Recommended places for family self-driving tours in Shanxi during the winter vacation, and a guide to historical and cultural attractions not to be missed during a self-driving tour of Shanxi in Janua

Recommended places for family self-driving tours in Shanxi during the winter vacation, and a guide to historical and cultural attractions not to be missed during a self-driving tour of Shanxi in January

1. Jiezhou Guandi Temple Jiezhou Guandi Temple is the ancestor of the Wu Temple and is located in Xiguan, Jiezhou Town, Yuncheng City, Shanxi. To the north is the salt pond, facing Zhongtiao. Jiezhou Guandi Temple was founded in the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589). It was expanded and renovated during the Song and Ming Dynasties. It was destroyed by fire in the forty-one year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1702) and was restored after more than ten years.

2. Huayan Temple Huayan Temple is located on Daxi Street in the center of Datong, Shanxi Province. It was built based on the Huayan Sutra, one of the seven major sects of Buddhism, so it is named Huayan Temple. The temple is majestic and majestic, with a mountain gate, a chanting hall, and a Yunshui Hall in the front yard. There are guest rooms, meditation halls, and monk residences in the back yard. The main buildings in the temple are the Main Hall (upper temple) and the Bojiajiao Hall (lower temple.

< p>3. The full name of Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is Fogong Temple Sakyamuni Pagoda. It is located in Fogong Temple in the northwest of Ying County, Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. It is commonly known as Yingxian Wooden Pagoda. It was built in the second year of Qingning in Liao Dynasty (the third year of Song Zhihe AD). The renovation was completed in 1056, the sixth year of Jin Mingchang (the first year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty, 1195 AD). It is the tallest and oldest existing wooden tower building in China and a national key cultural relic protection unit.