2025 Zhongyang Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in January)

​If you like rural life, take a short break in a less crowded place during the holidays. 🧱Homestay Features Seven independent courtyards are located on the magnificent Loess Plateau, far away from the hustle and bustle. There are 30 rooms in total, with simple and elegant interiors, arched doors and windows, large glass windows, window seats, wooden tables and chairs, and bright and transparent rooms with unique taste. Flowers and plants grow between gravel and sleepers, and you can stroll along the flower path. Each independent courtyard has the shape of an arched cave dwelling. The original cave dwellings of the ancient village have been transformed. You can feel the comfort and leisure of the new-style rural courtyard. You can book a single room or the whole courtyard, which is more flexible. The courtyard has two-bedroom, three-bedroom, and four-bedroom options. It is especially suitable for a family or a group of friends to travel and stay together. 🧱Homestay Facilities The homestay has a parking lot, swings, farm picking, pool play, intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting, shadow puppetry, barbecue, and various activities, so you can travel with children without any hassle. 🧱Eco Restaurant: ​The homestay is equipped with an eco-restaurant (the food is super delicious 😋, with authentic Shanxi specialties and Sichuan and Shaanxi flavors, the chef's skills are excellent, and the food is very delicious. The five-grain breakfast is free, delicious and healthy). 🧱Public Area: ​There are also many indoor and outdoor leisure activity areas. There is also a spacious bonfire platform on the roof. All the atmosphere is set in place. ​At night, chat with friends and watch the stars in the courtyard ✨. ​This is the life you yearn for. ​There is a dedicated housekeeper in the courtyard, who is very simple and enthusiastic. 🧱​Transportation We took the high-speed train to Lüliang Station, and then took a taxi to the homestay for about 1.5 hours. 🧱​Surrounding Attractions: Beiwudang Mountain, Qikou Ancient Town, and Xiaoxitian in Xixian County are all must-see places. Especially Qikou Ancient Town, the first town of the Yellow River, is worth a visit❗

👉🏿Hidden in the countryside, the Peach Blossom Fragrance Rural Resort is located in the Loess Plateau village. Named after the peach blossom fragrance, it restores the living memory of this land in the cave-style building. Meiyang Xiaohu Rural Resort 👉🏿The homestay is located in the ancient village of Xiaohu, which has a history of more than 1,600 years. This is the former residence of Shi Pingmei, a talented woman in the Republic of China. The ancient village is simple and peaceful, quiet and tranquil. The homestay is built along the trend and freely distributed in the village. You need to stay here to slowly appreciate the ancient charm of 1,600 years. 👉🏿Pingyao Lost Village A lost village, some memories of the cave, in an old village in Pingyao, an arched building made of rammed earth, the rough appearance has a unique design inside, find the old village homestay! 👉🏿The homestay is located halfway up the Cuiyan Peak in the middle of Mount Wutai, surrounded by mountains. Looking out from the homestay, you can see the mountains, the Buddha hall, and the healing residence of peace and tranquility. Yunqiu Mountain Light Wild Yunqiu Mountain Cliff Capsule Homestay, 10 capsules are suspended on the top of the mountain at 1,330 meters, with a 270° surround stereo window facing the cliff and gully, which is a spectacular 👉🏿accommodation experience! Lishan·Left Bank High-end Wild Luxury Homestay The mountains in Shanxi are majestic and magnificent, like the backbone of the earth, standing in North China. Lishan·Left Bank is located deep in the mountains, in the lush green valley, with a mountain spring swimming pool in summer and a mountain wild pool in winter. 👉🏿Shanxi Taihang Manghe·Taihang Honeyland Joint Store 👉🏿Taihang Honeyland is a hidden place, located in the sweet town of Manghe, Shanxi, surrounded by the Taihang Mountains, with rich resources such as ancient castles and cultural relics. It is a place where ancient castles from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are gathered. The room is a very distinctive prefabricated room combined with glass and steel frame.

