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Taiyuan (太原; Tàiyuán) is the capital of Shanxi Province.

[edit] Understand

[edit] Get in

[edit] By Plane

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 .

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] 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.

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit][add listing] Eat

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

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Budget

• Tielu Binguan, 18 Yingze Dajie, ☎ (0351)4040624.  edit

• Yun Shan Fandian, 99 Yingze Dajie, ☎ (0351)4964862.  edit

[edit] Mid range

• Changtai Fandian, 60 Yingze Dong Dajie, ☎ (0351)2230888 (fax: (0351)4034931).  edit

• Shanxi Dianli Dasha, 39 Yingze Dajie, ☎ (0351)4041784 (fax: (0351)4040777).  edit

• Shanxi Huayuan Binguan, 9 Yingze Dajie, ☎ (0351)4046201 (fax: (0351)4046980).  edit

[edit] Splurge

• Yingze Binguan, 189 Yingze Dajie, ☎ (0351)8828888.  edit

[edit] Get out

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

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