I have always heard that "underground cultural relics look at Shaanxi, and ground cultural relics look at Shanxi". I have only been to the two places on business trips but have not had a good time. I took a vacation to visit Shanxi, but the time was not very good at the end of November, and the scenery was relatively bleak. The plan is to go south from the north and return to Taiyuan;
The first day, Datong, Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple
Taiyuan, where the train arrived first, now has a high-speed rail in Datong, so it is more convenient to go there. There was no direct car to go there before;
The scenery along the way is quite strange, a bit like a loess high slope. Passing Yanmen Pass, you will actually pass a lot of interesting things along the way, such as Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, such as the ancient city of Guangwu just beside the road; I regret not driving by myself; the 300 road is not arrived, but drove for more than 4 hours;
Datong lives near the train station, it is convenient to go to the scenic spots here, and it is also convenient to go to other places; in the afternoon, take a taxi directly to the Yungang Grottoes;
Datong, known as Yunzhong in ancient times, was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty; Yungang Grottoes, one of the four major grottoes in China, is the first large-scale royal cave temple built after Buddhism was introduced to China. There are two main caves; the weather is very good, but it is already very cold, the water surface is frozen, the sun is dazzling, but it is very cold; there are few people in the off-season, the main visiting path is more than 1 km, and it will be very fast to watch flowers, so it is best Hire a commentator or rent a commentator, it is quite interesting to listen to the explanation, and you can also learn about the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Tuoba clan by the way;
The Yungang Grottoes came out early, so I went directly to Huayan Temple. Huayan Temple is a well-preserved Liao and Jin temple complex. It is divided into upper Huayan Temple and lower Huayan Temple. The whole temple is east-west rather than ordinary. north-south direction;
Among them, the Daxiong Hall of Shanghuayan Temple adopts the method of reducing pillars. 12 pillars are reduced in the hall, and the interior looks wider; In addition, the glazed owl on the ridge facing the left side of the main hall is from the Ming Dynasty, and the right side is from the Jin Dynasty. It’s easy to mix and match! The Bodhisattva Tibetan Hall in Huayan Temple is the only wooden building in the Liao Dynasty. You can take a good look at the Tiangong Pavilion in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion and the Bodhisattva with palms and teeth in the hall; and the Huayan Pagoda is the second largest pure wood mortise and tenon in the country. The structure of the square wooden pagoda (the first is the wooden pagoda in Yingxian County), with five floors in total, three bright and two dark, with a golden plate on the top and a lotus pond on the bottom. There is the largest copper palace in the country made of 100 tons of pure copper at the bottom of the tower, dedicated to Huiming. mage's relic;
In the evening, I went to the Kaige Restaurant on the playground road recommended by the Internet. You can order half a portion of the dishes. In the past, if two people ordered 2 or 3 dishes, it was easy to leave. The half portion is really great. You can taste a few more without wasting , In addition, the freshly squeezed sea buckthorn juice is delicious, very thick, with a rusty taste, very sour and a little sweet, this one is very good!
The next day, Mount Wutai
Now Datong Railway Station has a direct tourist bus to and from the Xuankong Temple. When we went, there was no bus, and it was the off-season, so we couldn’t find a bus. Because I didn’t want to return to Datong, I thought it would be more troublesome to go directly to Mount Wutai after visiting the Xuankong Temple, so I went directly. I went to Mount Wutai. It is quite inconvenient to take the train from Datong to Xinzhou, and then from Xinzhou to Wutai Mountain by car;
It’s almost 4 o’clock in Wutai Mountain. I took a traffic map of Wutai Mountain at the bus station. The tour route of Wutai Mountain is divided by Wuye Temple. The north of Wuye Temple on Dashi Line is called “North Line”; South Line"; together with "Dachaotai Line", Taixin Line, and peripheral scenic lines, there are a total of 5 lines, of which the North Line starts from Wuye Temple, then Bodhisattva Ding, and then climbs Dailuo Ding, which is the so-called small Chaotai is the most conventional route;
We got off at the bus station, which was very close to Shuxiang Temple, and found a homestay near Shuxiang Temple. This piece of accommodation belongs to the central area of Taihuai Town, and you can book it on the platform in advance during the peak season;
