Shanxi Travel Guides
Source-checked city travel guides in Shanxi: attractions, itineraries, local food, and practical tips.
Datong is Yungang and the Hanging Temple; Taiyuan is Jinci and the provincial museum. Two hours of high-speed rail apart. Datong is the stronger first stop if you only have one Shanxi night.
Changzhi Travel Guide: Shangdang Hub and Guanyin Hall
Changzhi travel guide: Shangdang plateau pacing, Guanyin Hall painted halls, Taihang fringe day options, noodle tips and a realistic 2–3 day southeastern.
Datong Travel Guide: Yungang, Hanging Temple and Old City
Datong travel guide: Yungang Grottoes, the Hanging Temple and Mount Heng day, Huayan Temple and the rebuilt city wall, knife-cut noodles and a 3-day plan.
Jincheng Travel Guide: Huangcheng Xiangfu and Wangmangling
Jincheng travel guide: Chen Tingjing's fortified Huangcheng Xiangfu, Wangmangling and the hand-dug Xiyagou road, Jincheng East trains and a 2-3 day plan.
Jinzhong Travel Guide: Pingyao, Qiao Compound and Shuanglin
Jinzhong travel guide: Pingyao's Ming wall and three-day ticket, the Rishengchang bank, Qiao Family Compound, Shuanglin's clay figures, trains and a 3-day plan.
Linfen Travel Guide: Hukou Waterfall, Xiaoxitian, Yao Temple
Linfen travel guide: Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, Xiaoxitian's Ming hanging sculptures from Black Myth: Wukong, Yao Temple, Guangsheng Temple and 3 days.
Lvliang Travel Guide: Qikou Ancient Town and Mountains
Lvliang travel guide: Qikou Yellow River ancient town, Pangquangou forest option, Beiwudang mountain alternative, and a 2–3 day western Shanxi plan.
Shuozhou Travel Guide: Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Chongfu Temple
Shuozhou travel guide: the 1056 Yingxian Wooden Pagoda (ground floor only), Jin halls at Chongfu Temple, Guangwu Great Wall and Yingxian West station.
Taiyuan Travel Guide: Jinci, Tianlongshan and Shanxi Museum
Taiyuan travel guide: Jinci's Song statues, the looted Tianlongshan caves, the Mengshan Buddha, Shanxi Museum, the twin pagodas, metro tips and a 3-day plan.
Xinzhou Travel Guide: Mount Wutai Tickets and Yanmen Pass
Xinzhou travel guide: Mount Wutai's temples and Tang halls, 2026 tickets and booking, buses from Wutaishan and Xinzhou West, and the Great Wall at Yanmen Pass.
Yangquan Travel Guide: Niangziguan Pass and Waterfall
Yangquan travel guide: Niangziguan, the 'Ninth Pass of the Great Wall' rebuilt in 1542, its waterfall, Cangshan in Yu County and fast trains from Taiyuan.
Yuncheng Travel Guide: Salt Lake, Guandi Temple, and Yongle Palace (3-Day Route)
Yuncheng travel guide: Salt Lake color days, Xiezhou Guandi Temple, Ruicheng Yongle Palace murals, with a three-day southern Shanxi itinerary.