What are the fun places in Shanxi? Shanxi travel guide

1. Shanxi Wulushan Nature Reserve:

Wulushan Nature Reserve is located in Pu County and Xi County, and is under the management of Kecheng and Shangzhuang Forest Farms of Luliang Mountain Forest Management Bureau . It is located at 111 degrees 9 minutes - 111 degrees 18 minutes east longitude, and 36 degrees 28 minutes 45 seconds - 36 degrees 38 minutes 30 seconds north latitude. This area mainly protects the brown-eared pheasant, a rare animal in the world and a national first-class protected animal. At the same time, the secondary forest dominated by Pinus tabulaeformis is protected. The zoned area is 215,250 acres, including 82,500 acres in the core area.

The main peak is Wulu Mountain, with an altitude of 1946 meters. The annual average temperature here is 8 degrees Celsius, with a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius and a minimum of -6 degrees Celsius. The average annual rainfall is 600 millimeters and the frost-free period is 160 days. There are more than 40,000 acres of natural forests and 14,000 acres of artificial forests in the area. The main tree species are pine, birch, and oak. Natural forests are mainly distributed in core areas, where brown-eared pheasants inhabit and move around. They usually hide in groups of 30-50 in the bushes and weeds. It is the southern boundary of the brown-eared pheasant distribution area in our province. There is the Wulu Doctor Temple on the top of the mountain. It is said that it was built to worship Hutu, the Wulu Doctor of the Jin Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period. This is where the name of the mountain comes from. Wulu Mountain is a unique landscape created by natural modifications such as faults and weathering and dissolution, with majestic mountains, cascading mountains, and steep cliffs, as well as unique natural caves and jungle scenery with thousands of peaks competing for beauty and dense shade blocking out the sun. and beautiful surroundings. There are more than 49 species of birds and animals inhabiting the dense forest, which has broad development prospects.

2. Zangshan Scenic Area, Yangquan City, Shanxi:

The peaks of Zangshan Mountain face each other from the north to the south, and the cliffs are like cut, which is called Erbo. The southern curtain towers upright and is called Fengfeng. The mountain road to the east of the peak is rugged and one can climb up to Nantianmen. The rocks on the north peak are as steep as a screen, and the cliff is deep. Temples were built along the cliff to worship Zhao Wu. On the east side is the Baoen Temple, which worships Cheng Ying, Han Jue, and Gongsun Chujiu. On the left side, there is a hidden cave on the mountainside, which is secluded and quiet. The place where Zhao's orphans hid was recorded on a stone tablet. There is a grand shrine ceremony every year on the fourth half of the fourth lunar month. A poem written by Fu Shan in the late Ming Dynasty titled "Zangshan Mountain" says: "Zangshan Mountain is hidden in the east of Jiuyuan. The sacred road is filled with twin pines and the wind blows. There are several layers of palaces on the foggy peaks with fresh flowers. The three colors of the frost platform are green, yellow and red. It was difficult for people to follow in those days. It is said that the paintings on the wall are not empty, and Zhongjia Mountain is also respected. The name of the Zangshan Temple is "Wenzi Temple", after Zhao Wu's posthumous name, Zhao Wenzi. There is no evidence of the original construction of the temple, and the existing tablets indicate that the tablet was rebuilt in the twelfth year of Dading (1172) in the Jin Dynasty. Among the existing ancient buildings, except for the palace which was built in the Yuan Dynasty, most of the rest were repaired and added many times during the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. There are more than 30 pavilions and pavilions in the Zangshan Temple, which are built against the mountains and walls. They are majestic. The ancestral temple is located from the north to the south, and the main buildings such as the mountain gate, archway, stage, second floor of bells and drums, east and west stele rooms, main hall, bedroom, and dressing building are arranged on a central axis. The auxiliary buildings are placed outside the courtyard, with clear distinctions. The order of priority and order is designed according to the characteristics of palace architecture.

