1. Ma Chuan ditch Xinzhou

Ma Chuan ditch is located 2 kilometers west of Xinzhou. Although you can't see the majestic and steep green hills, you can experience the smell of grass. A shallow river runs through the ditch. There are many unknown wild flowers on both sides of the river. There are wood frogs and her baby tadpoles in the river. Dragonflies with blue wings and green bodies are flying everywhere in the grass, and pine trees are jumping around from time to time. Children can pick mushrooms in the Woods, adults can swim in the river, and old people can drink tea by the river, which is suitable for the whole family or friends to have an outing.

Special food: Xinzhou cantaloupe is famous for its "Lantern Red", but it is occasionally encountered due to low yield, and there are many waxy corn. The "Tianwaitian" farmhouse at the intersection of the expressway Xinzhou Kou and Jingle and Qicuncha is full of local local rice.

small note: fruits and melons can be picked along the road, with reasonable price and natural taste. Fires are not allowed in the forest here. In recent years, more people have seen some plastic bags and beer bottles left at will. Remember to take the garbage away.

2. Longqi Lake Shouyang

Longqi Lake is located near Caizhuang Village, Zhuzhen Town, Southern Yan, Shouyang County, with dense Pinus tabulaeformis and beautiful scenery in Wolonggang, an island in the middle of the lake; The wetland plants on the beach around the lake grow luxuriantly, attracting a large number of birds to inhabit and multiply, which is a beautiful scenery. Visitors come here, or go fishing by the lake, or go boating on the lake, or have a rest on the island.

Special food: Shouyang dried bean curd is well known, but few people know about Shouyang oil persimmon. It is said that Shouyang had a mild climate at that time and produced large persimmons. Shouyang people especially liked it, but when the climate became cold, there were fewer persimmons, so people invented pasta oil persimmon instead. I strongly recommend the old man's meat loaf in Zhuzhen, Southern Yan. It will be sold out if you go late, and you won't know how it tastes until you eat it.

note: there is Wufeng Mountain in Tai 'anyi Town near the lake, and there is Longquan Temple on the mountain. Fu Shan practiced here in those days. There used to be a spring in the temple, but now it is a well because of the drop of water level, and the water quality is sweet.

3. Genting Mountain Loufan

White clouds are floating in the blue sky, and horses are running under them. This is a word to describe the grassland in Inner Mongolia. There is also a grassland around us, and yaks are running under the white clouds instead of horses! Genting Mountain in loufan county is a scenic spot in Taiyuan City, with an altitude of 2789 meters, which is the highest peak in Taiyuan, and it is named after the steep mountain and the top of the mountain going straight into the clouds. The mountains are flat and broad, with exotic flowers and grasses all over, and it is a vast grassland. Enjoy the scenery along the road in the scenic spot. The wonderful rural scenery and spectacular forest sea give people a wonderful enjoyment.

Special food: The local red apricots are delicious and natural, and the potatoes are stuffed with cotton. The pasta cooked with mashed potatoes and white flour is called "Gecuo". Tofu is especially chewy. Of course, there are mushrooms in the mountains.

note: it's cold in the mountains, so take more clothes. Because the car can't go up the mountain and the walking distance is long, it is not easy for the elderly and children to go. When you go down the mountain, you can visit the Fenhe Reservoir in Loufan by the way to loufan county. No fire on the mountain, only cold meals.

4. Lingjinggou Yangqu

Lingjinggou is located in Xilingjing Township, Yangqu County, northwest of Taiyuan City, starting from Lingjing Village in Yangqu County in the north and reaching Guankou Village in the south. The mountains on both sides face each other like doors, which is called "Tianmen Mountain". Since ancient times, Lingjinggou has been the traffic artery leading to Taiyuan in northwest Shanxi. Lingjinggou has a total length of 3 miles. Deep in the ditch, the river bends, the mountains are undulating, the cliffs are rugged, and there are "seventy-two scenes".

Lingjinggou Nature Reserve, one of the four nature reserves in Taiyuan, has a large area, among which Saburo Cave is its representative. Saburo Cave means that there used to be Saburo Temple here, but there are still relics. It's very natural to have a long stream in the ravine next to the temple, and it's a good place for the whole family to travel and children to play in the water.

