InShanxiThere is one located inNorth of JinshuiThe ancient city, once known to the world, carries the weight and glory of 2,500 years of city history. It has always been the land of dragon diving, where Liu Heng was the acting king and became the Emperor Wen of the Han DynastyLi Yuan and his son founded the Tang Dynasty here;Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, Li Zhi of the Tang Gaozong, and Zhao Guangyi of the Song Taizong were all named the kings of the Jin Dynasty before they ascended the throne, and they have a lot of connections with this city. Since the Han Dynasty, the male lords who have been enshrined here have often ascended to the throne of God, so there isShanxi Dragon CityThe name.
Its terrain is dangerous, but it is the only way to pass through the north-south traffic. "The key points of the four stoppers are rushed, and the capital of the five plains is controlled"., advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, all dynasties have been a place for soldiers to fight.
How glorious it used to be, how much it is declining now!It began in modern times with more than two thousand years of gloryClosed and declining, not many people know that it is still oneProvincial capitals, although it hasThe largest number of ancient architectural relics in China, but never the place of choice for tourists.
It isTaiyuan, Shanxi
Taiyuan,In ancient times, it was called JinyangThe capital of Shanxi Province, a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,500 years, is a good place for celebrities to check in.
hereThe cultural context is prosperous, and the relics are all over the placeThere is the earliest existing royal sacrificial garden Jin Ancestral Hall, the largest existing Taoist grottoes Longshan Grottoes, and the earliest existing cliff stone carved Buddha statue Mengshan Buddha. At present, there are 2,237 immovable cultural relics and 541 cultural relics protection units.
The ancient county seat of Taiyuan
A "Man Jianghong" brought fire to the ancient county town of Taiyuan, and also made more people pay attention to it. It is located in Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and the city wall is divided into east, south, west and north, showing a simple and majestic style. There are many architectural relics in the city, and the pattern follows the ancient architectural pattern of the ancient city of Jinyang.
Taiyuan Jin Temple
The earliest surviving royal sacrificial garden in China. After the expansion of different scales in the Yuan, Ming, Qing and Qing dynasties, it has become a huge community with pavilions and pavilions, just like a big family of six generations, witnessing the historical changes from generation to generation.
Jin Shang Museum
Here is the former site of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion, glazed green tiles, the garden is full of sunlight, grass and trees and pavilions interlaced, rockery, bamboo forest, ancient buildings with eaves and corners. When you are tired of shopping, you will go to Tingyulou to taste tea, a few desserts, a pot of tea, and a few friends, which is the rhythm of life of Taiyuan Lao Lier.
Tianlong Mountain Grottoes
It is located in the southwest of Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, 40 kilometers southwest of Tianlong Mountainside. Began to dig in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty excavated, there are 25 existing caves, which are listed between the east and west peaks and cliffs.
Mengshan Giant Buddha
When it comes to the Giant Buddha, people's first reaction is the Leshan Giant Buddha, few people know that in addition to the huge Buddhist stone carving of the Leshan Giant Buddha in China, there is also the world's second largest Buddha, which is the Mengshan Giant Buddha.
The Mengshan Giant Buddha was born in 551 years of the Northern Qi Dynasty, 162 years earlier than the Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, it is 66 meters high, higher than the Bamiyan Buddha of Afghanistan, which has been blown up in the West, recognized as the "world's largest Buddha", and the time is more than 100 years old.
Pure Yang Palace
Chunyang Palace, also known as Luzu Temple, is located in Yingze District, Taiyuan City, and is the only existing Taoist Quanzhen Palace. The "North Palace" of the three major pure yang palaces in Shanxi. Chunyang Palace is a niche Taoist temple, low-key but not superficial, just like the pearls of ancient buildings scattered on the land of Shanxi. Not only is the building very distinctive, but it also contains a large number of precious cultural relics, which are well worth seeing.
Chongshan Temple
Chongshan Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty at the beginning, and later changed its name to Yanshou Temple and Zongshan Temple, and it was renamed Chongshan Temple in the Ming Dynasty. The red wall is blue tile, simple and generous, it is the most complete existing Great Compassion Palace, which is the most standard Ming Dynasty building.
Yongzuo Temple
Yongzuo Temple, commonly known as Shuangta Temple, is located in Haozhuang Village, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, and was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a landmark building in Taiyuan that cannot be ignored, and it is the appearance of the hometown in the hearts of countless Taiyuan people, and jointly guards the dragon city of Taiyuan.
Qifeng Street
This street is no stranger to Taiyuan people, and it can be said that he connects many memories of Taiyuan people. The whole street is simple and elegant, and you can appreciate the comfort and comfort of Taiyuan people by walking quietly here.
Clock Tower Street
Zhonglou Street was originally "one of the four major night markets in China", and then the prosperity was upgraded again, with the first style as the main body, reproducing the prosperity of Zhonglou Street, which is a "new business card" of Taiyuan City.
Qinglong Ancient Town
Qinglong Ancient Town is a collection of military, ancient buildings, gardens, temples, ancestral halls, ancient roads, tunnels in one of the ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties in the north, with the ancient county town of Taiyuan, Qinglong Ancient Town is deserted a lot, as if it was "forgotten" by people.
Because of this, it retains the taste of the old days of Taiyuan, without a strong commercial atmosphere, and every street and alley, every building, and every old object here has a different charm.
This is Taiyuan, the Giant Buddha is second only to Leshan, known as the ancient museum, but it is still unknown!