★ Jin Ancestral Temple
In 25 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City, under the hanging urn of the mountain at the source of the Jin River. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty to commemorate the second son of King Wu of Zhou, Shouyu, and was declared a national key cultural relics protection unit by the State Council in 1961. Shu Yu was Feng Tang, Zi Xie changed the name of the country because of the water of Jin, and the descendants named the shrine after him. The main source of Jin water flows out from here all year round, and the water temperature is 17 degrees, clear to the bottom. Inside the shrine, there is an imperial tablet "Inscription and Preface of Jin Ancestral Hall" written by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty in the Pavilion of Zhenguan Baohan. Ancestral Temple and the famous Zhou cypress, Sui acacia, Zhou cypress is located on the left side of the Hall of the Virgin Mary, Sui acacia in the Temple of Guandi, the old branches across, and so far vibrant, lush and pale, and the ever-flowing difficult to the old spring and the exquisite Song plastics maiden statue known as the "Jin Ancestral Temple of the three best".
★ Tianlong Mountain Grotto
In Taiyuan City, 40 kilometers southwest of Tianlong Mountain waist. Surrounded by rolling hills, the head of the Dragon King Grotto spring water swirling. Grottoes are distributed in the east and west peaks of Tianlong Mountain, the east peak 8 grottoes, the west peak 13 grottoes. Caves are excavated in different years, from the Eastern Wei to Tang, through Wei, Qi, Sui, Tang four dynasties. To the Tang Dynasty, the most, up to 15 caves. The stone carvings are vivid, the knife method is refined, with rich texture. Song Dynasty renamed Shengshou Temple, the temple has been destroyed. Temple in front of the coiled dragon pine verdant sunshine.
★ Yongzuo Temple Twin Pagodas (Twin Pagodas Temple)
In the southeastern suburbs of Taiyuan Haozhuang village south. The original name "Yongzuo Temple". Only because of its temple that the two "magnificent, towering into the clouds of the ancient tower, attracting attention, it is the world used to call for the Double Tower Temple. Ming Wanli thirty-six years (1608), the monk Fudeng Royal Decree to build. Existing main buildings in the temple, all brick structure. Octagonal thirteen levels, 54.7 meters high. Pagoda has a stairway, you can climb to the top, with a window view, Taiyuan scenery in sight. When people go in and out of Taiyuan, the Twin Towers are the first thing to come into view and become the symbol of Taiyuan. Inside the temple, peonies are everywhere, rumored to have been planted in the Ming Dynasty.
★Longshan Grottoes
The top of Longshan Mountain, 20 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. The mountain is full of dense forests and leaves. Grottoes excavated in the early Yuan, Taoist Song Defang in Taizong six years (1234) presided over the creation of Longshan Grottoes and Haotian Guan. Now the temple is broken, the grottoes still exist, ***8 niches. The amount of each niche statue varies, *** more than 40, mostly well-preserved, simple carving, dressed in solemn, and Buddhist grotto art style is very different.
★ Pure Yang Palace
In Taiyuan City, Wuyi Square, northwest corner. Also known as Lvzu Temple. Creation date is unknown. Ming Wanli 25 years (1597), the Jin dynasty king Zhu Xinyang on the palace re-planning, unprecedented scale. Qing Jiaqing years (1796-1820) to build the backyard of the Court 3 layers, the landscape is pleasant. The entire architectural layout of the hospital, similar to the gossip form, rare for domestic.
★ Dou Daifu Ancestral Hall
In Taiyuan City, 20 kilometers northwest of Shanglan Village, Fenhe River canyon on the left. The ancient cypresses in the shrine are verdant. Jin's great doctor Dou cow fiefdom Taiyuan, had opened the canal to promote the benefit of the descendants here to set up a shrine to worship. There have been monuments and inscriptions throughout the ages. Existing gate, dedication pavilion, hall, etc. are Yuan Zhizheng three years (1343) rebuilt, partially retained the style of the Song and Jin dynasties. Among them, the pavilion is very large, the back gable columns, with the hall of bright corridor instead of columns, the structure is concise and rigorous, for the Jin and Yuan architecture is rare. Ancestral shrine next to the clear springs from the Lie Shi Mountain under the pale cliffs, the water temperature is low, known as the "cold spring". "Lie Shi cold spring" for one of the famous attractions in Taiyuan.
★ Duo Fu Temple
In Taiyuan City, 24 kilometers northwest of the top of Horiwei Mountain. The mountain is steep and steep, with pines and cypresses everywhere. It is one of the famous scenic spots in Taiyuan. The temple is located in a small valley at the top of the mountain. The temple is located at the top of the mountain in the middle of a small valley, very rich in ancient temple style. The temple was built in the second year of Tang Zhenyuan (786). Tang people Li Ke Yong, Li Cun Castrol (after Tang Zhuangzong) father and son once came to this Buddha burning incense, the temple situation unprecedented. The end of the Song Dynasty was destroyed by fire, Ming Hongwu years (1368-1398) rebuilt, and then many times rebuilt. Only the brick tower on the top of the hill in front of the temple is still the original structure of the Song Dynasty. Temple next to the hut, is the end of the Ming and early Qing dynasty thinker Fu Shan reading place.
★ Child Temple Lamplighter Tower
Located in the Dragon Mountain, built in the Northern Qi Tianbao seven years, the first year of the Jin Tianfu destroyed in the war, the first year of the Ming Jiajing reconstruction. Legend has it that when two children were in seclusion in this mountain, they saw the extraordinary momentum of the mountain rocks, so they carved a 57-meter-high statue of Buddha here, and the name of the temple was derived from it.
