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- 7.94.7/55103 ReviewFrom377.36
based on 178 reviews"May 1 took the whole family to punch in. One of the three major chitas in the world, Yingxian wooden tower, all wooden structure, after thousands of years, wind, frost, rain and snow, fighting and strife, still can not stand, the wisdom of the ancestors is not covered, super shocking"Ying County32.2km from ShanyinHighlights: The full name of Yingxian Wooden Tower is Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple. It is in the Fogong Temple in the northwest of Yingxian County. The octagonal wooden pagoda has five stories. Except for the high-end stone foundation of the first floor, the rest of the pagoda is made of wood using the traditional craftsmanship of Sunmao. Each layer of the wooden tower is equipped with wind chimes for a pleasant sound when the wind blows.Show Less - 7.84.6/53065 ReviewFrom668.24
based on 5 reviews"Keep looking at the door and finally realized today. As soon as I entered the scenic spot, I felt that the mountains were towering and the birds were difficult to fly, and the city of Anmenguan was built in the saddle-shaped gap, which was indeed easy to guard and difficult to attack, and the city walls were built around the whole key parts. The layout was rigorous and reasonable, and I admired the wisdom of the ancients."Dai County38.5km from ShanyinHighlights: Yanmen Pass is located 20 km north of Daixian in Shanxi Province. It is one of the most important passes along the Great Wall of China. In 2001, Yanman Pass was designated as a Key National Cultural Site by the Chinese government. It was first built during the reign of the Hongwu Emperor in the early Ming dynasty and was continuously expanded over the centuries.Show Less - 8.64.7/516936 ReviewFrom943.4"60-year-olds are free of charge, 1.2 meters for children! It's really good, it's a 5A-level scenic spot, proud of the culture left by our ancients! The overall tour is not very tired, young people don't need to take a battery car! Parking is not convenient..."Datong70.8km from ShanyinHighlights: Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area is divided into a landscape zone and the grottoes. It is one of the three largest grottoes in China. The sculpture combines Chinese and Western art. Here you can experience the artistic charms of Northern Wei Dynasty. Yungang Grottoes not only embodies traditional Chinese art style but also integrates art styles of ethnic groups from ancient India, countries west of China and China's central plains. It is a famous historical site in Datong City.Show Less
- 6.44.3/5669 ReviewFrom377.36"Can you imagine that such a flat ground will be cut by running water, and become a beautiful rural forest? Many strange, many forms, people sigh the magic of nature, although the area is small, but it is worth a look."Datong73.6km from ShanyinHighlights: Nature's ingenuity has created a strange and fascinating landscape of the soil forest. When visitors enter this place, it is difficult to understand that they are still on the Mars and still in the magic field. This is the Datong Soil Forest. The locals are called “Stone Trench” and it is the only known soil forest attraction in North China. Looking at it, the strangeness of the forest is dazzling, like an old castle rather than an old castle, like a sculpture and not a sculpture. Under different sunlight, the forest has different styles, or glittering, or red like a flame, and it is magnificent, which is favored by many photographers.Show Less
- 7.64.8/53910 ReviewFrom393.09based on 144 reviews"The 50 tickets include the pagoda and the Thousand Buddhas Land Palace, and the price is still very high. The staff is very enthusiastic, the murals of the Daxiong Palace are brilliant and spectacular, the colors are beautiful, and the Liaojin buildings are tall and magnificent, which is rare to see."Datong.Ancient City Tourist Cultural Area75.1km from ShanyinHighlights: Huayan Temple is located in the center of Datong. This temple was built in the 8th year of Liao Qingning Period (AD 1062). In the Daxiong Hall of Huayan Temple, you can see the groundworks of Liao Dynasty and the buildings of Jin Dynasty, as well as the statues of Ming Dynasty and the murals of Qing Dynasty. The Hall of BojiaJiaocang in the temple is the only Liao Dynasty building here. The statues from Liao Dynasty in the Hall are extremely precious. There is a double-storey pavilion-style cabinet behind the Hall of Bojiajiaocang, the upper level is for Buddha statues and Buddhist altars, and the lower layer stores for books.Show Less
