The Hanging Temple is located in Heng Mountain, datong, shanxi Province. What’s interesting is the Hanging Temple is the only one reserved temple which combines Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. That’s why it was protected by emperors from each dynasty since it was built. The most not...

Yungang Grottoes is the biggest Grotto in China and it is also called the grotto art house among the four big grottoes in China. It has 45caverns and 5million sculptures representing the art of Buddhist Grotto. I was selected in the list of world heritage in December in 2001. The grottoes started b...

Pingyao Ancient Town is located in the middle of Shanxi and it is a cultural town which has a history of 2700tyears. It is also the only world cultural heritage in China. The South Avenue is the central axis and from the north and south, it is the most prosperous traditional street. In Qing dynasty...

Nine Dragon Screen in Datong was built in 1771 during the reign of Qing Emperor QianLong. Until recently, there were altogether three Nine Dragon Screens in China. The oldest one is located this one in Datong city, Shanxi Province; The second one was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and th...

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is located inside Fogong Temple, Ying County, Shanxi province. It is a wooden Chinese pagoda built in 1056, during the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty. The pagoda was initially built by Emperor Daozong of Liao Dynasty to honor his grandmother. The pagoda features fifty-four different...