The last time I went out to play by myself was to Beijing. This time I crossed two provinces. I feel excited when I think about it, and I am full of expectations along the way.

The plane departs from Harbin to Taiyuan at 8:25 in the morning. After landing, take the airport bus to the South Railway Station. It takes 20 minutes to arrive. It only costs 5 yuan. This is the cheapest airport bus I have ever taken.

Luggage can be stored on the innermost right side of the second floor of the South Station. It costs 6 yuan. Take bus 861 to Donghu Vinegar Garden at 12:55.

10.1 Taiyuan~Pingyao

Donghu Vinegar Garden is free to visit, and first watched the development history of Donghu Mature Vinegar in the screening room

The steaming room is very choking. After a long time, the eyes can't stand it. When I got to the brewing place, I couldn't breathe. Everyone was coughing. The most choking one was the aging room. People who went in almost cried when they came out. I didn't dare to go in. .

Taste the 5-year and 8-year-old vinegar here for free. It is so sour and refreshing. You will never forget it in this life.

vinegar label

17:18 Take train D2527 to Pingyao Ancient City, get out of the station and take bus No. 108 and get off at North Gate (Hello Station).

night view of pingyao

"Keeping a city, waiting for you, may the story begin and never end"

I found a restaurant called "Dechao Pavilion" for dinner. It's not good to go out to play by myself, it's more troublesome to eat.

The bowl is super delicious. In the Northeast dialect, it’s Gen Jiujiu. I haven’t eaten enough. The Pingyao beef is also good. The more you chew, the more delicious it is.

The boss also gave me a bottle of seabuckthorn juice, which is delicious and has a strong juice flavor, not like that kind of blended drink.

Opposite this store is "Rishengchangji", it is impossible to take a picture of an empty scene, there are always a large number of people taking pictures at the door.

The inn I live in is quite characteristic, imitating cave dwelling buildings.

10.2 Wang Family Courtyard ~ Hukou Waterfall

I went out at 5:30 in the morning. At this time, Pingyao was still in darkness. I signed up for a one-day tour group, including two scenic spots, Wang Family Courtyard and Hukou Waterfall, 275 yuan.

Today's weather is particularly bad, the fog is very heavy, and it is basically impossible to see the distant view.

The Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family over the Ming and Qing dynasties and lasted for more than 300 years. It includes five lanes and six castles and a street with a total area of ​​250,000 square meters. The Wang family returns without looking at the courtyard", which shows the scale of the Wang family courtyard.

It is mainly divided into two major architectural complexes, Gaojiaya and Hongmen Fort. We mainly visited the Gaojiaya architectural complex, which was built by Wang Rucong and Wang Rucheng, the seventeenth grandsons of the Jingsheng Wang family, during the Jiaqing period. These two were the fourth and fifth ranks of the dynasty From then on, the family changed from business to official.

The second floor of the embroidery building is the residence of the young lady. They go to the embroidery building at the age of thirteen, and they can't come down until they get married.

There is one more point in the word "moment", which means more rules

The big monkey carries the little monkey on its back, which means that the princes will be enshrined from generation to generation

Seventeen generations later, the Wang family declined and sold the yard to local villagers. It was because of this that it was not destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and was preserved intact. Now the descendants of the Wang family have basically moved to Southeast Asia and other places.

There are a large number of brick, wood and stone carvings in the Wang Family Courtyard, which are very rich in content. You must invite a tour guide to spend half a day savoring them carefully in order to understand the charm of the Shenzhai Courtyard. .

I can't see anything in this fog

Wang Family Tree

The complete picture of the Qing Dynasty's ten thousand years of domination of the world

Headed to Hukou Waterfall at 9:20, super traffic jam, arrived at the scenic spot almost 14:30.

We are watching the waterfall in Jixian County, Shanxi, and the opposite is the viewing point in Yichuan County, Yan'an, Shaanxi.

Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. The Yellow River flows through the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorge and reaches Jixian County. The water surface suddenly shrinks from more than 400 meters wide to more than 50 meters.

The momentum of Hukou Waterfall cannot be shown in photos or videos. You must experience it yourself. After watching the waterfall for a while, you will feel a strong sense of panic. If you fall, you will definitely lose all your bones.

I spent 10 yuan to take a photo with my uncle, who is quite good at posing

My mount - Hukou Dahei, isn't it beautiful?

15:45 Ready to return to Pingyao, but the car was so jammed that I couldn’t even get out of the parking lot. I waited for an hour to get on the expressway. It was already 22:30 when I arrived in Pingyao. The local specialty red Fuji apple I bought at Hukou Waterfall is My dinner is very crispy and very sweet.

10.3 Ancient City of Pingyao

I was too tired yesterday. I woke up naturally this morning. I didn’t go out until after 9 o’clock. There is no charge for shopping in the ancient city, but if you go to climb the city wall and visit small attractions, you need to buy a ticket. The pass is 130 yuan, and the student ticket is half price.

