Travel guide of Taiyuan

>>Shrine of Jin
It lies shrine of Jin town hang urn foot of a mountain domestic, the Jin Dynasty water source, carry mountain lean ink against, sit in the west eastwards, the mountain is blue and green and bright and beautiful, beautiful scenery, the ancient wood reaches to the sky, the hall is grand, the cultural relics and historic sites are integrated in natural scenery, bring out the best in each other, it is the famous excursion center of scenic spots and historical sites of our country.
The Jin shrine, annual for commemorate country found state duke under an emperor who Zhou Wuwang second son Shuyu to build, Called supposition shrine, the Jin king shrine, commonly called as the shrine of Jin. Already there is certain scale in the Jin shrine of Northern Wei Dynasty. (550 1559) in the period of Qitianbao year, and "heavy to get up floor view, dress and build the pond", watch the scale and hold it even more ago; The interconnected system is renamed as the large high emperor's temple in Tiantong five years (569 ). Sui turn on (581-60 ) build Buddhist relics born, born Tamerlan in the period of the emperor. Tang replied the word of the Jin for the first time; (646) second emperor Lishimin book "the name of Jin shrine combining preface" tablet 20th year of Zhenguan. Song Xining period (1068-107) to Jin Dynasty, It is call Huiyuan shrine. Reign of Ming Emperor Hongwu replies and calls the Jin shrine in four years (1371). Will it be before Song Dynasty, although shrine build and extend more times, but also as fer sacrifices to Tang Shuyu as the main fact, building arrangement also regards sitting in the supposition shrine of Tang Shuyu southwards as the subject. Song peaceful to make the country prosperous (979) Zhao brother for less than four year kill north Han, extend the shrine the Jin last 5 years, engrave tablet and stone, advocate his management and achievement of military article. Songrenzong copies of Tang Shuyu as Fen east king, in the Jin shrine west Shuyu shrine south side in the period of Tiansheng year (1023-103), Build Blessed Virgin Mary hall which sit the west to be eastwards large-scale holding, preceding the whole of shrine enshrine for worship mother of Tang Shuyu Jijiang, while being newly-built, rebuild fish natural pond fly to roof beam. Go through gold, yuan, to Wanli year Ming Dynasty (1573-162) to exceed workshop, water dressing table, etc. regard the Blessed Virgin Mary hall as subject the Middle Axis Avenue building was accomplished. Take extensive management in the period of Qing Dynasty Qianlong year. Change the Jin shrine that before as Tang Shuyu shrine the main as the building pattern, Jijiang ginger becomes the main spirit enshrined and worshipped in shrine of the Jin. After the foundation of new China, rebuild and extend many times, the Jin shrine formed and held and shut the comprehensive ancient buildings in the central axis from side to side. Unless centre line, from new gate, whose name is from water dressing table, will bridge, people of the Jin Dynasty platform celestial, to exceeding workshop, Bell and Drum Tower, offering there aren't hall, the Jin Dynasty subject of word, collect Song, gold, yuan, Ming and Qing buildinging, famous for country and its rarity. The south line, since winning Ying floor, by white crane pavilion, happy together pavilion, Sam Shing shrine, pavilion ZhenZhao, difficult old spring pavilion, jellyfish floor, common to fail sub shrine to platform test temple, the pavilion bridge is interspersed, the spring surrounds, famous for the scenery captivatingly. North line, from palace of Wenchang, by the Eastern Mountain shrine, imprison emperor temple, three Qing hole, stone-tablet pavilion of Tang, Shuyu shrine, offspring hall but above 72 platform to Chaoyang hole , treat phoenix pavilion, 3 pavilion, reading platform and Luzu pavilion. This group of buildings rise and fall in accordance with the terrain, arrange intricatly, win with the high floor mansion, poesy broken stone. In south line the south of ancient buildings, have one group that establish one's own system, from WangJoan temple and trip of south in the mandarin duck in front of the shrine, through Dongshouping memorial museum, enter Jingqing door and then enter Fengsheng temple get WeiChigong hang first tree, Huayanjing stone engraving, enter Buddha's courtyard cypress monthly mountain room, leave mountain garden, the West Lake. This group that with the shadow of the tower and Buddhist temple, the rural areas of the lake mountain beautiful sceneries are hunt for novelty.
In buildings, the Blessed Virgin Mary hall, offer hall, fish natural pond fly to roof beam are praised as the three national treasures; It is the difficult old for spring, Song Dynasty maid-servant image, ZhouBai are called "three best"; "the shrine of Jin to engrave " inscription, right room of Huayanjing, "cypress monthly mountain room write" brick engraving claim three loud to imprint"; article of Yuelingshu "rebuild shrine stone-tablet pavilion of Jin" , FuShan booked "the Jinyuan of the first chapter", Caorong poem of "Jin shrine discipline visit 12" are the three best of article, book and poet; The Jin shrine is not only the scenic spots and historical sites, but also the well-known excursion center in China and foreign countries, people say: "Not going to the Jin shrine, in fact not to come to Taiyuan. "

