Longtan Park in Taiyuan City is a completely free and open urban park located in the northern part of Taiyuan. It is connected to the western urban water system. The park was formerly the Taiyuan Zoo, which was relocated to the Wohushan Park in the eastern hills in early 2003, and the new park was built on its former site. The park features four themed landscape areas: Urban Symphony, Classical Charm, Ecological Gallery, and Water Activities...
Lavender, with its floral language of "waiting for love," has become a romantic flower symbolizing affection due to its rich purple hue and intoxicating fragrance. Provence, known as the "homeland of lavender," is also a place that captivates the heart. Lavender NE Manor is Shanxi’s first romantic lavender garden. The NE Manor is hailed as the most…
Gongji Gate is located in the northeast corner of Ming Dynasty Taiyuan City and is one of the eight city gates of the Ming city that has never been renamed. In the third year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang’s son, Zhu...
Fu Gong Ancestral Hall consists of three parts: pavilions, ancestral halls, and gardens. It features a grand layout, covering an area of 16,500 square meters. The ancestral hall has five bays for worship, with a sacrificial platform in front, as well as west wing rooms, carved stone on the eastern wall, and a gate tower among other courtyard-style structures. Unfortunately, only a very small part of Fu Gong Ancestral Hall remains today. In the quiet courtyard, directly to the north…
Dongshan Ecological Park was developed in line with Taiyuan’s urban ecological environment construction goals to transform the eastern hills into the city’s “back garden.” Tree planting and afforestation efforts have been carried out on the hillsides and mountaintops around areas such as Changgou, Dongping, Yaotou, and Xiling, where species like Xinjiang poplar, Chinese scholar tree, Chinese pine, and oriental arborvitae have been planted to form a green belt encircling the park...
Taiyuan Xiling International Ski Resort was planned and designed by authoritative figures from the International Ski Federation, with a total planned investment of over 30 million yuan. It features six ski runs of beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, with a total length of more than 6,000 meters and a vertical drop of 129 meters. The resort has introduced an advanced snow-making system from abroad and boasts an internationally leading W-shaped ski run design. It is one of the widest and most professionally designed international ski resorts in Shanxi...
The former site of the Shanxi Provincial Bank is located at No. 41, Gulou Street, Gulou Subdistrict Office, Xinghualing District. In 1912, the Shanxi Official Money Bureau was established here, and in 1919, the Shanxi Provincial Bank was founded as a joint-stock company under official supervision and commercial operation, with a capital of 3 million silver dollars, acting as the provincial treasury. Controlled entirely by Yan Xishan, its first manager was Yan Weifan...
Baolin Temple is located on Dadongguan Street in Xinghualing District and is a Buddhist temple, with its main gate directly facing Dadongguan Street. It is currently the only nunnery within the urban area of Taiyuan. Renovation work began in 2001 and has continued to the present. So far, the construction of the Mahavira Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the north wing rooms, the Bell Tower, and the Drum Tower have been completed. …
The former residence of Qi Shiming is located in Yaotou Village, Xiaohuixiang Township, Xinghualing District. Qi Shiming (1894–1953) was a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1934 but lost contact with the Party organization after his introducer left Taiyuan. In 1938, he was readmitted to the Party with the approval of the Party Committee of the 120th Division. In 1937, he organized local miners...
The Niutuo Village Battle Site is located at the center of Laoyeling in Niutuo Village, Zhongjianhe Township, Xinghualing District, covering an area of nearly 30,000 square meters. The Niutuo Fort was initially built during the Japanese puppet regime period, when the Japanese army constructed permanent surface fortifications, underground tunnels, and a radar station. After reinforcement by Yan Xishan’s forces, it was fortified with ten main bunkers as the backbone of the defensive position, each…
The Site of the Battle of Nama is located to the north of Nama Village, Yangjiayu Subdistrict Office, Xinghualing District. The entire Nama Fortress consisted of the main Nama position and auxiliary positions numbered 1 through 9 on surrounding hills. Yan Xishan deployed his elite main force, the 8th Brigade, along with the 6th Security Regiment to defend the Nama positions. The 30th Division in full and two regiments of the 40th Division formed…
The former site of the Taiyuan Committee of the Sacrificial League is located at No. 17, Jingying East Side Street, Xinghualing District, covering an area of 421 square meters. On September 18, 1936, the Shanxi Sacrificial Salvation Alliance (abbreviated as the Sacrificial League) was established in Taiyuan. In October of the same year, Bo Yibo took over the leadership of the Sacrificial League. On April 22, 1937, under the direct leadership of Bo Yibo…
The Site of the Eighth Route Army Taiyuan Office is located on Banling South Street in Xinghualing District. On May 25, 1936, Mao Zedong wrote a letter to Yan Xishan, proposing a joint effort between the Chinese Communist Party and Yan to resist Japanese aggression and oppose Chiang Kai-shek, as well as the establishment of a united front. He also sent Red Army general Peng Xuefeng to Taiyuan to conduct secret negotiations with Yan Xishan. Upon arriving in Taiyuan, Peng was accompanied by…
St. Joseph's Cathedral in Taiyuan, also known as Taiyuan Cathedral, was first built in the ninth year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1870). It was burned down in the Gengzi Year (1900) and rebuilt in the 31st year of the Guangxu reign (1905). The existing church is a Romanesque structure, standing approximately 37 meters tall. There are also over 70 auxiliary buildings, making it the largest church in the Taiyuan area...
The Northern Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army Office are located at No. 23 and No. 24 Xinmin Zhongzheng Street, Xinghualing District, dating back to the Agrarian Revolutionary and Anti-Japanese War periods. They are municipal-level cultural heritage sites protected by Taiyuan City. …
The remnants of the old city wall of Taiyuan are located in Zhong Community, Beida Street Subdistrict, Julun Subdistrict, Xinghualing District, dating back to the Ming Dynasty. The site is a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit of Taiyuan. …
Ancient Yuan Tong Temple is located within No. 20, Dongjihu Camp Community, Gulou Subdistrict Office, Xinghualing District. It dates back to the Ming Dynasty. The temple is a municipal-level cultural heritage site of Taiyuan. …
The Temple of Guan Yu in Xinghualing is located at No. 23 Nanxiaochang, Tianditan Community, Xinghualing Subdistrict Office, Xinghualing District. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple is a municipal-level cultural heritage site of Taiyuan. …
Dong Garden on Fudong Street is located east of the provincial government on Fudong Street in Xinghualing District and dates back to the Republican era. It is a municipal-level cultural heritage site of Taiyuan. …
Donghuayuan on Xinmin Street is located at No. 49, Xinmin North Street, Balinqiao Subdistrict Office, Xinghualing District, dating back to the Republican era. It is a municipal-level cultural heritage site of Taiyuan. …