Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Shanxi

Speaking of Shanxi, you may think of Taiyuan, so what are the interesting places in Taiyuan? It always rains on National Day this year, but the weather in Shanxi is outstanding. Friends who want to travel on National Day can choose to come here. The following are the scenic spots worth visiting in Shanxi.

Wutai mountain 1

Located in Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, it ranks first among the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. Together with Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui and Emei Mountain in Sichuan, it is called "Four Famous Buddhist Mountains in China". Mount Wutai, Lumbini Garden in Nepal, Liudao Temple in India, Bodhgaya and Zhunaga are among the five Buddhist holy places in the world. It is a tourist area integrating natural scenery, ancient buildings, historical sites, Buddhist culture, folk customs and summer resorts. Over the years, it has won honors such as national key scenic spots, ten famous mountains in China, national geological parks, national natural and cultural heritage, national AAAAA-level tourist attractions and world heritage.

2. Yungang grottoes

Yungang Grottoes is located at the south foot of Wuzhou Mountain, which is17km west of Datong City, Shanxi Province in northern China. Grottoes cut along the mountain, stretching from east to west 1 km. There are 45 caves, 252 niches and more than 565,438+0,000 stone statues. It is one of the largest ancient grottoes in China, and it is also known as the four artistic treasures of China along with Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and Tianshui Maijishan Grottoes. On May 8, 2007, it was rated as the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions by the National Tourism Administration.

3, jstars courtyard

The Qiao Family Courtyard, also known as nave, is located in Qiaojiabao Village, Qixian County. Established on 1756. It is a national AAAAA tourist scenic spot, a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national second-class museum, an advanced unit of national cultural relics work, a national youth civilization, and a patriotic education base in Shaanxi Province. 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. Known as "a pearl in the northern residential architecture", it is known as "the royal family has a palace, and the residential buildings take care of the Qiao family". Famous in Sanjin, renowned at home and abroad.

4. Imperial City Xiangfu

Huangcheng Xiangfu is a national AAAAA scenic spot, located in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. Huang Xiangfu (also known as Wu Ting Mountain Village) has a total area of 36,000 square meters. It is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a bachelor of Wen Yuan Pavilion in Qing Dynasty, a senior official in the official department, a general reader of Kangxi Dictionary and a lecturer in the thirty-fifth year of Kangxi. It consists of three parts: inner city, outer city and Ziyun front. The Imperial Book City is magnificent, with magnificent roads and villages, and countless buildings and mountains and rivers.

5. Pingyao Ancient City

Pingyao Ancient City, located in Pingyao County, central Shaanxi Province, was built in the period of West Zhou Xuanwang (827-782 BC). Known as one of the "four best-preserved ancient cities", it is also one of the only two ancient cities in China that have successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city. 2065438+July 2005 13, Pingyao Ancient City became a national 5A-level tourist attraction.

6. Mianshan Mountain

Mianshan Scenic Area is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a key scenic spot in Shaanxi Province, the birthplace of China Tomb-Sweeping Day (Cold Food Festival), China Cold Food Qingming Culture Research Center and China Cold Food Qingming Culture Museum. Mianshan Scenic Area spans Jiexiu, Lingshi and Qinyuan, with the highest elevation of 2560 meters. It is a branch of Taiyue Mountain. In Mianshan Mianshan Scenic Area, religious buildings include temples and temples; There are pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, corridors, pavilions and archways in the park. Buildings with ancient ruins include ancient city gates, cities and camps. It can be an ancient building museum (garden).

7.hukou Waterfall

Hukou Waterfall is a national scenic spot and AAAA national tourist attraction. It borders Hukou Township, Yichuan County, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province in the west and Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province in the east. This is a tourist attraction in two provinces. 350 kilometers south of Xi 'an.

8. Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon

Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon natural scenery tourist area is located at the junction of Shanxi and Henan provinces, southeast of Huguan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, with a total area of about 225 square kilometers. It has successively won the honorary titles of "National Forest Park, National Geological Park, Ten Most Beautiful Canyon in China, National AAAA Scenic Area, China Rock Climbing Base and Shaanxi Scenic Area".

9.Jinci Temple

Located in Jinci Town, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, it was formerly known as Wangjin Temple and Tang Shuyu Temple. It was built in memory of Tang Shuyu, the founding emperor of Jin State, and his mother city, Jianghou. 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. In Jinci, the old fountain, the statue of the maiden and the statue of the Virgin are called "Three Musts of Jinci". 20 1 1 was declared as the first batch of national AAAA tourist attractions.

10, Hengshan Mountain, Beiyue

Hengshan Mountain, also known as Taiheng Mountain, was called Xuanwu Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Gaoshi Mountain and Xuanyue Mountain in ancient times. Among them, Maguan, Zijingguan, Pingxingguan, Yanmenguan and Ning Wuguan are the throat arteries leading from the Great Wall Plateau to Jizhong Plain. Tianfengling, the main peak, is located in the south of Hunyuan, with an altitude of 20 16. 1 m. Mount Hengshan in the North, Mount Taishan in the East, Mount Huashan in the South and Mount Songshan in the Middle are also called the Five Mountains, which are the geographical symbols of China and the holy places of mainstream Taoism in the world.