I never thought of traveling to Shanxi. In my impression, Shanxi is coal besides coal. That is because I am too ignorant.
Relatives in my family invited me to go to Shanxi for the summer vacation, and it was also because some relatives were in Shanxi, and I had this opportunity to go for a walk, so I was able to make a trip to Shanxi.
A week before I went, I made a guide on the Internet. It doesn’t matter if I do it. It turns out that Shanxi is a place worth visiting. There are stories from south to north. It is not a simple natural scenery, but the precipitation of history and the inheritance of culture. Just like the opening remarks of the Shanxi tour guide: look at Shanghai in one hundred years, Beijing in one thousand years, Shaanxi in three thousand years, and Shanxi in five thousand years. There is another saying: "Look at Shaanxi from the ground, and Shanxi from the ground."
The oldest Tang Dynasty buildings in the country are all in Shanxi. Among them, Foguang Temple and Nanchan Temple are the places I yearn for the most. I want to travel to the Tang Dynasty and touch the wooden beams of the Tang Dynasty...; followed by a tour in the ancient city of Datong Turn to look at the precipitation of Buddhist culture and experience different regional customs...; Finally, go to southern Shanxi to find traces of the birthplace of Chinese civilization.... Due to the itinerary, I didn't go to Chengfoguang Temple, so I have to go and see it when I have a chance in the future.
This trip to Shanxi is divided into three parts: a trip around Taiyuan; a two-day self-guided tour in Datong; a two-day tour in Linfen.
Day1: 7.15 Taiyuan Fenhe River;
Day2: 7.16 Shanxi Museum;
Day3: 7.17 Tianlong Mountain, Jinci Temple;
Day4: 7.18 Jinyang Lake Park;
Day5: 7.19 Taiyuan Ancient County;
Day6: 7.20 Yungang Grottoes and city walls in Datong;
Day7: 7.21 Datong Huayan Temple, Drum Tower, Nine Dragon Wall, Shanhua Temple, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda;
Day8: 7.22 Taiyuan Shuangta Temple;
Day9: 7.23 Taiyuan Chunyang Palace, Wenying Park, Yingze Park;
Day10: 7.24 Hongdong Guangsheng Temple, Dahuaishu, Hukou Waterfall;
Day11: 7.25 Linfen Huamen, Lingshi Wang Family Courtyard.
transportation:
Wuhan to Taiyuan high-speed train round trip: 486+486 yuan
Taiyuan to Datong train: 86 yuan
Datong to Yingxian Station: 12.5 yuan
Ying County to Taiyuan Station: 64 yuan
Tourist traffic: 40
stay:
Datong accommodation standard room: 154 yuan
Tour group:
Linfen tour group fee: 368 yuan (including tickets for Guangsheng Temple, Hukou Waterfall and Huamen; one night's accommodation and one breakfast)
Tickets:
Datong Yungang Grottoes: 120 yuan
Huayan Temple: 50 yuan
Ying County Wooden Pagoda: 50 yuan
Chunyang Palace: 27 yuan
Jin Temple: 80 yuan
Big locust tree: 80 yuan
Wang Family Courtyard: 50 yuan
Have a meal:
180 yuan per capita
Per capita consumption: 2,500 yuan
Day1: Night by the Fenhe Lake
At 8:50 on July 15th, I took the high-speed rail Fuxing from Wuhan Railway Station and arrived at Taiyuan South Railway Station after six hours. It was hot weather in Wuhan at this time, and I just escaped.
In the evening, after dinner, I went out for a walk and went to the Fen River. As night fell, the temperature dropped, and the cool breeze was blowing, which was very comfortable.
All the way through the Taiyuan Bronze Museum, Shanxi Grand Theater, square and so on.
The Bronze Museum that people in Taiyuan jokingly called "Instant Noodle Barrel"
Shanxi Grand Theater
Day2: Shanxi Museum
The main goals of my Taiyuan itinerary are two: one is the Jinci Temple, and the other is the Shanxi Museum. In the morning, I took the bus to the museum. It costs 50 cents to swipe the bus card, and only 1 yuan to insert coins. Compared with the bus card in Wuhan, it is 1.6 yuan, and 2 yuan to insert coins. It's so cheap, I can only envy it.
From a distance, the shape of the museum looks like bronze.
I focused on the cultural relics on the second and third floors, most of which were from the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Warring States Period. I looked carefully and walked around for more than three hours unconsciously.
