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This year, Shanxi's National Day reception volume ranked third. What scenic spots are there in Shanxi?

Shanxi is the cradle of Chinese civilization and one of the cradles of the Chinese nation. The recorded history can be traced back to 3000 years ago. Liu Zongyuan once called it? The river shows mountains? . ? Looking at Shanxi on the ground of cultural relics? Because it's called. China Museum of Ancient Architectural Art? . There are as many as 452 national key cultural relics protection units, all of which tell the glory and vicissitudes of the past. This year's National Day, the number of visitors in Shanxi actually reached the third place. What scenic spots are there in Shanxi?

First: Pingyao Ancient City. Pingyao is also known as Langzhong, Sichuan, Lijiang, Yunnan and Shexian, Anhui. The four best preserved ancient cities in China? . The layout of residential buildings in the city is rigorous, the axis is clear and the courtyard is deep. Wood carving, brick carving, stone carving, together with lifelike paper-cut window grilles, constitute the most complete ancient resident community in the Han area so far. Brick by brick, a house with a wall here? They are all telling ancient history, and they are also called living samples to study ancient cities in China.

Second: the Qiao Family Courtyard. The main hall is also called jstars courtyard, known as? The royal family has the Forbidden City, and people's houses look at the jstars? Said. Looking down, the courtyard layout of the jstars courtyard looks like a symbol of double good luck. Hi? Words. Although there is no exquisite Huizhou architecture, it shows the simple atmosphere of Shanxi merchants.

Third: Hukou Waterfall. Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest Huangshui Waterfall in the world. Take the waterfall as the center, and present the vastness and perfection of the Yellow River Canyon and the Loess Plateau in front of your eyes. The stone walls on both sides here are steep, and the mouth of the river is as narrow as a hukou. The Yellow River flows here to form a waterfall, hence the name Hukou Waterfall. ? The source is Kunlun rock, and jade is transformed into a pot. It is the best interpretation of Hukou Waterfall.

Fourth: Wang Family Courtyard. The Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Ming and Qing families, which lasted for more than 300 years, including five lanes and six castles, with a total area of 250,000 square meters. It is an architectural art museum with traditional cultural characteristics. The architectural pattern of the Wang Family Courtyard inherits the courtyard style with the front hall and the back bedroom formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which not only provides enough space for external communication, but also meets the requirements of internal private atmosphere, achieving equal grades, orderly up and down, different men and women inside and outside, and complete living functions, fully embodying the majesty of the official family and the regularity of the patriarchal clan system.

Fifth: Wutai Mountain. There are four famous Buddhist mountains in China and five Buddhist shrines in the world. Wutai Mountain ranks first among the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, and is called? Jin Wutai? The Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Wutai mountain is not a mountain, it is located in? Roof of North China? A series of peaks above.

Sixth: Yanmenguan. An important pass on the Great Wall, with? Risk? Known as? China's first level? , is it? Nine blocks in the world, headed by Yanmen? Said. Yanmenguan besieged city was built with the mountain, with a circumference of more than 5 kilometers. The southern end of the city wall is connected with the east and west wings of Guancheng respectively, and extends northward along the ridge to the bottom of the valley, where there is a gate. There are 3 large stone walls and 25 small stone walls outside the besieged city, which act as a barrier. On the mountain just north of Guancheng, there is an old barracks of Ming and Qing defenders, and a training ground in the southeast. There is Guandi Temple outside the west gate. Outside the East Gate, there is Jingbian Temple, dedicated to the famous Warring States Li Mu. Now there are only stone platforms, stone lions, stone flagpoles and several inscriptions in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.