Hey guys~ Today I'm going to take you to a hidden gem in Lüliang, Shanxi - Taolifenfang Rural Resort! 👀✨ This is truly a paradise for off-the-beaten-path travelers! Away from the hustle and bustle of popular attractions, I finally found the true meaning of travel, which is the purification and tranquility of the soul. 🧘‍♀️🍃 The Lüliang Mountains, the Loess Plateau, the beautiful scenery here is simply intoxicating! The homestay is in the unique form of a cave dwelling, with seven independent courtyards, each scattered in the valley, facing the green mountains, with excellent views! 🏡🌄 The rooms are simple and elegant, bright and transparent, equipped with outdoor loungers and water play pools, which are simply too comfortable! There is also a dedicated butler service, which is really thoughtful! 👩‍💼💕 Speaking of food, it's irresistible here! Shanxi's special oat noodles, bowl holders, date buns, as well as authentic Shanxi cuisine and spicy Sichuan and Chongqing dishes, the ingredients are all selected from their own farms, green and healthy, with balanced nutrition. 🤤🥗 30 minutes away from the homestay is Zhongyang County, where there are many local specialties waiting for you to taste, which will definitely satisfy your appetite! Don't forget to go to Junshan Forest Park in Zhongyang County to enjoy the autumn scenery and visit the ancient buildings, and experience the different flavors of Lüliang. 🍁🏰 This place is really niche and healing, it's the right place to travel during the National Day! Taolifenfang Rural Resort is really a hidden gem, whether it's the environment, food or service, it's all unforgettable. If you also want to experience a different rural courtyard slow life, then come here! 🎉💖

I have to say, this place is truly a treasure. The rough yellow soil harmoniously coexists with modern design. Soil, hills, gardens, and courtyards blend together, making the 'mountain nest' grow into a pastoral dream. Design The homestay is located in the Taolifengxiang Resort in Lüliang, Shanxi. The architecture adopts the cave dwelling elements of the loess plateau, restoring the warmth and familiarity of the countryside. The rough texture of the yellow soil is integrated with modern aesthetic design, under the unique high-brightness blue sky of Lüliang, it looks like a poetic pastoral scene. Rooms There are 7 cave-style courtyards with a total of 30 rooms, ranging from two-bedroom to four-bedroom. You can book a single room or the entire courtyard. The courtyards are distributed between the loess plateau and residential houses in the village, transformed from traditional old cave dwellings. They retain the characteristics of traditional cave dwellings while offering the comfort of modern facilities. The courtyards are well-equipped with independent bathrooms, air conditioning, water play pools, terraces, outdoor tables and chairs, parasols, and more. Dining The homestay offers exquisite breakfasts with Shanxi characteristics. Meals at other times can be arranged according to your needs. You can choose to cook in the courtyard kitchen or dine in the restaurant and enjoy your favorite dishes. Facilities The homestay carefully sets up rich public spaces, reception and rest areas, cultural and creative product display areas, coffee areas, dining areas, children's areas, audio-visual rooms, large outdoor terraces, and multi-function halls.

In the depths of Lüliang, there is a place like a paradise on earth - Taoli Fragrance Resort. This is a place where nature and culture blend perfectly, a sanctuary for the soul. When you step onto this land, it feels like entering a world isolated from the rest. The mountains rise and fall, green trees shade the area, and mountain flowers and plants sway gracefully in the breeze, exuding a charming fragrance. The scattered villas in the valleys are like dazzling pearls nestled among the blooming flowers. Each villa coexists harmoniously with the natural ecology; open the door, and you can gaze at the sun, moon, and stars, feeling the endless charm of nature. In the morning, sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves like golden threads. Waking up here, you are greeted by a magnificent sunrise, with the first light of dawn painting the entire world in warm colors. The architectural style of the resort is uniquely charming, as if it grew out of the earth. The design of the cave dwellings retains traditional features while incorporating modern innovative elements, making them ventilated, breathable, and comfortable. Entering the courtyard, the interior decoration of the homestay is simple and elegant, with warm lighting creating a cozy home-like atmosphere. Inside the rooms, arched windows and large glass areas allow ample sunlight to pour in, and the tatami mats, wooden tables, and chairs by the windows are tastefully arranged. Various high-end household items reflect a pursuit of quality in the details. The eco-restaurant here uses ingredients entirely sourced from the villagers' own farms, ensuring they are green and healthy. Although the ingredients are simple, they are crafted into emotionally rich delicacies. Each exquisite dish is not only a treat for the taste buds but also a visual feast. While enjoying the food, you can also savor the simplicity and warmth of this land. At night, the starry sky in the valley is exceptionally bright. Standing in the courtyard, gazing at the Milky Way and the stars, you feel an unparalleled tranquility. Here, time seems to slow down and stretch out. You can calm your mind, listen to the sounds of nature, and feel the changing of the seasons.

