What are Shanxi’s tourism resources?

Tourism resources include: natural beauty, historical civilization, and revolutionary historical sites.

1. Natural tourism resources

Shanxi’s complex and changeable geology, landforms, hydrology, and meteorological conditions have created many majestic and fascinating mountains, rivers, caves, strange rocks, and clear springs and lakes. , rapid waterfalls, magical celestial phenomena, precious creatures and other natural landscapes, its rich natural tourism resources are among the best in the country. Except for oceans and deserts, Shanxi has almost all natural landscapes, but salt ponds, ten thousand year ice caves, and volcanoes are the Not available in most provinces.

2. Famous mountains and rivers: Shanxi has many famous mountains and is the only province in the country that has five mountains, five towns and four famous Buddhist mountains. The most famous ones are Beiyue Hengshan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains, Mount Wutai, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains, Beiwudang Mountain, Mianshan, a famous Taoist mountain, Wulaofeng, a national scenic spot, Luya Mountain, one of the top ten nature reserves in the country, Zhongzhen Huoshan, one of the five towns, Lishan, which preserves the largest virgin forest in North China, the extremely steep Taihang Grand Canyon in the Taihang Mountains, Wangmangling, Huangyadong, Lingkong Mountain, Gypsum Mountain, Xiantang Mountain, Guanchuan Mountain, Pangquangou Mountain, etc. have different mountain colors and different expressions. They are surprising for their steepness, elegance and beauty.

Dongshixiongguan: There are many limestone caves in Taihang, Luliang and Zhongtiao Mountains in Shanxi, such as Qinshui Baiyun Cave, Huguan Zituan Cave, Yuxian Wanhua Cave, Yuhua Cave, Taiyuan Tian Most of Longshan Karst Cave, Xinzhou Yuwang Cave, etc. are well preserved, with vast cave bodies and a dazzling array of stalactites in various shapes. Some of them are open to the public for tours.

3. Humanistic tourism resources

Shanxi’s long history has left us with many ancient buildings—gongguan temples, ancient pagodas, and grottoes.

Statues, painted sculptures and murals, ancient city passes, cultural sites, unearthed cultural relics, handed down treasures and folk customs,

Famous food, cooking techniques and other cultural heritage. The name "Shanxi - the Museum of Ancient Chinese Art" has been recognized by people from all walks of life at home and abroad.