There are ten scenic spots in Tibetan Mountain, which are beautiful and spectacular. There are many strange pines and cypresses on the mountain, among which the two "dragon and phoenix" pines at the entrance and exit are the most famous. The "Dragon Pine" is located at the entrance of the temple. The "Dragon Pine" rises from the ground, like a dragon, and looks up to the sky. The "Drinking Horse Pond" used to have a gurgling mountain spring with crystal clear water. According to legend, it was the place where Cheng Ying and Zhao Wu drank their horses. "Wat Peak" faces the temple and stands to the south. The stone is cut like a screen and is extremely steep. The "Nantian Gate" stands majestically, with a zigzag-shaped stone reaching directly to the top of the mountain. It is known as the "Nantian Gate Natural Danger". There is a naturally rugged and abrupt rock wall on the top of the mountain, which looks like a lotus blooming on the edge of the cliff. It is the so-called "Nandong Xishan Embroidered Stone Lotus" and is also one of the scenic spots in Tibetan Mountain. "Sunset Evening Light" is located halfway up the east peak. There is a depression, surrounded by grass and greenery. The center is pale yellow, and the sunset reflects purple and green. The light is strange and magical. The "Water Worship Cave" is located in the north of the temple and was a place for praying for rain in the old days. "Dripwater Cliff" is located in a rock cave at the foot of Dongfeng Mountain. The stream is endless all year round, like a water curtain in the cave sky. "Black Dragon Pool" is located in Dongfengyu Cave. The water is as ink-colored and delicious to drink. In midsummer, the water in the pool surges and falls like a rainbow. "Feiyan Tower" is built out of rock and is extremely steep.

3. Huangya Cave, Changye City, Shanxi:

Huangya Cave is located at the foot of Banshan Ridge to the west of Chiyu Village in Yadi Town, Beidong County, Licheng County, facing a long and narrow river valley. Flatland, with an area of ??about 10 square kilometers, is named after a natural cave that can accommodate a hundred people on a yellow cliff 1,600 meters above sea level. This is the former site of the Eighth Route Army Arsenal and the battlefield site of the "Huangyadong Defense Battle". Surrounded by strange peaks and cliffs, it is majestic and majestic. It combines the majesty and magnificence of Taihang. It is a newly opened tourist attraction.

4. Lingkong Mountain, Changye City, Shanxi

Lingkong Mountain, also known as Jiuding Mountain, is located in the northwest of Qinyuan County. There is a seasonal river more than 10 kilometers southwest of Qinyuan County. This seasonal river is called "Baizi River" and flows northwest to southeast. The source of the river is the Lingkong Mountain we are talking about. Although Lingkong Mountain is remote and located very deep in the Taiyue Mountains, it is connected to Hanhong in the north, Yueyang (now Gu County) in the south, Huozhou in the west, and Qinyuan County in the east. Historically, there were rivers and rivers in all directions. Then, in addition to its increasing reputation after the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, it is quite convenient for those devout pilgrims to walk. As a famous mountain, the scenery of mountains, rivers, forests and seas in Lingkong Mountain has been regarded as excellent since ancient times. In particular, the Dachuan scenery here is famous and real, both abundant and good, such as Wulongchuan, Hanhongchuan, Miaoweichuan, Diruchuan and Shuitunchuan, which were highly praised by the ancients.

However, for unknown reasons, later generations changed the name of Hanhongchuan to "Hanhongchuan", Miaoweichuan to "Maoweichuan", and Diruchuan to "First River", which is more popular. , but it has lost a bit of its quaintness, which makes many tourists less interested in pondering.

Lingkong Mountain has a radius of hundreds of miles, with three solitary peaks protruding in the center, like three inverted tripod legs. Under the peak, two deep valleys come from the west and north, intersect and merge, and go to the southeast. At the intersection of deep valleys, a huge empty valley is formed, like a giant cave and stone well, as if it was carved by a magical axe.

5. Qizi Mountain in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province:

Qizi Mountain, also known as Mouqi Mountain, is located in the northeast of Houzhuang Township, 10 kilometers away from Lingchuan County, Shanxi Province. Qizi Mountain is a gentle mountain with the main peak at an altitude of 1,488 meters. There are forests of pine trees on the mountain, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and beautiful scenery. After investigation and demonstration by relevant national departments, Qizi Mountain in Lingchuan is the birthplace of Chinese Go. Within a few dozen miles of Qizi Mountain, there are numerous natural chess stones that resemble those described in Ban Gu's "Yi Zhi" and "Go Dictionary". The main attractions in this area include Jizi Cave and Xiangtian Ping.

Scenery of Qizi Mountain Qizi Mountain was known as Qizi Ridge and Mouqi Ridge in ancient times. According to legend, it was the fiefdom of Jizi, a nobleman of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. After King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty, Jizi once took refuge here, playing with stones and making astronomical deductions.

