Best of Shanxi

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.