the "first scene" among the 18 scenic spots in Hengshan Mountain.

5. Imperial City Xiangfu

The Imperial Palace is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a scholar, a third-class official of Wen Yuan Pavilion in Qing Dynasty, the general reader of Kangxi Dictionary and the interpreter of the thirty-fifth year banquet of Kangxi. Its complex is divided into inner city and outer city, 16 courtyard and 640 houses with a total area of 36,580 square meters.

The main attractions of the Imperial City Xiangfu are Douzhu House, Heshan Building, Cave in front of the station and Imperial Mansion.

Natural landscape category

Hukou Waterfall

Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. With the waterfall, you can see eight wonders, namely, underwater smoking, land navigation, neon splash, mountains and seas soaring, clear sky raining, thunder in dry days, ice peak upside down, and Shili Longgou.

Hukou Waterfall has two best viewing periods. Spring is called "peach blossom flooding in March" because of the huge amount of water. In autumn, just after the rainy season, rainbows appear, forming the so-called "Hukou autumn wind".