Hou Ma League Letter (Spring and Autumn Period)
"Book of Houma League" is one of the ten major archaeological achievements in China in the past half century, and has become a national treasure. This batch of cultural relics adds fresh materials to the study of the history of the pre-Qin period in China at the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, especially the history of the end of the Jin Dynasty.
Animal-shaped Gong (Shang)
Bird cover with human feet (Western Zhou Dynasty)
Six huanglian bead strings (Western Zhou Dynasty)
Bird Zun (Spring and Autumn)
It is 39 cm high, 30.5 cm long and 17.5 cm wide. wine container. It was unearthed in the tomb of the first generation Jinhou Xiefu. The overall shape is in the shape of a phoenix bird standing and looking back. The phoenix tail is bent down to form an elephant head, forming a three-point support with the legs. There are inscriptions cast on the cover and the bottom of the abdomen, "Jin Hou Zuo Xiang Taishi Baozun Yi", indicating that the utensil is a sacrificial vessel for Jin Hou's ancestral temple. Bird statues are rare and are the chief treasure of the museum.
Goose Fish Bronze Lamp (Western Han Dynasty)
Gilt wine bottle (Western Han Dynasty)
Sima Jinlong Wooden Lacquer Painting (Northern Wei Dynasty)
Day2: Jinyang Lake Park
Jinyang Lake is located in Jinsheng Town at the southern end of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. It is adjacent to the Jinci Complex Line in the east, Taiyuan No. 1 Thermal Power Plant, the largest in Shanxi Province in the west, and the historic Gujin Yangcheng and the famous Jinci tourist attraction in the south. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a power plant reservoir was excavated manually, and has now been developed into a tourist attraction. It is the largest artificial lake in North China. Known as "North Lake of China"
Walking along the east bank of Jinyang Lake, looking at the mountains on the opposite side, the mountain with the glowing tower is Mount Tai. At the foot of the mountain are the Taiyuan Fertilizer Factory and the Taiyuan No. 1 Thermal Power Plant. It is said that many cultural relics in the Shanxi Museum were dug out from the ground of the power plant, which shows how thick the ancient style here is.
I regret that I didn’t climb Mount Tai this time. I heard that the underground palace and gold pavilion of the Tang Dynasty were found in Longquan Temple, and 23 Buddhist relics were unearthed inside...
Shrewd well-known real estate developers saw business opportunities, built many high-rise buildings along the lake on the east bank of Jinyang Lake Park, and developed an amphitheater and shops that provide one-stop dining, drinking, entertainment and leisure.
Day3: Tianlong Mountain, Jinci Temple
The diligent second sister-in-law does not repeat the same breakfast every day: she makes tofu flower at home, marinates it with yellow fungus, and eats salty food for the first time. In Wuhan we call it tofu nao, with some sugar added.
Tianlong Mountain Scenic Area
After breakfast, we drove to Tianlong Mountain. Along the way, we passed Taishan, Mengshan, Jinci, Taiyuan ancient county and so on. It seems that the vicinity of Tianlong Mountain is a treasure land of geomantic omen with beautiful mountains and green waters and outstanding people! After entering the Tianlong Mountain Scenic Area, there is a winding mountain road all the way. It was built in the form of a bridge without destroying the mountain structure and green plants, and became the famous "Internet Red Bridge" of Tianlong Mountain. It is said that the Internet celebrity bridge here attracts tourists to stop and take pictures. Along the way, you can see that there are staff on duty at intervals. Parking should not be allowed. There is only one route up and down the mountain. It is very dangerous to stop and take pictures. After about 20 minutes, we arrived at the foot of Tianlong Mountain.
Speaking of Tianlong Mountain, outsiders are not familiar with it, but at the 2021 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, a cultural relic that has been lost for a hundred years appeared in front of the public and attracted the attention of hundreds of millions of viewers. Buddha head. We entered the scenic spot, because the Buddha's head will return on July 24, and the scenic spot is setting up a welcome venue.
Entering the scenic spot, the staff took the initiative to be an interpreter for us, explaining the main attractions of Tianlong Temple, and then began to climb the mountain. It took about 20 minutes to reach the top of the mountain. The Tianlong Mountain Grottoes are divided into two parts, the east and the west. The east peak has been closed for maintenance. The head of the Buddha is on the East Peak. Cave No. 9 in Xifeng is a highlight. It is a pity that in the 1920s, the Japanese invaders plundered the national treasures, and the Tianlongshan Grottoes were unbelievably robbed and destroyed (most of the heads have been chopped off, and most of the small Buddha statues have been stolen as a whole), and a large number of fine products have been lost. foreign.
