Woyungang Grottoes
Yungang Caves
Yungang Grottoes, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and Maijishan Grottoes are also called the four major grottoes in China. Yungang Grottoes were excavated by the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which ruled northern China at that time, and concentrated the skills, manpower and material resources of the whole country. This is a Buddhist temple built by several generations of skilled craftsmen. There are 20 caves in Yungang Grottoes, of which the third cave is the largest cave in Yungang, and the fifth and sixth caves are double caves. The murals in the cave are exquisite, and the walls are full of carved niches and Buddha statues. It is the most representative grottoes in Yungang Grottoes. 16-20 is the earliest five caves excavated in Yungang grottoes, with 18, 19 and 20 caves as a group, and 19 grottoes as the central grottoes, with the earliest excavation time. Cave 20 is an open-air statue. It is said that the roof of the cave collapsed earlier, but the Buddha statue was not destroyed at all. High bun, wide forehead, long eyes and high nose, a mustache with Zen knots, a thick cassock with raised clothing lines, and a legacy of Gandhara statues. The tall, straight and vigorous image of the Giant Buddha shows the power of Xianbei nomadic people, and it is the representative and symbol of Yungang Grottoes carving art. There is also a Grottoes Museum in the scenic spot to show the grottoes' remains and introduce the great history of the grottoes.
Four grottoes
Second, Wutai Mountain.
Wutai Mountain is located in Wutai County in the northeast of Shanxi Province, with an average elevation of more than 1000 meters, and the highest point, Yemen Peak in Beitai, is 3058 meters above sea level, which is called "the roof of North China". Wutai Mountain is about 300 kilometers away from Fiona Fang. Because the five peaks are like five pillars, they rise from the ground and stand tall, and the summit is as flat as a platform, hence the name Wutai. Because of the cold climate on the mountain, it is still unknown in midsummer, so it is also called Liang Qingshan. It is a tourist area integrating natural scenery, historical relics, ancient architecture art, Buddhist culture, folk customs and summer vacation. Wutai Mountain is a famous Buddhist resort at home and abroad, and it is the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva. Wutai Mountain has a long history of building temples and a large scale, ranking first among the four famous Buddhist mountains, so it is known as the Golden Wutai Mountain. Wutai Mountain, together with Lumbini Garden in Nepal, Luoguyuan, Bodhgaya and Naga in India, is also known as the five Buddhist holy places in the world, and enjoys a high reputation in Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and other countries. Wutaishan Temple was built in Han Dynasty. Due to the prosperity of Manjusri belief in the Tang Dynasty, there were more than 360 temples. In the Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of Lamaism into Wutai Mountain, there appeared two temples with their own characteristics: the Qing and the Huang temples.
Baige temple
Third, Pingyao Ancient City
Pingyao ancient city is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2700 years. With Langzhong, Lijiang, Yunnan and Shexian, it is also called "the four best-preserved ancient cities" and the second batch of national historical and cultural cities. It is also the only ancient county in China that successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city. Pingyao was once called "ancient pottery". In the early Ming Dynasty, the city wall was built to resist foreign interference from the south. In the third year of Hongwu (AD 1370), the old wall was rebuilt and expanded, and it was all brick. Pingyao was once the financial center of China in the late Qing Dynasty. Walking into this once prosperous ancient city, you can feel the breath of Shanxi merchant culture everywhere. The ancient city * * * has six gates, the north gate is near Pingyao bus station, the west gate is near Pingyao railway station, and the south gate and the west gate are the places with the most tourists. You don't need tickets to enter the ancient city. If you want to climb the city wall and visit scenic spots such as the ticket number, you need to buy an ancient city pass.
Four ancient cities
Four, jstars courtyard
A business card "Hanging the Red Lantern High" made this deep house compound and the red lantern hanging high deeply imprinted in many people's minds. The Qiao Family Courtyard, formerly known as the "Middle Temple", has elegant and beautiful architectural structure and simple and exquisite architecture. The courtyard was originally the private residence of a local wealthy businessman, which was built in the Qing Dynasty, covering an area of 8,724.8 ㎡ and divided into six courtyards. The surrounding external wall is over 10m high and 1m thick. Seen from the air, the overall layout of the compound is double "Xi". On the top floor of the compound, there is a plaque of "Fu Zhong Lang Yong", which was given by Empress Dowager Cixi, the governor of Shanxi. There are two plaques like this, one is "Renzhou Yibo" inscribed by Li Hongzhang, and the other is "Feng Dan Pavilion" inscribed by Fu Shan. On the brick screen opposite the gate, there is a picture of 100 different styles of "longevity". Gu Zhuo's magnificent font is a rare work of art.
