'''Taiyuan''' (____; ''Taiyuan'') is the capital of Shanxi Province.

Understand

Get in

By Plane

Taiyuan Airport (IATA: TYN) offers flights to Beijing, Guangzhou and Xian daily.

By Train

Taiyuan Station is located at the eastern end of Yingze Dajie

  • '''Beijing''' - takes about 8-10 hours
  • '''Chengdu''' - takes about 30 hours
  • '''Datong''' - takes about 6-8 hours
  • '''Guangzhou''' - takes about 32 hours
  • '''Luoyang''' - takes about 12 hours
  • '''Shanghai''' - takes about 22 hours
  • '''Xian''' - takes about 11-12 hours
  • '''Zhengzhou''' - takes about 10 hours
  • By Bus

    The bus station is located at the south side of Yingze Dajie, between train station and Bingzhou Lu.

  • '''Beijing''' - takes about 6 hours
  • '''Datong''' - takes about 5 hours
  • '''Shijiazhuang''' - takes about 4 hours
  • '''Wutaishan''' - takes about 4-5 hours
  • '''Yan'an''' - takes about 9 hours
  • '''Yulin''' - takes about 8 hours
  • Minibuses leave the train station parking lot for Datong, Pingyao, Shijiazhuang and Wutaishan National Park .

    Get around

    See

  • '''Chongshan Temple''' - main hall has statue of Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, with 1000 hands and eyes.
  • '''Twin Pagoda Temple''' - brick pagodas carved in the imitation of wooden pagodas.
  • '''Shanxi Provincial Museum''' - two separate sections housed in different temples.
  • Do

    Buy

    Eat

    Brazilian Barbeque on xinjian nan lu, west side near wallmart. eat all you can, nice salads (for chinese standards) cost around 40 kuai per person. not for vegitarians.

    Drink

    Sleep

    Budget

  • Tielu Binguan. 8 Yingze Dajie. 0351)4040624.
  • Yun Shan Fandian. 9 Yingze Dajie. 0351)4964862.

    Mid range

  • Changtai Fandian. 0 Yingze Dong Dajie. 0351)2230888. 0351)4034931.
  • Shanxi Dianli Dasha. 9 Yingze Dajie. 0351)4041784. 0351)4040777.
  • Shanxi Huayuan Binguan. Yingze Dajie. 0351)4046201. 0351)4046980.

    Splurge

  • Yingze Binguan. 89 Yingze Dajie. 0351)8828888.
  • [http://www.worldtradehotel-taiyuan.com/ World Trade Hotel Jin Jiang] is a 5-star business hotel in the heart of downtown Taiyuan, China. It offers 398 rooms, a business center, function rooms, several restaurants, and fun facilities for a relaxing vacation. Address: 69 Fuxi Street, Xinghualing District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Telephone No.: 86-21-61226688 Ext. 7800. Email: tprsvns@hubs1.net.
  • Get out

  • '''Jinci Temple''' - temple complex at Xuanwang Hill, 25 km SW of the city, remarkably well-preserved and very ornamental
  • '''Wutaishan National Park'''