Next to Rishengchang Bank, Weitaihou Bank is the second largest bank in China after Rishengchang was founded.

It was raining today and it was even more crowded.

Opposite Rishengchang is Huiwulin Museum, the only martial arts gym in Pingyao.

Martial arts cheats?

mace

Continue group buying for lunch

Today's meal includes bowl tray, 栲栳栳, Pingyao beef, fried buns, smoked eggs, yellow rice oil cake, and promotion sweet tea.

栲栳栳 is a kind of pasta, it’s not bad to eat with sauce, and the promotion sweet tea is very delicious. The ingredients such as peanuts and sesame seeds in it are very fragrant and sweet. They are sold in bags at the entrance of the restaurant. Buy two bags and bring them back. Home.

China Chamber of Commerce Museum

North China First Escort Museum

Escort founder - Zhang Hei Wu, known as the invincible magic fist

Dart flags will be inserted on the dart car to show their identity and prevent accidental injury

city ​​building

The treasury of the Synergy Celebration Bank is underground, and you need to line up to visit it

Eyes full of money

The Shenlong Pillar in the center of the treasury is said to be the center of the entire Pingyao. If you touch this pillar, you will get a lot of money and make a fortune.

Synergy Qing claims to have three most: the fastest growing, the largest scale, and the fastest closing down.

Pingyao County Government Museum

On the Great Immortal Tower is enshrined the Immortal Keeping the Seal, that is, the Fox Immortal. In order to ensure a safe official career, the successive magistrates enshrined it and asked it to protect the official seal.

Town God's Temple

Self-service sign-seeking, five yuan a time

There are still a lot of bars in Pingyao, it should be a good atmosphere to sit here at night

After ordering a cocktail and a popcorn, the boss gave me a plate of melon seeds. Since there were no resident singers in the afternoon, the guests could go on stage by themselves. There was a boy who sang so well that he could stay as a resident singer.

16:20 Climb the city wall from the south gate, where you can only go down from the east and west gates, not from the north gate, and the arrow tower at the north gate is the highest point of the ancient city of Pingyao, and you can see the whole picture of the ancient city of Pingyao.

The Pingyao city wall is one of the four best existing ancient city walls in China. The existing city wall was rebuilt on a large scale in the third year of Ming Hongwu (1370) on the basis of the old city of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The style of the early Ming Dynasty.

After walking around the ancient city for a whole day, I visited almost all the scenic spots, but there are too many tourists, and basically I can only watch the flowers on horseback, and there is no way to enjoy the ancient city quietly.

At 20:48 in the evening, take the 2905 train to Xi'an. At night, I waited for the train to enter the station in the cold wind with my luggage on my back, and listened to the whining sound of the train. It felt extremely sad.

10.4 Xi'an ~ Big Wild Goose Pagoda ~ Qujiang Book City

I got off the train at 7:00 in the morning, and it was raining in Xi'an, so I took bus 603 opposite the station to the hotel at the south gate. I ate Qishan shaozi noodles in a small shop next to the hotel. The proprietress asked me in Xi'an dialect: Girl, what do you eat? It's just like Tong Xiangyu, it's so fun

On the street next to the hotel is the Xiangzi Temple, which was built in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. It is a Quanzhen Taoist temple. It is said that it is the place where Han Xiangzi, one of the Eight Immortals, became a monk.

After 12:00, I took bus No. 701 and got off at Cuihua Road. I wanted to go to Shanbo to see the queuing situation. When I got there, I was stunned. The queuing was two miles away, which was too scary.

On the way, I encountered a lot of people in line at a Roujiamo restaurant, and I joined in the fun and queued for half an hour to get the meal. I tasted it with great anticipation, er...it didn’t seem too amazing.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is in the Da Ci'en Temple, the ticket price is 50, half price for students.

Da Ci'en Temple was built by Li Zhi in the Tang Dynasty for his mother, Empress Wende's eldest grandson.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built by Xuanzang to preserve the scriptures and Buddha statues brought back to Chang'an by the Tianzhu via the Silk Road. It has been more than 1,300 years ago. It is said that Xuanzang could not find water in the desert. It was named Big Wild Goose Pagoda as a memorial.

You have to buy another 50 yuan ticket to climb the tower, and there are so many people queuing up. The guide next to him said that there are no scriptures and relics in the tower now, and they have been placed in a special museum. After hearing what he said, he decided to give up climbing the tower. .

16:15 Take the tourist line to Qujiang Bookstore.

