10 The scenic spots worth visiting in Shanxi go on road trip are the best routes recommended by Shanxi go on road trip.

World cultural heritage, the treasure house of China ancient grottoes art, ranks first among the four major grottoes in China. 1 More than 500 years ago, in the 5th century, Xianbei people from the grassland established Pingcheng (now Datong), established the Northern Wei Dynasty and unified the Yellow River Basin. After the revered position of Buddhism in the empire was established, a large-scale grottoes were dug at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain west of Datong, which lasted for more than 60 years. Yungang Grottoes are famous for their magnificent statues and colorful contents. They stretch for one kilometer from east to west, with 252 grottoes and more than 565,438 statues, representing the outstanding Buddhist grottoes art in the Northern Dynasties.

2. Hanging Temple

Located on the cliff of Jinlong Gorge, Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue, it has been known as the first wonder of Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue since ancient times. Hanging Temple was built 1400 years ago in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is the only religious building in Hengshan Mountain, the holy land of Taoism, which integrates Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. The layout of the Hanging Temple is "one courtyard and two floors", with a total length of 32 meters and 40 pavilions. Its creativity is fantastic, and its ingenious use of mountainous terrain and perfect control of mechanical principles make it form a visual effect hanging in the air. People describe it as steep as an abyss.

3. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

The official name is Sakyamuni Tower of Buddha Palace Temple in Yingxian County, which is the tallest and oldest existing wooden structure in China. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda was built in Liao Dynasty more than 900 years ago. The tower is 67 meters high and the underground building has nine floors. There are Buddha statues on every floor of the tower. Exquisite sculptures, each with its own form, are all fine works. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda boldly inherited the heavy architectural form with rich national characteristics, widely adopted the bucket arch structure, with scientific and rigorous design, perfect structure and wonderful workmanship, representing the highest level of ancient architecture in China. Ming Chengzu's "extraordinary work" and Ming Wuzong's "wonders of the world" add a lot of color to the wooden tower.

4. Mianshan Scenic Area

National AAAAA-level tourist attractions, key scenic spots in Shaanxi Province, birthplace of Tomb-Sweeping Day, China, China Cold Food Qingming Culture Research Center and China Cold Food Qingming Culture Museum. Mianshan originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. Jin Jietui lived in seclusion with his mother and was burned on the mountain, so Mianshan is also called Jieshan. Mianshan had temple buildings as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there was a considerable Buddhist Zen forest in the early Tang Dynasty. The antique buildings in Mianshan Scenic Area have different styles. From the architectural point of view, Mianshan antique architecture not only takes the advantages of the previous generation, but also integrates the modern creativity of designers and builders, and integrates the essence of ancient and modern China, which constitutes the unique style of modern antique architecture.

5. Wutai Mountain

The dual heritage of nature and culture, the first of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, has a decisive influence on the development history of Buddhism in China. The spread of Buddhism in Wutai Mountain originated in Han Dynasty and flourished in Tang Dynasty. There are more than 40 existing temples, mainly in Taihuai Town, and some scattered outside Taiwan Province. Among them, the North Temple and nanzenji are the remains of the Tang Dynasty. Wutai Mountain is the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, who, as Sakyamuni's right-hand man, specializes in wisdom. Many temples in Wutai Mountain are dedicated to Manjusri Bodhisattva, among which Tayuan Temple, Xiantong Temple, Bodhisattva Ding, Dailuoding and Wanfo Pavilion are the most famous.

6.yanmenguan

Located in the north of the ancient city of Daizhou, Gouzhuling. Controlling the Central Plains in the south and the desert plains in the north was a grand military defense project in ancient China. It was called Beiling and Xixi in ancient times; During the warring States period, it was called the first of the nine blockades; During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was called the North Court Three Pass; In Ming Dynasty, it was called Shanxi Sanguan. Known as Gouzhu Pass, Xiguan Pass and Xiguan Pass in history, it is famous in the world as the gateway of Guanshan and Beiguan Pass, and it is the treasure of China Great Wall culture and Pass culture. Yanmenguan Scenic Area was rated as one of the top ten excellent brands of Shanxi tourism in 2009. In February, 2006, Yanmenguan Scenic Area was newly upgraded to a national 5A-level tourist attraction.

7. Pingyao Ancient City

National historical and cultural city, world cultural heritage. Pingyao ancient city was built in the early Ming Dynasty. The layout and historical blocks of the city have completely preserved the pattern of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with "Four Streets, Eight Small Streets and Seventy-two Long Alleys", in which more than 400 ancient buildings and Ming and Qing dwellings are scattered, which has become an outstanding model of Han cities in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, showing people an unusual and complete picture of the cultural, social, economic and religious development in the historical development of China. Pingyao Ancient City witnessed the prosperity of Shanxi merchants and banks, and once became the financial center of China.

8. Qiao Family Courtyard

National AAAAA tourist attractions, national key cultural relics protection units, national second-class museums, national advanced cultural relics units, national youth civilization, and Shaanxi patriotic education base. The Qiao Family Courtyard is a magnificent building complex with exquisite design and exquisite workmanship, which embodies the unique style of residential buildings in China in the Qing Dynasty. It has high ornamental, scientific research and historical value, and is an unparalleled art treasure house. It is known as "a pearl in the northern residential buildings" and "the royal palace, the house looks after the Qiao family". Famous in Sanjin, renowned at home and abroad.

9. Hong Tong Sophora japonica

The witness of the largest migration activity in history and the symbol of seeking roots and ancestors. The war and famine at the end of the Yuan Dynasty led to ten rooms and nine empty rooms in the Central Plains, while relatively stable Shanxi was densely populated. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, in order to resume production and develop economy, there were 18 large-scale Shanxi immigrants, which lasted for more than 50 years and spread all over China. Because the immigration procedures are mainly concentrated in Hongji Temple in Hongdong, the pagoda tree in the temple has since become synonymous with hometown and the sustenance of homesickness. The folk song "Ask where the ancestors came from, Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi" has been circulated to this day.

10. Huangcheng Xiangfu

Huangcheng Xiangfu is a national AAAAA scenic spot, located in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. With a total area of 36,000 square meters, the Imperial Palace is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a bachelor and third-class official of Wen Yuan Pavilion in the Qing Dynasty. He is the general reader of Kangxi Dictionary and the interpreter of The Grand Banquet in the Thirty-fifth Year of Kangxi. It consists of the inner city, the outer city and the front of Ziyun. The Imperial Bookstore is resplendent and magnificent, Zhongdao Village is resplendent and magnificent, houses are constantly on the rise, rivers and mountains are majestic and steep, and the caves for hiding soldiers are wonderful.