What are the good tourist attractions in Shanxi?

There are six major tourist areas in Shanxi:

Datong tourist area

Datong tourist area covers the areas under the jurisdiction of Datong City and Shuozhou City in northern Shanxi Province, and is the most colorful tourist area in Shanxi Province.

Datong is one of the famous historical and cultural cities in China. It was once the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the capital of Liao and Jin Dynasties. It is also a military town in past dynasties, and it is a place where ancient Han people frequently communicated with northern minorities. There are unique fortresses here, with winding Great Wall and towering mountains. And it is famous at home and abroad for its large number, large scale and high grade of scenic spots and historical sites.

Datong tourist area has a series of historical sites, all of which are magnificent and famous, many of which are listed as "the best in China":

Yungang Grottoes, one of the three largest grottoes in China;

The tallest and oldest existing wooden pagoda in China-Sagata of Buddha Palace Temple in Yingxian County;

Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue, one of the five mountains in China;

One of the largest existing ancient Buddhist temples in China-the Daxiong Hall of Huayan Temple;

The largest dragon wall in China-the Kowloon wall of Zhu Guifu, the founder of Ming Dynasty;

Architectural miracle, hanging temple ...

There are also many famous temples:

Shanhua Temple, whose buildings and statues are original works of Liao and Jin Dynasties;

Huayanxia Temple, in which the statue of Liao Dynasty and Tiangong Pavilion are national treasures;

Chongfu Temple in Shuozhou integrates architecture, sculpture and cultural relics of Tang, Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties.

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Wutai mountain tourist area

Wutai Mountain Tourist Area is located in the northeast of Xinzhou District, Shanxi Province, with an average elevation of 1000 meters, and the highest point, the Yemen Peak in Beitai, is 3058 meters above sea level, which is called "the roof of North China". It is a tourist area integrating natural scenery, historical relics, ancient architecture art, Buddhist culture, folk customs and summer vacation.

Wutai Mountain has five main peaks. The Wanghai Mountain in Dongtai can see the sunrise of the sea of clouds, the Jinxiu Peak in South Taiwan Province can see the sea of flowers, the Moon Peak in West Taiwan Province can enjoy the beautiful moonlight, the Yemeni Peak in North Taiwan Province can see the mountains and peaks, and the Cuiyan Peak in Central Taiwan Province can see the scattered boulders, and there are even "Thawing Lake", "Ice Mound", "Stone Sea and Stone River" and "Buddha Cave". The Qingshui River, which runs through the north and south, feeds all living things on the edge of the cliff, including hundreds of wild animals and thousands of exotic flowers and grasses. This is a beautiful alpine natural park.

Wutai Mountain is the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva and one of the four Buddhist shrines in China. According to legend, the earliest Buddhist temple here was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has formed a certain scale after repair and expansion. There are 48 monasteries with hundreds of monks and nuns. Wutai Mountain has a long history, splendid culture, numerous ancient buildings, cultural relics and treasures, and is an artistic treasure house of ancient architecture, sculpture and painting in China. Tang Jian nanzenji, Wu Keji; Founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the magnificent Xiantong Temple and Huayan Pagoda have long been famous all over the world. The simple folk customs are very attractive and emotional, the anecdotes of historical celebrities are very enlightening, and the lives of many monks and nuns are also very charming.

Taiyuan tourist area

Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi, the distribution center of tourism and the epitome of modern Shanxi. This area is located in Shanxi Plateau, north to the northern end of Taiyuan Basin, east to the west of Taihang Mountain, west to the bank of Yellow River and south to Linfen area. Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Lvliang and Yangquan are humanistic landscape tourist areas with many tourist spots in Fenhe River Basin as the main body.

The distribution of tourist spots is centered on Taiyuan and spreads around along railways and highways. Among them, the two banks of Fenhe River and the surrounding mountains extending southwest along the south Tongpu line form the scenic spots with the highest tourism value.

The elite tourist attractions here are:

Jinci classical garden, its architecture and statues in Song Dynasty are particularly precious;

Tianlongshan Buddhist Grottoes, whose stone statues are rare masterpieces in the Central Plains;

Longshan Taoist Grottoes are the only Taoist Grottoes in China in the Yuan Dynasty.

Shuangta Temple, the Twin Towers, has become a symbol of Taiyuan.

Jiaocheng Xuanzhong Temple, the ancestral home of Buddhism Pure Land Sect;

Pangquangou National Nature Reserve in the northwest of Jiaocheng is a well-preserved green treasure house on the Loess Plateau.

Fangshan county North Wudang Mountain is a national scenic spot, which is breathtaking, dangerous, strange and beautiful.

Yuci Town God Temple is one of the oldest Town God temples in Shanxi Province.

Pingyao Ancient City is one of the three complete cities in China.

There are thousands of colored sculptures in Shuanglin Temple in Pingyao, which is a rare five-generation original in China.

Niangziguan, where Yangquan settled, is a famous pass where Princess Pingyang was stationed in the Tang Dynasty.

Xiyang Dazhai was once famous in the history of modern rural development;

Fenyang's Xinghua Village Fenjiu Factory is a famous Fenjiu town.

Qiaojiabao Folk Museum in Qixian County turned the former residence of Shanxi merchants into a scenic spot to show the folk customs of Jinzhong.

The modern "too old" (Taiyuan-Jiuguan) expressway crosses the natural graben of Taihang Mountain, making the tourist line from Beijing to Taiyuan a smooth road.