- 7.64.2/521 ReviewFrom770.45"Come and see the style of the ancient city for a thousand miles. The city wall is very spectacular. At night, the lights are shining, the programs are wonderful, and the people are moving. Experience the bustling and lively of the ancient night in ancient times. Feel the ancient charm of the millennium, don't have a funny thing."Datong.Ancient City Tourist Cultural Area75.5km from ShanyinHighlights: Datong Ancient City has a long history. It was a military fortress from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties and was known as the "Key to the North". The ancient city protection project implemented in 2008 restored the ancient city's style and features, integrating ancient charm with modernity and becoming a symbol of cultural revival. Famous attractions include Datong Ancient City Wall, Huayan Temple, Shanhua Temple, Nine Dragon Wall, etc.Show Less
- 7.34.5/5703 ReviewFrom770.45"Tickets purchased online, I scanned the code in the scenic spot several times and finally successfully entered; unfortunately, the time to go was not suitable. The interpreters were off work. I couldn't hear the explanation. It felt a lot worse. The palace building was magnificent. The first time I saw the blue glazed tiles."Datong.Ancient City Tourist Cultural Area75.8km from ShanyinHighlights: 【Introduction to Daiwangfu】Zhu Gui, Prince of Dai, was the thirteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His mother was Consort Guo Huifei, and his principal wife was Consort Xu, the daughter of Xu Da, the Prince of Zhongshan. He was one of the nine princes who fought against foreign invaders.The "Nine Frontier Kings" refer to the vassal kings appointed by the Ming Dynasty to guard the frontiers and expand the territory. From east to west, they are the King of Han, the King of Shen, the King of Liao, the King of Ning, the King of Qi, the King of Yan, the King of Gu, the King of Dai, the King of Jin, the King of An, the King of Qin, the King of Qing, and the King of Su. Under the general environment of the initial political situation in the early Ming Dynasty, these vassal kings were responsible for guarding the frontiers, protecting the country and repelling the barbarians. It can be said that the first generation of "Nine Frontier Kings" was a luxurious facelift of the Ming Dynasty. Among them was "Yan King" Zhu Di, who ascended the throne through the "Jingnan Campaign".Datong, where King Dai was stationed, was the core of the "Nine Frontier Cities" and the gateway to protect the capital.Dai Wangfu is the residence of Zhu Gui, the Dai Wang of Ming Dynasty. It is located in the northeast corner of Datong Ancient City, facing south and in a rectangular shape. It was a high-ranking and large-scale palace complex in Datong City in Ming Dynasty. It was also the carrier of the patriarchal hierarchy and feudal etiquette of the country at that time. 11 Dai Wangs successively managed government affairs here, carrying extremely rich historical and cultural information.The Dai Palace was built in 1392 AD (the 25th year of the Hongwu reign). It was built by Dai Prince Zhu Gui on the basis of the Xijing Imperial Academy of the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It was basically completed in 1396 (the 29th year of the Hongwu reign), which took 4 years to complete. The main buildings on the central axis are Chengyun Hall, Cunxin Hall and Changchun Palace.The entire palace complex is large in scale, majestic, magnificent, with deep palaces, scattered houses and winding corridors. The Dai Palace was built based on the Nanjing Ming Palace, with reduced regulations, and strictly in accordance with the construction principle of the capital in "Zhou Li·Kaogongji" of "front court and back market, left ancestor and right community". In terms of architectural layout, the entire palace is combined into a whole with the techniques of shape changes and ups and downs. Functionally, it conforms to the hierarchy of feudal society. At the same time, it achieves the artistic effect of left-right balance and shape changes. As a structure, there are many memorial archways in the palace, including "Qin Cheng Shang Ming Shi Shou Dai Bang Archway" on the east side of the door and "Tian Huang Zong Di Qin Fan Archway" on the west side of the door. The memorial archways are tall and majestic, showing the majesty of the palace. The entire building complex is connected by corridors and courtyards, with scattered houses, front halls and back bedrooms, two side rooms, deep palaces and winding corridors. It is a large-scale and well-planned prince's residence. As a prince's residence, the Dai Wang Mansion is unprecedented in scale. It is not only the largest princely palace complex in the Ming Dynasty, but also a witness to the entire Ming Dynasty's frontier legend.