Day 1: Go to Shanxi Museum → Jin Temple → Taiyuan
·morning
【Special Reminder】
1. During the peak season, traffic jams and queues at scenic spots may occur, so you may need to leave early. Please do not take photos if you mind.
2. During the peak season, we do not accept tourists who have big travel plans on the day. If you still sign up with big travel plans and miss your flight or bus, the travel agency will not be able to compensate you.
Gather at the east gate of Shanxi Museum at approximately 8:45-9:00 to start today's museum tour.
·morning
Visit the Shanxi Museum from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (please understand that there may be delays due to heavy crowds during holidays and queues.)
1+2 Exploration Mode:
1 whole floor + 2 exhibition halls with key explanations (3L National Melting Pot, Buddhist Heritage, Hometown of Opera, Shanxi Merchants of Ming and Qing Dynasties + 2L Jin Dynasty Hegemony + 4L Civil Engineering Splendor)
Key attractions: Bird-shaped statue, a chariot with a cut-off figure guarding the enclosure, the Houma Alliance, figurines of opera performers from Dong Ming's tomb in Niuzhuang, Houma, pottery sculptures of the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, shadow play performances, Sima Jinlong woodblock lacquer painting, figurines of a Hu man eating a pancake and riding a camel, and the stone coffin from Yu Hong's tomb.
Special Notes:
1. Shanxi Museum and Jinci Museum are open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Shanxi Museum is closed on Mondays and is open on holidays. Please bring a valid ID.
2. Please note that tripods, selfie sticks, knives, lighters, etc. are not allowed in the Shanxi Museum.
3. Food, drinks, etc. are not allowed to be brought into the Shanxi Museum. If you bring any, you need to deposit them.
Around 12:00-13:00 Lunch near Shanxi Museum
·afternoon
Go to Jinci Museum around 13:00-14:00
Visit the Jinci Museum from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Taiyuan residents often say, "If you haven't visited the Jin Temple, you've wasted your trip to Taiyuan," a testament to its significance. The entire scenic area, symmetrically arranged along its central axis, exudes a solemn and majestic aura, yet seamlessly blends with the surrounding natural scenery, imbuing it with vitality. Along this central axis, a dense network of Jin Dynasty sacrificial halls, the "Flying Bridge of Fish Pond," a rare example of an ancient cross-shaped bridge, and the rare Song Dynasty wooden "Holy Mother Hall," still in use as a shrine, are scattered throughout. Not to mention the 43 vivid Song Dynasty maiden statues, whose expressions rival those of "Night Banquet in the Tang Palace."
Key attractions: "Three Treasures" (Dedication Hall, Fish Pond Flying Bridge, and Holy Mother Hall), "Three Wonders" (Maid Statue, Nanlao Spring, and Zhoubai)
The bus will return to Yingze Park at about 16:30 and the group will disband at the Great South Gate of Yingze Street and the North Gate of Yingze Park, 30 meters away from Exit E of Taiyuan Metro [Great South Gate] Station. Please be advised!