Linfen tourist area

Located in the south of Shanxi Province and the middle reaches of the Yellow River, it is one of the birthplaces of ancient civilization in China, with cultural relics all over the region. Fenhe River, the second largest tributary of the Yellow River, runs through the central part of this area, and the valley in the lower reaches of Fenhe River is formed by graben with beautiful scenery. The surging Yellow River flows down in Jixian County, forming Hukou Waterfall, which flows down with great momentum. Linfen tourist area is a tourist area with natural landscape as the background and historical and cultural relics as the main line.

The distribution of tourist spots in Linfen tourist area radiates in all directions with Linfen as the center. Linfen, formerly known as Pingyang, is said to be the capital of Emperor Yao, the ancestor of the Chinese nation. The following are:

Yao Temple and Yaoling are simple and leisurely, which can prove the saying of Pingyang, Du Yao.

Pingyang Drum Tower is the highest existing drum tower in China.

Tiefo Temple is famous for its giant iron cast Buddha head in Tang Dynasty, which is 6 meters high.

From Linfen to the west:

Hukou Waterfall in Jixian County is called the second largest waterfall in China.

Dongyue Temple in Puxian County has created a confusing and strange [hell];

In Xiaoxitian, Xixian County, thousands of suspended plastic Buddha statues and jade buildings around the building constitute a paradise in the west.

North to Hongtong County are:

Guangsheng Temple in Huoshan, whose Hongfei Tower is the highest glass tower in China;

Ancient Huai is the starting point of Shanxi's migration to the Central Plains in the early Ming Dynasty.

Susan Prison is the earliest existing county-level government prison in China.

South is:

Xiangfen's Ding Cun cultural site is famous at home and abroad because of the discovery of paleolithic human fossils;

Ding Cun Folk Museum, originally a typical residential building in Ming and Qing Dynasties, now displays the folk culture in southern Shanxi;

Taosi cultural site, whose age is exactly the same as that of Yao Shunyu, is the evidence of the cradle of Chinese culture;

The site of the State of Jin in Houma is the location of Xintian, the capital of the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Southeast Shanxi tourist area

Southeast Shanxi tourist area includes Changzhi city and Jincheng city, which belongs to Shangdang county in ancient times, so it is also called Shangdang tourist area. Because Taihang Mountain runs through the eastern part of this area, it is also called Taihang Mountain Tourist Area, and Taihang Mountain is naturally a prominent tourist resource in this area.

There are many mountains in this area, all of which are around 1 1,500 m above sea level, and the highest is over 2,000m m. The famous mountain ranges are Taihang Mountain, Wuwang Mountain and Zhongtiao Mountain. Among them, Lingkong Mountain Scenic Area, Lishan Nature Reserve and Manghe Nature Reserve are rare natural scenery tourist areas. In ancient legends, Shennong tasted hundreds of mountains, Shunwangping in Shungeng Lishan, Buzhou Mountain built by * * * Academy of Engineering, and Xishan Mountain built by sea reclamation are all among these mountains. Taihang Mountain is even more famous in the history of modern War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. At that time, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the main force of the Anti-Japanese War, was located here, leaving many war sites for Taihang Mountain.

Southeast Shanxi tourist area is the area with the largest number of existing ancient temples in Shanxi Province. According to statistics, the temple buildings before Liao and Jin Dynasties accounted for about half of the existing total in China. Among them, the most appreciated are:

Jincheng qinglian temple, the existing original statue of the Tang Dynasty, is a rare masterpiece;

Faxing Temple in Zhangzi County, its stone hall, burning lamp hall and statues in Song Dynasty are all treasures;

Gaoping Kaihua Temple, the main hall wall is covered with murals of the Song Dynasty;

The Jade Emperor Temple in Jincheng, with 28 painted sculptures in the Song Dynasty, has superb skills;

Smooth Dayunyuan, the Great Buddha Hall is a relic of the Five Dynasties, and the murals of the Five Dynasties are 2 1 square meter;

There are 25 caves in the smooth Golden Lantern Temple Grottoes, and there are countless large and small stone buddhas.

Kannonji, Changzhi, with its halls all over the county, forms a splendid western holy land, which is a masterpiece of the Ming Dynasty.

Yuncheng tourist area

Yuncheng area is located at the southwest end of Shanxi Province, east of the north main stream of the middle reaches of the Yellow River, facing Henan and Shaanxi across the river. Geographical coordinates are between 34 35'-35 4 1' north latitude and11015'-12 04' east longitude, with a total land area of/kloc.

Yuncheng area, called "Hedong" in ancient times, has a long history and is one of the earliest birthplaces of the Chinese nation. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, great changes have taken place in Yuncheng's social and economic outlook. Now it has formed a relatively complete national economic system with textile, papermaking, chemical industry, food, metallurgy, building materials and machinery as its pillar industries, and has become an important kapok production base in our province.

This area belongs to the warm temperate semi-arid continental monsoon climate. Its basic characteristics are: mild climate, warm Leng Xia in winter, abundant heat resources, abundant rain in summer and autumn, and abundant light energy and wind energy.

Yuncheng area has a long history, magnificent mountains and rivers, dotted with cultural relics and historical sites, with scenic spots and historical sites all over the country and rich tourism resources. There are natural landscapes such as Lishan, Gu Feng, Liangshan, Wulaofeng, Longmen Natural Barrier, Wangguan Valley Waterfall, Yanjiachi Valley Waterfall and Hot Springs. There are the famous Yudu, Jindu and fenglingdu in Liukou. There are famous ancient cultural sites and ancient buildings in China, such as Nanhai Yudong Site, Xihoudu Site, Yuwangcheng Site, Sima Guangzu Tomb, Jinwen Tomb, Jinnan Cloud Tomb, Guandi Temple, Yongle Pass, Pujiu Temple and Feiyun Building. These natural landscapes and ancient cultures have extremely high ornamental, sightseeing and artistic appreciation values.