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What are the recommended tourist attractions in Shanxi?

The recommended tourist attractions in Shanxi are as follows:

1. Mount Wutai (summer vacation)

Mount Wutai is one of the top ten famous mountains in China. It is a tourist scenic spot that integrates scenery, historical relics, ancient architectural art, Buddhist culture, folk customs, and summer vacation. Summer (July to August) is the best season to travel to Wutai Mountain. The average temperature is 9.5℃ and 8.5℃. The weather is cool in midsummer, so it is also called Qingliang Mountain and is a summer resort. At this time, thousands of trees in Wutai Mountain are in full bloom, pines and cypresses are green, grasses are densely green, and wild flowers are spread all over the place. Cattle, donkeys, mules, and horses are herding on the top of the platform. The meadows and grasslands are excellent summer pastures.

Mount Wutai is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. In addition to taking children here to climb mountains and escape the summer heat, they can also learn about Buddhist culture. Every midsummer, tourists and pilgrims from home and abroad come in an endless stream to sightsee, burn incense and worship Buddha.

2. Yungang Grottoes? (Study Tour)

The Yungang Grottoes are dug into the mountains and stretch for 1 kilometer from east to west. There are 45 main caves, 252 large and small niches, and stone carvings. With more than 51,000 statues, it is one of the largest ancient grottoes in China. Together with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and Tianshui Maijishan Grottoes, it is also known as China's four major grotto art treasures. In summer, the average temperature in Yungang Grottoes also remains at 20°C, which is very suitable for tourists to escape the heat during summer vacation.

The Yungang Grottoes are a good place for study tours. There is also a Grottoes Museum in the scenic area. Taking your children to the Yungang Grottoes during the summer vacation can help you learn about the history of the grottoes, grotto art and Buddhist cultural knowledge, and increase your knowledge. In Datong, Hengshan Mountain, Xuankong Temple, and Datong City Wall Scenic Area are also good places for study and travel. ?

3. Luya Mountain? (Landscape Tour)

Luya Mountain is 2,754 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by mountains, mountains, forests, boundless green, countless strange peaks and rocks, and deep valleys. It is filled with streams, rapid waterfalls, alpine meadows and historical sites. There are 820,000 acres of virgin secondary forest and 660,000 acres of grassland. The climate in summer is pleasant, with an average temperature of about 20.1°C. It is a good place to escape the heat during summer vacation.

The most famous attractions are Malun Grassland, Tianchi and Wannian Ice Cave. Malun Grassland is a typical alpine meadow with abundant water and grass. Summer is the most beautiful season of Malun Grassland, with green pastures and clouds of cattle and sheep. During the summer vacation, you don’t have to go far to Hulunbuir to enjoy the majestic beauty of the Malun Grassland. Even in the scorching summer, the Ten Thousand Years Ice Cave is frozen all year round. There are all kinds of strange and exquisite icicles, ice curtains, ice waterfalls, ice flowers, ice Buddhas, ice beds, ice clocks, ice men, ice Bodhisattvas, etc. made of ice. In this strange ice world, the uncanny workmanship of nature will definitely make you hallucinate, as if you are in the ice sculpture land of the thousands of miles of ice in the north, or wandering in the southern caves lined with stalagmites.

4. Wangmangling? (summer vacation)

Wangmangling has dense vegetation, with a vegetation coverage rate of 96%. The temperature in summer remains at 18℃~20℃, and it is known as a "cool resort" "It has a good reputation and beautiful scenery, which is suitable for summer vacation. The sea of ??clouds, sunrise, strange peaks, pines, wall-mounted roads, red rock canyons, and three-dimensional waterfalls here form the most famous natural landscape in Taihang over 800 miles away. There are also Xiyagou Falls and the Grand Canyon, where you can experience the miraculous craftsmanship of nature, witness "tiankeng" and "ground cracks" with your own eyes, and increase your children's knowledge.

5. Pingyao Ancient City? (Study Tour)

Pingyao Ancient City is one of the two ancient cities in China that has successfully applied for a world cultural heritage as an entire ancient city. There are more than 300 ruins and ancient buildings of various types inside and outside the city, and nearly 4,000 well-preserved Ming and Qing houses. The streets and shops all reflect the original appearance of history. It is called a living sample for studying ancient Chinese cities.

After more than 600 years of vicissitudes, the city wall still remains majestic. It is one of the largest existing ancient city walls in China with an earlier history and better preservation. It is a good choice to bring your children here for study tours during summer vacation. Pingyao Ancient City is also a popular tourist attraction for graduates in Shanxi.