Reasons to become a travel blogger if you ask me.
Then it must be related to a editor named "Yineng".
Without him, I might still be an entertainment blogger. I don't know how long my gratitude to him will last, but I know this year is full.
The latest activity he organized was to go to the front line of the Yellow River in Shanxi. After half a year, I want to see him far more than the pleasure brought by the trip. He said: I will not choose me. I believe it. The result was unexpected. We still visited the scenic spots and historical sites in Shanxi together: exploring the earliest existing royal garden in China in the Jin Temple, watching the century-old cave dwellings on the loess high slope in the ancient town of Qikou, searching for the roots and ancestors under the big locust tree, and wild by the Yellow River. Shout out, go up the Guanque Tower and look into the distance~ He was still busy with his work during the itinerary, I played with mine, and then "slept" him at night.
Every scenic spot in Shanxi is worth remembering.
Every scenery in Shanxi is beautiful and short-lived.
The earliest extant royal garden in China - Jinci Temple
Tickets: 70 yuan
Key recommended attractions: Notre Dame Hall, Wooden Panlong, Uonuma Flying Beam
Traveling in the off-season is cheaper. The air ticket between Chengdu and Taiyuan includes more than 900 taxes, and there are several flights every day. As the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, Shanxi has preserved many relics of the Yao, Shunyu, Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Spring and Autumn and Warring States, and Jinci Temple is one of them.
It's useless to go to Taiyuan if you don't go to Jinci Temple. The Jin Temple was first named Tang Shuyu Temple, and it was built to commemorate Tang Shuyu, the founding prince of the Jin Kingdom (later posthumously named the King of Jin) and his mother Yi Jianghou. After Tang Shuyu's death, his son Xie changed the name of the country to "Jin" because there was Jinshui in the territory. Shanxi is called Jin for short, which is where it comes from. In order to commemorate Tang Shuyu, later generations built a temple at the source of Jinshui to worship him, which is the "Jin Temple".
Jinci Temple is the earliest royal garden in China. There are dozens of ancient buildings and century-old locust trees in the temple. It is an ancient temple with Chinese traditional culture.
The current Jinci Temple is already a site of ancient ancestral halls and ancient temple clusters, and the Notre Dame Hall inside is the most important ancestral hall. The Notre-Dame Hall is one of the three wonders of Jinci ancient buildings. It was founded in the reign of Song Tiansheng (1023-1032). The Holy Mother is said to be Yijiang, the mother of Shuyu. The Hall of the Notre Dame was formerly known as the "Girl's Temple". The hall is spacious and sparse, and there are 41 beautiful painted statues of maids from the Song Dynasty and 2 statues from the Ming Dynasty.
The sculpture in the Hall of the Holy Mother is one of the three wonders of the Jinci Temple. The more than 40 attendants on the left and right sides have retained their gorgeous colors through thousands of years of replacement, which is amazing.
Outside the Notre Dame Hall, there are many dragons carved on wooden plates, which are lifelike and lively. They are said to be the earliest surviving Panlong carved pillars in China~
Another unique feature of Jinci Temple is the ancient cypress next to the Notre Dame Hall, which has a history of more than 3,000 years. It is said that it was a cypress tree planted in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Only this one is left. The thousand-year-old tree tells the story of the emperor's career for thousands of years.
There are four iron figures in the Jinrentai. Because iron is a genus of hardware, it is called "Golden Rentai". There were originally 4 iron men, but following the war, one of them was cast later. How to tell the difference? The ancients all looked more beautiful, and the ugliest ones were cast later. Because the technology of later generations cannot reach~
The current Jin Rentai can only be seen from the outside, because it is made of iron, it needs to be protected and opened for a period of time from time to time.
On the west side of Jinrentai in Jinci Temple is Duiyue Square, which is also one of the very important relics of Jinci Temple. The word Duiyue was written by a calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty. It has been preserved to this day. .
Jinci Temple is no longer a single ancestral hall for worship, but now it is a cluster of ancient ancestral halls and temples, including all the surrounding ancient relics.
