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Best Things to Do
Popular Best Things to Do Near Xiyang [2025]
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Yungang Grottoes
4.8
/5
23910 reviews
8.9
From IDR 272728
Based on 990 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0352-7992622
Address: No. 1, Yungang Town, Yungang District, Datong City, Shanxi Province
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
Highlights:
Stroll through the grottoes and explore Forty Caves
59,000+ stone sculptures inside caves
Saved by 551 users18009 positive reviews
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The Yungang Grottoes are located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain and the northern bank of Wuzhou River, about 16 kilometers west of Datong City. They are 1,169 meters above sea level and stretch about 1 kilometer from east to west. The scale is beyond imagination. There are 45 main caves, 209 affiliated caves, and more than 59,000 statues of various sizes in the Yungang Grottoes. Walking into the grottoes, it seems to travel through time and space and come to a Buddhist world.
The Yungang Grottoes are mainly divided into three areas: East, Middle, and West. Among them, the central grottoes are the essence of the Yungang Grottoes.
Must-see grottoes:
1. Lingyan Temple Cave (Cave 3)
2. Caves 5 and 6
3. Tan Yao Five Grottoes (Caves 16-20)
The Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area is very comfortable and grand. Outside the gate of the scenic area is a sculpture of Monk Tan Yao, which is very well carved. Enter the gate, and there are some Buddhist allusions around. A large hall, pavilions and towers were built on the water. Some statues carved with camphor wood inside are very simple and ancient. Although they are imitations, they are very solemn and simple, and the imitation is also very good.
After that, everyone can enjoy the surrounding scenery along the way, and they came to the grottoes before they knew it. I came to the Yungang Grottoes more than 20 years ago. At that time, the wind and sand were particularly serious, and there were large coal trucks passing by around. Now it is very beautiful, and there is no feeling of rolling sand and dust in the past.
There are several caves, which are wrapped with some antique buildings. A visitor can also go inside, and it is not too sunny. It also plays a role in protecting the caves. Each cave is very exquisite, and the tour guide is also very dedicated and explains very carefully. There are 18 caves. It takes at least more than an hour to look at them carefully.
After visiting the 18 caves, there is a sightseeing bus for 10 yuan per person. If the weather is good, you can take a walk out of the scenic area. The surrounding environment is good, just like a park. The benches, ticket offices, cultural and creative service stores and toilets are all very beautifully built and very integrated with the scenic area.
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Pingyao Ancient City
4.5
/5
17450 reviews
8.5
From IDR 279546
Based on 1,378 reviews
Inside Pingyao Ancient City | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0354-5690000
Address: No. 58 Zhaobi South Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 days
Highlights:
Enjoy stunning sunset views from the city wall in the evening
World-class photography exhibition
Saved by 358 users10552 positive reviews
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The scenery is beautiful, the interactive content inside is very rich, and there are many Npc interactions. The food eaten is good and cheap, very good. The staff in the scenic area are also very enthusiastic.
The ancient city is free to enter, covering a very large area, you can pack a battery car and explain, about 3 hours to see the main attractions, bank ticket number, underground vault, vinegar row, ramparts, city walls, county ramparts, compact layout, bustling past.
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Jinci Museum
4.8
/5
10012 reviews
8.4
From IDR 181819
Based on 119 reviews
Taiyuan Ancient County/Jinci Temple | >100 km from downtown
Phone 4006088608
Address: In Jinci Park, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 hours
Highlights:
Growing Buddhist Relics Tower overlooking Jinci's panorama
Jinci's Three Treasures showcase ancient architectural charm
Saved by 104 users7098 positive reviews
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The experience is not very good, the scenic spot is infinitely expanded, from the parking lot to the main entrance of Jinci, you have to go through a long road, about half an hour, repairing those parks, artificial landscapes is really unnecessary
I have been to Taiyuan many times before and have not gone to the Jinci Museum. This time I went, it is worth visiting. The large area of peony garden is not as good as the peony in Luoyang. There are not as many people as Luoyang. The viewing experience is very good. The ancient buildings in Jinci are also very shocking.
