Taiyuan | Experience the beauty of ancient Shanxi architecture at Jinci Temple
"Among the victories of the three Jin, Jinyang is the best, and the victory of Jinyang lies entirely in Jinci." Jinci is not only the oldest and richest temple architectural complex in China, but also one of the most beautiful classical gardens in China .
Location: Jinci Scenic Area, Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City
🎫 Ticket: 80 yuan /person
Touring time: 1–3h The scenic area has a shuttle service for 10 yuan /person
About transportation
Taiyuan Station - Jinci Museum
Bus: No. 856 direct, 27km, about 2h
Taxi: about 50 yuan, 37min
Taiyuan South Station - Jinci Museum
Bus: No. 79 direct, 24km, about 2h
Taxi: about 35 yuan, 27min
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport - Jinci Museum
Bus: Airport Express - No. 79, 26km, about 2h
Taxi: about 40 yuan, 25min
Recommended attractions Jinci is divided into two parts, Jinci Park and Jinci Museum.
Main attractions
The three wonders of Jinci: Zhou Cypress, Song Dynasty colored sculptures, Nanlao Spring
The three treasures of Jinci: Holy Mother Hall, Fish Pond Flying Bridge, Xian Hall
The three plaques of Jinci: Shuijing Platform, Duoyue, Nanlao
Others: Tang Shuyu Temple, Guandi Temple, Shifang Fengsheng Zen Temple
Recommended attractions around Jinci
Tianlong Mountain Grottoes (Northern Qi grottoes, Buddha head national treasure returned)
Taiyuan Ancient County (climb the city wall)
Mount Tai (vegetarian meals)
Longshan (the most concentrated Taoist grottoes in the country)
Mengshan (Mengshan Giant Buddha)
Botanical Garden (popular photo check-in spot)
The "three treasures" in Jinci have the Northern Song Dynasty Notre Dame Palace, the fish marsh Feiliang in front of the temple and the Jin Dynasty Temple, which are all domestic orphans. The "three musts" are the ancient cypress of the Zhou Dynasty for 3,000 years, the colorful plastic lady of the Song Dynasty and the source of Jin water.
The so-called did not go to Jinci, come to Taiyuan. Jinci, founded in Xizhou (11th century BC), is the earliest existing royal garden in China, witnessing the changes in the history of the Chinese nation. Entering Jinci, ancient trees towering, hall, building, pavilion, pavilion, bridge, bridge, forest among them, ancient trees and cultural relics are integrated.
The three victories are the best in Jinyang, and the victory of Jinyang is all in Jin's. "Jinci Shengjing, the beauty is in the four seasons, and the beauty is more beautiful in the golden autumn. Jinci, located in the suspension mountain, 25 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, is a precious historical and cultural heritage integrating ancient Chinese architecture, gardens, sculptures, murals, and inscription art. It is also a world architecture, Gardens, sculpture art from the 7th to the 12th century is extremely magnificent and magnificent chapters.
Jinci Park is located in the open ground in front of the ancient buildings of Jinci in Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City. The east is to the clear water lotus pond, the west is to the ancient buildings of Jinci, the north and south wings, close to the thousands of rice fields, farmhouses, villages. Fulong Mountain is a rockery in the park, halfway up the mountain, the stone inscribed book "Fulong Mountain". There is a stone cave at the foot of the mountain, and the water is rippled out of the stone dragon mouth and flows into the pool. There are two stone inscriptions Luohan next to the pool, there are stone inscriptions Tiannv, Ma Gu, and the stone tiger drinking water by the pool. The appearance is wonderful and fun. There is Deyinzhai in the middle of the park. There is Xianweng Pavilion in the northwest, also known as Hong Pavilion. The pavilion was named after Lu Dongbin, one of the eight immortals in the pavilion. It was founded in the Ming Dynasty during the reign of the Emperor (1488-1505), and was rebuilt in the 44th (1705) of the Qing Dynasty. There is also the Arctic Pavilion, this Ming Dynasty creation and Qing Dynasty rebuilt building, simple and dignified, elegant, the bottom cave door has "Gu Tangyu" inscription. Taoran Village is a corner, Tingxiu Pavilion Ming. Jinci Park is in the southeast, which is a park water town. It is commonly known as South Lake, the water color is beautiful, there are three-hole bridges on the lake, pedestrians on the bridge, boating under the bridge, a school of Jiangnan beautiful.
Shanxi Jinci, a thousand-year-old garden. With a long cultural history, it retains various buildings and cultural relics from many dynasties such as Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. It is a precious historical and cultural heritage integrating ancient Chinese architecture, gardens, sculptures, murals and inscription art.