Special food: Small miscellaneous grains in Yangqu County are very famous, especially millet, which is called "Empress Dowager Xiang". There is a farmhouse at the entrance of Liugu Village, with oat noodles and black pork.

small note: the scenery along the Kangxi highway is good, so you can watch it while walking. It's just bad road conditions. Pay attention to fire prevention because of the forest.

5. Yunzhu Lake Yushe

Yunzhu Lake in Yushe County is a rare alpine lake in North China, surrounded by mountains and with pleasant scenery. The lake twists and turns, and the lake is rippling with blue waves. You can enjoy leisure fishing, watch the lakes and mountains and experience the charm of the water town. The local area vigorously develops tourism, especially the farmhouse music in Yanliang Village, Xiangyang Village. Yanliang village also planted a large lotus pond, and went to have the taste of Jiangnan water town in summer.

Special food: Of course, if you come to Yunzhu Lake, you must eat fish and shrimp from the reservoir. There are many farmhouses and aquatic restaurants, and the prices are affordable. "Yushe Idiot" Heyu Xiaomi is also a famous brand, and the crisp pears in Lihua Island are particularly sweet, so you must pick them yourself in autumn.

Note: Yunzhu Lake holds a fishing festival every October, and Yunzhu Town also has a market for agricultural and sideline products. The scene is very lively.

6. Dingxiang Nanzhuang Xinzhou

Dingxiang Nanzhuang is located in the southeast of the county seat, surrounded by valleys and mountains, and the surrounding ecological environment is excellent. The Hutuo River flows through it and is called "Small Guilin". In addition, the streams are gurgling, the birds are singing, the forests and grasses are lush, and the peaks are beautiful. The appearance of the village belongs to is very peasant, with stone roads and rammed earth walls. There are three specialties in the ditch, persimmon, pepper and walnut. As soon as the harvest season arrives, the fragrance entering the ditch is fragrant and intoxicating. Golden persimmon. Red-brown pepper and turquoise walnut make you feel that this is a small village in the south.

Special food: Mopan persimmon is big and delicious, and pepper and walnut are all green and pollution-free specialties. Sweet potatoes in the mountains taste sweet.

Note: It is more appropriate to go around the National Day. The big persimmons all over the mountains are really beautiful, and there is Baiyugou Hong Yegu nearby to watch and take photos in late autumn.

7. Liang Jia Zhai Da _ Cun Yu County

Remember Da _ Hot Spring? Feel the Xiaozhai after soaking in the hot spring! Da _ Village is located in Liangjiazhai Township, north of Yuxian County. The whole village is surrounded by mountains, enclosed and closed, with shade and sunshine, covered by pine and cypress, and surrounded by clear springs. The houses in Da _ Village are built on the mountain, with layers of overlapping and row upon row, and are called "Little Potala Palace".

Special food: Liangjiazhai is rich in pepper and walnut. Black dates are rare. Tilapia raised in hot springs is also good. Yuxian bittern potatoes are very distinctive.

small note: there is drifting on the Hutuo River, with a total length of 47 Li, which can go down the river and the end point is just Liangjiazhai. Liangjiazhai Hot Spring is one of the five major hot spring scenic spots in Shanxi Province, with beautiful scenery surrounded by mountains and water. The water temperature is 63 degrees, the water quality is excellent, and it contains many trace elements that are beneficial to human body, such as calcium, magnesium, uranium, radium and radon, which should not be missed.

8. Taigu Phoenix Mountain Taigu County

Taigu Phoenix Mountain is seven kilometers away from Taigu County, and there are three pagodas on the mountain, named Fengyun Pagoda. Fengyun Tower towering into the clouds, magnificent and beautiful. There is a Taoist temple in the mountains called Longquan Palace, which has a history of more than 66 years. Longquan in the jellyfish cave is a trickle, continuous and clear as jade. The road up the mountain twists and turns, and the mountain is an open mountain, watching the blue sky and white clouds and seeing the misty rain on earth. Zizyphus jujuba, seabuckthorn, wild flowers, wild fruits, and red leaves all over the mountains, the most beautiful phoenix is autumn.

Special food: Taigu is the hometown of fruits. Huping jujube is big and sweet. Taigu cake also has to be mentioned.