6. Wutai Mountain, Xinzhou City, Shanxi:

Wutai Mountain is located in Wutai County in northeastern Shanxi, with an average altitude of more than 1,000 meters. The highest point, Beitai Yemen Peak, is 3,058 meters above sea level. It is known as "The Roof of North China". Wutai Mountain has a radius of about 300 kilometers. Because the five peaks rise from the ground like five pillars, standing majestically, and the peaks are as flat as a platform, so it is named Wutai. Because the climate on the mountain is very cold and there is still no heat in midsummer, it is also called Qingliang Mountain. It is a tourist area that integrates natural scenery, historical relics, ancient architectural art, Buddhist culture, folk customs, and summer vacation. Mount Wutai is a famous Buddhist resort both at home and abroad. It is the monastery of Manjushri Bodhisattva. Mount Wutai ranks first among the four famous mountains in Buddhism because of its long history of building temples and its grand scale. Therefore, it is also known as the Golden Wutai. Together with Lumbini Garden in Nepal, Sarnath, Bodhgaya and Kushinagar in India, it is also known as the world's five major Buddhist holy sites. It is famous in Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and other countries. The temples in Mount Wutai were first built by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, due to the prosperity of "Manjusri belief", there were more than 360 temples. In the Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of Lamaism to Mount Wutai, the green and yellow temples with their own characteristics appeared. The area surrounded by the tops of the five platforms in Mount Wutai is called inside the platform, and its periphery is called outside the platform.

Mount Wutai officially became my country's project to apply for World Natural and Cultural Dual Heritage in 2009.

Mount Wutai is composed of a series of mountains and peaks, five of which surround the peaks. The peaks are flat and wide, "like a platform of earth", hence the name Mount Wutai. Because of its five towering peaks and majestic mountain form, it is known as the "Roof of North China". Surrounded by five peaks, it has a radius of 250 kilometers. The east platform is 2,795 meters above sea level, so it is called Wanghai Peak because it looks east to the bright clouds, which look like waves like the sea; the south platform is 2,485 meters above sea level, with fine grasses and flowers that look as bright as brocade, so it is called Jinxiu Peak; the west platform is 2,773 meters above sea level, and the top of Yuechui Peak is , like a suspension system, is called Hanging Moon Peak; the north platform is 3058 meters above sea level, on the mountainside of Yunfu Mountain, with a mountain top, called Ye Doufeng, and is the highest peak of Mount Wutai; the middle platform is 2894 meters high, with green rocks and green mist floating in the sky, called Cuiyan Peak. Wutai Center. There are "thousand-year snow" and "ten-thousand-year ice" in the shady valley in the north of Wutai that never melt all year round. Snowfall can also occur occasionally in midsummer in Beitai. Therefore, Wutai Mountain is also called Qingliang Mountain and is a summer resort.

7. Lover's Valley in Guancen Mountain, Xinzhou City, Shanxi:

Lover's Valley, also known as Maluntan, is located deep in Linxi Mountain 45 kilometers west of Ningwu County. It is ten miles deep and less than 20 meters wide at the entrance. According to legend, a pair of lovers once died in love here, hence the name "Valley of Lovers".

8. Hukou Waterfall in Linfen City, Shanxi:

Hukou Waterfall is the largest yellow waterfall in the world. In recent years, with the "flying" of many institutions and individuals (such as Ke Shouliang, etc.) Huang became famous for his feat.

Hukou Falls is 25 kilometers southwest of Ji County, Shanxi Province. When the Yellow River flows through here, due to the high mountains on both sides of the river, the river seems to have entered a narrow bottleneck, shrinking from the original width of 300 meters to It is more than 50 meters, and finally forms the Hukou Waterfall with a height of 20 to 30 meters. Standing not far from the waterfall, you can see the roaring waves and the sky, which is very spectacular. The front row is not for the faint of heart.

In the place where the water of the Yellow River falls at Hukou, that is, in the middle of the spout, there is a shiny strange stone, known as the "turtle stone". It can rise and fall with the rise and fall of the water level, regardless of the water level. The water is big and small, and a little bit is always exposed, which adds a bit of mystery to Hukou Falls.

There is a huge strange stone in the river 3,000 meters down from Hukou Waterfall. People call it "Mengmen Mountain". This is also the place where people watch the "Mengmen Night Moon". Every time in the middle of the lunar month, when you approach Mengmen at night, you can see the bright moon hanging high at the bottom of the river. Standing north and south, the bright moon in the water is divided into two rows and flying down; standing north and south, the bright moon in the water merges into two and comes towards you.

The Hukou Waterfall has a large drop. In addition, the deep groove under the waterfall is long and narrow, and the water flow is rapid, which brings great difficulties to the passage of boats on the water.