Under the sunlight, light and shadow intertwine, as if there is an illusion of coming to the Zhou Dynasty.
Jinci Temple not only has a rich history and culture, but also is first-class in terms of architectural layout. The builders made full use of framed scenes, false scenes, and borrowed scenes to give people a sense of paradise like a fairyland.
As the sun sets, Jinci Temple looks more solemn and mysterious under the sunlight.
Unable to resist the temptation of the Jinci Temple in the setting sun, there was a burst of crazy shooting.
Exploring Qikou Ancient Town. Lijiashan Village
Tickets: Free
Key recommended attractions: Lijiashan Village
If you want to understand the cave culture in Shanxi, you must go to the ancient town of Qikou in Luliang - Lijiashan Village. There are still a large number of cave dwellings, and the mountains are full of caves. Before going to Lijiashan Village, you can go to Qikou Ancient Town, which is also a place that retains the simple and simple folk customs of Shanxi, and it is also a well-known place.
You may not know Qikou Ancient Town, but you must know Shanxi Merchants and Xikou. Shanxi merchants developed from the ancient town of Qikou. Shanxi is rich in mineral resources. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants from Qikou consigned supplies to border towns in Jiujiang to gain the right to sell salt. Due to the special geographical location of Qikou, Shanxi merchants developed more and more. Qikou became more and more brilliant. At that time, Qikou and Pingyao were the financial centers of Shanxi.
On the way to the ancient town of Qikou, you will pass through the Loess Plateau. For me who have lived in Sichuan for a long time, it was the first time I saw such a real Loess Plateau. I was very surprised. There are thousands of ravines and the yellow sky and earth. It is a kind of sadness and a kind of magnificence.
The young ladies who were traveling with me were also shocked by the style of the loess, and started patting and shouting.
Qikou is an ancient town on the bank of the Yellow River. The Yellow River, ancient towns, ancient pagodas, and ancient folk customs can all be seen here.
Perhaps due to the unique geographical location of Qikou Ancient Town, there is no high-speed rail, and there are only buses at present, so there are very few tourists. Because of this, the folk customs are simple and simple.
The building highlights the northern scenery of the Republic of China period
Lijiashan Village is a group of cave dwellings. It was discovered by the famous painter Wu Guanzhong when he went to Lijiashan to collect wind in October 1989. He was shocked by the hundreds of thousands of cave dwellings in Lijiashan Village. The tomb of the Han Dynasty, as soon as you enter, it is a very old and exquisite cave dwelling. The ancient village is relatively closed, like a peach blossom garden isolated from the world.
Living in cave dwellings is warm in winter and cool in summer, but the disadvantage is that there is no ventilation.
Lijiashan Village is a famous Chinese cultural city. With the development of urbanization, Lijiashan Village used to have a population of more than 1,000, but now there are only more than 200 people. Many of them moved out of Lijiashan Village, and when they arrived in the town, there was only a barren and grassy cave dwelling left.
Now Lijiashan Village, except for major art colleges and a paradise for photography lovers, probably no one knows about it.
When I was visiting Lijiashan Village, I met an old lady who was very powerful and full of acting skills. She was a local commentator. In addition to being very good at explaining, and being able to speak well, she is drying corn and her wife is smoking dry tobacco, which is full of happiness.
Now, too many people are hijacked by the feasting and feasting, forgetting their original nature. In the place of the old woman and the grandfather, I feel ashamed. That happy smile is still unforgettable~ In addition to daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, life also has the original nature~
With the aging of the population and the development of urbanization, there are also many places for us to think about ~ worth thinking about for each of us
Hongdong big locust tree seeks roots and worships ancestors of big locust tree
Tickets: 80 yuan
Key recommended attractions: Big pagoda tree
There is a saying in history, "Ask where my ancestors are, the big pagoda tree in Hongdong, Shanxi". Does anyone know what happened? This actually refers to the emigration incident of the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi. In the Ming Dynasty, due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, Shandong, Hebei and other places were sparsely populated and needed to be populated by people from other places. And Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision and carried out a large-scale immigration activity, which was the immigration incident of the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi.
