1、Shanxi Tourism Attractions,The Location of shanxi,the introduction of Shanxi Province,Shanxi means the west of the mountain.Shanxi province is at the west of the Taihang Mountain .In ancient time,Shanxi was called Hedong ,which means the East of the River,The abbreviation of Shanxi province is “jin”

2、, because shanxi Province was the place where the jin kingdom located 4000 years ago. From the name of the province,we see that there are mountains and river in Shanxi,The natural scenery in the province is beautiful.The long history of the province assures that the humane scenery in Shanxi is very

3、rich.,Residence of Buddhas and Gods-Yungang Grottoes,Grottoes(石窟),The cave is constructed by cutting into cliffs（懸崖峭壁）in which there are images or statues of Buddhas（佛陀）,murals（壁畫(huà)）and stone cavings that tell Buddhist（佛教的） stories,such as the dunhuang,yungang and longmen grottoes in China,Mount Hengs

4、han-Hanging Temple,Mount Hengshan,Hengshan is one of the five holy mountains in China. It rises in northern Shanxi and is famous for its Hanging Monastery （寺院） located about 75 km from Datong. The monastery was originally built in the 6th century and reconstructed in the Jin, Ming and Qing Dynasties

5、. Its forty small halls and pavilions（樓閣） were built along the contours（輪廓）of the cliff, a masterpiece of Chinese architectural art.,A Mountain Sacred to Buddhists-Mount Wutai,Mountain Wutai,Mount wutai is located in Xinzhou city, Wutai country, Shanxi province. It is one fo four major buddhist moun

6、tain in china and one of five famous major buddhist holy places Mountain wutai is one of the earliest places to build Buddhist temple in China. Since the eastern han years, the ancient temples built with magnificent pagoda（寶塔） and temples. All of those are the ancient architecture and cultural resou

7、rces,JinciTemple ：The most ancient royal park,JinciTemple,This temple is located at the fountainhead of the Jinshui River twenty five kilometers southwest of the city of Taiyuan. Ancient buildings, blue springwater and superb clay sculpture(宋代彩塑) have been attractions to tourists for centuries.,Qiao

8、 Familys Living Quarter,Stage photos of well-known films and TV plays using Qiao familys living quarter as shoot location,Essence of Folk Custom-Qiao Familys Living Quarter,The Ancient City of Ping Yao Treasure-house of Architectural Art,Brief description,Ping Yao is an exceptionally well-preserved

9、example of a traditional Han Chinese city, founded in the 14th century. Its urban fabric is an epitome（縮影） of the evolution of architectural styles and town planning in Imperial China over five centuries. Of special interest are the imposing buildings associated with banking, for which Ping Yao was

10、the center for the whole of China in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The streets, old government offices, shops and residential houses inside the city retain their original styles and shapes and are a model for research on a county town seat of the Ming Dynasty. The city is under national protect

11、ion .,Chang Family Mansion Best Preserved Manor of Knowledged Merchant in China(中國(guó)儒商第一家 ),Wooden Tower in Ying County Babel of China(天柱地軸),Root of China-The Grand Scholar tree, Hong dong,Hometown of War God-Temple of Guan Yu, Xiezhou,Hometown of War God-Temple of Guan Yu,Soul of the Nation-Hukou Fal

12、ls of the Yellow River,The Hukou Waterfalls of the Yellow River,The Hukou Waterfalls of the Yellow River is the only Yellow Waterfall on earth. The river narrows and cascades（小瀑布） dramatically into a stone pond more than 30 meters below, creating the famous Hukou Waterfalls. The gentle water turbule

13、nt and gains speed as it rushed forward till it finally cascades over the waterfall, forming an illusion of water being poured from a kettle, hence its name “Hukou or Kettle spout”. Like thousands of tumbling dragons or enraged animals that have just been set free, the yellow water plunged down, the

14、 pounding against the stones echoes like thunder. The most dramatic changes occur during deep winter and early spring when the river surface becomes frozen. Sometimes, the subsidiary falls freeze into icicles(冰錐), creating images of crouching beast on top of the cliffs.,Yunfeng templeMountain mianshan,。,The longth of the Bridge is more than 300 meters, the width is just one meter,Undulating dragons giving powe