Shanxi Province Essentials
Shanxi Province serves as a living museum of Chinese history, housing the highest concentration of pre-Yuan dynasty wooden architecture. This collection highlights the Northern Wei dynasty's artistic peak at the Yungang Grottoes and the Ming and Qing dynasty urban planning of Pingyao Ancient City. Significant sites include the 5th-century Hanging Temple, the 1056 Sakyamuni Wooden Pagoda—the world’s oldest multi-story wooden structure—and the sacred Buddhist peaks of Mount Wutai.
A Yungang Grottoes
The Yungang Grottoes, formerly the Wuzhoushan Grottoes, are ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty…
B Ancient City of Pingyao
Pingyao, officially Pingyao Ancient City, is a settlement in central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history…
C Hanging Temple
The Hanging Temple, also Hengshan Hanging Temple, Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple is a temple built into a cliff near Mount Heng in…
D Wooden Pagoda of Ying County
The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple of Ying County, Shanxi province, China, is a wooden Chinese pagoda.
E Wutai Shan North Terrace
Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as Mount Qingliang, is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui…
F Qiao Family Compound
The Qiao Family Compound, originally the Zaizhong Hall and officially Qiao's Grand Courtyard, is a courtyard house located in Qi County,…
G Shanxi museum
The Shanxi Museum is the largest museum and cultural building in the province of Shanxi, China.
H Wang Family Courtyard
The Wang Family Compound is the largest of the Shanxi Courtyard Houses.
I Foguang Temple
Foguang Temple is a Buddhist temple located five kilometres from Doucun, Wutai County, Shanxi Province of China.
J Guangsheng Temple
The Guangsheng Temple is a Buddhist temple, located at the southern foot of Mt. Huoshan, 17 km northeast of Hongtong County, Shanxi, China.
K Guandi Temple
Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple, or Haizhou Guandi Temple, is a temple located in Haizhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province.
Nine dragons wall
Dating to 1392 during the Ming Dynasty, this 45-meter-long glazed tile screen is the largest and oldest of China's three famous Nine Dragon Walls. It originally served as a spirit wall for the palace of the Prince of Dai.
M Shuanglin Temple
The Shuanglin Temple is a large Buddhist temple in the Shanxi Province of China.
Huayan Monastery
Established during the Liao Dynasty, this Buddhist complex features the Mahavira Hall, one of China's largest wooden temple halls. The Lower Huayan Monastery contains the Bojiajiaocang Hall, housing 31 well-preserved Liao-era clay statues and an intricate two-story wooden library.
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