A 5-day tour guide to Taiyuan and Datong
Day 1
Shanghai Pudong - Taiyuan Wusu🛬
[Transportation] It is recommended to book a pick-up at Journey in advance. The airport is not big and you can get your luggage very quickly.
【Attractions】Jinci Museum ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
China Jinci WX or on-site scan code to buy tickets, ticket price is $80. Rent an explanation machine for $30 for an unlimited time, or watch "A Thousand Years of One Garden to See the Jin Temple" at Station B. What's interesting is that there are many ancient trees inside, and it feels like traveling through time and space.
[Accommodation] Courtyard by Marriott Taiyuan, new facilities, good service.
[Food and Drink] Lunch is at Yi Chiang Court. You can tell the boss directly to get a table. The sheep's crutches are very good, but the other dishes are just average.
Day 2
[Attractions] Shanxi Museum ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ticket free reservation, 4 storey building, 2-4 floors are the main showroom, explanation machine rental 30 dollars, more than enough.
Jinshang Museum ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tickets are 38 dollars, good environment, not many exhibits, plenty of time to walk.
Bell Tower Street and Food Street ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The cities are similar, so I bought vinegar and some souvenirs there.
[Food and Beverage] The old lady's original restaurant on Bell Tower Street, queued for 10 minutes. The dishes are all OK and the tofu is delicious.
[Transportation] Taiyuan South - Datong South, 2 hours by car.
[Accommodation] Datong Da Airport All Seasons Hotel, good service, rich breakfast.
Day3
[Attractions] Yungang Grottoes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Very upright! Buy tickets for Yungang Grottoes WX, ticket price is $120. We hired a silver medalist to explain on site, the cost was $300, and the tour guide said it well. When you travel in the off-season, you don't have to queue the whole time.
Shanhua Temple ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Surprise! Free tickets, explanation can see B station Up owner - Xu Gong Reading City
[Food & Drink] Hi Chin Road, mustard lemon prawns and tomato egg knife noodles are great😋
[Accommodation] Dayou Plaza All Seasons Hotel
Day4
[Transportation] Get a chartered car, 285 dollars, allocated taxi. The road is being built near the Hang Kong Temple, so we have to take a detour. I think it's more convenient to charter a car.
【Attractions】Hangkong Temple ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tickets are $15, boarding tickets are $100, shuttle is $20.
WX "Northern Mountain Cloud Tour" buy tickets, set the alarm clock 7:20, two accounts grabbed 3 boarding tickets. That day we left the hotel at 6:30, arrived at the parking lot around 8, started boarding at 8:30, then walked in the scenic area for 2 hours.
Ying County Wooden Pagoda ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The ticket price is 48 dollars, very shocking, there are many birds flying around, explaining can see B station "a thousand years of a tower to see the county".
Datong Ancient City ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I walked around the ancient city at night. The temperature is moderate, the city wall is majestic, and the Kowloon Wall is exquisite. Highly recommended.
[Accommodation] Garden Hotel
[Food and Beverage] Garden Hotel, 3 people spent $400, ordered too much. The over-oiled meat here is my favorite, relatively light and refreshing. Next favorites prawns and clear soup lion head.
Day5
No attractions were scheduled on the last day
[Food & Drink] Purple Mud 365 coarse food season, we recommend yellow rice cold cake, ground vegetable cake and squid. The portion is very large, no need to queue.
[Transportation] Datong Yungang - Shanghai Pudong Airport. Yungang Airport is very small. Check-in open 1 and a half hours in advance, so you don't have to arrive too early. There are three souvenir shops at the airport, but they are not big.