The best route of Shanxi tourism

The best tourist route in Shanxi

Driving is a way to pursue a free life. There are many historical and cultural attractions in Shanxi, but they are extremely scattered. The following is the best travel route in Shanxi, welcome to read.

theme of the route: a trip to the Hanging Temple in a desperate situation

Taste: flour is the most important thing

Route itinerary: Shuozhou (Yanmenguan)-Datong (Hanging Temple, Jiulongbi)

*** 2 kilometers

Introduction: Bravely enter the dangerous Yanmenguan, climb the Hanging Temple in a desperate place and experience the Buddha and the Dragon Wall alone.

Yanmenguan

Yanmenguan, also known as Xiqiaoguan, is famous for its "danger" and has the saying that "the world is full of nine jams, and the wild goose gate is the first". Located in Yanmen Mountain, about 2 kilometers north of Daixian County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, China, it is an important pass on the Great Wall. Together with Ning Wuguan and Pianguan, it is called "Outer Three Passes".

Hanging Temple

Hanging Temple is located between the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge, Hengshan Mountain, hun yuan, Datong City, Shanxi Province. It is known as "Hanging Temple, half a day high, hanging in the air with three ponytails" and is famous for its precipitousness. Built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty 14 years ago, it is the only unique temple in China where Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are integrated.

Kowloon Wall

Located in the south of Dadong Street (Heyang Street) in the city, Kowloon Wall was built in the 25th year (1392) to 29th year (1396) of Hongwu. The wall is 45.5 meters long from east to west, 8 meters high, 2.2 meters thick and 45.5 meters long. It is the largest existing dragon wall in China, with the earliest building age, and it is the first of the Nine Dragons Wall in China. Nine dragons are evenly and harmoniously distributed on the wall. On both sides are sun and moon patterns.

Route theme: Go to the place where the Yellow River shakes hands with the Great Wall

Taste: sour and spicy Shanxi flavor

Route itinerary: Taiyuan-qikou town-Laoniuwan

* * 6 kilometers

Route description: Laoniuwan, where the Yellow River meets the Great Wall, has picturesque mountains on one side and nine meanders on the other. Qikou town, sitting on the roof of an old inn in the sunset, watched the Yellow River flow under his feet and listened to the legend of Shanxi merchants from a rich family.

Taiyuan

Taiyuan, not known as Bingzhou, was called Jinyang in ancient times, and also called "Dragon City". Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi Province. Close to Fenhe River and surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is an ancient capital with a history of more than 2,5 years. It is a historical ancient city that "controls mountains and rivers and stands on the shoulders of the world" and "the key point of four blockades and controls the capital city of Wuyuan". It is the capital, political, economic and cultural center of Shanxi Province. Taiyuan is a famous military and cultural town in the north of China, a world-famous capital of Shanxi merchants, and one of the most important energy and heavy industry bases in China.

qikou town

Qikou is located in the middle of the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorge of the Yellow River, 48km south of Linxian County, and adjacent to the famous Mengmen ancient town in the south, hence its name. The Yellow River comes from the north, and the drowning water comes from the east. Wohu Mountain runs across the north of the town, and the Black Dragon Temple stands in the east of the river. The mountains are surrounded by water, and the yin and yang meet. The momentum of the mountains and the grandeur of the river have condensed into a magnificent picture of "the Yellow River roars and the dragons sing".

Laoniuwan

Laoniuwan is located at the junction of Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia, bounded by the Yellow River, with Pianguan County in Shanxi to the south, Qingshuihe County in Inner Mongolia to the north and Zhungeer Banner in Ordos Plateau to the west. It is a place where three cities crow. The Yellow River enters Shanxi from here, and the Great Wall inside and outside meets here. The Grand Canyon of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Mongolia starts here, and the vicissitudes of the loess plateau in China are highlighted here. At the same time, there is also a magnificent landscape of running rivers. This is the place where the Great Wall shakes hands with the Yellow River, and it is one of the top ten most beautiful canyons in China. The whole Laoniuwan tourist area consists of three bays and one valley, namely Baozi Tawan, Laoniuwan, Sizuo Tawan and Yangjiachuan Canyon.

theme of the route: exploring the prosperous times of the Tang Dynasty through historical fragments

Taste: Jinyang on the tip of the tongue

Route: Jinyang Ancient City Ruins Park-Shanxi Museum-Jinci-Guashan,

*** is about 1 kilometers

Route Description: Explore the ruins of Jinyang Ancient City, one of the three capitals in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and feel the prosperous times of Sui and Tang Dynasties. The collection in the museum will take you back to the Tang Dynasty and witness Li Tang's magnificent move of starting his army and founding the country. Appreciate the most intact stone Buddha Hall and three churches in Guashan, and feel the Buddhist thought of abstinence, stability and wisdom, and the breadth of Shanxi culture where Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism gather in one temple.

Jinyang Ancient City Ruins Park

Jinyang Ancient City was founded in the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period (497 BC), which was the capital of Yue in the Warring States Period, the capital of Northern Qi Dynasty, the capital of Northern Han Dynasty and Beijing in the Tang Dynasty. The city sites include Xicheng, Dongcheng, Zhongcheng, Taiyuan, Jinyang Miyagi, Daming Palace, Cangcheng and Luocheng. A series of important events in history are closely related to Jinyang ancient city, including the division of the three families into Jin, the defense of the western Han Dynasty, the eastern Wei Dynasty, the northern Qi Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. In the fourth year of Song Taiping's rejuvenation (979), the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed in the Song Dynasty, Jinyang was burned with a torch, and then fenshui was used to irrigate it, and the ancient city was razed to the ground.

Shanxi Museum

Shanxi Museum is located on the west bank of Fenhe River in Taiyuan City. The basic exhibition of Shanxi Museum is based on the theme of "Jin Soul", which consists of seven historical and cultural topics, including the cradle of civilization, the trace of Xia and Shang Dynasties, the hegemony of Jin State, the national melting pot, the legacy of Buddhism, the hometown of opera, and Shanxi merchants in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and five artistic topics, including civil works, mountains and rivers, calligraphy and painters, Fiona Fang world and porcelain garden.

Jinci

Jinci, originally the Jinci Temple (Tang Shuyu Temple), was built in memory of King Jin (Fen) and his mother Yi Jiang. Located on the bank of the Jinshui River at the foot of the Xuanweng Mountain in the southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, there are dozens of ancient buildings in the temple, with elegant and comfortable environment, beautiful scenery and great Han cultural characteristics. It is known for its magnificent buildings and superb statue art. It is the only precious historical and cultural heritage that integrates the ancient sacrificial architecture, gardens, sculptures, murals and inscriptions in China, and it is also the world center of architecture, gardens and sculpture. Difficult old spring, maid statue and Madonna statue are known as "Three Musts in Jinci".

Gua Mountain

Gua Mountain is named after the cluster of peaks. It is located at the eastern foot of Lvliang, about 67 kilometers away from Taiyuan. The pine and cypress trees in the mountain are various and evergreen all year round. There are many mysterious folk legends, which are regarded as natural Dojo by Taoism and have profound cultural accumulation. There are Tianning Temple, cast iron monument, Kunluge and Tanghuai, which were founded in the first year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (627). It is a tourist attraction in Sanjin, which combines natural scenery with the Millennium temple. Mi Fei, a painter and painter in Song Dynasty, ranked it among the three mountains and five mountains, calling it "the first mountain".

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