Mian Mountain is a famous tourist attraction in Shanxi, offering natural scenery. Ticket: ¥80. Rating: 4.5/5.
Mian Mountain
Mian Mountain is a famous tourist attraction in Shanxi, offering natural scenery. Ticket: ¥80. R…
🥇 5A Level ⭐ 4.5 🗺️ Shanxi 🏙️ Jinzhong 🌲 Natural
Spot Facts
| Level | 5A |
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| Rating | 4.5 |
| Foreign name | Mian Mountain |
Practical Info
| Ticket | 80元 |
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| Opening hours | 08:00-18:00 |
Mianshan Tour Guide
Real coordinates · smooth curved routeMianshan, a spur of the Taiyue Mountains in Jiexiu, Jinzhong, Shanxi, is the birthplace of the Qingming (Cold Food) Festival and the retreat where Jie Zitui once lived in seclusion, a national 5A scenic area. Core route: Main Gate → Longtou Temple → Daluo Palace (Taoist complex) → Yunfeng Temple (Baofu Cliff) → Zhengguo Temple (mummified monks) → Shuitao Ravine (waterfall gorge), touring west to east by sightseeing bus, about one full day.
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Longtou TempleStart · SightTake the shuttle from the gate up the cliffside road into the mountains, first to Longtou Temple (Dragon Gate Stone Archway, South Heavenly Gate, Shengji Pavilion—legend says Emperor Taizong of Tang named it after encountering twin dragons while praying for rain, and folk tradition links it to the 'Dragon Raises Its Head' custom on the second day of the second lunar month), then on to Daluo Palace—a 13-tier Taoist temple complex stacked against the Lion Mountain cliff, known as 'the finest Taoist temple under heaven'; its top viewing platform overlooks the gorge and the Fen River valley. About 1.5 hours. Why this route: the Dragon Gate Stone Archway at Longtou Temple is Mianshan's landmark, and Daluo Palace is the essence of Taoist culture—culture first, nature second.
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Daluo Palaceabout 480 m (straight line) from the previous stop · SightFrom Daluo Palace, continue east by shuttle past the Sky Bridge (hanging plank road), Yidou Spring and Zhujiawa, and get off at Yunfeng Temple. Baofu Rock faces west, about 60 m high, 50 m deep and 180 m long; Yunfeng Temple's halls are built against the rock and suspended in the cliff's belly, earning the name 'the finest rock under heaven.' Inside, the Kongwang Hall enshrines a 'lacquered true image' of Tang monk Tian Zhichao, and the Stone Buddha Hall is a Ming relic (a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit). About 1.5 hours. Why this route: the Baofu Rock hanging temple is Mianshan's most recognizable landmark, combining ancient architecture with a cliff wonder.
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Yunfeng Templeabout 2830 m (straight line) from the previous stop · SightFrom Yunfeng Temple, walk about half an hour along the cliffside plank road past Dicui Pavilion and Yunqu Pavilion to Zhengguo Temple, and climb Lingying Pagoda; the temple preserves twelve mummified bone-body images of eminent monks and Taoists from the Tang, Song and Jin dynasties—skeletons intact after a thousand years of sitting meditation, with lifelike painted surfaces, rare nationwide. About 1 hour. Why this route: the bone-body mummies are Mianshan Buddhism's greatest treasure—missing them would be a pity.
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Zhengguo Templeabout 3950 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
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Daluo Palaceabout 2450 m (straight line) from the previous stop · SightFrom Daluo Palace, continue east by shuttle past the Sky Bridge (hanging plank road), Yidou Spring and Zhujiawa, and get off at Yunfeng Temple. Baofu Rock faces west, about 60 m high, 50 m deep and 180 m long; Yunfeng Temple's halls are built against the rock and suspended in the cliff's belly, earning the name 'the finest rock under heaven.' Inside, the Kongwang Hall enshrines a 'lacquered true image' of Tang monk Tian Zhichao, and the Stone Buddha Hall is a Ming relic (a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit). About 1.5 hours. Why this route: the Baofu Rock hanging temple is Mianshan's most recognizable landmark, combining ancient architecture with a cliff wonder.
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Yunfeng Templeabout 2830 m (straight line) from the previous stop · SightFrom Yunfeng Temple, walk about half an hour along the cliffside plank road past Dicui Pavilion and Yunqu Pavilion to Zhengguo Temple, and climb Lingying Pagoda; the temple preserves twelve mummified bone-body images of eminent monks and Taoists from the Tang, Song and Jin dynasties—skeletons intact after a thousand years of sitting meditation, with lifelike painted surfaces, rare nationwide. About 1 hour. Why this route: the bone-body mummies are Mianshan Buddhism's greatest treasure—missing them would be a pity.
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Zhengguo Templeabout 3950 m (straight line) from the previous stop · Sight
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Shuitao Ravineabout 2170 m (straight line) from the previous stop · SightTake the shuttle past Qixian Valley toward Jiegong Ridge to the terminus, Shuitao Valley—a ten-li fairy gorge with over a hundred waterfalls large and small; Five Dragon Pool, Five Dragon Waterfall, Seven Star Fairy Bridge and Water Curtain Cave dot the stream, and midsummer here feels cool as autumn. With ample time, first visit Jiegong Ridge (Jie Zitui's tomb and Jiegong Shrine) and Qixian Valley (iron-chain climbing) before entering the gorge. About 2 hours. Why this route: Shuitao Valley is Mianshan's top natural beauty—a must for summer escape.
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