Shanxi

Regio · 🇨🇳 China

Inwonertal 34.915.616

Oppervlakte 156.960 km²

Tijdzone Asia/Shanghai

Officiële website www.shanxi.gov.cn

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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.

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Sacred Temples of Shanxi

Shanxi Province serves as a living museum of Chinese architectural history, housing a vast majority of the country's surviving timber structures from the Tang, Song, and Liao dynasties. This collection features the world-renowned Yungang Grottoes, the gravity-defying Hanging Temple, and the Tang Dynasty halls of Nanchan and Foguang Temples. These sites represent a continuous timeline of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian heritage, preserved through centuries of dynastic change and significant for their rare art and engineering.

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Shanxi Ancient Walls & Heritage

Shanxi province preserves China’s most significant collection of ancient defensive and religious architecture. This selection features the 14th-century intact walls of Pingyao, the strategic Yanmen Pass of the Great Wall, and the subterranean military tunnels of Zhangbi. Beyond fortifications, the list covers the 5th-century Yungang Grottoes, the wooden Sakyamuni Pagoda, and the Liao Dynasty temples of Datong, representing over 1,500 years of Chinese engineering and Buddhist artistry.

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Nature & Parks of Shanxi

Shanxi’s landscape is defined by the sacred Buddhist peaks of Wutaishan and the steep cliffs of Mount Heng, the northernmost of China's Five Great Mountains. The province features the dramatic limestone gorges of the Taihang Canyon and the cliffside temples of Mian Shan. Beyond its peaks, the region offers high-altitude alpine lakes in Ningwu, the historic garden architecture of Jinci, and the modern domed greenhouses of the Taiyuan Botanic Park.

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Shanxi — Kaart

Praktische informatie

Valuta: Chinese yuan CNY ¥ · Betalen met kaart · Contant geld heeft de voorkeur
Noodnummers: 110 Politie
Elektriciteit: Type A / Type C / Type I
220 V · 50 Hz

Talen: Chinees
Kraanwater: Niet veilig om te drinken
Rijrichting: Rechts
Landnummer: +86