我的家乡——山西

MyHometown—ShanxiShanxiProvinceislocatedinthewestofTaihangMountainandeastofYellowRiver.ItisalsocalledSanJin.Shanxi'shistory•ThereisaoldsayingthatFivethousandsyearscivilizationatshanxi.Shanxihasalonghistory,richhistoricalandculturalheritage.ItisknownastheChineseancientculturalmuseum,alsoknownasthecradle(发源地)ofChinesecivilization”.RootofChina--TheGrandScholartree,Hongdong(洪洞大槐树).••Shanxihasmuchnaturalandhumanisticlandscape.DatongYungangGrottoes(大同云冈石窟)，theAncientCityofPingYao（平遥古城）andMountWutai(五台山)hadbeenlistedasworldculturalheritages.WutaiMountain（五台山）MountainwutaiislocatedinXinzhou,Wutaicountry.Itisoneoffourmajorbuddhistmountaininchinaandoneoffivefamousmajorbuddhist(佛教徒)holy（神圣）placesintheworld.MountWutaiincludesfivepeakwhichhaveflathilltop.EastWanghaiPeak(望海峰)WestGuayuePeak(挂月峰)SouthJinxiuPeak(锦绣峰)NorthYedouPeak(叶斗峰)MiddleCuiyanPeak(翠岩峰)PingyaoAncientCity（平遥古城）with2700yearsofhistoryandculture,islocatedincentreofShanxi,andinChina,itisoneoffourmostcompleteancientcity,whichincludesLangzhong(阆中),Lijiang(丽江),Shexian(歙县).YungangCaves(云冈石窟),oneofChina'sfourmostfamousBuddhistCavesArtTreasureHouses,islocatedabout16kilometerswestofDatong,whichextendsonekilometerfromeasttowest.Thereare53caves,mostofwhichweremadeintheNorthernWeiDynastybetween460and494AD,andover51,000stonesculptures.Thebiggestsculpture'sheightis17meters.OldcityofYuci(榆次老城)Itisamysterycastle,whichisthehomeofChenTingjingwhowasthelastofficialfortheWenYuangescholer(文渊阁大学士)inQingdynasty。theRoyalResidenceofaPremier(皇城相府）Qikouancienttown（碛口古镇）MountHeng（恒山）isoneofthefiveholymountainsinChina.ItlocatedinnorthernShanxiandisfamousforitsHangingTemple(悬空寺)locatedabout75kmfromDatong.Themonasterywasoriginallybuiltinthe6thcenturyandreconstructedintheJin,MingandQingDynasties.Itsfortysmallhalls（亭台）andpavilions（楼阁）werebuiltalongthecontoursofthecliff,amasterpieceofChinesearchitecturalart.MountLuya（芦芽山）TenThousandsyearsIcecave（万年冰洞）NingwuTianchi（宁武天池）Hukouwaterfalls(壶口瀑布)MountMian（介休绵山）TaiHanggrandcanyon（太行山大峡谷）What’smore,IthinkShanxiwasfamousforTradersandshanxiexchange(晋商和山西票号）.ManyancientbuildingswitnessedofShanxieconomyflourishing.CourtyardofFamilyQiao（乔家大院）CourtyardofFamilyChang(常家庄园)CourtyardofFamilyWang（王家大院）CourtyardofFamilyQu（渠家大院）SpecialcustumsBeigun（背棍）Hanchuan（旱船）Caigaoqiao（踩高跷）Yangge（秧歌）Shanxi'sFoodDaoxiaomian刀削面Jiupian揪片Longxumian龙须面Tijianer剔尖儿Shouganmian手擀面Cajianer擦尖儿Cats'ears猫耳朵Noodlesfromriver河捞面Menmian焖面Guanchang灌肠Bantang拌汤Zhupidong猪皮冻Liangfen凉粉Bolanzi拨烂子Lvroushuaibing驴肉甩饼Yougao油糕Youmianyuyu莜面鱼鱼Youmiankaolao莜面栲栳Rubbits'heads大同兔头Wantuo碗托SpecialproductAppleVinegar醋Fenwine汾酒Millet小米Pingyao'sBeaf平遥牛肉TaiguCakeWalnutsesame-seedcakeCoal