The Yun Gang grottoes are ancient Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the Chinese province of Shanxi. The site is located about 16 km south-west of the city, in the valley of the Shi Li River at the base of the Wu Zhou Shan mountains.In 1961, Chinese government announced Yun Gang grottoes become national cultural preservation centre. In 2001, the Yun Gang Grottoes were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The grotto all together the site is composed of 45 grottoes tith more than 51,000Buddha statues and statuettes is one of the largest grottoes in China. It is 370km away from cith of Taiyuan.
Wu Tai Mountain is situated in the northeast part of Xin zhou city,shan xi province, 70km from WuTai county town, also it is a national-level scenic spot area at nation level and a national class 4a tourist scenic spot. It is 230 km away from Taiyuan city.
Jinci Temple is well-known as a mixture of beautiful landscape, rich history and precious relecs, which is composed of more than 100palaces, halls, uildings, pavilions, bridges and terraces that stand among giant aged trees under Xuanweng Mountain (Hanging Jar) over 20 km south west away from downtown Taiyuan,Shanxi province. Folurishing trees,magnificent buildings, fancy palaces and a splendid pagoda have shown its beauty for centuries. 20 mins from city by car.