Tenryuji Temple
Tianlong Temple, renamed Shengshou Temple in the Qing Dynasty, was first built in the fifth year of Emperor Jian of the Northern Qi Dynasty (560). Among them, the statues of Lishang, Buddha, and Weishi are exquisitely carved. It's a pity that it was destroyed by Yan Jun before liberation, and it was almost in ruins.
Before liberation, it was destroyed by Yan Jun's fire, and it was almost in ruins. Tianlong Temple was rebuilt or relocated after liberation. Except for the warriors of the Tang Dynasty on both sides of the gate of the temple and the three-body statue of the Ming Dynasty in the main hall, the rest are all newly molded.
There are dense scenic spots around Tianlong Temple: Guandi Temple, Qisongping, Phoenix Pine, and Guanyin Pagoda in the east; Liu's Cemetery in the Northern Han Dynasty, Shuangta Tomb, Putong Pagoda, Tang Dynasty Master Shandao Tomb in the west; Liuzigou Source Ditch in the south Water features on the beach, carved stones, and Thousand Buddha Caves; in the north, you can climb the stone steps and pass through the Bailong Temple of "Longchi Lingze" to the summer pavilion of "Gaohuan Summer Palace". There are three major landscapes: "Peak Duzhi" and "Liuzhi Flag Stone". Along the "Stone Cave Plank Road", you can watch the famous Tianlong Mountain Grottoes.
"Tianlong Mountain" is one of the eight scenic spots in Tianlong Mountain.
Liuzhi Flag Stone--Tianlong Mountain Flag Stone is located on the bank of Tianlong Nanshan. It is a huge stone with a groove on it. It is also a scene of Tianlong Mountain.
Chongshan Surrounded by Greenery - One of the Eight Scenic Spots
Qisongping
Manshan Pavilion - "Gaoge Stopping Clouds" is one of the eight scenic spots of Tianlong Mountain
Tianlong Mountain Grottoes
Tianlong Mountain, a branch of Luliang Mountains, is 1,700 meters above sea level, 36 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City and 14 kilometers away from Jinci Scenic Area. The Pingfeng of Tianlong Mountain stands tall, shaded by pines and cypresses, streams and springs sing, and the climate is cool. As early as in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Gao Huan built the Summer Palace, and Gao Yang in the Northern Qi Dynasty built the Tianlong Temple, and both dug grottoes. The mountain is named after the temple, and the temple is famous for the caves. Since then, Tianlong Mountain has become famous.
The Tianlong Mountain Grottoes were founded in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (534-550 A.D.). The grottoes are distributed at the cliff waist of the east and west peaks of Tianlong Mountain. There are 24 caves excavated in the Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui and Tang Dynasties, eight caves in the east peak, and thirteen caves in the west peak. There are 3 caves in the north of the mountain. Gao Huan excavated grottoes in Tianlong Mountain. Gao Huan's son Gao Yang established Jinyang in the Northern Qi Dynasty as his capital and continued to excavate grottoes in Tianlong Mountain. In the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang was the king of Jin and continued to dig grottoes. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan and his son started their business in Jinyang, and the construction of grottoes reached its peak. The Tianlongshan Grottoes are located halfway up the cliffs of the east and west peaks. Among these grottoes, there are twenty-seven stone kiln caves excavated in the Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui, and Tang dynasties. There are eight caves in the east peak, thirteen caves in the west peak, three caves in the north of the mountain, and three caves in the southwest of the temple. The mountain paths between the caves are connected. There are more than 1,500 statues in the grottoes, and 1,144 reliefs, caissons and portraits. The excavation time of each cave is different, and the Tang Dynasty is the most. Up to fifteen caves. The proportions of stone carvings in the Eastern Wei Dynasty are moderate, the images are realistic, lifelike, and full of life; the statues in the Tang Dynasty are more rigorous, refined, and exquisite. The stone carvings of the Tang Dynasty are vivid in shape, graceful in posture, smooth in knives and clothes, and rich in texture. The sitting statue of Maitreya Buddha in the ninth cave "Manshan Pavilion" is about 8 meters high, with harmonious proportions and dignified appearance; Smiling and self-satisfied, it is a fine stone carving.