After staying, put your luggage and go directly to Shuxiang Temple. Shuxiang Temple is located in Fenglin Valley, facing Fanxian Mountain. It is the five major Zen places in Wutai Mountain (including three Qingmiao, Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, and Shuxiang Temple; There are two Yellow Temples, one of Bodhisattva Peak and Luohu Temple), and one of the top ten Qing Temples. The temples in Wutai Mountain are divided into Qing Temple and Huang Temple. Monk; Yellow Temple is a temple of Tibetan Buddhism, that is, a Lama Temple. Monks wear yellow clothes and hats, which are called yellow monks; there is also a simple way to distinguish;
The ones with the Luyeyuan Falun on the main building or gate (some are sculptures like the Jokhang Temple in the picture above, and some are painted on the main beam) are generally Huangmiao; in addition, the four famous mountains of Buddhism in the past, Wutai Mountain and Emei Mountain, which one is Manjusri and Puxian Bodhisattva I can't tell which dojo it is, but I will remember it after seeing Shuxiang Temple;
Shuxiang Temple is on a high platform, where you can see the lodging place from a distance, and I chose this place to prepare for tomorrow;
Wenshu Pavilion, the main hall of Shuxiang Temple, enshrines the statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva riding a lion, which is 9.87 meters high. Among them, the 3.95-meter-high statue of Manjusri riding a lion is the tallest colored statue of Manjusri among the temples in Wutai Mountain; this colored sculpture has There is a legend that when molding, everything else was done, but the face could not be made for a long time. Later, Manjushri was touched, so that the sky could show his true face. . After that, I used clay to imitate the sculpture, but no matter how I made it, I couldn't make it vivid, so I put Qiao's face-made head on the statue. His face was shaped according to the appearance of Emperor Qianlong. In addition, the story of five hundred Arhats crossing the river is portrayed on the walls of Wenshu Pavilion; there is a Prajna Spring in front of the archway outside the temple, and the emperors of the Qing Dynasty came to Wutai Mountain to worship Buddha and only drank from this spring;
On the third day, Wutai Mountain Zhongtai
The Dachaotai route in Wutai Mountain is divided into car and foot. Take the car at the parking station under Dailuoding. You can go there alone or with 5 joint tickets, but the train must be full of people. Of course, local tyrants can charter a car to go; take Chaotai Car, save time and effort, but generally only go to five tops, not to other places;
There is another kind of hiking, which requires high physical strength, so it is best to go together and take care of each other;
This is the Dachaotai map of Wutai Mountain. It usually takes at least 2 days. On the way, you will either camp or place an order in a temple, so it is usually in the summer. Of course, there are also winter snow days on the Internet, which are all awesome; I was a little eager to go hiking, but 2 days of hiking should not be enough, so I found a one-day hiking itinerary on the Internet;
Hongmenyan - Fayun Temple - Chinese Roof Archway - Beitai - Yuyuchi Temple - Zhongtai - Taihuai Town, we are in Taihuai Town, and the end point is where we live, so go directly in reverse, and finally go down to Hongmenyan came back by car and planned to walk about 25 kilometers for 8 to 10 hours. I have a kind of confidence that I think I can do it!
Get up early in the morning, have a good breakfast, pack up and get ready to go. The owner of the homestay asked us where to go today. We told the itinerary. The boss said that he was not optimistic. The weather is not a good time for hiking. Although the sun is bright, it is cold and windy. Said that you can try, if it doesn’t work, you can withdraw, and let us leave a phone number and WeChat, and contact us in time if you have any questions;
The official departure at 8 o'clock, the main road has been walking into the mountains, the moon is still faint in the sky, the more you walk, the narrower and a bit broken, there is a B&B on the side of the road, but it is inside, the sun has completely come out in the sky, reflected in the clouds, it is strange On the road, we will pass Ruiying Temple and the women's house of Yuhua Temple, and there is a temple under construction, and we have walked more than 3 kilometers to Tallinn;
Afterwards, although it was still a main road, it started to be a Panshan Road, and it was about 1 kilometer to reach the bifurcation. While going to Fenglin Temple, I went to Yuhua Temple at the same time, and it was almost here that I left the main road and climbed up the mountain;
At the beginning, there was still a road, but slowly, it was almost impossible to see the road. It was barren, with dry grass and stones mixed together in the sun. Follow the direction of the hiking software. It's also very good, I tasted one, it was sour, very sour; looking back at the distant mountains, the clouds are like phoenixes; some places are very steep, it's tiring to climb up, and it's very cold, wearing a lot of clothes, and the wind is very strong, and it's hard to breathe , I was even more tired; when I was on the ridge, there was a bird like an eagle hovering over my head, and there were forests on both sides of the hillside, and I encountered deer passing by the edge;