The Dahuaishu root-seeking and ancestor-worshiping scenic spot in Hongdong, Linfen, Shanxi was built for the descendants of immigrants at that time to pay homage to their ancestors. It is the only holy place for folk worship in the country with the theme of "root-seeking" and "ancestor worship".
Walking into the Dahuaishu Scenic Area, it is a majestic Huaigen building with a span of 20 meters from east to west and a height of 13 meters.
Now the scenic spot is already a 5A-level scenic spot, and more and more people come to find the root and ask the source
Entering the scenic spot, it is full of strong ink smell, the world of literati.
These are gravestones commemorating the donation.
Now in the scenic area is the fourth generation of big locust trees, the fourth generation bred from the previous generation, second generation, and third generation, with several times of history. When the immigrants bid farewell to Hongdong, it is said that in order to prevent the immigrants from escaping, the officials cut the little feet in half, which is also one of the evidences of the immigrants.
On the way to emigrate, the immigrant's hands were also tied, so there is a saying of "relief", which means going to the toilet. Therefore, immigrants regard the big pagoda tree as a symbol of their hometown. After moving to a new place, they plant a big pagoda tree at the door to express their homesickness.
There is a big lime locust tree in the scenic area, and everyone is nostalgic for it, so as to cherish the memory of their ancestors.
Thousands of miles of the Yellow River, a pot of Shouhukou Waterfall
Tickets: 100 yuan
Key recommended attractions: Shanxi Hukou Waterfall
If you don't go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero, and if you don't go to the Yellow River, you don't know its magnificence. As the mother river of the children of China, the Yellow River is one of the must-see rivers in life. The most spectacular place in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is Hukou Waterfall. Hukou Waterfall is the largest yellow waterfall in the world. It is named Hukou Waterfall because of the steep stone walls on both banks and the constriction of the river mouth like a Hukou. The water surface of the upper reaches of the Yellow River is more than 300 meters wide, and it is compressed to a width of 20-30 meters at the mouth of the Hukou, and then pours down from a cliff more than 20 meters high, forming a spectacle of the Yellow River harvesting in a pot for thousands of miles, which is truly visually and auditorily shocking. .
The Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River is a tourism resource shared by Shanxi and Shaanxi, and there are scenic spots to watch in both Shanxi and Shaanxi. I am not speaking for Shanxi, I strongly recommend Shanxi scenic spots, because they are more majestic. In Shaanxi, there is only water from the Yellow River.
The old version of 50 yuan is based on the perspective of Hukou Waterfall in Shanxi. Although the two scenic spots are across the river, there is no communication between them. Let's feel the fierceness, fierceness and strength of the water flow of the Hukou Waterfall.
Shanxi people are unique to riding a donkey, and they are also making soy sauce beside them. Haha, everyone understands that the photo needs ~ 10 yuan per person
If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level.
Tickets: 60 yuan
Key recommended attractions: climb to the top of the building
The sun is at the end of the mountain, and the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level. A song "Climbing the Guanque Tower" by Wang Zhihuan made the Guanque Tower famous all over the world.
The building of the Stork Tower is very exquisite. From time to time, a kind of bird (should be the Stork) flies around the building and makes a bird call, which is very pleasant.
Ginkgo and roses are also planted around the Guanque Tower. It is also very beautiful to take them as the foreground and photograph them in your paintings.
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. The Yellow River keeps changing its course, and the old Guanque Tower has long since disappeared. The newly built Guanque Tower was rebuilt in 1997. It is in the shape of Tang Dynasty, with four eaves and three floors.
Ascending the tower and looking far away, the Yellow River can be seen faintly in the haze.
If you don't come to Shanxi, you don't know the rich history and culture of Shanxi
Chinese sons and daughters, it is necessary to go to Shanxi once to understand our origin.
