What are the tourist attractions in Taiyuan?

Yongzuo Temple, East Lake Vinegar Garden, Nanlao Spring, Chunyang Palace, China Coal Museum, etc.

Nanlao Spring is one of the three unique features of Jinci Temple. Nanlao Spring comes from the broken rock formation of Xuanweng Mountain. It is unknown when it began. There is a record in "Shan Hai Jing": "The water of Xuanweng comes from the Jinshui". The spring water is crystal clear and flows endlessly. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, it was named "Hard-to-Age Spring" based on the verse "It is difficult to grow old in Yongxi" from "The Book of Songs·Song of Lu" in the Northern Qi Dynasty. The source of Jinshui River is unique to Changshengping, which is as green as jade and is evergreen all year round. Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once praised: "The flowing water of Jinci Temple is like jasper, and the microwave dragon scale sedge is green."

Current situation

The Nanlao Spring water has irrigated thousands of hectares of fertile fields near Jinci Temple for generations, creating a "Thousands of families are planting rice, and the fields in the south of the Yangtze River are as far as the eye can see" is a fertile scene. Because the spring water contains a variety of minerals, the water temperature is constant, and the water quality is excellent, the Jinci rice cultivated in Jinshui is crystal clear and full of grains. It tastes mellow and has an endless aftertaste. It is the best rice as famous as Tianjin Xiaozhan rice. Sadly due to the falling water levels, April 30, 1993.

The Nanlao Spring stopped flowing, so after 1993, people used tap water to replace the water from the Nanlao Spring. But in 2006, Shanxi launched the Fenhe River Basin Management Project. As the pace of environmental governance in the Fenhe River Basin accelerates, ecological protection is strengthened. In 2015, the groundwater level of Nanlao Spring has risen from 28 meters to 6.43 meters deep, with an average increase of 2.0 meters per year. Nanlao Spring is expected to flow again from 2018 to 2020. The three wonders of Jinci are expected to be restored.