🌈✨ Traversing the vastness of the 800-mile Lüliang, I encountered this secluded pastoral painting 🏞️. Embraced by Yangpo Village in Zhongyang County, Lüliang City, Shanxi Province, it tells the story of the ancient and the new on the Loess Plateau in its unique way. 🏡 🌙 As night falls, the twinkling lights of Peach and Plum Fragrance are the backdrop for a barbecue feast under the stars 🔥. In the faint glow of the charcoal fire, the aroma is an ultimate temptation for the taste buds. 🍖 🌿 Speaking of food, how can we not mention the self-sufficient countryside here? From the field to the table, every ingredient carries the gifts of the earth and the sweat of the farmers. Fresh vegetables, free-range chickens, and the unique flavors of the Loess Plateau make it unforgettable. 🥗🍗 🏡 Stay in seven ingeniously crafted cave courtyards, returning to a simple and pure era. Ventilated and breathable, rainproof and sun-shaded, tradition and modernity are perfectly integrated here, with every brick and tile revealing the care and wisdom of the craftsmen. 🛋️ 🌌 As night falls, the starry sky is clear, and the garden in the courtyard becomes the most romantic place. A cup of tea, a good book, or a heart-to-heart talk with a few friends, all are rare moments of leisure. 🌌 📸 Every bit of beauty on the Loess Plateau. From the first light of dawn to the sunset, from the warmth inside the cave to the romance under the starry sky, every frame is a scene worth cherishing. 📷 🏷️ A Hidden Peach Blossom Land on the Loess Plateau

Escape the heat and find the perfect cool retreat! 🏞️✨ Step into this artistic oasis on the Loess Plateau, travel through time, and arrive at a cool fairyland just for you. 🌿🌸 Surrounded by green trees and caressed by a gentle breeze, the pleasant temperature of over 20°C is the most luxurious enjoyment in summer. Here, you don't need air conditioning; nature is the best cooling fan! 🌬️ 🏠 The homestay design is ingeniously crafted, a perfect blend of traditional cave dwellings and modern aesthetics, making it love at first sight. Every detail reveals the designer's ingenuity and respect for traditional culture. Here, you can not only immerse yourself in the unique charm of loess culture but also easily get the most trendy photos for your social media. Nine grids? Not enough to show off! 📸 👣 Climb to the top of the loess hill in Yangpo Village, and a picturesque view of the entire village unfolds before your eyes. At that moment, all worries seem to be blown away by the wind, leaving only peace and awe in your heart. Don't forget to join the drone course and let your children fly their dreams in the blue sky, experiencing the freedom and joy of flying! 👩‍👧‍👦🚁 Navigate to 'Peach and Plum Fragrance Rural Resort,' and start a spontaneous trip immediately! 🚗 Here, time seems to slow down, making you forget the hustle and bustle of the world, and you just want to indulge in this tranquility and beauty. 🎵 Stroll in the garden in front of the homestay, where colorful flowers are more vibrant under the sunset. The earth-brown cave dwellings change unpredictably in the interplay of light and shadow, like a flowing oil painting. 🖼️ A Paradise on the Loess Plateau Peach and Plum Fragrance Rural Resort Peach and Plum Fragrance Rural Resort