When Emperor Yangdi of the Sui Dynasty was the King of Jin, he excavated Cave No. 8 in Dongfeng. In the 1920s, the Tianlongshan Grottoes were robbed on a large scale, and a large number of cultural relics including the "main Buddha head on the north wall of Cave 8" were lost overseas.
The eighth cave returns to the Buddha's head (network picture)
The Maitreya statue is 8.8 meters high. Although the left arm and right hand have been destroyed, it is still a relatively complete statue in the Tianlongshan Grottoes, so it is still very precious. He has a plump figure, a dignified appearance, slender eyebrows, drooping ears, sharp corners of the mouth, and three necklines on his neck. The clothes are smooth and soft in texture.
Works of Late Tang Dynasty in the Ninth Cave
Jinyang is the place where Li Yuan, the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty, was born. Therefore, it was also a different capital in the Tang Dynasty. represent. This is a large cave with two floors. On the upper floor, there is an 8-meter-high Maitreya Buddha reclining. The statue is plump, elegant and delicate. (The text of the picture comes from the Internet)
Eleven-faced Avalokitesvara, male and female, not only reflects her true colors, but also has the compassionate heart of a woman. Her right leg is slightly bent, her hip is slightly twisted to the left, and her center of gravity has shifted to her left leg, appearing humble and natural. Manjusri specializes in "wisdom and virtue", and Pu Xian specializes in "morality". Manjusri rides a lion (lion), and Puxian rides a white elephant. It is a pity that the heads of the three statues are also lost, and the ones that can be seen now are supplemented.
After visiting the Tianlong Mountain Scenic Area, the sad thing is that the national treasures of the Grottoes have basically been destroyed and plundered. I lament that the invaders with green mountains and green waters can't take them away no matter what!
Jinci Temple
In the afternoon, I arrived at Jinci Temple and went in at three o'clock. I was afraid that there would not be enough time, so I didn't go shopping in Jinci Park, so I went directly to Jinci Museum. Here is the essence. As the saying goes: When you travel to Taiyuan, if you don’t visit Jinci Temple, it’s useless to visit Taiyuan. I came to Jinci Temple more than 30 years ago. At that time, I was young and didn’t have much interest in history and culture. I have no memory of seeing anything, only a picture in front of the gate. This time I also did enough homework to take a closer look.
Jinci Temple (formerly known as Jinwang Temple, originally named Tang Shuyu Temple) is located in Jinci Town, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Cheng Wang Jisong granted his younger brother Ji Yu to Tang, and was called Tang Shuyu. Its fief is in Yicheng, Shanxi Province. Later, a branch of the Shuyu clan moved to Jinyang and built a temple at the source of Jinshui at the foot of Xuanweng Mountain, called Tang Shuyu Temple. Yu's son, Xie, changed the country's name to Jin because there was Jinshui in his territory.
The Jinci Ancient Building Complex presents a Tang and Song-style scatter-point layout as a whole, surrounded by mountains and rivers, well-arranged, dotted with pavilions and bridges, surrounded by springs, and has a magnificent, natural and smooth charm of northern gardens. Liang Sicheng, the son of Liang Qichao, a reformer in the late Qing Dynasty, and an architect Liang Sicheng commented that "Jinci Temple is like a temple courtyard, and it is also like a gorgeous palace garden. Between the streaming tapes, it’s really like a magnified private garden pavilion.”
Jinci covers an area of 10 hectares, and there are nearly 100 ancient buildings such as ancestral halls, temples, temples, and Taoist temples. Bridges and pavilions are complete, and it can be called a museum of ancient architecture.
There are three national treasure buildings in Jinci Temple: the Hall of Dedication, the Fish Marsh Flying Beam, and the eight wooden dragons on the pillars of the Hall of the Virgin.
The Jinci Temple has three wonders: Zhou Bai, Nanlaoquan, and the statue of a maid.
There are three famous plaques in Jinci Temple: "Dueyue", "Difficult to Aged", and "Shuijingtai".
The plaque of "Jin Temple" is engraved with "Yuzhi Yushu", which is written by Tang Taizong Li Shimin. The red seal in the middle is printed with "The Treasure of Zhenguan", and the inscription is "26th day of the first month of the 20th year of Zhenguan".
