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Shanxi Province, whose name means "land west of the Taihang Mountain', lies in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau. The Yellow, Haihe, and Fenhe rivers flow across Shanxi, whose splendid landscape is graced by the celebrated Taihang and Liliang ranges and Hengshan and Wutai mountains. Most parts of the land are more than 1,000 meters above sea level. Shanxi's long history is traced back to the days when it was a major cradle of Chinese civilization.
Ancient buildings from the Song and Tang dynasty and some of the most ancient Buddhist relicts make one still feel the glorious past of this province.
The hanging monastery and the 252 grottoes of Datong with more than 51.000 Buddhist statues, as well as the ancient walled city of Pingyao and the Wutai mountain as a main Buddhist pilgrimage destination, are highlights of this region.
The ancient city of Pingyao is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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Datong Trip (Grottoes & Hanging Monastery)
2 days / 1 night
Tour Type: Classic China Highlights
Join this weekend tour to see the second-largest of the nearly 51,000 sandstone statues of Buddha in 53 Yungang grottoes. Buddhist cave art began here in Datong, 160 miles west of Beijing, in the fifth century, by Xianbei minority, which ruled North |
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Pingyao - Raise the red lanterns
Tour Type: Classic China Highlights
Listed as UNESCO Heritage Site, this exotic ancient city and city walls bring you back to the history and the atmosphere and environment like the Europeans back to the Middle Age Europe, and the awesome walls and carvings of the Wang Family Residence |
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Yoyo
Hometown：Taiyuan,Shanxi Province,China
Yoyo was born in Shanxi Province and graduated from Shanxi University with a finance and economics degree. During the past 4 years Yoyo worked as a tour guide and was extremely popular among the visitors in Pingyao. Yoyo hopes more and more guests from all over the world will have the chance to visit Shanxi, and she will be very happy to share the ancient history and culture with them. Yoyo says, "Welcome to Shanxi!" |
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Molly
Hometown: Datong,Shanxi province
Molly is a graduate of Nanjing Agricultural University with a degree in International Trade English. Passionate about her hometown's rich heritage, Molly particularly loves showing people around Datong, a place of deep cultural tradition and history. Molly has been a tour guide for a range of guests from backpackers to families to celebrities such as Olivia Newton-John, a Grammy Award-winning pop singer and Lamberto Dini, the 74th President of the Council of Ministers of Italy. Guests enjoy Molly's warm personality and genuine enthusiasm. Molly states, “For me, guiding tours isn't merely a job - it's doing what I love most.” |
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Michell
Hometown：Datong,Shanxi Province,China
Michell is a graduate of Xian Translators college with a degree in International Tourism. She started to be a tour guide from 2001. She enjoys to meet different people from different county, different background and to exchange the different idea with them. She enjoys to tell them how beautiful and how rich china is, and how hosptality the chinese is. She enjoys to be a Tour guide. History,Buddhism,Customs, and Travel is her favourits. Michell states"In the future, i wish one day, i can travel the whole world, especially South Africa, that is my dream." |
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Jelly
Hometown: Datong,Shanxi province
Jelly graduated from the Xi'an Fanyi University with a bachelors degree in the english language.She is vigorous, optimistic, humorous, passionate, kind to others and like teamwork. She is very keen on outdoor sports, travelling, fond of folk art, movies, reading and good food. She loves and enjoys what she do. She states "If life is experience I would like to experience more. I'm willing to open a window for you to know China, share my knowledge and happiness with you, my friend.” |
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Peach
Hometown: Datong,Shanxi province |
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