★ Jinyang Lake
Located in the area of Dongru Village, southwest of Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City. Jinyang Lake introduced by the Fen River West Main Canal, the water quality is good, the lake area of 48 square kilometers, the average depth of 4 meters, the deepest 8 meters, the highest water temperature of 33 ℃ in summer, 5 ℃ ~ 15 ℃ in winter, year-round ice, is the largest man-made lake in North China, known as "China's North Lake".
★Hori (mountains around) Mountain: Hori (mountains around) Mountain is located 24 kilometers northwest of Taiyuan, where the pines and cypresses surrounded by lush green. In spring, the mountain flowers compete; in late fall, red leaves all over the mountain. "Hori (Shanwei) red leaves" is one of the eight scenic spots in Taiyuan.
★ Mengshan Buddha
Mengshan Buddha is located about 20 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City, is the Northern Qi Gao Yang emperor in the second year of Tianbao (551 years) excavated up to 63 meters high cliff stone carving Buddha, also known as the West Mountain Buddha. The temple buried at its feet was once the early dojo of the Buddhist Pure Land Sect.
★ Chongshan Temple
Originally known as the White Horse Temple, located in Taiyuan City, on the south side of the central Shangma Street, is a Buddhist temple created in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, historically known as the "Three Jin Famous Temple". Temple of the Great Compassion Hall, is a standard Ming Dynasty building, inside the molded with a thousand hands, thousand eyes, 11 face Guanyin, a thousand bowl Manjushri Bodhisattva and the Bodhisattva, statues up to 8.5 meters high, style, shape are very chic, and colorful, smooth lines of clothing. These three statues, is a rare Ming Dynasty works of art.
★ North Dynasty murals
North Qi Lou Rui tomb, in Taiyuan City, Jinyuan District, 1 km southwest of Wang Guo Village. In the early 1980s, Lou Rui tomb mural paintings unearthed, had caused a sensation in China's archaeological circles. In the tomb, the two walls of the tunnel and the wall of the tomb are painted murals, unearthed when most of the well-preserved, the existing mural 71, an area of 200?55 square meters. The whole mural composed of a human life scenes and legends of gods and monsters into one magnificent picture.
★ Jinyang Ancient City Ruins
Jinyang Ancient City Ruins is located in today's Taiyuan City, Jinyuan District, Gucheng camp area. The site covers an area of about 20 square kilometers, divided into West City, East City, Central City, Taiyuan Palace, Jinyang Palace City, Daming Palace City, Cangcheng, Luo City and so on. The ancient city of Jinyang was built in the late Spring and Autumn Period (476 BC) and destroyed in the early Song Dynasty (979), lasting more than 1,500 years, and was an important political, economic and military town in the north of China. Its ruins were included in China's top ten sites for the protection of national key cultural relics protection units, is now being developed and protected.
★ Fen River Scenic Spot
Fen River Park is a people's project of Taiyuan's urban construction, completed in October 2000, the scenic spot is 6,000 meters long and 500 meters wide. The scenic area is 6,000 meters long and 500 meters wide, with 2.6 million cubic meters of water storage, 1.3 million square meters of green space, and a variety of lights amounting to more than 7,000. The garden sparkling, flowers, grass, beautiful scenery, is the brightest of a scenic line in Taiyuan.
"The mountain light condenses the emerald green, the river is as picturesque, the famous capital since ancient times and the state. Xiao drum boiling sky, bow and sword like water, even camp 100,000 braves. The golden rider walks the long rowan, the young man one by one, the brocade belt Wu Hook. Road into the Yuguan, geese flying Fenshui is suitable for the fall. Thinking back to the old style, there are Confucian generals drunken chanting, talented people wild tour. Pine Yan old pavilion, the city high old country, empty dance pavilions song building. Aspects of leaning on the wise marquis, they are afraid of rain, it is difficult to go back to stay. Good to Xixi, want to carry the strings and pipes feast Orchid Boat." Among the poems of all times, the most accomplished one is undoubtedly the Song Dynasty lyricist Shen Tang's poem "Looking at the Sea". The most important thing is that from the height of history, he accurately put forward the cultural orientation of Taiyuan: the mountain light is condensed, the river is like a painting, the famous capital since ancient times, and the state.
Taiyuan Tourism "card"
The Taiyuan Tourism "card" can be exempted from 17 attractions. (Tickets total 495 yuan, the "one card" is sold at 50 yuan per card)
These scenic spots (points) are: Jin Temple Museum, Tianlong Mountain Scenic Spot, Double Pagoda Temple Scenic Spot, China Coal Museum, Meng Mountain Scenic Spot, Dou Daifu Ancestral Temple, Duofu Temple, Jinyin Temple, Longshan Scenic Spot, Taishan Scenic Spot, Provincial Folk Museum, Provincial Art Museum, Taiyuan Zoo, Provincial Museum of Art, Provincial Museum of Art, Provincial Museum of Art, Provincial Museum of Art, Provincial Museum of Art, Provincial Museum of Art, Provincial Museum of Art and Art Museum of Taiyuan. Art Museum, Taiyuan Zoo, Fu Shan Monument Park, Lotus Terrace Clay Sculpture Group, the city's Forest Park Bird Park and Youth Palace Performing Arts Center, "Singing Enjoy Shanxi".
The city's China Post outlets set up card sales, card procedures are: card buyers fill out the registration form - pay for tickets - card - sale. City residents with their own identity cards or hukou for, and in and universities and colleges (technical schools) students and long-term and foreign personnel with student ID or work permit, temporary residence permit (issued more than half a year), as well as my own identity card and other valid documents for.