When it comes to Shanxi, many people think of ancient human buildings, the Lüliang Mountains⛰️, the Loess Plateau, and cave dwellings. However, in the beautiful countryside of Lüliang, there is also a Shangding Mountain that exists like Altay🍀. Here, you can enjoy high mountain meadows, cattle🐮 ranches, and high mountain forests without leaving Lüliang. . ⛰️Tourist Highlights 🌿Shangding Mountain is located in Zhongyang County, Lüliang City, Shanxi Province, situated in the middle of the Lüliang Mountain range, with an altitude of 2100.7 meters, it is the highest peak in Zhongyang County. 🌿The mountain is high and forested, with lush pastures and a vegetation coverage rate of over 70%, boasting vast and rich forest and grass resources as well as freshwater resources. The mountain top is naturally formed with ravines and bizarre rocks, and the natural meadows stretch for more than 40 li, making it a rare tourist destination for summer retreats. 🌿Shangding Mountain also has a profound historical and cultural heritage. It was once a place where northern ethnic minorities stayed in Shanxi, and the only Khan temple in Lüliang was found here. · ⛰️Nearby Recommendations There are nearby attractions such as the Gongyang Village Chemingyu Armory Site, Junshan Forest Farm, and the Taoli Fragrant Country Vacation Area. . ❗Attention: When visiting, please pay attention to protecting the environment, do not litter, and do not damage the vegetation. After entering the village, there are often 🐮🐮 on the road, be careful to avoid them. 📍Address: Gongyang New Village, Chemingyu Township, Zhongyang County, Lüliang City

🌸Some yearn for the mountains and forests, some yearn for the ocean, and yet others yearn for a whiff of fragrance on the loess high slopes. 🌸It's hard to imagine that in the ravines and undulating Lüliang Mountains, a dazzling resort could also be born. · 🏠Fragrant Peach and Plum 📍Location: Yangpo Village, Xiazaolin Township, Zhongyang County, Lüliang City, Shanxi Province 🚗Transportation: Self-driving is recommended, with direct navigation 🪵Facilities: 7 independent courtyards, 30 guest rooms —————— 🏡Highlights of the Homestay ✅The loess high slopes and the rural homestay have joined hands to compose a vibrant song of the earth. 👉Originally an extreme environment of crisscrossing ravines, it has given birth to extreme beauty and hope, with the homestay shining like a light in the center of the valley. 👉The prosperity of Qikou Ancient Town, the apricot blossom village pointed out by the shepherd boy, the heroic figures with soaring spirits, many elements are gathered by a homestay, reborn on the ridge. · ✅Peach and plum trees do not speak, but they form their own path. 👉Seven independent courtyards are situated at different angles along the ravines, rendering the loess into a vista of fresh green. 👉The modern, comfortable, and high-quality homestay perfectly matches the local essence of Shanxi Lüliang, creating a vibrant new-style countryside. 👉Luxurious room facilities, new design, new concept, creating a unique rural resort, enriching the spiritual world with a different lifestyle. · ✅Super large independent courtyard: La Shou Shou 👉Courtyard No. 1 has an area of over 700 square meters, with landscape mist also designed within, stunning amidst the high slopes. 👉30 elegant and fresh guest rooms nestled in the wilderness, waking up to the crisp chirping of birds every morning, and falling asleep under the starry sky at night. 👉The quietest Courtyard No. 8, also with the most open view, is a rare place for tranquility. 👉The homestay has set up many recreational areas: coffee shop, dining area, workshop, audio-visual room, multi-functional reception hall, etc. 🍵Homestay Specialties 🌈Aesthetic of light and shadow, simplicity containing rustic charm. 🌈The taste of Shanxi on the tip of the tongue, a bowl of noodles with all flavors. —————— 🎈Nearby Attractions 1⃣️Qikou Ancient Town: Located at the western foot of the Lüliang Mountains, on the banks of the Yellow River, at the southern end of Lin County. It is the first town of the Nine-Bend Yellow River and one of the birthplaces of Shanxi merchants. 2️⃣Mount Wutai: The most famous mountain in Shanxi, the birthplace of Chinese Taoism, and a sacred place for northern Taoism, with an admission fee of 72 yuan per person. 3️⃣Baiwa Mountain: Located five kilometers east of Zhongyang County, free to visit, famous for its ancient pines and cypresses, and a place for Taoist health cultivation. 4️⃣Shangding Mountain: Located in Qiaozhe Village, Chemingyu Township, Zhongyang County, it offers free visits to the highest peak of Zhongyang.