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Verb (abbreviation of verb) Wangjia Courtyard
It is worthy of the name that the Wangs came back without looking at the courtyard. Everyone was deeply attracted by its exquisite carving art and atmospheric spatial pattern. Known as "the first residence in China", this Shanxi Merchants Courtyard is a luxurious residence built in Wang Jingsheng for half a century. The Wangs' compound is bigger than most people think. It consists of two relatively closed courtyards, Gaojiaya and Hongmenbao. The two courtyards are connected by a slender bridge, and the rest are made up of countless quadrangles. What is most worth savoring is Gaojiaya, a closed castle-like building, also known as "China Folk House Art Museum", which is built on the mountain and has a magnificent momentum. There are 26 courtyards with 2 12 houses, which can be divided into front and rear courtyards. The overall layout inherits the front hall and back room structure in ancient China, which not only enhances the safety, but also broadens the courtyard space. The front yard is a social place. From the door to the room, exquisite brick carvings, stone carvings and wood carvings can be seen everywhere. The backyard is the owner's living area, still decorated with various sculptures, exquisite and elegant. Red Gate Castle and Gaojiaya are opposite to each other. Because the gate is red, it is named. The stone carvings with distinctive features and rich connotations in the castle are a model of carving art in the Qing Dynasty, which combines the northern and southern customs.
The intransitive verb Hukou Waterfall
Hukou Waterfall is a national scenic spot, a national AAAA tourist attraction and a national geological park. Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. It borders Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province in the east and Hukou Township, Yichuan County, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province in the west. It is a tourist attraction of the two provinces. 387 kilometers north of Taiyuan, Shanxi; It is located 350 kilometers south of Xi, Shaanxi. In rainy summer, Hukou Waterfall is very spectacular. In winter, the whole water surface freezes, forming a rare huge ice waterfall. Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River on the Shanxi side is just in front of Hukou, so you can go down to the waterfall to see the waterfall and the Yellow River at close range. There are many rocks. Good viewing angle. There is a water curtain cave (Longdong) in the scenic spot, which is a natural cave. Below the waterfall, the waterfall is spectacular from bottom to top.
spectacle
Seven, Hengshan
Hengshan Mountain, known as Beiyue in ancient times, is also known as Taiheng Mountain, also known as Yuan Yueshan, Ziyue Mountain and damao mountain. It is also known as the Five Mountains with Mount Taishan in Dongyue, Huashan in Xiyue, Hengshan in Nanyue and Songshan in Zhongyue. 1982, Hengshan Mountain was included in the first batch of national scenic spots with the approval of the State Council. It was once called Changshan, Hengzong, Yuan Yue and Confucius. It is located at 10 km south of Hunyuan, 62 km away from Datong. Among them, Daomaguan, Zijingguan, Pingxingguan, Yanmenguan and Ning Wuguan Huju are dangerous places, which are the throat of the Great Wall Plateau leading to Jizhong Plain and have been battlegrounds for military strategists since ancient times. Hengshan Mountain is a sacred place of Taoism, which has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times and is famous for its rich landscape characteristics. Mount Hengshan is majestic and spectacular. Tianfengling and Cuiping Peak are the east and west peaks of the main peak of Hengshan Mountain. Tianfengling is 20 16.8 meters above sea level and is known as the "pillar of heaven and man". Guolaoling, Gusaoyan, Fei Grottoes, Yuanhuan Cave, Hufengkou and Daziwan are all full of myths. Hanging pine, purple rain and bitter sweet well are miracles in the natural landscape. Shun came here four thousand years ago and named Hengshan Mountain Beiyue. Many Qin Huang, Hanwu, Tang Zong and Song Zu came. Not only that, Li Bai, Jia Dao, Yuan Haowen and Xu Xiake also came. It can be seen that Hengshan's status.