>>The rock cave of Longshan
It lies the peak lying in Longshan of 20 kilometers in Taiyuan southwest of urban area, it is rare Taoism rock cave of our country. Cut it in the early years of Yuan Dynasty, were really taught Taoist priest completly that Song DeFang (Taoist monastic name wrapped the cloud son) was in charge of building. There are eight caverns in all in Longshan Taoism rock cave: Timid emperor shrine, three clear shrine, Woru shrine, Xuanzhen shrine, the three Master shrine, seven real shrine and two debate one dish of shrines. Stone carving style is sincere condensed, solemnly, clothes and ornaments succinct and plain and quiet, fold clearly demarcated, different with rock cave statue styles of Buddhism. Some shrine roof carve lotus flowers, dragons and phoenixes' pattern. It is at some shrine both sides, before leave wall because write question until on the Yuan Dynasty, study by Taoism development history and Taoism the materials precious of rock cave . The rock cave of Longshan is the largest place in Taoism rock cave of the whole country.

>>Luoguanzhong hometown
The homeland of Guznahong, the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. Fragrant rock temple, fox dash for ward temple, tight fragrant temple, etc. famous historical site, rock cave of temple and Buddhist of treasure, all like one drops of pearl, glittering in Tang and Song Dynasty, gold, building artistic style of different periods of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Facility complete clear spring lake holiday village, Romance of the Three Kingdoms city, bring to visitor fresh, comfortable modern life enjoy again. Luoguanzhong hometown is in the large north village of the pass. The north walk to the north of east Mau village Fragrant rock mountain, have one the whole province remaining stone structure Jin Dynasty building ---Fragrant rock temple. The temple is on the rock and slope, build in the gold Mingchang the first year of an era, rebuilt in the 17th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, had the east, middle and west three temple of the by stone. The middle and west hall are the original work of Jin Dynasty, the top wiped and contended for and became the sunk panel range upon range of astringently the stone, do not need the roof beam shelf, so also called having the roof beam hall. Fragrant rock will certainly have Ming and Qing times three clear hall built, five connect hole, five dragon hole, seven stars temple, Guangong temple, Woyun pavilion, association, etc. around the temple, spread near the mountain, in picturesque disorder. Here enters one of the scenes in the clear source "the west Lengxiang rock". Nowadys, The acient temple and pavilion are group togather on the mounain, the garden of fruit is spread all over the mountain, make people like and forget to reture.

