What are some self-driving tour destinations around Taiyuan that are highly recommended for friends? Let’s introduce them in detail for you! Don’t miss these great places if you want to go on a self-driving tour! For details, please see the following.
1、Huangcheng Xiangfu
Huangcheng Xiangfu, the birthplace of the first cultural family in northern China, its buildings are built according to the terrain, is a unique Ming and Qing Dynasty castle-style official residence complex. The owner of Huangcheng Xiangfu, Chen Tingjing, was the teacher of Emperor Kangxi, the chief compiler of the classic and handed down work “Kangxi Dictionary”, he was honest and incorruptible, and his life was full of outstanding achievements. Huangcheng Xiangfu has two parts, the inner city and the outer city, inside the city walls there are hidden caves, there are loopholes on the roof for observing the enemy, and there are secret passages leading directly to the outside of the city, these layouts make Huangcheng Xiangfu into a fortress as strong as gold. The Chen family was a powerful family in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a wealthy family, thriving in the imperial examinations, and producing many talents. During this period, 38 people entered officialdom, and many of them achieved outstanding political achievements, praised by the people.
Scenic spot address: Huangcheng Village, Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County
Self-driving: From Jincheng, take the Jinyang Expressway to the Beiliu toll station, turn left and go downhill, there are signs on the side of the road, drive 5 minutes to reach the destination.
2、Cangshan
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Cheng Ying hid the orphan of the Zhao family here, later generations named it Cangshan in memory of his loyalty, and established a temple to worship him, which has a history of more than 2600 years. The “Drinking Horse Pool” in the mountain, according to legend, was where Cheng Ying and Zhao Wu drank horses when they were stranded in Cangshan, and now there is still a spring flowing, clear to the bottom; “Huang An Ling” is actually the homophone of “Huang An”, which means “panic and fall from the saddle”, is the place where Cheng Ying and the orphan were chased by Tu’an Jia and fell from the saddle; and the place where Cheng Ying lost his precious sword in panic is called “Baojian Gou”.
The more than 30 pavilions and towers of Cangshan Temple are all built against the mountain, designed according to the characteristics of the imperial palace architecture, consisting of Wenzici Temple, the sleeping palace, Zanggu Dong, Shuxi Lou, Bayi Ci, Baoyenci, and Qizhong Ci, forming a grand architectural group. Cangshan, can hold people, but can’t hold the beauty. Thousands of peaks are stacked, ten thousand ravines are filled with smoke, caves are mysterious, streams are gurgling, all the towers, platforms, halls, halls, and pavilions are built against the mountain, combined with the natural landscape, making people feel like they are in a painting, hence the reputation of the first famous mountain in East Shanxi.
Scenic spot address: 18 kilometers north of Mengxian County, Yangquan City
Self-driving:
Route one: Taiyuan (via Taijiu 20km) to Yuci (via Taijiu 50km) to Shouyang (secondary road 40km) to Mengxian City (secondary road 18km) to Cangshan.
Route two: Taiyuan (secondary road 40km) to Yangqu (secondary road 60km) to Mengxian City (secondary road 18km) to Cangshan.
Route three: Taiyuan (via Taijiu 110km) to Yangquan (secondary road 40km) to Mengxian City (secondary road 18km) to Cangshan.
3、 Hukou Waterfall
The Yellow River narrows from 300 meters wide to 50 meters wide here, and the water falls straight down, with raging waves rolling, like thousands of horses galloping and roaring, the sound can be heard for dozens of miles away, its majestic momentum of overturning mountains and seas, has the reputation of “If you don’t see the Hukou Grand Waterfall, you don’t know the true face of the Yellow River”. How spectacular? You have to go to experience it, words are only tools of expression, in the face of the indescribable Hukou Waterfall, any description is pale. Hukou scenery, each season is different, in the cold winter the river water rests, the ice covers the river surface; spring comes then the flood roars, like thunderous ears; summer is full of water and banks, quite spectacular; autumn is vast, rainbow through the sky. Generally speaking, there are two best viewing periods for Hukou Waterfall, one is in the spring from April to May, when the mountain peach blossoms are in full bloom all over the mountains, and the frozen ice water melts, known as the “March Peach Blossom Flood”; the other is in autumn from September to November, just after the rainy season, when many mountain springs and streams gather a large amount of clear streams, and when the autumn wind blows, rainbows often appear, called the “Hukou Autumn Wind”. In these two periods, the water is large and stable, and the width of the waterfall can reach about 1 kilometer.
Scenic spot address: 45 kilometers west of Jixian County, Linfen City
Self-driving: Drive along the Linji Expressway from Linfen City towards Jixian County for about 100 kilometers to reach Jixian County, then drive for another 45 kilometers to Hukou Town to reach the Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area, the whole journey takes about 1.5 hours.
4、Yunqiu Mountain
Some people say that Mount Hua is the most dangerous in the world, Mount Huangshan is the most unique in the world, and Yunqiu is the most beautiful in the world, Yunqiu is located in Xiangning County, Linfen, Shanxi, Yunqiu Mountain is as famous as Wudang Mountain, and has the reputation of “Northern Yunqiu, Southern Wudang”. Legend has it that in ancient times, Xi He observed the sky and measured the time here, determining the ancient calendar of the rotation of the sun and moon. Yunqiu Mountain has a temple fair every year to worship, which is actually also a celebration of the Zhonghe Festival. This festival, which originated in the Tang Dynasty, has long disappeared in other places, but Yunqiu Mountain has continued to this day. Moreover, this festival is also a day for unmarried men and women to meet, at that time men will hold whip poles, women will hold flower baskets, performing the primitive and ancient love and marriage customs. In 2011, the Yunqiu Zhonghe Festival was officially listed as a national intangible cultural heritage, and every year on February 15, hundreds of thousands of people gather at Yunqiu Mountain, with unprecedented scale, becoming an annual grand event of Yunqiu Mountain.
Scenic spot address: Xiangning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province
Self-driving: Dayun Expressway (Xiangfen exit) — Xiang (Xiangfen) Xiang (Xiangning) line — An (Anfen) He (Dahe) Tourism Line — Guanwangmiao Township.
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