【Performance Introduction】The performances at the Dai Wangfu are still mainly based on the "Great Harmony in the World" series, retaining the "Municipal Customs and Folk Customs" series that was widely acclaimed during the Spring Festival, and creating a new "Ming Dynasty Style" series, which includes a main show "Great Harmony in the World", 16 supporting shows, and 24 small theater shows.In the "Great Harmony of the World", you can immerse yourself in the integration of the Han and the Hu peoples in the border areas of the Ming Dynasty, the exotic customs and the tense confrontation between the military strongholds. Jinyi arrests, military garrisons in the nine border areas, imperial concubine selection and palace fighting... The one-hour main show and five supporting shows make you not only an audience but also a part of the show."The Glory of the Ming Dynasty" is a brand-new performing arts series this year. With 10 wonderful programs, you can see the flying apsaras on the murals, royal banquets, the royal son-in-law, the royal love, as well as drumming, lion fighting, on-site scientific expeditions by Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, and the patriotism of the nine important towns. There is also a colorful light show that lights up the night sky of the Dai Palace."Municipal Folk Customs" presents 24 wonderful plays in a very down-to-earth form. "Two hands dance with each other to tell the history of the past, and a curtain of lanterns hides the Spring and Autumn Period," a shadow play tells a century of history; "The three-foot stage is a play in the palm of your hand, and ten fingers are intertwined with sorrow and joy," a puppet show goes through all kinds of life; shuttles between reality and fantasy, and switches between art and magic, an ancient magic trick encompasses everything in the world; rooted in the folk, but also a universal language of the world, an acrobatic performance of the art of body language.Show Less
- 6.74.5/5804 ReviewFree"The city wall is newly built, and the lights during the Spring Festival are still left. They are arranged on the city wall. The lights seem to be hovering in the air. The various shapes of the lights tell people his story. The ancient town with a colorful light under the night looks like it is attention-grabbing, as if it is back to the millennium Jincheng."Datong.Ancient City Tourist Cultural Area76km from ShanyinHighlights: The ancient city wall of Datong was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. A major feature of the Datong city wall is that the outline is like a gear, the pier is protruding, and the trapezoidal structure is a special shape for the fortification of the Datong city wall. The existing ancient city wall was built on the basis of the old cities of Han, Wei, Tang, Liao and Yuan in the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1372). . The city walls are all based on regular and well-organized stone strips, slabs and stone cubes, rammed with "three-in-one soil" and covered with blue bricks. The city wall is 14 meters high, 12 meters wide at the and 18 meters wide at the bottom. It is 6.6 meters wider than the Nanjing city wall. There are 62 gates, turrets and watchtowers on the city wall. There are four city gate towers, of which the south gate tower is a three-story building with a width of 61 meters and a depth of 23.35 meters. Four corner towers stand on the four corners of the city wall, especially the northwest corner tower, which is octagonal and called the dry tower. Among the 54 watchtowers, the Hongzi Tower is the watchtower, which is rare among other ancient city walls. At the same time also built 96 nests. About 40 meters away from the wall, there is a moat, 10 meters wide and 5 meters deep. There is Wengcheng outside the four gates, with a construction area of about 17,600 square meters. The Moon City was built outside the Weng City, and the Weng City was surrounded by a city gate. In this way, there are three door cards to enter and exit Datong City. There are also "arrow towers" or two-story "plaque towers" on each gate. The city has four gates, the east is called Heyang, the south is called Yongtai, the west is called Qingyuan, and the north is called Wuding. The watchtowers, turrets, gate towers and arrow towers on the wall stand at intervals. The moat suspension bridge, Wengcheng, Yuecheng, Guancheng, and Ercheng are heavily guarded. The city walls are tall and majestic, sturdy and steep, with tight defenses and perfect facilities. Because it occupies a very important position in the northern frontier defense and has played an