In the past, ships sailing down the river from the upper reaches of Hukou had to dock at the Dragon King above Hukou, disembark all the goods, and transport them along the river bank to the downstream wharf using human and animal loads. The boat is pulled out of the water, and round wooden poles are laid under the boat. The empty boat is rolled forward on the river bank until it reaches the slow flow downstream of Hukou. The boat is then put into the water, loaded with cargo, and continues downward. The boat is manually towed on the shore. It is very labor-intensive and often requires hundreds of people to work hard to pull the fiber. Although there are some round wooden poles rolled under the boat, the stone river bank is still scratched with scratches from the iron nails on the bottom of the boat. Under the conditions at that time, "dry land boating" may be the best choice for water transportation across Hukou Falls. Due to the construction of the Yellow River Bridge near Hukou, water navigation through Hukou has been blocked for many years, and now only traces of past shipping can be seen on dry land.

9. Gushe Mountain, Linfen City, Shanxi:

Gushe Mountain, also known as Shikong Mountain, is a branch of Luliang Mountain. It is split into two halves by Xiandonggou. The north and south Xiandong are located in the middle of the mountainside. On the cliff platform.

Gushe Mountain is a steep mountain made of earth and rocks. Among them, the North and South Fairy Cave are the essence of Gushe’s scenic spots. Nanxian Cave is located between the cliffs on the west side, and Beixian Cave is built on the mountainside on the east side. Among the various animal resources are the black stork and the brown-eared pheasant, which are national first-class protected animals.

Gushe Mountain belongs to the Luliang Mountains and is said to be the birthplace of the Deer Fairy, wife of King Yao. This is because Zhuangzi, a famous philosopher in the Spring and Autumn Period, wrote in "Xiaoyaoyou" that "there are gods and men living in the mountain of Miaogushe". "The skin is like ice and snow, and the skin is like a virgin. It does not eat grains, but breathes wind and drinks dew. It rides on the clouds, rides on flying dragons, and travels across the four seas. Its divine concentration makes things unblemished and grains ripe." famous. The mountains here are extremely dangerous and the environment is elegant. The Fairy Cave was founded in the Wude period of the Tang Dynasty and has been repaired and expanded in the past dynasties. There are more than 40 buildings, more than 120 houses and temples, and more than 70 grottoes. Most of the pavilions, platforms, towers, pavilions, and large and small palaces are built according to the situation of caves on the back of mountains and ditches on cliff faces. Strange peaks and caves, green pines and cypresses, surrounded by green mountains. In the middle, there is a valley hundreds of meters deep, with the north and south fairy caves facing each other majestically. In spring, summer and autumn, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. It is cool and quiet, and you feel like you are in a "wonderland" here. The Taoist temple building in Xiandong was first built during the Wude period of Tang Dynasty. Some Buddhist temples were built in the North and South Fairy Cave, intermixed with the original buildings, making Gushe Mountain a gathering place for three religions and nine streams.

10. North Wudang Mountain, Linfen City, Shanxi:

North Wudang Mountain is located in Fangshan County, Luliang District, Shanxi Province. It was called Longwang Mountain in ancient times, also known as Zhenwu Mountain. Xuantian was restored in the Ming Dynasty. After the main hall, it was renamed Wudang Mountain based on the meaning that it was not worthy of Xuanwu. Because it was located in the north, it was renamed North Wudang Mountain. It has both pleasing natural landscapes and cultural landscapes with a long history. It is a famous Taoist holy land in northern my country. In 1990, it was approved as a Taoist activity site by the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government. In January 1994, it was announced as a national key scenic spot by the State Council.

North Wudang Mountain was originally "five miles of dirt road, five miles of sand, and five miles of stone steps to climb up." Now the highway has been opened for a long time, and you can reach the Pantheon by car. There are 1,455 stone steps up the mountain, and iron handrails are installed at steep places. This mountain is surrounded by mountains. Its natural landscape is steep and beautiful. It is known as "pink in spring, green in summer, red in autumn and white in winter". With its steep stone steps and ancient and magnificent temples, it can be described as a collection of mountains. "Majestic, strange, dangerous and beautiful" integrated into one.

What is extremely strange and spectacular are the various ancient pines and naturally carved rocks, such as: Fairy Guiding Pine, Qingtian Sea-exploring Pine, Mandarin Duck Pine, Turtle Snake Head Wisdom, Ancient Ape Watching the Sun, Stone Pig The crucifixion...all of them are realistic and lifelike. There is the Zhenwu Temple on the top of the peak. According to ancient stele records, it was founded in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty. There are Taoist activities in the temples on the mountain. Its peak period was in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Every year from the first to the third day of the third lunar month, it is the ancient During the temple fair period, cigarette smoke fills the air and tourists gather.

There are more than ten Taoists in the North Wudang Mountain Taoist Temple. There are clay sculptures, murals, stone tablets and other cultural relics in the temple, which have precious historical research value. Contemporary literati and scholars all visit this mountain and write inscriptions and paintings; pilgrims and tourists all visit this mountain and never forget to return.