PlacesofInterest2010.6.12inShanxiProvinceWhenitcomesto“Shanxi”,whatwillyouremindoffirst?HaveyoueverreadthebookofGaokuishanxiwrittenbyYuQiuyu?HaveyoueverwatchedtheTVplayofZouxikouorQiaojiadayuan?HangingTempleShanxiYungangGrottoesAnicentCityofPingyaoYingCountyWoodenPagodaJinciHukouWaterfallMountWutaiTemples2、Naturalbeauty1、MountWutaiXinzhoucity,WutaicountryNaturalbeautyWhyisthismountaincalledasMountWutai?Aclusteroffiveterrace-likefivepeaksEastTerrace----WanghaiPeakWestTerrace----GuayuePeakSouthTerrace----JinxiuPeakNorthTerrace----YedouPeakMiddleTerrace---CuiyanPeak“Qingliangshan”TemplesOneoffourmajorbuddhistmountaininchinaandoneoffivefamousmajorbuddhistholyplacesFourfamousmoutainofChinesebuddhist:MountWutai(ShanxiProvince)MountErmei(SichuanProvince)MountJiuhua(AnhuiProvinceMountPutuo(ZejiangProvince)FoguangTemple(佛光寺)TheearliesttwoexistingwoodenstructuresSouthZenTemple(南禅寺)XiantongTemple(显通寺)TayuanTemple(塔院寺)BuddhistCultureFestival(佛教文化节)TIME:August21sttoSeptemberYungangGrottoesLocation:Datong,acityinthenorthofshanxiprovinceFeature:WorldHeritageSite(2001)252cavesBuddhistgrottosculpturesandreliefs(浮雕)in5thand6thcentury.Time:TheNorthernWeiDynastybetween460and494ADHangingTempleLocation:HunyuanCounty,Datong,NotfarfromHengShanTime:1400yearsago(ThelateNorthernWeiDynasty)AnicentCityofPingyaoLocation:middleofShanxiProvinceTime:2700yearsago(TheWesternZhouDynasty)WorldHeritageSite(1997)Jinci(晋祠)Location:SouthwestofTaiyuanFeature:Temples,SongDynastypaintingsandarchitecturesTime:lateNorthernWeiDynastyFeature:50metershighand40meterswidthFast-flowing“YellowRiverwatertothesky,pourintotheseanevertoreturn“-----LibaiHukouWaterfall(壶口瀑布)Location:TheYellowRiverontheShanxi-ShaanxiborderYingCountyWoodenPagoda(应县木塔)Location:YingCountyinShuozhouCityTime:builtin1056(thekhitan(契丹)-ledliaodynasty)Thanksforyourattention!