What's the ranking of scenic spots in Shanxi?

The ranking of scenic spots in Shanxi is: Pingyao Ancient City, Pingyao Ancient City Wall, Rishengchang Draft Bank, Shuanglin Temple, Zhenguo Temple, Yungang Grottoes, Hangkong Temple, Huayan Temple, Shanhua Temple and Jiulongbi.

Yungang Grottoes, located in Datong City, Shanxi Province, have 252 grottoes and more than 565,438+0,000 statues, representing the excellent Buddhist grottoes art in China from the 5th century to the 6th century. Among them, the Tan Yao Grottoes with strict and unified layout is the classic masterpiece of China's Buddhist art at its first peak.

Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, which is 16 km west of Datong City, Shanxi Province, in northern China. The grottoes were dug in the second year of Xing 'an in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 453), and most of them were completed before the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital to Luoyang (AD 494), and the carving work continued until Zheng Guangnian (AD 520-525). The grottoes are carved on the mountain, stretching about 1 km from east to west, with magnificent momentum and rich content.

There are 45 main caves, 252 caves and niches, and 565,438+0,000 stone carvings, the largest reaching 65,438+07 meters, and the smallest only a few centimeters. The images of Bodhisattva, Lux and Tian Fei in the grottoes are vivid, and the towers are beautifully carved. They inherit the essence of realistic art in the Qin and Han Dynasties (2265438 BC+0-220 AD), and open up the romantic color in the Sui and Tang Dynasties (5865438 AD+0-907 AD). They are also called "the Three Grottoes in China" with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu and Longmen Grottoes in Henan.

There are 252 grottoes in Yungang Grottoes, with more than 5 1 0,000 stone statues, covering an area of 1 8,000 square meters.

Yungang Grottoes are the beginning of the China-ization of Grottoes. The Chinese palace architectural style carvings in Yungang Grottoes in the middle period and the Chinese-style Buddhist niches developed on this basis have been widely used in the construction of later grottoes. The layout and decoration of the grottoes in Yungang's later period showed a strong architectural and decorative style in China, which reflected the deepening of "China" of Buddhist art.

Due to the high terrain in the southeast of Shanxi Province, the mountains block the ocean airflow, with low temperature, less precipitation and large temperature difference between day and night, especially in spring. Therefore, the best tourist season of Yungang Grottoes is May -65438+ 10.