The plaque of "Tang Garden" was written by Fu Shan, a calligrapher in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.
In front of the screen wall is a picture of "Fu, Lu, Shou". The one holding the child on the right is Fu Xing, the one holding Ruyi in the middle is the Lucky God, and the one holding the fairy peach on the left is Shou Xing.
Back, Fairies
The rider in the middle is Tang Taizong Li Shimin, accompanied by Changsun Wuji, Li Ji, Yu Chigong, Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou.
It is engraved with the full text of the middle school Chinese text "Jinci" written by People's Education Publishing House, a masterpiece published in Guangming Daily in 1982 by Liang Heng, a famous contemporary writer in my country.
The gate of Jinci, built in 1964, is a concrete masonry structure on the top of the mountain. Jinci, the oldest ancestral hall in Shanxi, consists of Jinci Museum, Jinci Park and Xuanweng Mountain Scenic Area.
As "the most scenic place in Jinchuan", Jinci Temple integrates natural landscape, history and humanities, and integrates Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and immortality. It is composed of gardens, ancient buildings, inscriptions, sculpture art, and ancient trees. It has formed a unique historical and cultural heritage group, which can be called the place of Taiyuan's historical context.
The "Jin Temple" plaque in the middle of the gate was inscribed by Marshal Chen Yi when he visited Jin Temple in 1959.
The plaque of "Famous Springs of the Three Jins" hung above the water mirror platform was written by Yang Tinghan, a martial artist from the Jin Temple during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. "Three Jins" refers to the historical allusion that Han, Zhao, and Wei were divided into Jin at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.
The 1400-year-old Chinese pagoda tree is also called "Sui Huai".
stage
The Tang stele here is the 20th year of Tang Zhenguan (646), Taizong Li Shimin went to Jinci and wrote the inscription "The Inscription and Preface of Jinci"
The stele "The Inscription and Preface of Jinci" was written by Li Shimin to repay Tang Shuyu's kindness. It is the only stele of running script left by Li Shimin, and it is also the earliest surviving stele of running script in my country. It represents Li Shimin's political ideas and excellent calligraphy in his later years. It is a huge monument integrating history, literature, politics and calligraphy. It is known as another masterpiece of running script with excellent writing style after Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Collection Preface".
The "Water Mirror Platform" was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty for performances. The calligraphy of Yang Eryou, a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, is one of the three famous plaques of Jinci Temple.
Jin Rentai, this is the best preserved one from the Northern Song Dynasty in the southwest corner. The other two are also from the Northern Song Dynasty, but they have defects and have been repaired. The other was remodeled during the Republic of China, in the northeast corner.
In the center of Jinrentai, there is also a small glazed pavilion of the Ming Dynasty, four meters high, which is used for burning sacrificial texts during sacrifices.
Duiyuefang was built in the fourth year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1576 A.D.). The word "Due Yue" is taken from "The Book of Songs·Zhou Song" "The virtue of writing is in the sky". "Right" is repayment, and "Yue" is publicity. "Diaoyue" here means to repay the merits of promoting the Virgin Mary.
"Duiyue" Square belongs to Gongde Square. It was built and inscribed by Gao Yingyuan, a famous calligrapher in Taiyuan County during the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty.
After "Duiyuefang" is the hall of dedication. This hall was built in the eighth year of Jin Dading (1168) as a place to display offerings during sacrifices, and dedicated offerings to the Virgin and Child.
The building of the entire hall follows the most traditional Chinese architectural techniques. It is completely made of wood and wood tenon and tenon, without using a single nail. It is one of the three national treasures of Jinci Temple. Web picture
Behind the dedicated hall is the "Yinzhao Feiliang", which was first recorded in "Shui Jing Zhu" and is now built in the Northern Song Dynasty in the shape of a cross. (Web picture)
"Fish Marsh" is the second source of Jinshui. "Feiliang" is a stone bridge over the marsh. The ancients called the circle a pond, and the square a marsh. Because there are many fish in the marsh, it is called "fish marsh". The ancients said: "A virtual bridge is like flying." Looking down from a high altitude, it looks like a big bird spreading its wings, so it is called "Flying beam". Its folded wings echo the upturned corners of the Notre-Dame Hall, rising and falling together, and relaxing one by one, showing the ingenuity of the flying beams and the openness of the hall.
