Jinci temple

If you travel to China and you want to see a place that has a lot of history but is not typical for foreigners why don't you take a train to Taiyuan and go to one of the most astonishing temples of the Shanxi region, and the whole country that has more than 3000 years of history and is one of the most beautiful places you can find in your China Travel?

What is called "The Jinci Temple" is a combination of buildings from different ages and a natural landscape that frames the buildings in a perfect environment and has a relaxing atmosphere ideal for those who seek the tranquility of an ancient place.

It's better to visit it in the early morning, it opens at seven o'clock, and it's bigger than it seems so it's better if you have lots of time to wander in the multiple attractions that  the Jinci temple has to offer.

There are lots of buildings and statues and shrines and temples to see there but these are the must-sees and the things you cannot miss for you will not find them anywhere;

-          The Saint Mother's hall; the oldest building in the complex, it's one of the most important places of the ancient China, so make sure not to miss it.

-          The Flying Bridge across the Fish Pond: it was the first bridge built in that fashion in China and now is the only one that remains intact, its peculiarity is that it's literally flying over the water; it has no columns in the middle.

-          The Figures of Maidservants: in the Mother Hall there are some very ancient clay statues that are worth seeing.

-          The Ancient Cypresses; these are three cypresses that represent a family, the "parents" are two trees of more than 3000 years old and the "son" is more than 1700 years old.-          The tablets of The Writing of the Emperors; hundreds of stones tables that hold the words and laws of some of the Chinese Emperors.-          The museums of paintings and Calligraphy that have taken some of the ancient residential buildings.-          The Four Bronze statues that represent warriors famous in their time.

These are just some of the things you can see in the Jinci Temple, the attractions that are unique, but there are also other important things like the Boat Shaped Hall with the statue of a monk that is supposed to bring you luck in your studies, the well that has always bubbling water thanks to the underground currents, the pagoda shaped building and the temple of the Dragons, on a rock that you can go through trough a cave.

The Jinci Temple is one of the most important temples of ancient China so if you have the opportunity to make a detour in your China travel and you can spare a day in the Shanxi region make sure that you include the Jinci Temple, it'll be a decision that you will not regret!

 

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