Shuozhou tourist attractions:

Chongfu Temple, Yanmenguan, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Zhiyu Paleolithic Site, Mayi han group, Guangwu Ancient City, Shahukou and Shentouhai

Chongfu Temple

Chongfu Temple is a national key cultural relics protection unit, located on the north side of Neidong Street in Shuoxian County, which was built in the second year of Tang Linde (665) by Hubei Province.

The main hall of Chongfu Temple is the Mituo Hall, which was built in 1143, the third year of Emperor Xizong's reign. It has a history of more than 8 years, which is extremely valuable. The temple is seven rooms wide, with a total width of 4.96 meters and a depth of four rooms with eight rafters of 22.31 meters. The temple rests on the top of the mountain with a single eaves, with a total height of about 21 meters. The temple is located on a tall pedestal, 2.4 meters high, and there is a spacious platform in front of the pedestal, which makes the temple tall and magnificent. Under the eaves

on the front of the temple, there is a vertical plaque of "Mituo Hall", which is the original of the twenty-fourth year of Jin Dading (1184). The statues in the Amitabha Hall are distributed on the big Buddhist altar that spans four rooms. The main statue is the Amitabha Buddha in the middle, the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the left and the Bodhisattva in the right. Buddhism is called the "Three Saints of the West". On both sides of the main image, there are 4 statues of bodhisattvas, and their bodies are slightly curved; There are two king kong standing in the two corners of the stage, majestic and vigorous, glaring. It seems that they are performing their respective duties of protecting the law. These painted sculptures were all works when the temple was built. Although they were reloaded in the Ming Dynasty, their shapes, bodies, clothes and faces have not changed much, and they are still treasures among the statues of the Jin Dynasty in China.

Yanmenguan

The Great Wall on the ridge of Yanmenguan is winding, and it goes to Pingxingguan, Zijingguan and Daomaguan in the east, reaching Youyan and connecting the vast sea. Go west to Xuangangkou, Ning Wuguan, Piantouguan and reach the Yellow River. There are East and West Gates, both of which are built with huge bricks, crossing the clouds with geese, and their doorways are

carved with plaques of "Natural Barrier" and "Geographical Location" respectively. There were towers on the east and west gates, towering in the air, with Yang Jiajiang's group portraits molded inside, and a monument was built for Li Mu outside the East Gate. Unfortunately, both the towers and the Li Mu Temple were burned in one day when the Japanese invaders invaded China.

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

The Sakya Pagoda of Yingxian Fogong Temple is located in the northwest Fogong Temple in Yingxian City, Shanxi Province, commonly known as Yingxian Wooden Pagoda. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is located between the mountain gate and the main hall on the north-south axis of the temple, which belongs to the layout of "front tower and back hall". The tower was built on a four-meter-high < P > platform, with a height of 67.31 meters and a bottom floor diameter of 3.27 meters, showing a plane octagon. The first layer of facade has double eaves, and all the above layers are single eaves, with * * * five layers and six eaves, and there are dark layers between the layers, which is actually nine layers. Because the ground floor has heavy eaves and cloisters, the appearance of the tower is six eaves. Each floor of Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is supported by two circles of wooden columns inside and outside. There are 24 columns outside each floor and eight columns inside. Many diagonal braces, beams, purlins and short columns are used between the wooden columns to form a multi-beam wooden frame with different directions. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is the tallest and oldest existing wooden tower building in China, and it is also the only wooden pavilion-style tower, which is a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Guangwu Ancient City

Guangwu Tunbing Castle is located at the foot of the Yanmenguan Great Wall in the south of Shanyin County, Datong, Shanxi Province. It is the throat artery inside and outside Yanmenguan, so it is called the "north gate lock key" (this is the same as the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing). There are two old castles in Guangwu. The old castle < P > was built in the Western Han Dynasty and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. New castle, located in the eastern part of Gouzhu, was built in the early Ming Dynasty and called Guangwu City. It was originally used as a residence for stationing troops and later became a folk house. Two castles, guarded by two entrances to hook things, are very dangerous. The predecessor of Guangwu Castle was the "Gouzhu Plug" built by King Wuling of Zhao during the Warring States Period. Guangwu was changed to Yanmen County in Sui Dynasty. When Song and Liao confronted each other, Song occupied Yanmenguan and Liao occupied Guangwu City. Guangwu belonged to Daixian County in Qing Dynasty, so it was under the jurisdiction of Shanyin County in the period of Japanese puppet government.

