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Entering Shanxi | Pingyao 平遙古城 | The Chang Family Compound 常家莊園 | Taiyuan 太原 | Yungang Grottoes 雲岡石窟 | Mount Wutai and the Hanging Temple 五台山 懸空寺

Taiyuan 太原

Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi. I actually did not get to see much of the city. My tour only showed us two places - the Jinci Temple and Shanxi Museum.
Jinci 晉祠 is the earliest complex of ancestral temples which were built by certain emperor or royal family. It was original a sacred place for the family members to pay respect to the deceased ancestors. The temples kept expanding over the centuries and this site has become an outdoor museum.
01_Jinci Temple Complex 晉祠.
01_Jinci Temple Complex 晉祠. 		02_The oldest and biggest temple complex in China.jpg
02_The oldest and biggest temple complex in China.jpg		 03_Some temples are over 2,000 years old.jpg
03_Some temples are over 2,000 years old.jpg
04_Now it has become a museum in the park.jpg
04_Now it has become a museum in the park.jpg		 05_There are 98 buildings in the complex.jpg
05_There are 98 buildings in the complex.jpg		 06_The famous blue plaque on the ceiling of Pavilion of Nanlao Spring.jpg
06_The famous blue plaque on the ceiling of Pavilion of Nanlao Spring.jpg
07_Main temple, Hall of the Holy Mother, with dragons carved on wooden pillars.jpg
07_Main temple, Hall of the Holy Mother, with dragons carved on wooden pillars.jpg		 08_Built in 1032, wood structure with mortise and tenon joints, without a nail in it.jpg
08_Built in 1032, wood structure with mortise and tenon joints, without a nail in it.jpg		 09_The Holy Mother.jpg
09_The Holy Mother.jpg
10_She was said to be the mother of the founder of Jin Empire.jpg
10_She was said to be the mother of the founder of Jin Empire.jpg		 11_Life-sized colourful statues of Holy Mother's servants made in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).jpg
11_Life-sized colourful statues of Holy Mother's servants made in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).jpg		 12_Shanxi Museum.jpg
12_Shanxi Museum.jpg
13_Contrary to Jinci, Shanxi museum is modern, est. 2005.jpg
13_Contrary to Jinci, Shanxi museum is modern, est. 2005.jpg		 14_The supremacy of the Jin Empire.jpg
14_The supremacy of the Jin Empire.jpg		 15_A cultural relic in exhibition.jpg
15_A cultural relic in exhibition.jpg
16_Impressive interior design.jpg
16_Impressive interior design.jpg		 17_Speechless.jpg
17_Speechless.jpg		 18_A cultural relic in exhibition.jpg
18_A cultural relic in exhibition.jpg
19_A cultural relic in exhibition.jpg
19_A cultural relic in exhibition.jpg		 20_Our museum guide calmly answering questions.jpg
20_Our museum guide calmly answering questions.jpg		 21_Applause to our 12 years old museum guide who has amazing memory.jpg
21_Applause to our 12 years old museum guide who has amazing memory.jpg

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