Don't fall in love too much❤️ Hiding in the countryside, this homestay, here we come again People say Shanxi has beautiful scenery. In April, new greenery breaks through the soil🍃. In Yangpo Village, the cave dwelling style of modern homestays is completely renewed. The countryside is no longer withered, and the peach and plum trees are fragrant from now on~ The Peach and Plum Fragrant Countryside Resort is named 'Peach and Plum' by an investment company founded by a former teacher. As you can guess, it's related to the teacher's sentiment, and not because there are many peach and plum trees, haha Here, the original architectural texture and road network of the ancient village are preserved, using the cave dwelling elements of the Loess Plateau, restoring the intimacy and warm memories of the countryside The homestay is built on the hillside, with separate courtyards🏠, and a restaurant where you can order meals, with moderate prices and good taste. After a full meal, return to the courtyard to chat with friends and watch the stars✨ After the night deepens, return to your room, with cotton and linen bedding, soft and comfortable, also incorporating elements of Shanxi's local culture, creating a warm atmosphere. Isn't this the life we yearn for? Although it's only for a short night, it's beautiful enough😊 The next day after waking up, you can visit nearby attractions such as Fen Liquor Museum, Pingyao Ancient City, Qiao's Grand Courtyard, Xuanzhong Temple, etc., about a 2-hour drive from the homestay🚗 Friends who like rural life can take advantage of the May Day holiday to go to less crowded, niche places for a brief escape~ 🏠Secluded Countryside·Peach and Plum Fragrant Countryside Resort 📍Address: Yangpo Village, Zhongyang County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province 🛏️Room Types: 7 independent courtyards, 3 single rooms, 2 two-bedroom houses, 1 three-bedroom house, 4 four-bedroom houses 🥗Dining: Includes nutritious breakfast, other meals can be ordered from the restaurant, average cost 50 yuan per meal 🎠Amenities: Restaurant, meeting room, soaking pool swing, outdoor platform

720 pages 89 million words 150 photographers 361 images ...... From a broad geographical perspective From a grand time scale From a unique cultural perspective Interpret the different stories of Shanxi This is the first collection-level human geography work of Shanxi completed by cultural tourism scholar Jiang Jianbo and the Secret Room team over 4 years. 1200 years ago, Shanxi people Liu Zongyuan and Wu Zijiao talked about Shanxi's local customs, and later wrote 'Jin Wen', in a question and answer format, making the mountains and rivers, gold and iron, famous horses, good materials, river fishing, pool salt and other landscapes of Jin, as well as the hegemony of Jin Wengong, vividly on paper, giving the most comprehensive explanation of Shanxi's geography and humanities. 1200 years later, today, imitating the subtleties of the ancients on the Luliang Mountain, ask why Jin is today? On the occasion of the 2574th anniversary of Confucius's birth, the first collection-level human geography masterpiece 'Shanxi on the Earth' completed by Jiang Jianbo, a master's tutor at Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, was first published; on the same day, the former people's teacher and principal Chen Fuping invested in the construction of the Peach and Plum Fragrance Rural Resort in Yangpo Village, Zaolin Township, Zhongyang, Luliang, his hometown, officially started trial operation. Cross the ancient and modern times to gather on the Luliang Mountain to chat about Shanxi and the past and present life of Shanxi people. Some people say that 'Chinese history looks at Shenzhen in ten years, Shanghai in a hundred years, Beijing in a thousand years, Shaanxi in three thousand years, and Shanxi in five thousand years.' On the map of Shanxi, the vast and star-like historical remains almost construct the complete context of the continuation of Chinese civilization. Why was Shanxi born under the reflection of the stars? Why stand? Why is it so dazzling and so low-key? What kind of people are Shanxi people? How should Shanxi people stand in the present and face the future? Teacher Jiang's 'Shanxi on the Earth' gave the answers one by one. In ancient times, Liu Zongyuan asked about the ideal lifestyle, and now the Peach and Plum Fragrance Rural Resort is launched, dedicated to creating a beautiful modern version of 'Peach Blossom Source'. The world is a capital person; the countryside is the ultimate destination for all of us. Return to the soil, return to the fields, return to the poetic countryside, return to the spiritual homeland in the heart! Where the mountains and rivers are inside and outside, the old friends of the mountains and rivers come! In this dialogue spanning a thousand years, ask people, ask mountains and rivers, ask development, and find the answer to 'how to live in the present'. Through Teacher Jiang's 'Shanxi on the Earth', I found the answer to the mountains and rivers inside and outside; in Teacher Chen and Changchun's Peach and Plum Fragrance, I found the answer to coexistence, wealth, and joy.