1. Wutai Mountain

is located in Wutai County, Xinzhou City. It is a famous summer resort with beautiful scenery surrounded by five peaks. In addition, it is also the Dojo of Manjusri Bodhisattva, with many temples, ranking first among the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. As it is the only Dojo in China where the Yellow Temple (Tibetan) and the Miao Qing Temple (Hanchuan) coexist, you can see not only Hanchuan monks but also Tibetan lamas in Wutai Mountain.

2. Pianguan Laoniuwan Scenic Area

Shanxi-Shaanxi-Inner Mongolia Grand Canyon is located at the junction of Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia, with the Yellow River as the boundary, Pianguan County of Shanxi Province in the south, Qingshuihe County of Inner Mongolia in the north bank, where the Yellow River enters Shanxi, and the intersection of the Great Wall at home and abroad. It is one of the top ten most beautiful canyons in China. The whole Laoniuwan tourist area consists of Baozita Bay, Laoniuwan, Zuosita Bay and Yangjiachuan Canyon.

3. Yuwang Cave

Located at Zhoushan waist, 2 kilometers southeast of Xinzhou City, it is the only way between Taiyuan and Wutai Mountain. Known as "the first hole in North China". Formerly known as Xianren Cave, also known as Deng Xian Kiln. According to legend, Dayu used to take a boat here to control water. There is a stone statue in the cave, resembling Yu Wang, which was later renamed Wang Yudong.

It is said that this cave was built 7,5 years ago, when orogeny took place in North China, and the seabed rose to land, forming the present Taihang Mountain. Later, due to carbonate erosion, many caves were formed. How deep the fish hole is is still a mystery. At present, the proven hole is about 2 meters deep, with four floors, three halls and ten holes, which have been renovated for tourists to visit.

4. Xinzhou Building

There are four original doors with buildings on them, which were built in the 24th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1596). Due to historical reasons, only the gatehouse in the north city has survived to this day. The total height of the building is 28 meters, seven rooms are wide and four rooms are deep, and there are three drops of water in the corridor around it (three floors bright and three floors dark). It has a roof built on the mountain, and there are no columns in the building. The beam structure is simple and closely connected, which fully embodies the wisdom of the ancient working people. There is a huge plaque on the third floor of Chengyang, on which is written "Lock and key in northern Shaanxi" in four magnificent characters. The whole tower, with red columns and blue tiles, painted buildings, carved beams and painted buildings, is magnificent and has high cultural relics protection value.

5. Yanmenguan

Located about 3 kilometers northwest of Dai County, Xinzhou, it is a pass on the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also called the "outer three passes" with Ning Wuguan and Pianguan. There is no public transportation from Daixian to the scenic spot, so you can only take a chartered bus and walk in the scenic spot.

Yanmenguan has been an important gateway for the Central Plains Dynasty to resist the invasion of northern nomads since ancient times. The earliest history here can be traced back to the Warring States Period, when Zhao Haoqi Wuling fought against the Huns here. Li Guang, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, famous soldiers of the Han Dynasty, all led troops to fight the Huns here. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Yanmenguan became the main battlefield of confrontation between Song and Liao Dynasties, where well-known story prototypes took place and there were statues in the scenic spot. /f3d3572c11dfa9ec47af2f6972df7398fc1cf? x-bce-process=image%2Fresize%2Cm_lfit%2Cw_6%2Ch_8%2Climit_1%2Fquality%2Cq_85%2Fformat%2Cf_auto