important role in many battles, it has always enjoyed the reputation of "a strong town" and "the key to the north". A special feature of the Datong city wall is that its outline is like a gear. There are fifty-two protruding piers in total. It has a trapezoidal structure with a bottom length of about 23 meters, a length of about 20 meters, and a area of 400 square meters. Corner pier: slightly taller than the watchtower. Outside the four corner piers, each has a military control platform (or Wangjuntai), about 16.6 meters wide, about 15 meters long, and about 66 meters away from the corner piers. meters, and the pedals are connected to the city wall. A special shape for the fortification of the Datong city wall.Show Less
- 6.64.7/56500 ReviewFrom2201.26"There are many amusement projects and the effect is good. The children are very happy to play, the staff is enthusiastic and the attitude is very good. The big swing hammer, the roller coaster is very exciting, the performance of Chaizhaizhi is very magical, and the experience is good."Datong.Datong South Railway Station/Fantawild Adventure75.8km from ShanyinHighlights: Datong Fantawild Happy World is located in Yudong New District, Datong City, Shanxi Province. It features science fiction and interactive experience, and is carefully built with advanced concepts and technologies. Datong Fantawild Happy World consists of more than 20 theme project areas, including Flying Over the Limit, Light of Life, Escape from Dinosaur Island, Magic Castle, Tanggula Snow Mountain, Fire Meteor, Conch Bay, Five Thousand Years of China, and Boonie Bears Talk Show, involving more than 200 theme projects, amusement projects, leisure and landscape projects, most of which are suitable for all ages.Here you can enjoy the high-altitude flying experience project "Flying Over the Limit"; the advanced tracking three-dimensional magic show project "Magic Castle"; the large-scale indoor rafting adventure theme project "Escape from Dinosaur Island"; the thrilling suspended roller coaster "Fire Meteor"; China's original large-scale snow mountain adventure simulation project "Tanggula Snow Mountain"; the colorful and dreamy 4D theater project "Conch Bay"; and the funny and humorous cartoon show project "Boonie Bears Talk Show".The ticket of Fantawild Happy World includes 35 fixed self-owned amusement projects in the park (the 35 projects do not include joint-venture projects: Cute Bear Excavator, Remote Control Tank, Archery Range, Fisherman's Wharf, Hunting Hero, Costume Photography, Kart, Peace Dove, Carnival, Gunfire, Ultimate Decryption, Ghost Castle, etc.) After entering the park, visitors can choose to experience the amusement facilities or participate in theme activities according to their own conditions;Show Less
- 6.64.5/5357 ReviewFree"The online booking is late, and you can only buy the venue with a tour guide to explain. The interpreter on the day is still very powerful. I can see that I really like to explain it to everyone. The interaction effect is not great. The small stories of the sound and color are remembered at once. The venue is large and it takes a long time to visit."Datong78.3km from ShanyinHighlights: Datong Museum is a comprehensive museum, now a national first-class museum. It contains more than 10,000 pieces of cultural relics, and the majority of them are locally found. There are four exhibition halls in the pavilion, each of which shows the gorgeousness of Datong as the capital of Northern Wei Dynasty. The displays mainly include the ceremonial troops unearthed from Sima Jinlong's tomb, the headstones of Song Shaozu's ancestors, Persian silver coins, Xianbei accessories, and the Northern Wei Dynasty celadon. Among them, the stone carvings unearthed in the Northern Wei architectural sites outside the South Gate of Datong City are rarely seen in the art of stone carving.Show Less
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FAQ
What are some Best Things to Do near Shanyin?
Some Best Things to Do near Shanyin include:Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Yanmenguan, Yungang Grottoes, Datong Clay Forest, Huayan Monastery
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do near Shanyin?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do near Shanyin include:Yingxian Wooden Pagoda:4.7, Yanmenguan:4.6, Yungang Grottoes:4.7, Datong Clay Forest:4.3, Huayan Monastery:4.8
Where are Best Things to Do near Shanyin located?
The Best Things to Do near Shanyin are mainly located in:Yingxian Wooden Pagoda:Ying County, Yanmenguan:Dai County, Yungang Grottoes:Datong, Datong Clay Forest:Datong, Huayan Monastery:Datong
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