Uonuma Feiliang was built in the Song Dynasty. It is in the shape of a cross bridge, like a roc spreading its wings. It is elegant and generous in shape and unique in shape. (Web picture)
The Hall of the Holy Mother was established during the Tiansheng period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1023-1032). Song Renzong Zhao Zhenyu named Tang Shuyu the King of Fendong, and built a large-scale Holy Mother Hall for Yijiang, the mother of Tang Shuyu. (Web picture)
In the first year of Guangxu (1875), Guangxu inscribed the "Three Jin Legacy" plaque.
There are 8 carved wooden dragons on the porch pillars, which are exquisite in shape. They are the exquisite woodcarvings of the Song Dynasty and the earliest existing wooden dragons in China. It is one of the three national treasures of Jinci Temple.
In the works of the Northern Song Dynasty, the hall of the Notre Dame is enshrined in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the queen of Zhou Wuwang, the mother of Zhou Chengwang and Tang Shuyu, and the daughter of Jiang Ziya - Yijiang. (Web picture)
Among the many statues of maids in Jinci, one is the most outstanding. She is the youngest one, with her head tilted slightly to the left, her hands on her chest, her figure is slim, her shoulders are thin, she looks a little thin, her hair is combed with a bun that was popular at that time, her face is delicate and handsome, her eyebrows are raised, she looks cautious. The work vividly expresses the young girl's first entry into the palace, her ignorance of the world and her cautious and cautious demeanor. Apart from her, some of the other maids stand holding things, some sing and dance, some are happy, some are preoccupied, some are mature and prudent, and some are innocent, with colorful images and personalities.
In the works of the Northern Song Dynasty, 42 palace maids and eunuchs are separated from the left and right, arranged in an orderly manner, with different responsibilities and appearances, which vividly reflect the joy, anger and sorrow of the palace maids' inner world. Among them, there are 4 statues of female officials in men's clothing, 5 statues of eunuchs, and 33 statues of maidservants. (The text and pictures of the works in the temple are all from the Internet)
These statues are one of the three wonders of Jinci Temple.
This is the "Zhou Bai", one of the three wonders of the Jin Temple. According to research, the cypress was planted in the early Zhou Dynasty, more than 3,000 years ago.
The Temple of Our Lady from different angles
There are three sources of Jinshui, one is Yumao Spring, which is in front of the Notre Dame Hall, and the other is Shanli Spring, which is in the north of Notre Dame Hall, and the other is Nanlao Spring. Nanlaoquan is the main spring among the three springs, and the source of Jinshui flows out from here, which lasts all year round.
"The Sound of Difficult Old Spring", one of the eight scenic spots in Jinci Temple.
Inlaid with many poems and stone carvings of ancient and modern literati.
The Nanlaoquan Pavilion was first built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and was built many times later. This is the source of Jinshui, and Jinshui is a tributary of Fenhe River. Nanlaoquan, commonly known as "South Sea Eye", is the main source of Jinshui. "Shan Hai Jing" records: "The mountain of Xuanweng, Jinshui flows out." The water flow is endless, and the temperature is constant at 17 degrees all year round.
"Difficult old" plaque, one of the three famous plaques of Jinci Temple, the first plaque of Jinci Temple, Fu Shanshu in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, known as "the pen of the gods"
This is the 31st year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1692), "Yu Yue Liu Hui's title" Liu Hui wrote it in running script.
There are 10 holes with the same diameter on the stone weir, of which, water from three holes flows southward, and water from seven holes flows northward, separated by a "herringbone" shaped stone dam. There is also a stone pagoda in the pool, named "Zhanglang Pagoda", also known as "the mainstay". The allusion is that the Nanlao Spring is the lifeblood of the people in the Jinci area. In addition to daily water, it is also used to irrigate farmland. A young man died heroically in order to obtain the water source.
In Wang Qiong Temple, there are two ginkgo trees under the steps, male on the left and male on the right. The trees are more than 700 years old. Wang Qiong, a native of Taiyuan, was an important minister in the Ming Dynasty.
The back of the golden platform
The scenery in the park along the way when coming out from the south gate
Pass a big tree with strips like beans hanging on it, I don’t know the name of the tree
Fruits often seen in scenic spots
The net red bridge on Tianlongshan Highway was photographed inside the south gate wall
After leaving the south gate, it was getting late, so I walked into a restaurant and ordered Shanxi special snacks, knife-sliced noodles and this plate of something I forgot the name of.
Take the last bus back at the bus stop.