Around 11:30, I saw Zhongtai Yanjiao Temple from a distance. Looking back at the foot of the mountain, I didn’t know whether it was Fenglin Temple or Yuhua Temple in the distance; Rows of pits should be for planting trees, resting behind a leeward boulder, and eating something; a little hesitant, the pride and ambition at the time of departure are gone, although I have seen Zhongtai, but I feel that it is enough, follow My wife discusses, do you want to continue? Do you want to retreat? My wife thinks about it, if you really can't climb, you can go down, but you have already reached this point, will you regret not going up, and it's hard to say when you will come back next time; yes, continue! At around 12:30, I finally arrived at Yanjiao Temple. There are huge stones piled up on the top of the middle platform, which is called "Dragon Turning Stone". Yanjiao Temple is the largest temple among the five tops. Several main halls and others are closed. The relic tower in front of the main hall Manjusri Hall is a pagoda in a tower, and there is an iron tower inside the stone tower. It is said that there are relics in the iron tower, and this iron tower is the oldest existing iron tower in China, but It was completely covered and could not be seen; just when a car arrived towards the trolley, a few tourists asked us if we came up on foot, and they saw us from a distance when driving from Beitai. We saw 3 this morning. I was walking alone; I suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment. After visiting Zhongtai, there was not much water left; I asked the monks in the temple for hot water and took us directly to the monk’s room. There was a large boiler for heating, and there were many thermos bottles for We pick it up, thank you!
At about half past one, I was about to retreat, gave up the original route, and prepared to return the same way. I looked in the direction of Yuyuchi Temple and Xitai, and saw a memorial archway from a distance. I don’t know if it is the archway of Falei Temple;
Back to the residence around 5:30 pm, more than 9 hours, more than 17 kilometers, there is a problem with the elevation data, about 800 to 1000 meters; completed the first hike, be it, tired! Really tired, this season is not a good time to hike! Reward yourself with a good meal at night;
On the fourth day, Wutai Mountain Xiaochaotai
After getting up early and having breakfast, go directly to Wuye Temple and prepare for the small court;
Wuye Temple
There are many pigeons on the small playground. They brought bread to feed them. It was fun. There are pigeons in many temples in Taihuai Town. If you are interested, you can prepare some to feed them. From a distance, you can see the strong incense in Wuye Temple. Wanfo Pavilion mainly includes Manjusri Bodhisattva Hall, Wanfo Pavilion, Dragon King Hall, and ancient stage; the fifth master enshrined in Dragon King Hall is Manjusri Bodhisattva, Dragon King of Guangji. Things are all counted by five, and there are many legends about Wuye Temple;
For example, it is said that Mount Wutai was originally extremely hot, and Manjusri Bodhisattva borrowed a cool stone from the Dragon King, and Mount Wutai became cool and pleasant from then on; They made a big fuss and cut five steep peaks into five platforms, wanting to return Qingliangshi. Manjusri Bodhisattva subdued the five little dragon kings and asked them to guard the tops of the five platforms respectively. Among them, the five dragon kings were arranged on the highest north platform, and there is now a black dragon temple on the top of the north platform; in the past, it was very inconvenient to go to the top of the north platform to worship the five masters. In the Qing Dynasty, people built the Dragon King Hall next to the Wanfo Pavilion, and the Wuye Temple (Wanfo Pavilion) was also changed from the Green Temple to the Yellow Temple;
The origin of the golden face, there are two statues of Wu Ye in the Dragon King Hall, a large wooden black face statue, and a small copper gold face statue. It is said that the Wulong King has a violent temper and a black face. Legend has something to do with him) went to Wutai Mountain to worship, suddenly there was a strong wind on the road, and the sky was dark. Kangxi asked: Who are you? The other party replied: I am the fifth child of the Dragon King Hall in Wanfo Pavilion. All of a sudden, a bright light flashed in mid-air, and a road appeared in front of him. Following the road (some say a bright light appeared), Emperor Kangxi returned to the palace. The next day, Kangxi was deeply impressed by the fifth master's contribution to saving him, so he bestowed a crown, a dragon robe, a golden face, and wrote the word "Dragon Ginseng" with an imperial pen. There is also a saying that the fifth master invited to Taihuai Town is the incarnation of Manjusri Bodhisattva, so he has a golden face;
