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Ten Scenes in Jiangxian County, Shanxi Province

Ten must-see sights in Jiangxian County, Shanxi Province: Pingyao Ancient City, Yungang Grottoes, Wutai Mountain, Lishan Mountain, Pangquangou, Luya Mountain, Manghe River, Wulushan Mountain, Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda.

I. Wutai Mountain

Wutai Mountain is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, between 38 55'-39 66' north latitude and113 29'-13 39' east longitude, with a planned scenic area of 607 square kilometers and an administrative jurisdiction area of 436 square kilometers.

Second, Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou (Zhou) Mountain, about 16 km west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, and on the north bank of Wuzhou River. The grottoes are excavated along the mountain, extending about 1 km from east to west. There are 45 main caves, 252 caves and niches, and more than 565,438+0,000 stone carvings. It is one of the largest ancient caves in China.

Third, the Hanging Temple.

Hangkong Temple is a national AAAA-level tourist area, located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge in Hunyuan Hengshan, Datong City, Shanxi Province. Formerly known as "Kong Xuanting", "Xuan" originated from Taoism in China, and "Kong" originated from Buddhism. Later, it was renamed "Hanging Temple" because the whole temple was hanging on a cliff. In Chinese, it means "suspension" and "mystery".

Fourth, Yanmenguan

Yanmenguan, located about 20 kilometers north of Daixian County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, China, is an important pass on the Great Wall. Known as "the first pass in China", "there are nine jams in the world, and the Wild Goose Gate takes the lead". It is called "three customs" together with Ning Wuguan and Pianguan.

Five, eight springs gorge

Baquanxia Scenic Area is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, located in the middle of Huguan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon in Changzhi, Shanxi Province, on the north side of Huguan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon tourist line, with a flow of 1 1 km, with a total drainage area of 60.3 square kilometers, of which the area available for tourism development is 0.5 square kilometers. Canyon is a combination of river canyon, arid canyon in limestone area and stream canyon.