Taiyuan, as the capital city of Shaanxi Province, is also a very famous excellent tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in China. Such a city will naturally attract many tourists. Taiyuan City is located in the Taiyuan Basin in the north-central part of Shanxi Province, bordering Xinzhou in the north, Yangquan in the east, Lvliang in the west and Jinzhong in the south, with a total area of 6,988 square kilometers. China has Twin Towers Temple, Lingxiao Twin Towers, Longshan Grottoes, Mengshan Giant Buddha, Confucius Temple and Jinyang Ancient City Site.
The ten must-see attractions in Taiyuan are recommended as follows:
1, Jinci, formerly known as Jin Wang Temple, formerly known as Tang Shuyu Temple. Located in Jinci Town, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, it covers an area of 1.3 million square meters. There are 98 buildings with a history of more than 300 years, 65,438+065,438+00 statues, 300 inscriptions and 37 cast artworks ... Jinci is the earliest existing classical ancestral temple garden complex in China, a model of solemnity, grandeur, elegance and beauty, and a perfect combination of ancestral temple sacrificial architecture and natural landscape.
2. Shuangta Temple was founded in 1599. The temple is built on the mountain, facing south, and consists of three parts: front yard, back yard and tower yard. There are two towers in the Tayuan, one is the hall and the other is the back hall. There are some buildings in the backyard, such as Daxiong Hall, Sansheng Pavilion, Zen Hall and Abbot. The main hall of Shuangta Temple is an imitation brick-wood structure. The whole building has no beam frame, no wood, and is made of bricks, and the carving is fine and generous. Throughout the ages, the twin towers of the Twin Towers Temple have attracted worldwide attention, known as Jinyang Wonder and regarded as a symbol of Taiyuan. The Lingxiao Twin Towers have been listed as one of the eight scenic spots in the ancient city in the local chronicles of past dynasties.
3. Mengshan is a famous cultural mountain, which belongs to Dongyi civilization in history. Mengshan has been a scenic spot since King Zhuan Xu offered sacrifices to it in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is recorded in Shang Yu Shu Gong, The Book of Songs Truffles and The Analects of Confucius. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there have been many poems by literati and poets. Mengshan is a world geological park, a holy place for health and longevity in the world, a national forest park, a national geological park and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. In 20 14, it was selected as the first ecological mountain in China.