The ancient stage is facing the Dragon King Hall, and it is dedicated to singing operas for the fifth master. According to legend, one day, a troupe leader came to the temple and said that he wanted to sing operas for the temple. He also took out a drama contract and stamped it with the seal of the temple; the abbot asked all the monks, but no one admitted it. Just when the troupe master was about to go back home, he saw the statue of the fifth master in the Dragon King Hall, which was the drama he ordered. It was discovered that Wuye also had a play appointment in his sleeve robe. The abbot understood that Fifth Master wanted to see the play. So a stage was built opposite the Dragon King Hall, and Wu Ye sang operas according to the opera appointment. Therefore, Wuye is also known as "Writing Opera Manjusri";
Tayuan Temple
Tayuan Temple, originally the pagoda courtyard of Xiantong Temple, became an independent temple in the Ming Dynasty. The symbol is the Dabai Pagoda (Sakyamuni Relic Pagoda) in the temple. It is said that Cishou Pagoda, one of the Buddha's relic pagodas, is wrapped in the Dabai Pagoda. There are eight copper plates on the top of the pagoda in a circle, placed according to the eight trigrams, which is the symbol of Mount Wutai; there is a Buddha's foot tablet in the sitting hole at the bottom of the Dabai Pagoda; there is also a small white pagoda (Manjusri Fata) in Dabaida, which is said to be Manjusri Bodhisattva Advocating the equality of Buddhism and Taoism, she once turned into a poor woman to beg for food in the temple, and left a handful of hair, so she built a pagoda to hide her hair; there is a wooden sutra shelf in the Sutra Pavilion of Tayuan Temple, hexagonal, 33 floors, high About 10 meters long, each layer is divided into several small compartments, where scriptures are placed, and the bottom layer has a turntable, which can be pushed back and forth, which is called Zhuanlun Zang;
Xiantong Temple
Xiantong Temple is a large-scale temple with a long history in Wutai Mountain. It is also one of the five Buddhist temples in Wutai Mountain and the first temple in the whole mountain. It is one of the earliest temples in China together with Luoyang Baima Temple.
The most conspicuous thing in Xiantong Temple is the Xiantong Bronze Hall, which is shining golden in the sun. This Bronze Hall is one of the four largest Bronze Halls in China, and it is also the largest existing Bronze Hall in my country. It was built by Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty to thank his mother. , the bronze hall embodies the word "Wan" everywhere, begging for 10,000 families, using 100,000 catties of copper to cast 10,000 Buddhas; there are 5 copper towers on the platform in front of the bronze hall, the east and west two are Ming Wanli; Three towers were originally cast in the Tang Dynasty, but were later destroyed and recast for modern times; the five towers correspond to the five towers, among which the west tower (the tower on the far left in the photo above) hides a temple of earth, and it took nearly a quarter of an hour to find it. When I found it, there happened to be a monk passing by with a visitor on a tour. I hurried to ask for advice, but I replied that I had never heard of it. I was depressed. Could it be a lie? I didn't give up, and my wife found it. It's really a "big" earth temple! According to legend, Emperor Kangxi once visited Xiantong Temple, and the monks in the temple pointed out this land temple to Kangxi. Kangxi sighed: What a big land! Therefore, this land was granted the title of "Shanxi Great Land", and if you find it, you must pay homage to it! In addition, when the pagoda was being repaired, it was found that there was a "Da Fang Guang Fo Hua Yan Jing" in the pagoda, a total of 81 copies, which were also in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, more than 400 years old.
The Wuliang Hall of Xiantong Temple, also known as the Wuliang Hall, is a Ming Dynasty building and is a masterpiece of Chinese masonry art. From the outside, it looks like seven two-story buildings, but inside there are three dome-top brick kilns. The octagonal thirteen-storey wooden pagoda with dense eaves; the Qianbo Manjusri Hall, which enshrines a statue of Sakyamuni Manjushri with a thousand hands and a thousand bowls in the Ming Dynasty; The bell, in order to avoid the word "ten thousand" in the emperor's "long live", weighs a total of 9,999.5 catties.
In Xiantong Temple, you can see the big and small white pagodas; the big oranges in the temple are so fat! You can also see Yuanzhao Temple in the east when you climb up. This temple is just opposite the bell tower of Xiantong Temple. You can see the Tibetan-style white tower of Yuanzhao Temple. In the tower, there is a relic of the Nepalese monk Shi Lisha; but Yuanzhao Temple does not know why. It is not open anymore, and some guides say that they were chased away by monks when they went to the gate to take a look; the temple is quite weird like this!