Be sure to climb once.
Eight, the imperial city xiangfu
The Imperial City Xiangfu was originally named Zhongdaozhuang, and later named the Imperial City because Emperor Kangxi stayed here twice, also known as Wutingshan Village. Located in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. The Imperial Palace is the former residence of Chen Tingjing, a university student, a third-class official of Wen Yuan Pavilion in Qing Dynasty, the chief reader of Kangxi Dictionary, and the interpreter of The Banquet in the Thirty-fifth Year of Kangxi. It consists of inner city, outer city and Ziyun. The Imperial Book Building is magnificent, the Zhonglu Building is magnificent, the Heshan Building is magnificent and steep, and the cave for hiding soldiers is wonderful. He was a rare castle-style official in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Forbidden City was built in the fifth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1632) and has eight courtyards. The outer city was built in the 42nd year of Kangxi (A.D. 1703), with front hall and back bedroom, left and right inner halls, academy, garden, boudoir, housekeeper's courtyard and Linjiang Pavilion. The Imperial City Xiangfu Building Complex is divided into an inner city and an outer city, with a courtyard of 16 and 640 houses, with a total area of 36,580 square meters and a scenic area of 65,438+10,000 square meters. The buildings of the Imperial City Xiangfu are built on the mountain, changing with the shape, and the buildings are patchwork. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Chen family had 4 1 tribute students and 19 juren, including 9 Jinshi and 6 academicians. Emperor Kangxi commented on Chen Tingjing that "Fang Yaoya is better than rhyme, and Du Li is a poet".
Nine, Mianshan Scenic Area
Mianshan Scenic Area spans Jiexiu, Lingshi and Qinyuan, with the highest elevation of 2560 meters, which is a branch of Taiyue Mountain. Mianshan originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. Jin Jietui lived in seclusion with his mother and was burned on the mountain, so Mianshan is also called Jieshan. Mianshan had temple buildings as early as the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there was a considerable Buddhist Zen forest in the early Tang Dynasty. The antique buildings in Mianshan Scenic Area have different styles. From the architectural point of view, Mianshan antique architecture not only takes the advantages of the previous generation, but also integrates the modern creativity of designers and builders, and integrates the essence of ancient and modern China, which constitutes the unique style of modern antique architecture. Among the architectural groups in Mianshan Mianshan Scenic Area, there are temples and palaces. Garden buildings include pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, corridors, pavilions and archways; There are ancient gates, city walls and camps. It can be called the Museum of Ancient Buildings. Mianshan Scenic Area has 14 large scenic spots and more than 360 small scenic spots: human landscape: Longtou Temple, Longjiling, Liguyan, Fengfangquan, Luoda Palace, Tianqiao, Yidouquan, Zhujiaao, Yunfeng Temple, Zhengguo Temple and Jiegongling; Natural Landscape: Qixian Valley, Gu Teng Valley and Shuitaogou.
Yanmenguan
Yanmenguan is located in Yanmen Mountain, about 20 kilometers north of Daixian County, Xinzhou City, China, and in Gouzhuling in the north of Daizhou Ancient City. Xiongguan, the "First Pass of Nine Tournaments", stands on the mountain and stands high on Gouzhu Mountain, which is one of the main central passages for geese to return home from south to north. It is an important pass on the Great Wall. It is called "Dangerous", known as "the first pass in China", and it is said that "there are nine jams in the world, and the wild goose gate takes the lead". It is called "three customs" together with Ning Wuguan and Pianguan. Here, the mountains are stacked, the cliffs are steep, and the city walls are densely covered. From a distance, the mountains echo. The east and west sides are connected with Laoyingkou, Keshenchikou, Yangfangkou, Donglongkou, Xiqiaokou, Biloukou, Dashikou, Shikou, Malankou, Ruyuekou and Huyukou 18. In 200 1 year, Yanmenguan was announced by the people of China and the State Council as one of the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. 20 14, Yanmenguan Scenic Area won the title of "Best Cultural Tourism Destination in China". In addition, it has also been awarded the titles of "National 5A-level Tourist Attractions" and "Top Ten Tourist Brands in Shanxi".