>>Scenic spot of Tian Long mountain
It is originally known as Fang Mountain, belong to Lu roof beam mountain range branch, 1700 meters above the sea level, lie in 36 kilometers in the southwest of Taiyuan city, 14 kilometers in the scenic spot of the shrine from now to the Jin. There is accommodation road that links to each other. TianLong mountain the peak are stand, pine and cypress make a pleasant shade, small stream spring chirp the ravine day, the climate is nice and cool. Have build the summer resort palace of Gaohuan when the Eastern Wei Dynasty, has built dragon's temple by Gaoyang together in the north Qi, and has cut the rock cave. The mountain gained the name because of temple, the temple is remarkable because of cave, from then on, have greatly boosted reputation in Tian Long Mountain. TianLong Mountain scenic spot are include the Jin shrine county military slope, south level ground, kiln the first three natural village and willow sub of source ditch south mountain, north mountain (TianLong mountain). Many sand and shale, demonstrate the peculiar geological ground form in the mountain; Many mountain spring on the mountain, there is abundant fountainhead; Many tree in the mountain, the forest coverage rate reaches 7O%; There are more than 20 kinds of to belong to national Class?or Class II protected animals many birds and beasts among the mountains. The scenic spot is beautiful, the mountain is not high and tall and straight, quiet and beautiful and nice and cool; The tree is not quite but dense, ten thousand wood is lofty and steep. Have "day dragon 8 scenes" while being ancient, is the famous tourist attraction. Now, it is the shrine of the Jin - -The component of the scenic spot of TianLong Mountain, the Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection of province of Shanxi, subject of the national Forest Park of TianLong Mountain.
Visit TianLong Mountain is used to go up a hill peak from highway day, go down the hill along the stone step, visit the beauty spot and rock cave in the way first, reach other dragon's travel around temple five of day a little more. Walk the west enter from willow sub ditch , have the feed manger, three shut village, get down from horse village, stockaded village Mao sentry post, equestrian course, prop up pots of stone, slip away roof beam, level ground of horse and valley of Ann on the way, and askthe hill is beautiful, five colors are grand, visitors visit from south mountain to north mountain, it is another some temperament and interest. Should regard dragon's temple of day as the joint in the visiting distance, take rock cave as the focal point. Dragon's temple, renamed as the holy longevity temple in Qing Dynasty, established in north Qi emperor built for five years (560), on strength, statue of Buddha, coercing and waiting upon all statues are among them, very exquisite of carving the skill. Hall offer three Buddha of Sakyamuni, law body Buddha, name adjoin Lu hide that Buddha; There is newspaper body Buddha the left, call LuShe that Buddha; Right is in conformity with body Buddha, whose name is Sakyamuni and Buddha. There are bell towers in the east of the temple, there are meditation room institute, nine lotus holes in the back, it is building the deep meditation in place and house of Buddhist monks and nums. In the west of temple have north a thousand Buddha floor that Han build, building had destroied already, deposit precious "a thousand Buddha floor record of events inscribed on a tablet" stone engraving. Temple come loose deposit ten over keep a record of events tablet, record the excitement of the temple is abolished. In front of temple have curl dragon to be loose, similar to canopies like the swimming dragon, the new branch of the old tree, wear and form ring upon ring, is like moving quietly, interesting, the tree is only three meters tall, but area is more than 200 square meters. The stone desk stone bench are put under the tree, with the commercial stand around of temple and dragon's mountain villa of newly-built, form the life places of a group of recreation, board and lodging. "Qiu cypress curls emptily" is one of the eight scenes in TianLong Mountain. Gather in the beauty spot around dragon's temple: The relevant emperor's temples in the east, seven loose level ground, phoenix loose, tower of Goddess of Mercy; In the west have north Han Liu cemetery park, two towers tomb, Putong tower, leading mastering tombing Tamerlan the Tang Dynasty; There are willow sub ditch source ditch beach water scenery, stone, a thousand Buddhism holes in the south; In the north step on stone step by white dragon temple summer resort pavilion to get "high joyous heat palace" of "dragon pool clever pool", can view in the far distance "high mountain ring green" in pavilion, "pot peak stand erect alone" and "flag stone of sole of the foot of the willow" the three views. Can view and admire the rock caves of TianLong Mountain along "stone hole plank road".
There are two peaks of the east, the west in TianLong Mountain, the east peak calls "celestial rock and mountain", the west peak calls "the Big Buddhism mountain", the split-blip confronts each other, the elegance is unique. On the hill-side of the south slope of two peaks, cut 25 rock caves, i.e. 12 caves of east peak, 13 caves of west peak, except the east the 11th cave, all sit in the north to the south. The rock cave is arranged in order, the structure is different, come in different sizes. Have 500 over of statue, relief, sunk panel, draw a portrait are 1144 (one ). With refine, be fine and smooth and rich in special art of emotion are well-known the world, it is said, rank and is called the sixth among China ten major rock cave, it's a pity that was stolen later, more than 150 works wander abroad so far. The persons who cut first in the rock cave are big prime minister Gao Huan in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, cut the cave No. 11 of the east peak between Sui and north Qi; For cut east peak cave No. 8 when the king the Jin Dynasty King Yang of Sui Dynasty; I cut 18 caves for the Tang Dynasty. Crosses over 4 dynasties together, it lasts more than 400 years, reflect different styles for each periods and artistic achievement, but there is a gleam of traditional relation of linking to each other. 8 cave of Sui whether one central space have to make bottom cave square king-post, cave wall, and king-post all turn on shrine statues on four sides, the structure is complicated but deals with very properly, the clothing line of double hook is succinct and steady, there are distinctive qualities. The 9th caves of the west peak are the rare masterpieces of late Tang. Peak have filling and reining in seated statueing, in the dignified magnificent image for simple, warm feeling posture 755 centimetre high, clothing line handle the actual situation combine, gather scattered and reasonable, make tight statue of Buddha increase the lively atmosphere. Underpart as main fact that gentle different, in order to coerce the three person's pictures that are waited upon general virtuous Bodhisattva with high centimetre of 11 Goddess of Mercies, deal with man body woman way of attitude which Wenshu and Puxian as the three people statues, Demonstrate extremely wonderfully that weaves in the circuitous sculpture effect among the human body, yarn clothing, ornament three wonderful extremely. Back wall with sit, fill, rein in and sit Buddha and a lot of take Buddha sit light relief on lotus throne form one group reflect fill and rein in world back of pure land line with rest on. Enclose several shrine caves again among the cliffs, help widly and violently, combine complicatedly and simply, the implied meaning is very deep. For protect this group rock cave, rebuild imitative bright pavilion three, bear white marble step ascend a height step by step, among inside put wooden by ladder it last Buddha top until filling. Continue to use the old name, call "the pavilion all over the hills and plains". "the mansion stops the cloud" is one of the eight scenes in Longshan on day. TianLong Mountain rock cave have north slope Shi house valley good fortune intelligent three Tang cave of temple, south slope willow sub ditch beach have five generation to yuan, bright five cave (3 caves among them there is not a statue of Buddha) of period at the cliff, in this way, the rock cave of TianLong Mountain should be 33 caves, among them what there is a statue of Buddha is 30 caves, not merely 25 caves, just because two routes in the north and south are not obeyed, the cliff is strategically located and difficult of access, it is later works, so rarely known by the people. Take a broad view of the scenic spot of TianLong Mountain, it is that a human cultural sight represented by rock cave is well-known, sing the praises of China and foreign countries. It with maturity, energetic washing, practising and displaying emotioning careful of skill, close to the labourer's vitality, regard strong national characteristic and local characteristic as its characteristic, famous for being "small and precise", have reflected sculpture art in Longshan is different from the unique style of other rock cave arts on day, praised as "the style of Longshan of day", is a magnificent pearl of ancient sculpture art of rock cave of our country.

