Enormous carved Buddha statue in a hillside, with a replaced modern head.
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龙山石窟 Lóngshān Shíkū
Built at the beginning of Yuan Dynasty. They comprise a Taoist temple and a number of statues.
See/drive through the unique three-story bridge created to enable passing the mountainous area.
晋祠寺 Jìncísì
AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China. Jinci Temple, an ancient ancestral temple, was founded about 1400 years ago and was expanded during the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, resulting in a variety of architecutural styles. Today it comprises of over 100 halls, towers, pavilions, terraces, and bridges and includes some of the best Song Dynasty sculptures and buildings still extant in China as well as some lovely gardens and ancient trees. Well known structures at Jinci include the Hall of Offerings (献殿 Xiàndiàn), The Flying Bridge Across the Fish Pond (鱼沼飞梁 Yúzhǎo Fēiliáng), and the Hall of the Holy Mother (圣母殿 Shèngmǔdiàn), the most famous building at Jinci. Completed in 1032 and with carved wooden dragons coiled around the eight pillars that support its upward-curving double-eave roof, this impressive structure contains some of the finest Song Dynasty clay sculptures in China, each with a different facial expression.
太原博物馆
City museum with interesting modern architectural style.
山西大剧院 Shānxī Dà Jùyuàn
Performing arts theatre.
山西省科学技术馆 Shānxīshěng Kēxué Jìshù Guǎn