There are many places of interest in Taiyuan, among which Jinci Temple is the most famous. It is located at the foot of Xuanweng Mountain 25 kilometers southwest of the city. It has beautiful and pleasant scenery and is a tourist attraction with a collection of various ancient buildings. In addition, Tianlongshan Grottoes, Dou Dafu Temple in Shanglan Village, Xishan Giant Buddha, Twin Pagoda Temple, and the city's Chongshan Temple, Confucian Temple, Chunyang Palace, Ancient Mosque and other places of interest have a long history and long-standing reputation. Yingze Park, Children's Park, Zoo, etc. in Taiyuan City are also good places for entertainment and sightseeing.

“The world’s pasta is in China, and Chinese pasta is in Shanxi.” Shanxi pasta has added a magnificent touch to the food culture of the Chinese nation. There are countless kinds of noodles such as ramen noodles, knife-shaped noodles, knife-pulled noodles, pick-noodles, rolled noodles, fish-pulled noodles, sliced ??noodles, cat ears, rubbed noodles, and river noodles. These noodles can be tasted in Taiyuan, and their production techniques are even more exquisite. They use steaming, boiling, baking, baking, frying, pan-frying and other methods. The production methods are unique; the noodles made have special taste.

In addition, Taiyuan also has some snacks with strong local characteristics, such as Mengfeng cake, fairy rice, pea cake, etc. These snacks have a long history in Taiyuan and are worth trying.