>>Become civilized in a couple very much in love's tower of the temple
It lies in 17 kilometers in southwest in too former city are covered with under the foot of the hill in Shanxi. Temple build on the north Qi Tianbao two years (A.D. 551 ), carve in accordance with cliff statue of Buddha is large-scale, enjoy equal fame with temple of boy in Longshan. The first year of Renshou of Sui an era (601 year ) , build tall and big Buddha pavilion, renamed as the net famous temple. GaoZu Tang and Gaozong are reach to look, reply and renamed to become Kaihua. Shijia and Rulai two brick towers come again the first year of an era (990 year ) Chunhua in Northern Song Dynasty. Brick tower and the hall of the temple of brick certificate and several iron Buddhism in extant Song Dynasty. Two bricks tower is square, the base is associative, so call a couple very much in love the tower. On the seat with a tight waist is a square body of the tower, join hands for the semi-circular door in front, the flame shape certificate, carve a grass and petal latently. The tower eaves pile was astringent, the department that temple top of the tower was carved exquisitely, the style of as pavilion, carve volume of the fence, general cypress square-column and sets of brackets on top of the columns, the top is eaves and mound of octagonal tower. The appearance is pretty, carve beautifully, has already had a simple and unsophisticated custom left by a preceding generation of the Tang Dynasty, also have carve law finely Song Dynasty, it is Tang that reach Song have a kind of interim form.