Qujiang Book City is a one-stop experience place that gathers many cultural items

Creative products, tourist souvenirs

hand workshop

comfortable reading area

In the evening, I took the subway back to the hotel, just in time for the South Gate to be performing a show. Everyone was dressed in ancient costumes and opened the city gate to welcome guests. It was very beautiful

Nice subway card

10.5 Shaanxi History Museum ~ Ancient City Wall ~ Muslim Street

When I arrived at the gate of Shanbo at 8 o'clock in the morning, I was devastated. How come there are so many people, why is there such a long queue! I didn't enter the arena until 11 o'clock, and my leg was about to break.

I bought a 30 yuan ticket for the Treasure Hall, 9 people join a group with one guide, 100 for the basic hall, 50 for the Treasure Hall, and an average of 15 yuan for each of us. National treasure-level cultural relics, and then appreciate it slowly by yourself.

The "Datang Relics Exhibition" unearthed in Hejia Village is the Treasure Hall. There is also a mural exhibition. The ticket is 300 yuan. I didn't go because I was short of time.

The treasure of the town hall - agate cup with gold inlaid animal head

Gilt dancing horse title cup pattern silver pot

gold cake

Du Hu Fu: A cultural relic from the Warring States Period to the Qin Dynasty, the Tiger Talisman is a certificate for dispatching troops in Chinese history.

Yaozhou Celadon Glazed Pot with Beam Lifting and Injection

Black Glazed "Oil Drop" Bowl

Japanese Gong

Tokgo letter polyhedron coal fine print

Gilt Iron Core Bronze Dragon

Gold bowl with mandarin duck and lotus petal pattern

Kneeling and shooting terracotta warriors

Stone Armor: Unearthed from Qinshihuang Mausoleum

Three-color female statuette

At 15 o'clock, I went out to the south gate of the city wall. After arriving, I found out that the performance last night was charged, 260 yuan per person.

Tickets for the city wall are 54 yuan, half price for students.

I originally expected to ride a bicycle on the city wall to watch the sunset, but it turned out to be a cloudy day, and there were so many people on the city wall, like a large vegetable market, so don’t worry about my cycling skills.

It didn't get dark until more than 18 o'clock in the evening, and the red lanterns were lit up, which was so beautiful that it couldn't be described

After leaving the city wall, go to the Bell Tower. It is said that the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower have nothing special during the day, and you can check in for the night view. The Bell Tower is in the middle of the road turntable, and the Drum Tower is next to the Huimin Street. It was blocked by big trees and did not take a panoramic view.

There are special police to maintain order throughout Muslim Street. The special police at the front are guarded with guns. A cordon is set up in the middle of the street. All tourists are not allowed to stop halfway. It is really crowded.

I bought 2 persimmon cakes, yellow cinnamon flavor and rose grape flavor, very delicious.

Mutton steamed bun shops all over the street

There are also red willow barbecues all over the street, this meat looks full

I also bought a bottle of plump Ximu yogurt for 10 yuan. It tastes nothing special, just... yogurt. In contrast, the 10 yuan 3 bottles of sea buckthorn juice I bought in Pingyao is simply delicious.

Back to the hotel at 21:30 in the evening, there is a bar street on Desheng Road near the hotel, every bar solicits customers at the door, the impression is not good.

10.6 Terracotta Army~Qin Mausoleum~Sajin Bridge

In the morning, take No. 309 to the east of the railway station, and get off the No. 5 bus. At that time, the scene was very chaotic. Many people with loudspeakers were soliciting customers. The regular You No. 5 line was cordoned off to form a passage. The staff whispered to tourists Say: Follow the passage, don't go out. But this couldn't stop the group of people, who kept saying that their car didn't have to wait for the departure. During this period, they also had conflicts with the staff of You 5 Road, saying that they were blocked from doing business. I was just wondering, why didn't this situation be rectified?

Depart at 8:00, get on the bus and buy a ticket for 7 yuan, arrive at Huaqing Palace at 8:45, and arrive at the Terracotta Army at 9:00. I didn't go to Huaqing Palace, I'm really not interested in Concubine Yang's bathhouse.

Tickets for the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are 150 yuan, and I have a guide with three other families of three, 30 yuan per person.

The scene of a sea of ​​people, the staff also said that today on the 6th there are many fewer people than the previous few days.

The font of the plaque is Xiaozhuan——The Site of Pit No. 1 of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Pit No. 1 has the largest scale and is rectangular in shape. It is a main force array with chariots and infantry alternating. Now the front half of the hall has been restored, and the back half is yet to be excavated and repaired.

When the terracotta warriors and horses were unearthed, they were basically fragments. The standing terracotta warriors seen now are all restored, and only the kneeling terracotta warriors are relatively well preserved.

The terracotta warriors and horses are solid below the waist and hollow above. The heads are fired separately and then assembled. Some without heads are because Qin Shihuang died of illness before the construction of the imperial mausoleum was completed.

The shortest height of the terracotta warriors is 172, the tallest is 198, and the average is 180. There are thousands of people with thousands of faces.