Guangzong Temple
After coming out of Xiantong Temple, pass the gate of Yuanzhao Temple (Wuchao Gate, the gate of a general temple has only three gates), and continue north to Guangzong Temple, commonly known as Tongwa Temple. One of the temples, the Tianwang Hall of the temple is on the side of the road, and there is a bronze Maitreya Bodhisattva;
Bodhisattva top
On the top of Guangzong Temple is Bodhisattva Ding, also known as Zhenrongyuan and Dawenshu Temple. On Lingjiu Peak in Taihuai Town, it is the largest lama temple in Mount Wutai. Mongolian kings and Tibetan lamas usually live on the top of the Bodhisattva every time they go to the platform, establishing their leading position in the Wutai Yellow Temple; It is the crown of five platforms;
The 108 stone steps in front of the mountain gate allude to the 108 counties in the old Shanxi Province, and also refer to the 108 kinds of troubles in the world. The Vajra Hall of Fear, and the west side hall is the "Manjusri Hall with Arrows". This is a bit special. When we went, the side hall was closed. I don’t know if it’s because of the off-season, so we looked through the crack of the door. There are two Bodhisattvas in the hall. , one is Manjusri holding a sword, and the other is Manjusri with arrows, but the arrows are placed on the altar in front. It is said that during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, when the thirteenth Dalai Lama came to the stage, he couldn't bear to put an arrow in the Bodhisattva's right shoulder, which made people Pulled it out; as for the legend of Manjusri with the arrow, one said it was Li Jing, the prefect of Tang Yanmen, and the other said it was Emperor Kangxi, who was in the bathing pool (it was the bathing pool temple between Zhongtai and Beitai that Chaotai wanted to go to yesterday) Seeing a group of women taking a bath (some say they were washing clothes), but a monk was bathing naked in the pool, so he shot an arrow in anger and hit the monk's right arm. Top) Manjusri Bodhisattva was found with an arrow in his right arm, so Li Jing or Emperor Kangxi regretted shooting the Bodhisattva by mistake; but to be honest, I have never understood what this story (legend) is about? But don’t forget to take a look at the top of the Bodhisattva, it seems that only Wutai Mountain has Manjushri with arrows (not holding it but being inserted);
The Manjusri Bodhisattva in the Manjusri Hall on the top of the Bodhisattva is like a craftsman named An Sheng when it was rebuilt in the Tang Dynasty, because there was no progress for several months. Manjushri Bodhisattva was moved to show his true face, and every time it was difficult to make a statue, the Bodhisattva showed his true face, a total of 72 times. After Empress Wu Zetian knew about it, she changed the name of the temple to Zhenrongyuan; there is another wonder in Wenshu Hall, that is, there is a place on the back eaves of Manjusri Hall, where water will drip continuously in three seasons except winter freezing, and it is known as one of the top ten wonders in Wutai in the past. One; so the Manjusri Hall is also called the Dripping Hall. According to legend, Manjusri Bodhisattva appeared, and the water of wisdom flowed forever; unfortunately, after the main hall was renovated in 1984, it never appeared again; I don’t know if it is some kind of siphon phenomenon, but unfortunately it is gone!