>>Boy's temple fires the beacon
It lies on Longshan of 20 kilometers in southwest in Taiyuan city in Shanxi. Temple is north Qi Tianbao seven years the monk Hongli Buddhist monk establish (A.D. 556 ), have two boy hide on latent to build than mountain according to legend day for the north, see mountain stone like generation one, then engrave the statue of Buddha, so call the famous boy's temple. The north Qi Wenxuan emperor gaoyang was step on temple and look down Bing state city scene. Gold Tianfu the temple is destroyed in the war the first year of an era (1117), rebuild in the first year of an era of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1522). Light a lamp in the stone tower in front of the temple, 4.12 meters high, level hexagon, underpart with a tight waist base it invites to be and all half high, body of the tower is empty, built-in light room, three sides are open the door, arrange cigarettes on the top. The body of the tower is appropriate in proportion, the model is beautiful. Although go through the trials and hardship for more than 1400 years, remain unchanged, it is our country that has already known most ancient lighting a lamp in the stone tower.

>>The mountain of the divinatory symbol
It is melt the natural scenery and temple anciently for integrative famous scenic spot of Three Jins in millennium. It by Yamagata divinatory symbol like, cypress ancient reach to the sky, it is as far back as getting more well-known the Tang Dynasty in towering, rites place tight at the China at the space at the temple. The famous expert of calligraphy and painting MiFei ranked among it the ranks of the Five Mountains of three mountains in Song Dynasty, call reputation "the first mountain".
Qing Dynasty, someone classify wonder trees of China as " loose in Huangshan, tree of cypress in divinatory symbol mountain, bamboo that cloud perch of mountain". Divinatory symbol mountain ancient cypress take root on cliffs and precipices, get into rock and embrace the stone, the posture is different, a famous one have dragon stress cypress, ox heads of cypress, trees whose branches interlock or join together cypress, civil and military cypress, etc., remarkably true to life and interesting.
Tianning temple was establish in the first year of an era (627 ) of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty, it is the mountain of divinatory symbol to establish the initially and largest Buddhism temple in a great deal of temples. Hands down China's Buddhism at the beginning of HuaYanzong the rules handed down by one's ancestors along (also to call Dushun) (557 - 640) once preached in this mountain the view but to construct the temple, Taiyuan Lishuo donation of married couple extend and become the Tang Dynasty China tight case huge temple again. In the Ming and Qing times, expanded the Blessed Virgin Mary temple, divinatory symbol mountain academy, Zhugong shrine and son on, the palace and pavilion, in a compact mass, become the large-scale ancient buildings.

>>Rise abruptly and enclose the mountain scenic spot
It lies 24 kilometers northwest of urban area. Mountain is high and precipitous, pine and cypress are all over the fields, the mountain flower compete, set free in springtime, come all over the mountain of maple leaf in autumn. "rise abruptly and enclose the maple leaf" is one of Taiyuan famous scenery. Mountaintop have many good fortune temple and seven stupa, temple hide have Buddhist and Taoist temples mural painting and ink marks Fu. Rise abruptly and enclose the mountain scenic spot is relatively close to the urban area, the climate is pleasant, is visitor's tour, destination of the pastime. Scenic spot this every beauty spot are differ from one another, pass in and out road to be convenient, little beach, name wipe out, have characteristic and flavor of Shanxi near the scenic spot, extremely attractive.