Usually there are staff working on site from Monday to Friday.

As for pits No. 2 and No. 3, the scale is much smaller, and the brightness in the hall is very low. Pit No. 4 is empty, and the entrance is on the ground, covered with a glass cover.

Terracotta warriors and horses souvenirs, the most expensive souvenirs here are said to be fired with the soil of the Qin Dynasty in real pits, a set seems to cost thousands of yuan, small vendors outside also sell their own, 10 yuan a set, the difference is huge

In this exhibition hall are displayed the treasures of the town hall - two bronze carriages, No. 1 is the real one, unearthed from a burial pit in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, and No. 2 is a replica.

this is carriage number one

Both carriages were broken when they were unearthed. It took 8 years to restore the No. 1 carriage, and the No. 2 carriage is still being repaired in the research institute.

Cars No. 1 and No. 2 are both drawn by 4 horses. It can be seen that the emperor is not riding in a car with 6 horses—the emperor drives six horses.

There is a collar around the neck of the horse, which is inlaid with gold and silver. It is still unknown how the craftsmen of the Qin State inlaid the gold and silver with different melting and boiling points.

The No. 1 car is used to clear the way, providing protection for the cars behind, which is a bit like a police car clearing the way. The No. 2 car is for the concubine.

This is car number 2, the replica.

This cultural and creative store is very interesting, there are many interesting products in it, and the price is not expensive.

Fridge magnets of Qin Shihuang and Terracotta Warriors

Terracotta Army Emoji Coaster

At 12:30, take the free shuttle bus to the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, and you will arrive in 5 minutes. After getting off the bus, there will be a free guide to lead the team to tell you about the history of the Mausoleum. I was assigned to the commentator No. 006, a very humorous handsome guy .

The terracotta warriors and horses are three points to see and seven points to listen to, while the imperial tomb is one point to see and nine points to listen to. If you don’t listen to the explanation, the imperial tomb is just an unexcavated green hill full of trees, and the underground is a mysterious underground palace.

The commentator told a lot of stories, and I don't know how true or false they are. In addition, he said that the burial pit for living people is located in the parking lot of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. After it was excavated, the first curator requested that it be buried on the spot and that it should never be excavated for display.

We also met the villager of Xiyang Village who discovered the terracotta warriors and horses. He is now over 80 years old. His main purpose is to sell books, and he autographed them.

The guide reminded everyone all the way not to take photos in the cemetery. After taking the photo, you will be buried with you, which is so scary.

After leaving the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, go back to the hotel to rest for a while, and go to Sajin Bridge for food at 17:00.

First, I found Lao Jin’s vegetable egg sandwich, 7 yuan a piece, which contains pickles, fried eggs, salted egg yolk, and peanuts. It tastes rich and delicious after a bite. I think it’s better than the meat sandwich I ate that day.

Zhiliang steamed dumplings, 15 yuan a drawer of beef, and a bottle of 2 yuan Bingfeng soda, his family's dipping sauce chili oil is very fragrant, and it is not the kind of spicy, steamed dumplings full of thick Soup, endless aftertaste.

I wanted to eat Liu Xin beef and mutton steamed buns again, but I couldn’t find it after walking the street twice, which is a pity.

10.7 Small Wild Goose Pagoda ~ Xi'an Museum

At 7:30 in the morning, I ate mutton steamed buns at the old Sun’s restaurant near the hotel. This restaurant also received Lien Chan, James Soong, and Zhu Rongji, and the tableware they used have been preserved for display.

It is said that the smaller the bun, the better, preferably the size of a soybean, but my claws don't seem to be very good, and breaking it into the size of a fingernail is already my limit.

After breaking the steamed buns by yourself, the waiter will take them away to cook, and when it is served again, it will be a big bowl full of mutton steamed buns. It tastes delicious, the mutton is super big, and it is very tasty. Fortunately, there are side dishes such as sugar garlic and sour plum soup, otherwise it would be really greasy.

At 9:30, take bus No. 46 to the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and collect tickets for free with your ID card. Both the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi'an Museum are in a large park.

This is the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is the pagoda of Jianfu Temple, a famous Buddhist temple in the Tang Dynasty.

Main Building of Xi'an Museum

Golden Phoenix and Golden Dragon

The funniest thing should be this - the elephant head hook, the ancients are also very avant-garde

One of the eight scenic spots in Guanzhong, the Yanta Morning Bell

At noon, take Metro Line 2 to the railway station, take G658 to Beijing West at 12:42, and return to Harbin by Z17 at 21:15.

From Shanxi all the way to Shaanxi, there are many surprises and many regrets. I haven’t seen enough of the Wang Family Courtyard, and I haven’t eaten enough food. I haven’t ridden a bicycle on the ancient city wall of Xi’an to watch the sunset. The most important thing is Huashan. I will definitely go to Xi'an again to make up for all the regrets.