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Xuankong Temple
4.6
/5
7595 reviews
8.3
From IDR 34091
Based on 786 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0352-8327795
Address: At the foot of Hengshan Mountain in the southeastern suburb of Wuyuan County, Datong City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Admire Exquisite Wood Carved Murals Along the Plank Road
Cliffside's breathtaking architecture
Saved by 447 users5503 positive reviews
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After watching more videos, it is better to go to the scene to feel the shock of the wisdom of the ancients. The tickets that start to board in mid-June are not easy to grab, and you need to queue for at least an hour to get up. Reported to the tour group, they can understand in advance whether there are many people in Hengshan or there are many people in the hanging temple, and then separate the rows.
The hanging temple is an architectural miracle. It is a wonderful half-plugged fly beam as the foundation, and it is still stable after thousands of years of wind and rain. Its layout is exquisite, integrating the Buddha, Tao, and Confucian three-teaching culture, and more than 40 temples are compact and orderly. The statues and murals in the temple are exquisite and show the ancient superb skills. Standing in the temple overlooking the canyon, the view is excellent and amazing.
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Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
4.8
/5
9314 reviews
8.2
From IDR 109091
Based on 180 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0349-5088889
Address: Northwest corner of Yingxian city, Shuozhou city
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
11-foot Buddha statue inside
Panoramic views of nature & history
8353 positive reviews10K views in last month
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Yingxian wooden tower, a thousand-year-old wooden structure legend! No nails and no sticks, all wooden towers stand for nearly a thousand years; the world's highest ancient wooden tower; Dougong such as lotus, Liao Dynasty technology earthquake ancient and modern; one of the three major chits in the world. Liang Sicheng praised the "archical epic", Huaxia gem, wood art peak! The 200 yuan gold guide in the scenic spot explained in detail and seriously, and it was another day of growing knowledge.
The Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is really great! It is worthy of being a thousand-year-old wooden pagoda. It is worth a visit. The mortise and tenon structure of the wooden pagoda is very exquisite and classic. It's a pity that you can't go up, but it's worth it to take a look at it from the bottom.
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The Qiao Family Courtyard
4.6
/5
11212 reviews
8.1
From IDR 261364
Based on 258 reviews
Qiao Family Courtyard | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0354-3831421
Address: Qiaojiabao Village, Dongguan Town, Ji County, Jinzhong City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Exquisite wood & stone carvings
200-year-old Jin merchant architecture
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The Qiao Family Courtyard is not as big as the Wang Family Courtyard, but there are many details inside, including rhinoceros moon mirror and other heirlooms. It is recommended to ask for explanation, so that you can understand the details and history of each place very clearly. There is a courtyard with big red lanterns hanging, which is very photogenic.
Located in Qi County, Shanxi Province, Qiao Family Courtyard is the residence of the Qiao family, a Shanxi merchant. It was built in 1756 and is known as the "Pearl of Northern Residential Architecture". This magnificent castle-like complex witnessed the glorious history of Shanxi merchants and was also the filming location for Zhang Yimou's film Raise the Red Lantern.
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Wutai Mountain
4.6
/5
7798 reviews
8.1
From IDR 156819
Based on 439 reviews
Wuye Temple | >100 km from downtown
Phone 18634384269
Address: 205 Provincial Rd, Wutai Xian, Xinzhou Shi, Shanxi Sheng, China, 035515
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 days
Highlights:
Pilgrimage to five unique peaks
Panoramic view of Mount Wutai
Saved by 107 users5391 positive reviews
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Wutai Mountain, the head of China's four famous Buddhist mountains, is like a pearl inlaid in Shanxi. There are many temples, simple and elegant architectural style, and solemn Buddha statues, exude a strong religious atmosphere. The natural scenery is even more amazing, the scenery in the four seasons is different, the spring flowers are full, the summer is cool and pleasant, the autumn is colorful, and the winter is wrapped in silver. Mountaineering and looking out, the sea of clouds is refreshing and refreshing, it is a pure land of the soul and a tourist resort.