In addition, one of the two stone lions outside the gate of Bodhisattva Peak has no tongue. It is said that the tongue disappeared after drinking porridge secretly;
At noon, I found a place to eat at the foot of Pusading Mountain; after eating, I went to Dailuoding
Shancai Cave Temple, Dailuoding
Shancai Cave Temple is divided into upper and lower two, the lower Shancai Cave is at the foot of the mountain, the upper Shancai Cave is on the mountainside; the upper Dailuo Peak worships the five-party Manjusri Bodhisattva, which is a small court, and there are four roads: 1. Cable car; 2. Sightseeing bus ticket sales You can walk on the horse trail on the left, and you can rent horses at the foot of the mountain, and you can also ride horses; 3. The hiking trail on the north slope is relatively gentle, but the distance is long, and it will be a bit detour; 4. Along the climbing steps "Dazhi Road";
There are a total of 1080 steps along Dazhi Road, which is the same as the number of steps on Foding Mountain in Putuo. 1080 contains the meaning of "Ten Worlds" and "Hundred Eight". Buddhism divides Buddhas and sentient beings into 10 categories (six mortals and four sages), called the Ten Realms. There are hundreds and eight troubles in each of the ten worlds, and the total is 1080; the steps are relatively steep, and it is tiring to climb up. It takes about 40 minutes to reach the Daluoding (Dailuoding); Looking at Zhongtai from a distance; found out that Rahou Temple was missed;
Rahu Temple, Guangren Temple
After going down Dailuoding to Luohou Temple, we went to Guangren Temple first. Guangren Temple is also called Shifangtang. Its interior decoration, statues, and layout are completely in the style of Tibetan Buddhism;
Luohou Temple is a dojo dedicated to Rahula, the son of Sakyamuni. There is a pair of Tang Dynasty stone lions in front of the mountain gate; A wooden circular Buddhist altar, with a lotus platform on it, turn the mechanism, the lotus petals will open, you can see the square Buddha in the middle, and you can also see the scene of the eighteen Arhats crossing the river on the Buddhist altar; of course, the mechanism will not turn, imagine on the line;
After finishing Xiaochaotai, I took a bus from Taihuai Town to Taiyuan in the afternoon. I planned to stay in Taiyuan for one night, but I caught up with the time and bought a train from Taiyuan to Pingyao Ancient City. Pingyao Station is the original railway station, very far away from the ancient city. Nearby, Pingyao Ancient City Station is farther away from the high-speed rail station, but it’s only 8 or 9 kilometers away. It’s okay; I arrived a little late, so I stayed well. After dinner, I took a stroll in the ancient city. There are few people and the night view is very good;
The fifth day, Pingyao Ancient City
The ancient city of Pingyao has a history of more than 2,700 years. It has well preserved the basic style of the county town in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the four best-preserved ancient cities. Its tourism has been opened to a very complete level. The entire ancient city is very convenient for eating, living and playing;
The accommodation in the ancient city is very convenient. There are many B&Bs in the city, one by one courtyard house, and there are earth kang houses. Of course, they are just made like that, not real kang. Some accommodations are in remote places, although they are quieter, and they are long walks when they return late. If you have a bad sense of direction, it may be difficult to find. The main road will be more expensive but may be noisy, so the deep main road will be better, convenient for traveling, and not noisy;
The ancient city of Pingyao is mainly composed of four main streets, eight small streets, and seventy-two alleys. The birthplace of ticket number culture), North China No. 1 Escort (the largest Escort), Tongxing Public Escort (also see the Escort in Pingyao), Tongxi Qing Bank (with underground treasury, Shenlong Baozhu), and Majia Courtyard ( The head of the four major families in Pingyao, the largest house in the ancient city), Confucian Temple (the earliest existing Confucian Temple in the country, with the first volume of the ages), Chenghuang Temple (also known as the Temple of Wealth and Zaojun Temple), and if you are interested according to the schedule, remember You can rent an interpreter, which will introduce the main attractions, and pay attention to the return time; another county government has a performance at 10:00 am, 11:30 pm; 3:30 pm (16:30 on holidays), which is very interesting Yes, the magistrate played the role very well;
There are many snacks and restaurants in the ancient city, the beef in Pingyao is average, the kaolaolao and the bowl tray are okay, and the seabuckthorn juice is much worse than that in Datong;
Watching "Encounter Pingyao" at night, I have to talk about tickets. I used to buy tickets for such big scenic spots and performances on the platform. This time it is the same. Only after I went in did I realize that I can buy tickets in inns or even some restaurants. Buying on behalf of others is much cheaper than on the platform. I was so angry that I complained to the platform. You can compare it. Of course, it is better to stay in the inn where you live;
Immersive performance, following the performers to change scenes, is very good, and the storyline is also very good, it is worth watching!