Killing Tiger Pass

Killing Tiger Pass was called Shenhekou in ancient times, White Wolf Pass in Tang Dynasty and Tooth Wolf Pass in Song Dynasty. In order to resist Mongwa's invasion to the south, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to fight from this port many times, so it was named "Killing Hukou". Since the fifth year of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty, when Mongolia and Han exchanged markets, the horse market in Hubao, Shengshengbao and Xinpingbao was reopened. In order to ease ethnic conflicts, it was renamed as "Killing Tiger Mouth".

Shahukou, located 35km northwest of Youyu County, Datong, Shanxi, is an important natural pass of the Great Wall. It is bordered by Tangzi Mountain in the east, Dabao Mountain in the west, Leigong Mountain and Miaotou Mountain in the north, and the Great Wall of Wan Li extends from northeast to southwest. Like a

semicircular fence, the tiger killing mouth is surrounded inside, and the mountain cliffs on the east and west sides are steep, and Cangtou River runs through it from south to north, forming a natural pass with a width of more than 2 meters and a length of more than 3 meters.

[ Best time to travel]: Shuozhou City is located in the Loess Plateau, with complex and diverse landforms, and basically belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of only 6.8 degrees. Datong is very cold in winter and cool in summer, so it is a good place for summer vacation. The most striking feature here is the great temperature difference between day and night. You'd better take an extra coat to resist the cold in the morning and evening.

the best time to travel: spring and summer are the best time to travel every year.

[ Gourmet]: Shuozhou is rich in specialties, the most famous of which is Yingxian purple garlic, which is one of the famous specialties in China, and Xiaoshikou is the most famous. Its characteristics are: fat head, thin purple skin, tender and firm meat, spicy and beautiful taste, unchangeable for a long time, and unchangeable for a long time. There are also green onions, which are concentrated in the southern mountainous areas. Among them, the green onions in Wangjiayao Village are well-known in the whole province. They are characterized by long and thick scallions, unbranched cores, sweet and spicy taste, and four or six petals after slicing. In addition, there are oatmeal, astragalus and so on.

Shuozhou specialty

Shuozhou yellow rice wine

Initial stage: Western Han Dynasty.

raw materials: yellow rice, white wine and koji.

technology: Shuozhou yellow rice wine is used as the wine base, and local white wine is used as the raw material, which is saccharified by adding koji, then squeezed and filtered to remove residue.

characteristics: sweet, smooth and soft, with mellow taste and low alcohol content.

Function: It is rich in various vitamins and amino acids, has the function of health preservation and blood circulation, and is especially suitable for women and the elderly.

sea buckthorn juice

The sea buckthorn juice of Pinglu and Youyu is the most famous, and it has cooperated with the famous brand Huiyuan Juice for mass production.

[ Introduction to Tourism]:

Shuozhou City is located in the north of Shanxi Province, a newly rising energy industrial city, located in the south edge of Datong Basin, adjacent to Inner Mongolia Plateau in the northwest, at the junction of the eastern and western economic zones in China, which is the only way for Shanxi to reach the Inner Mongolia Plateau. The city has a total area of 1,639 square kilometers and a total population of 1.27 million.

according to the textual research of "Zhiyu Site" in Shuozhou City, people lived here as early as 28, years ago. It belonged to Zhao in the Warring States Period and Mayi County in the Han Dynasty, belonging to Yanmen County. In the seventh year of Emperor Gaozu (2 BC), the capital of Han Wang moved here, and in the eleventh year it became a county. In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Shuozhou General Administration was established. Shuozhou belonged to Datong Prefecture in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it was located in Shuozhou County, belonging to Yanmen Road. In 1949, it belonged to Chahar Province, and in 1952, it was assigned to Yanbei District of Shanxi Province. Shuozhou City was established on 1st, 1989.