Comprehensive list of tourist attractions in Linxian County, Shanxi Province

The tourist attractions in Linxian County, Shanxi include: Qikou Scenic Area, Yiju Temple, Shanqing Temple, Qikou Ancient Building Group, and Zhengjue Temple.

1. Qikou Scenic Area

Qikou is located on the bank of the Yellow River 48 kilometers south of Linxian County. It is named after the second largest moraine on the Yellow River - Datong Qikou. Qikou emerged from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and has been a famous commercial and trade town in northern China for more than 200 years. There are sayings among the people that "Qikou is full of loads and Wucheng is not full" and "Qingdingtou, Nanyukou, tie up your mules and run to Qikou", which shows the prosperity of that year.

2. Yiju Temple

Yiju Temple, formerly known as Fotang Temple, is located in Zaogeta Village, Sanjiao Town, Linxian County, Shanxi Province, 10 kilometers away from Qikou Ancient Town. One of the Thirteen Official Temples, it belongs to the lower courtyard of Tianguan Temple. It was founded in the Song Dynasty and has been rebuilt several times. The temple faces west to east, and the existing building covers an area of ??5981 square meters.

3. Shanqing Temple

Located in Fudi Village, Dayu Township, Lin County, Shanxi Province, it was called Shanxun Mansion in ancient times. It was founded in the third year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (583) and rebuilt in the twenty-fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1288). Covering an area of ??1,200 square meters. The temple faces south and is built against the mountain, with the second entrance to the courtyard. On the central axis there are the mountain gate, the screen wall, the front hall and the main hall, and on both sides there are bell and drum towers, Buddha halls and gallery rooms.

4. Qikou Ancient Building Group

Qikou Ancient Building Group is one of the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units announced by the State Council in June 2006. Qikou has seven basically intact residential buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties preserved in Qikou: Xiwan Village, Qikou, Gaojiaping, Zijiashan, Yuanshang, Zhaizishan and Lijiashan.

5. Zhengjue Temple

Linxian Zhengjue Temple is located in Quyu Town, 45 kilometers west of the county. It is the business card of Luliang City. It is 10 kilometers away from the Yellow River and is one of the ancient thirteenth temples in Linxian County. The larger temple among the palace temples, covering an area of ??15,785 square meters, was first built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Linxian