On the sixth day, Wang’s Courtyard, Zhangbi Castle
I have been to the Qiao’s Courtyard before, so I decided to go to the Wang’s Courtyard this time. I asked the inn to help me contact the car, and I also planned to go to Zhangbi Ancient Castle by the way; It is composed of many courtyards neatly arranged, surrounded by high walls, and each courtyard is different;
The three carving arts (brick carving, wood carving, stone carving) and architectural decoration of the Wang Family Courtyard are a master of the "delicate and dense" in the Qing Dynasty, with various forms and excellent workmanship. In addition, there are many sayings or meanings of Fengshui; There is a place to borrow an explainer far away, it is best to borrow one, and a guide map will be issued, follow the route map, and just listen to the explanation. Of course, if there are other guides to follow and listen to it, it will be fine if you go shopping by yourself. lonely
The Wang Family Courtyard lasted more than 300 years and was built across the Ming and Qing dynasties. It includes five alleys, six castles and a street. It is divided into old houses and new houses (two courtyards in the east and west). How much difference is the city wall of the ancient city) The whole compound is very neat; after about 2 hours of playing, I found food near the Wang Family Compound. There are many homestays nearby, but the attractions of the Wang Family Compound are a bit single, so go to the surrounding area You can consider staying here for scenic spots, but I really think Wang's Courtyard is better than Qiao's Courtyard;
We set off to Zhangbi Ancient Castle and changed cars. Everyone mainly traveled from Pingyao Ancient City to Wang’s Courtyard, and then returned to the ancient city. Only a small number of people will go to Zhangbi Ancient Castle, so they will carpool again and stay in touch with the hotel. If there is any problem, please contact us in time. We are fine. There is no other situation. We just changed the car. It is more than 20 kilometers from Wang Family Courtyard to Zhangbi Castle, but the second half of the journey is a small road, so it takes more than 40 minutes to drive. On the way, I will pass the Mianshan Scenic Area Visitor Center, but I don’t have time to go;
Zhangbi Ancient Castle (the third sound of bu), there is Kui Xing in the sky, and Zhangbi in the world. The main buildings are in line with the twenty-eight stars. It is the first star village in China. You can explain it next to the place where you buy tickets. It is recommended to ask The first explanation is that the original residents near Zhangbi Ancient Castle, young girls re-employment, the one we invited spoke very emotionally, like introducing all kinds of interesting things and objects at home to people, not just in the background Explaining, can say some interesting rumors, very interesting;
Zhangbi Castle retains many buildings and objects from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. As shown in the picture above, the 400-year-old Kongwang Buddhist Temple has three-color glazed glass on the top of the temple. The two blue glazed tablets in front of the temple are extremely rare; Zhangbi Ancient Castle is actually very It is small, only 0.12 square kilometers. There are only T-shaped roads and no cross roads in the castle. It has a certain relationship with military defense. There is also a pagoda tree, which can be found. Of course, the most amazing thing about Zhangbi Castle is its underground About 10,000 meters, divided into three layers, the ancient tunnel with both offensive and defensive functions. It is said that the specific construction period is uncertain, and it may have a history of thousands of years. Although only a small section has been developed, it is still very shocking. Such an underground Great Wall can be made; Zhangbi Castle is well preserved, and it is not very open. It is worth going if you have time; rush back to the ancient city of Pingyao, and then return to Taiyuan by train;
Day 7, Shanxi Provincial Museum
Next to the Shanxi Provincial Museum are the Shanxi Geological Museum and the Taiyuan Library. After making an appointment, I took a paper ticket and can enter it multiple times on the same day; if the Shanxi Museum is lucky, I can meet volunteers to explain it. There are volunteers in the museum to explain. This encounter is really good. A girl should be a college student who is explaining. It is not an exaggeration to say that she followed nearly a quarter of the visitors. The explanation is very contagious, and you can feel her love I love the lectures, and she should have checked a lot of information in addition to the lecture notes, so the lectures are very good. It was supposed to end after 11 o'clock, but a large group of people stayed behind, and the girl actually took everyone to visit one more exhibition hall. It ended after 12 o'clock; I went out to find a nearby restaurant at noon to eat big sauce bone, which was delicious; I continued to visit the museum in the afternoon, but unfortunately there were no volunteers to explain it, so I rented an electronic explainer;
On the eighth day, Jinci Temple and Yongzuo Temple
Jinci Temple is still a little far away from the urban area, so plan your journey well. Jinci Temple (Tang Shuyu Temple) is the earliest surviving royal sacrificial garden in China. Among them, Nanlaoquan, Maid Statue (Sculpture of Notre Dame Hall), Zhou Bai and Tanghuai are known as the "Three Wonders of Jinci Temple" , there are nearly 100 buildings over 300 years old, and more than 100 statues. It is okay to ask for an explanation at the door;
There are a lot of cats in Jinci, and they are very good. You can bring them something to eat; after shopping for about 2 hours, the explanation took less than an hour;
In the afternoon, I went to Yongzuo Temple. There is a bus from Jinci to Yongzuo Temple, but it takes about 2 hours;
Yongzuo Temple is also called Shuangta Temple. There are relic pagodas and Wenfeng Pagodas in the temple. The Shuangta Lingxiao is one of the eight scenic spots in Taiyuan. There are also many peony gardens in the temple. It is said that there are more than 5,000 plants. There is also the only existing Ming Dynasty peony in China—— ——Zixiaxian, but when we went, there were only poles, and the leaves were all gone, but the flowers should be very beautiful when they bloom;
Conclusion:
1. The tourist traffic in Shanxi is average. There are through trains between the major scenic spots, but it is convenient if you want to play, and it is not so convenient if you want to go to some small scenic spots. If you can, it is actually better to rent a car, which is better The best way is to rent a car, start from Taiyuan, go to Datong, and check the time, you can pick it up from Yanmenguan, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, and Guangwu Ancient City on the road; after visiting Datong, go directly to Hengshan and Xuankong Temple, and to Wutai Mountain, you can go there with a car There are several monasteries on the outskirts to visit; the surrounding area of Pingyao Ancient City is also the same. You can drive to Shuanglin Temple, Zhenguo Temple, Wang Family Courtyard, Zhangbi Ancient Castle, Mianshan, etc. It is convenient to return the car when returning to Taiyuan; and there are some coaches in the off-season It will be even more inconvenient if it will be reduced or stopped. We transfer from Xinzhou to Wutai Mountain from Datong, which is very troublesome!
