Taiyuan has accumulated rich cultural heritage, such as Jinci Garden, a pearl of Chinese culture, and Shuangta Temple built in Ming Dynasty.
Shuangta Temple, China Fushan Garden and Jinci Garden.
The "Lingxiao Twin Towers" is an outstanding representative of the China Twin Towers, the largest Taoist grottoes in China, and is praised as the first in the world by experts.
Jinci
It is located at the source of Xiajin water in Hangweng Mountain, 25 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. It was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty to commemorate Zhou Wuwang's second son, Yu Shu. 196 1 was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit. Yu Shu sealed the Tang Dynasty, and Zi Xie became the country name because of the water, and later generations took the temple name. The main source of Shanxi's water flows out from here, all year round. Water temperature 17 degrees, crystal clear. Guan Zhen Baohan Pavilion in the temple has the Imperial Monument Inscription of Jinci inscribed by Emperor Taizong. There are also famous Bai Zhou and Sui Huai in the temple. Bai Zhou is located on the left side of Notre Dame, while Sui Huai is in Guandi Temple. The old branches are vertical and horizontal, so far they are full of vitality and lush, and they are called "the three wonders of Jinci" together with the ever-flowing old springs and exquisite Song plastic handmaids. Chen Yunhe's Jinci poem praises "Tang Taizong's calligraphy tablet is not old, and the cast iron lion in Song Dynasty is still magnificent".
Tianlongshan Grottoes
On the waist of Tianlong Mountain, 40 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. The surrounding mountains are rolling, and the spring of Wang Longdong at the top of the mountain is gurgling. Grottoes are distributed in Tianlong Shandong, Xifeng, Cave 8 of Dongfeng Mountain and Cave 13 of Xifeng Mountain. These caves were excavated in different times, from the Eastern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, which lasted for four dynasties: Wei, Qi, Sui and Tang. The largest cave in the Tang Dynasty reached 15. The stone carving is lifelike, the knife work is fine and the texture is rich. In the Song Dynasty, it was renamed Shengshou Temple, and the temple was destroyed. Gu Song, the dragon in front of the temple, covered the sun with green leaves.
Shuangta Temple Twin Towers
Permanent Peony (Shuangta Temple)
South of Haozhuang Village, the southeast suburb of Taiyuan City. The real name is "Twin Pagodas Temple". It is only because the two "towering and spectacular pagodas" in the temple attract attention that they are called the Twin Pagodas Temple by the world. In the thirty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1608), it was built by Fu Deng, a monk. The main buildings of existing temples are brick structures. Octagonal grade 13, 54.7 meters high. There are stairs in the tower, which can reach the top floor. Looking out of the window, the scenery of Taiyuan is vivid. When people enter and leave Taiyuan, the Twin Towers first come into view and become the symbol of Taiyuan. There are peonies everywhere in the temple, which were planted in the Ming Dynasty.
Longshan Grottoe
At the top of Longshan Mountain, 20 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City. The grottoes were dug in the early Yuan Dynasty. In the sixth year of Song Taizong (1234), Taoist priests presided over the construction of Longshan Grottoes and Haotian Temple. Now the temple is broken, the grottoes are still there, and there are eight niches. There are more than 40 statues in different niches, most of which are well preserved, simple in carving and solemn in dress, which is completely different from the artistic style of Buddhist grottoes.
Chunyanggong
In the northwest corner of Wuyi Square in Taiyuan. Also known as Lv Zu Temple. There was no test in the founding year. In the twenty-five years of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1597), Zhu Xinyang, king of Jin Dynasty, re-planned the palace on an unprecedented scale. During the Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty (1796- 1820), a three-story pavilion was added in the backyard, which made the landscape pleasant. The overall architectural layout of the hospital is similar to the form of gossip, which is rare in China.