>>Many good fortune temple
It lies in Dayuan city 24 of the Northwest rise abruptly and enclose the peak on mountain in Shanxi. Temple is among mountaintop little valley, clear stream slowly, pass temple zigzag and lay, murmuring to bang, has humorously of ancient temple while being rich extremely. The temple was established in Tangzhen first year of an era (A.D. 786 ), the name as rose abruptly and enclosed and taught the temple, and then changed the name of today for the first time. Tang people Likeyong, LiCunXu (the Later Tangzhuangzong) father and son are go the Buddhas of this gift to burn incense, the condition of the temple is unprecedented. Last line Song destroy in the war, rebuild in the year 1381, and then numerous rebuilding again. Extant mountain door, bell tower. Mahavira Temple, gentle different pavilion, hall, etc. and the statue, mural painting in the hall, floor of Tibetan Scripture and buttress of things, it is a relic of Ming Dynasty. Only the mountain peak brick tower in front of the temple, still constructed originally in Song Dynasty.

>>The large temple (Buddhist)
Hve another name called Jingyin temple. In hall village in land of 20 kilometers in the Northwest in Taiyuan city of Shanxi. Sit in the north and face to the south, border on Fen water in the east, the ancient cypress reaches to the sky, the miscellaneous tree is handed in shadily. Tablet inscription record soil landslide broken at the Han, split and fall into a hole, the mound is high and 33.33 meters, is similar to the statue of Buddha, spread it for landslide Buddha now in the hole, it is a cause of Buddhism pure land, so build the temple here. According to research, the temple was established in the north Qi, the gold Taihe rebuilt in five years (1205 ), the Ming Dynasty and numerous rebuilding. In existence hanging down, bringing under parting two body stone lions for carve Jin Dynasty, all relic of Ming and Qing Dynasties. The temple is divided into two of front and back, the soil hall and east side hall in a palace or temple some day of front courtyard, it card wall middle part and separated by festoon door, Mahavira Temple, arhat hall backyard and last hall. Every hall statue had given and put painting in Qing Dynasty, had already lost one's sight and moulded the style. Because temple and Big Buddhism, hall of soil, afford to occupy altogether, already have the pattern of one's own after being actually self-evident. The ancient cypress by the temple, the growing situation is strange, "strange cypress of soil hall" is also Taiyuan scene.

>>Dou doctor shrine lies
In Shanxi former city the Northwest 20 blue village too, Fen river gorge left side. The mountain hall stands like a wall, the clear stream is murmuring, the ancient cypress is dark green in the shrine, the hall is towering. The country's doctor Douchou in the Jin Dynasty, the word Mindu, in the feud of Taiyuan, has built canals Xingli, the descendant sets up the shrine to offer sacrifices to and present here with respect. The shrine under strong stone and mountain, so have another name called the religious shrine of strong stone. In Song Yuanfeng eight years, the shrine is flooded by Fen water, move and rebuild in the north of the tunnel. Leave the discipline of the tablet in successive dynasties. Extant mountain door, offer pavilion, audience hall, etc. rebuild in Yuanzhi three year (1343 year), some to keep gold period style Song still. Offer pavilion is very heavy, back is eaves column, until corridor column replace among audience hall bright, structure is terse rigorous, It is rare building in gold and yuans. Since the clear spring gushes out under strong stone and mountain and dark green precipice by the shrine, so clear that you can see to the bottom, it is denumerable to visit the fish, because the water temperature is relatively low, it is called "the cold spring". Reflect with the ancient shrine of dark green cypress, it is full of the refined taste. "strong stone and cold spring" are one of Taiyuan scenic spots.