2. The accommodation is very convenient. Needless to say, Datong and Taiyuan are both cities. Mount Wutai and Pingyao Ancient City are very well developed, with both high, high, and low levels. It depends on individual needs. It is more convenient in the off-season, and you need to book in advance during the peak season;
3. There are many delicacies in Shanxi, especially pasta. There are many internet celebrity restaurants and snacks in Datong and Taiyuan. Just look at the platform and find what you like. You can go to a vegetarian restaurant in Wutai Mountain. There are a lot of snacks in the ancient city, but it feels similar to most tourist attractions. There are not many delicious ones, but you can try the local specialties. The few Internet celebrity restaurants on the main street are not very good, but they are not bad. In the scenic area Whether it's the environment or the service, it's okay; I would like to recommend Taiyuan's brains. I have eaten in Taiyuan before on a business trip. When I went this time, I told my wife to take her to Taiyuan for an exciting breakfast. She asked me What, I didn’t say I was afraid that she would check it out by herself, but when we were chatting on the train, she suddenly asked the people next to me, what kind of special breakfast is there in Taiyuan, but they thought about it, and they have a special mind in this season, so they didn’t hide it! Brain is a special breakfast in Taiyuan. It is made of fat lamb, yam, lotus root, rice wine and Chinese medicine. It is also called Bazhen soup. There is no seasoning in it. When eating, it is eaten with local pickled leeks (very salty) Eat together, very exciting! Although Brain belongs to Jin cuisine, it belongs to Halal food, or a kind of medicinal food, which is generally only available in autumn and winter. Many restaurants and big hotels in Taiyuan will have it, but it is said that Qingheyuan is more authentic, and there are set meals to order. I don’t know how to order it, so just order a set meal and try it, but you must be mentally prepared, the taste is really exciting. If you don’t drive, his rice wine is also very good; there is also Hao Gang’s offal, which is good Eat, you can try it!
4. The cultural relics on the ground still look a bit ignorant; it is said that experts look at the doorway, and laymen watch the excitement, but no one said that they don’t even know what to see when they are busy, so it is necessary to explain or rent an explainer, at least you can see it Lively, the explanations of Zhangbi Ancient Castle and Shanxi Museum are really good; Wutai Mountain is not very good, there are many local attractions, in fact, there are many histories, buildings, cultural relics, and legends, but it is not easy to travel freely with a group tour I know what to watch, but there are no good explanations or rental guides. Although there are some introduction cards, they are just introductions; While looking at the mobile phone, I talked about it, and I successfully installed it, especially the five pagodas of Xiantong Temple, looking for the big land in Shanxi. I was very happy when I found it. There are so many densely packed Buddha statues, and there is actually a temple of land hidden. ! Later, I asked colleagues and friends who had been to Wutai Mountain that they had never heard of it;
That's it, it's good enough to hide! In addition to the large entrance fee for Mount Wutai, many temples have to charge small entrance fees separately. This is a bit too much. I have been to the four famous Buddhist mountains except Emei. The atmosphere and mood of Buddhism are not very good! The monks behaved very secular, but some guides said that the monks on the periphery and Wutai would be like practitioners. When we went to the middle platform, the monks inside were indeed more like practitioners than the monks in Taihuai Town;
