Shanxi Travel Recommendations

The people of Shanxi are so tight-lipped, no one actually recommends this glazed city‼️|||I've been to many cities in Shanxi, but this time, Jiexiu in Shanxi has shocked me once again 😱shocked😱me‼️
Jiexiu in Shanxi, known as the "Hometown of Chinese Glazed Ceramics," has a long history of firing glazed ceramics, which flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties! The glazed buildings in Jiexiu are unique in the world‼️
In addition, the exquisiteness and shock of Jiexiu's ancient buildings are definitely no less than any other city in Shanxi.
[Must-Visit in Jiexiu]
✅ Wuyue Temple
No entrance fee/Direct access by small electric scooter from the city center
Currently not open [Not Open]
Drones can be flown, pay attention to "obstacle avoidance" and "safety"
✅ Houtu Temple
No entrance fee/Direct access from the city center
Towering Chiwen, pavilions, lotus ridge tiles, and mythical beasts on the roof of the hall.
1️⃣ Walk straight in and look back to capture a deep frame composition
2️⃣ Look back from the third small house, use 24/35 focal length, frame composition, with the dragon sculpture door as the foreground, and the glazed dragon 🐲 as the center point composition.
3️⃣ Use the "a door" as the foreground frame composition in the second small house with a focal length of 70. Have people stand in the middle and take a photo with the glazed dragon 🐲.
✅ Xianshen Tower
(Fire worship, Zoroastrianism مزدیسنا) The only architectural relic, known as one of the "Three Famous Towers of Shanxi" along with Wanrong Feiyun Tower and Qiufeng Tower.
✅Jiexiu Museum
There is a very cute and adorable dog, and there are 4 glazed Qilin at the entrance
✅ Dongyue Temple ❗️
The sixth batch of national treasures, with Zhong Kui's portrait painted on the side of the door, a blue dragon 🐉 painted on the left wall, and a white tiger painted on the right wall.
The main hall has a statue of the Great Emperor of Dongyue and murals [The Great Emperor of Dongyue Going on an Inspection Tour] and [Returning to the Palace]. The cultural relics master said that they are murals from the Ming Dynasty.
The Holy Mother Palace in the back hall has murals and colored sculptures in the room.
1️⃣ Use a 20 focal length and use the stage as the foreground to frame the "Xian Pavilion" as the center point composition.
2️⃣ (10 yuan per person to the old man)
✅Taihe Rock Archway (Glazed Archway)
The sixth batch of national treasures. There are only 13 existing glazed archways in China, 12 of which are in Beijing Chengde, and only one is located in Jiexiu, Shanxi. Moreover, the one in Jiexiu is the largest and most beautiful, and is known as the "Crown of Chinese Glazed Archways".
🚅Jiexiu is 1.5H away from Taiyuan by car and 45 minutes by high-speed train.
🏃🏻The routes in the city are close to each other, so you can take a Citywalk
🚘Routes outside the city require self-driving or chartered car (Dongyue Temple ➕ Glazed Archway)
💰Free of charge except for Zhangbi Ancient Castle, Mianshan Mountain, Lingkong Tower, and Hongji Tower
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