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What are the famous tourist attractions in Taiyuan, Shanxi?

1, Jinci

Located in Jinci Town, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, formerly known as Jinci and Tang Shuyu Temple. It was built in memory of Tang Shuyu, the founding emperor of Jin State, and his mother Jiang Hou. It is the earliest existing royal garden in China and the ancestral temple of the State of Jin. There are dozens of ancient buildings in the temple, which have the traditional cultural characteristics of China.

2. Tianlong Mountain Grottoes

On the waist of Tianlong Mountain, 40 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. Tianlong Mountain, also known as Fangshan Mountain, is 1700 meters above sea level. It has beautiful scenery and was once the summer palace of Gao Huan, the father of the Northern Qi Emperor Gao Yang. The mountains are ups and downs, the mountains are lush, the spring water in Longwangdong on the mountain is gurgling, and the stream in front of the mountain is clear and gurgling. Because Tianlong Temple was built at the foot of the mountain in the Northern Qi Dynasty, later generations used to call it Tianlong Mountain. Tianlong Temple, renamed Shengshou Temple in Song Dynasty, caught fire in 1948 and the temple was burned down. 198 1 year, Nanda Temple in the southern suburbs of Taiyuan was moved to the mountain and has been renovated.

3. Shuangta Temple

Commonly known as Shuangta Temple, it is located on Nanshan of Haozhuang Village, about 3 kilometers southeast of Taiyuan City. Backed by Taihang Mountain and surrounded by Zhou Songbai, it is a national key cultural relic protection unit with a grand hall and towering twin towers.

4. Chunyang Palace

Also known as Lv Zu Temple, it is located in yingze district, Taiyuan City. It was originally built to worship Lv Dongbin, a Taoist "immortal" in Taoism. Founded in the Yuan Dynasty, it was expanded in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1573- 169 1) and was guarded by Guo Jin and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1736- 1795). Chunyang Palace, named after Lv Dongbin.

5. Jinyang Lake

Jinsheng Town, located at the southern tip of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, is adjacent to Jinci Double Line in the east, the largest Taiyuan No.1 Thermal Power Plant in Shanxi Province in the west, and Jinyang Ancient City with a long history and Jinci tourist attractions at home and abroad in the south.

6. Taiyuan Zoo

It is a special park and demonstration base for biodiversity protection in urban green space system, which performs the functions of wildlife rescue, comprehensive protection in different places, prevention and control of wildlife epidemic situation, disease prevention, scientific research, publicity and education of wildlife science, animal feeding management, feeding exhibition, public facilities in tourist attractions, greening maintenance, comprehensive management of garden environmental sanitation and fire safety, and service reception. It is also an important part of social welfare undertakings and greening Taiyuan.

7. Kaihua Temple

It is a Buddhist temple located in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.

8. Juewei Mountain

It is located in the west of Huyan Village, Chaicun Town, jiancaoping district, 24 kilometers northwest of Taiyuan City, with a north-south trend and an altitude of about 1400 meters. There are Qingfeng in the south and Feiyun in the north. The two peaks are tall and straight, with an east-west deep ditch between them, facing each other across the ditch, like the gateway to the mountains. Looking down from the top of the mountain, the surrounding mountains are like waves, whirling around, forming a huge whirlpool, like an inverted horn or a huge disk, hence the name "Juewei Mountain".