Top Ten Places of Interest in Shanxi Province

Shanxi tourist attractions are Wutai Mountain, Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple, Yanmen Pass, Eight Springs Gorge and so on.

One, Wutai Mountain

Wutai Mountain, located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, between latitude 38 ° 55 '-39 ° 66', longitude 113 ° 29 '-113 ° 39' between the scenic area of the planning area of 607 square kilometers, administrative jurisdiction over an area of 436 square kilometers .

Wutai Mountain is one of the four most famous Buddhist mountains in China. in 2004, Wutai Mountain was named one of the ten most famous mountains in China. in June 2009, Wutai Mountain was included in the World Cultural Heritage. in 2007, it was named a national AAAAA level tourist attraction.

Two, Yungang Grottoes

Yungang Grottoes is located in Datong City, Shanxi Province, about 16 kilometers west of the southern foothills of the Wushu (Zhou) Mountain, Wushu River, the north bank of the grottoes according to the mountain, east and west stretches about 1 kilometer. There are 45 major caves, 252 large and small niches, stone statues of more than 51,000 carcasses, one of the largest group of ancient grottoes in China.

Yungang Grottoes was announced by the State Council in 1961 as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, December 14, 2001 by UNESCO in the World Heritage List, on May 8, 2007 by the National Tourism Administration as the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions.

Three, Hanging Temple

Hanging Temple, national AAAA level tourist area, is located in Datong City, Shanxi Province, Hunyuan County, Hengshan Jinlong Gorge on the west side of the Cuiping Peak crags between the original name of "Xuankong Pavilion", "Xuan" from the Chinese Taoist doctrine, "empty" on the other hand, "Xuan" is the Chinese Taoist doctrine, "Xuan", "empty", "empty", "empty", "empty", "empty", "empty", "empty". The name was changed to "Hanging Temple" because the whole temple is like hanging on a cliff, and in Chinese, "hanging" is the same as "xuan". In Chinese, "悬" and "玄" have the same sound, hence the name.

The Hanging Temple was built in the late Northern Wei Dynasty (491 AD), more than 1,500 years ago. It is a unique temple of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. The "Hanging Temple" architecture is very unique, known as the abyss of precipitation, known as "Hanging Temple, half a day high, three ponytails hanging in the air" slang, known as the abyss of precipitation.

Four, Yanmen Pass

Yanmen Pass, located in Shanxi Province, China Xinzhou City, Daixian County, about 20 kilometers north of the Yanmen Mountains, is an important pass on the Great Wall, known as "dangerous", known as "China's first pass", there is a "world of nine plugs, Yanmen Pass", "the world of nine plugs, Yanmen Pass". It is known as "the first pass of China" and has the saying that "Yanmen is the first of the nine passes in the world". With Ningwuguan and Yiguan, it is known as the "Three Outer Passes".

In 2001, Yanmen Pass was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as one of the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. 2014 Yanmen Pass Scenic Area was awarded the title of "China's Best Cultural Tourism Destination". In addition, it has also been awarded the title of "National 5A Tourist Attractions" and "Shanxi Top Ten Tourism Brands".

Five, eight spring gorge

Eight spring gorge scenic area is the national AAAAA level tourist attractions, is located in the middle of Shanxi Changzhi Hu Guan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon, Hu Guan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon Tourism Line north, process 11 kilometers, a total area of 60.3 square kilometers of watersheds, of which the tourism development can be utilized in an area of 0.5 square kilometers. The canyon set of river canyon, limestone area of arid canyon and stream canyon all kinds of scenery as a whole.

The Gorge climate is humid, good vegetation, tourism resources, beautiful, geographically superior, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Tourism Research and Planning and Design Center in the development of the Grand Canyon of the Taihang Mountains in the text of the plan, called the "world-class superb tourism resources". The gorge **** divided into five scenic spots, with nearly 100 attractions, is a natural sightseeing, eco-tourism and leisure vacation ideal realm.