The temples related to "Yunfeng Shengjing" are located on the top of the Bodhisattva on Wutai Mountain. Bodhisattva top - Basic overview: Located on the top of the peak on the north side of Xiantong Temple, it is the largest lama monastery in Wutai Mountain, at an altitude of 2024 meters. The temple has a long history, and it is said that Wenshu Bodhisattva lived on the top of the mountain, so it was named, also known as Wenshu Temple. Originally a Qing Temple, it was originally built in Northern Wei, and it was expanded and re-modified to Huang Temple during Shunzhi. - Architectural characteristics: According to the palace model, it covers an area of 45 mu and has more than 430 temple houses. The tiles are three-color glazed tiles, the bricks are blue-colored finely polished tiles, there are 108 stone steps in front of the temple, looking up from the bottom to the steps, like a ladder, directly to the Fanyu Lin Palace on the top of the Bodhisattva. - Cultural relics: The temple is preserved with the "Five Holy Lands" stone monument and "Yunfeng Shengjing" wooden raft written by Kangxi Yupen, as well as the inscription poem monument of Emperor Qianlong.
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Huayan Monastery
4.8
/5
6860 reviews
8.0
From IDR 113637
Based on 145 reviews
Ancient City Tourist Cultural Area | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0352-2042001
Address: No. 459 Xia Sipo Street, Datong City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Saved by 106 users5221 positive reviews
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The only toll temple in Datong Ancient City still makes sense. The Daxiong Temple adopts the column reduction method, which is very spectacular. The front of the several temples are modernly reconstructed, and the focus should be on the back Daxiong Temple and Shelita. It is recommended to explain, you can understand the details.
You must dye it to feel the beauty of the building, see the temples and see the paintings, see the buildings, see the costumes, see the statues, see the mud, listen to the story behind, the historical background of the class, and have a dialogue with them.
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Little Western Paradise
4.8
/5
1797 reviews
8.0
From IDR 79546
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0357-6733033
Address: Xiaoxitian, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 2 hours
Highlights:
Check out Black Myth: Wukong
Ancient Zen temple from Ming
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Shanxi Xiaoxitian was built in Ming Chongxuan for two years. It was originally named Thousand Buddhas. It is located in the Phoenix Mountains in the west of Jixian County. It is famous for the art of "full hall suspension" and has the reputation of "China suspension suspension". The 170 square meter small temple houses more than 2,000 lifelike Buddha statues, like the Buddha country world. Tickets are 35 yuan, open in summer 7:30 - 18:00, self-driving or public transportation can be reached, it is worth a visit.
It's really good that seniors over 60 years old can enter for free. A 70-year-old person can climb up without feeling tired and walk slowly. Qianfo Temple is the most crowded place and you need to spend the most time to see it. It is necessary to stay for 1-2 hours, especially if you want to find the explanation.
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Datong Ancient City
4.6
/5
131 reviews
8.0
From IDR 88637
Ancient City Tourist Cultural Area | >100 km from downtown
Address: 山西省大同市平城区御河西路
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 day
Highlights:
Unique blend of ancient & modern
Ancient & modern city vibe
Saved by 108 users117 positive reviews
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The stone age found and excavated human fossils in Datong, Neolithic fine stone tools and ceramic pieces. Among them, exquisite stone cones, stone clusters, stone, stone axes, stone sputum, etc., there are Yungang Grottoes, hanging temples, etc.
Datong Ancient City, it's really amazing! Stepping into the ancient city, as if crossing the millennium, the ancient city wall towers, telling the glory of the past. The ancient buildings such as Huayan Temple and Shanhua Temple in the city are scattered, and their exquisite murals and sculptures make people admire the superb skills of the ancients. Walking on the Qingshi street, the tradition and modernity are perfectly integrated, the special snacks are full of fragrance, and the cultural and creative shops are dazzling. The ancient city at night is even more charming. The lights are on at the beginning, and the city walls are outlined by the lights. The ancient buildings are more mysterious and simple in the light and shadow. Datong Ancient City, not only has a deep historical heritage, but also full of modern vitality, is a place that you don't want to go when you come, I highly recommend it to everyone!
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