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Yingze Park is located in downtown Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. It was opened to the public on June 1, 1957 and covers 63.28 hectares including its lake. [citation needed] It has over 390,000 ornamental plants in more than 10 gardens. Near the east gate is the Jin Merchant Museum, in the style of an ancient guild hall.
Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Taiyuan" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
In the 1950s, the mayor, Yue Weifan, [5] of Taiyuan made a plan for the first city planning of Taiyuan after 1949. In the plan, Yingze Street was the most attractive part of the city plan. The planned Yingze Street is built on a dirt road, which was located in the south outside Taiyuan City.
A tomb discovered in Taiyuan from the 8 th century features murals in the “figures under the tree” style. The multiple scenes depicted throughout the tomb show daily life during the Tang dynasty.
The Tianlongshan Grottoes (Chinese: 天龙山石窟; pinyin: Tiānlóngshān Shíkū, English translation: Mountain of the Heavenly Dragon) are caves located in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, that are notable for the Buddhist temples located within them. The temple complex spans two mountains: there are eight grottoes on the eastern mountain ...
The Mengshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 蒙山大佛; pinyin: Méngshān Dàfó) is a stone statue located in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi and was built during the Northern Qi dynasty. [1] [2] Initially discovered in a 1980 census, the statue was found to have its head missing. [3] From 2006 to 2008, people constructed a 12-meter tall head for the ...
Chongshan Temple (Chinese: 崇善寺; pinyin: Chóngshàn Sì) is a Buddhist temple located in Yingze District of Taiyuan, Shanxi. [1] [2] It is the headquarters of the Buddhist Association of Shanxi.
The Shanxi Museum (Chinese: 山西博物院; pinyin: Shanxi Bówùyuàn) is the largest museum and cultural building in the province of Shanxi, China.The museum, located in Shanxi's provincial capital Taiyuan, is home to about 400,000 cultural relics and 110,000 old books.